Prayers and Meditations — §128
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 128 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
بِذَيْلِ رِداءِ مَكْرُمَتِكَ، فَأَنْزِلْ عَلَيَّ مِنْ سَحابِ كَرَمِكَ ما يُطَهِّرُنِيْ عَنْ ذِكْرِ دُونِكَ وَيَجْعَلُنِي مُقْبِلَةً إِلى قِبْلَةِ الآفاقِ الَّذِيْ اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيْهِ أَهْلُ النِّفاقِ الَّذِينَ نَقَضُوا المِيثاقَ وَكَفَرُوا بِكَ وَبِآياتِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ لا تَحْرِمْنِي مِنْ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I have laid hold, O my Lord, on the handle of Thy bounty, and clung steadfastly to the hem of the robe of Thy favor. Send down, then, upon me, out of the clouds of Thy generosity, what will purge out from me the remembrance of any one except Thee, and make me able to turn unto Him Who is the Object of the adoration of all mankind, against Whom have been arrayed the stirrers of sedition, who have broken Thy covenant, and disbelieved in Thee and in Thy signs.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: unto My hemfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §223: skirtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: to the hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: hem of His generosityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to the resplendent hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: hem
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Generousfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §66: “The source of all bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: and bountiful favorwill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: All-Bountiful
clouds 77% showers 6% thick 4% outpourings 4% which 2% clouded 2% intervening 2% showering 2% veil 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: thick cloudsgleaningsGWB §447: which the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of the cloudsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: cloudsgleaningsGWB §640: intervening cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: outpourings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: His most holygleaningsGWB §165: men!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: and didst sanctify Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: be sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §155: recoveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: didst sanctifythe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse it
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: His mentiongleaningsGWB §18: lift the veil thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: utteranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Whose praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §67: mention of Me
SE expanded to “any one except Thee”
SE expanded to “and make me able to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: imprisonedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §29: ordainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: castprayers-and-meditationsP&M §634: enable methe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: to be deprived
This form usually rendered as “set”, “fixed”, “face” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: oldfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §423: peopleskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: a bygone ageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: I have turned myselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “world”, “whole”, “everywhere” (23 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: Horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §401: sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: the whole worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the worldgleaningsGWB §286: worksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: the world of creation
This form usually rendered as “gather”, “gathered”, “compassed” (5 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have been arrayed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: collectgleaningsGWB §148: one and allkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: have been leagued—againsttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §32: flock
SE rendered الآفاقِ (al-áfáq), اجْتَمَعَ (ijtamaʿ), عَلَيْهِ (ʿalayh), أَهْلُ (ʾahl), النِّفاقِ (an-nifáq), الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín) as “all mankind, have been arrayed, the stirrers, of sedition, who”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: Me at the hands ofgleaningsGWB §395: so highkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: the paththe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: - peace be upon himgleaningsGWB §326: This same relationship bindeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the people of the BayángleaningsGWB §220: thekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: jewellerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: people ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: family
sedition 29% malice 24% maliciously 10% discord 10% dissensions 10% malicious 5% stirrers 5% dissension 5% hearts 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: We offered upfire-tabletFire §10: in malicegleaningsGWB §178: malicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: I had offered upthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: To offer upwill-and-testamentW&T §36: their craftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: malicious
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the violationgleaningsGWB §296: They brokeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and brokenwill-and-testamentW&T §17: Seditionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have brokenwill-and-testamentW&T §51: those who have brokenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: brokenwill-and-testamentW&T §40: Covenant-breakers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Covenantfire-tabletFire §41: ofgleaningsGWB §611: thy pledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: Urvatu’l-Vuthqáprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy Covenantwill-and-testamentW&T §32: strongepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Covenant and Thy TestamentgleaningsGWB §687: pledge
have 40% disbelieved 21% repudiated 17% believe 4% denied 4% believed 4% rejected 2% refused 2% openly 2% had 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: unbelieversgleaningsGWB §359: believed notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: misbeliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: canceltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: denywill-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: deniedgleaningsGWB §260: reject
SE expanded to “and in Thy signs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §661: My wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the verse itselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: to reveal the signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: verse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of DivinitygleaningsGWB §669: of the Lord, their Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: arttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: His Lord
SE rendered وَبِآياتِكَ، (wabiáyátika،), رَبِّ (rabb), تَحْرِمْنِي (taḥrimní) as “and in Thy signs, my Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: withheldgleaningsGWB §381: have deprivedkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the habitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy namethe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: debarred
