Prayers and Meditations — §156
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 156 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
الْكَرِيمُ ذُو الفَضْلِ العَظِيمِ، يَشْهَدُ بِكَرَمِكَ مَنْ فِي الإِمْكانِ فَارْحَمْنِيْ بِجُودِكَ ثُمَّ أَكْرِمْنِي بِسُلْطانِكَ ثُمَّ قَرِّبْنِي بِأَلْطافِكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُعْطِ المُقْتَدِرُ الغَفُورُ الْكَرِيمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The whole universe testifieth to Thy generosity. Have mercy, then, upon me by Thy graciousness, and deal bountifully with me through the power of Thy sovereignty, and suffer me to enjoy near access to Thee by Thy manifold favors. Thou, truly, art the Great Giver, the Almighty, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Bountiful.
Translation Notes
most 41% all-bountiful 23% generous 13% bountiful 5% god 5% goodness 3% noble 3% all-powerful 3% bounteousness 3% wisdom 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: All-Bountifulfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §217: the most Bountifulkitab-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 §5: Thy bounty
SE rendered الْكَرِيمُ (al-karím), ذُو (dhú), الفَضْلِ (al-faḍl), العَظِيمِ، (al-ʿaẓími،), يَشْهَدُ (yashhad) as “Most Bountiful, Great, testifieth”
3 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered الْكَرِيمُ (al-karím), ذُو (dhú), الفَضْلِ (al-faḍl), العَظِيمِ، (al-ʿaẓími،), يَشْهَدُ (yashhad), بِكَرَمِكَ (bikaramik) as “Most Bountiful, Great, testifieth, generosity”
great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: most grievousgleaningsGWB §411: God’s limitlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: graveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: immensethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the weightiestgleaningsGWB §504: inconceivably mighty
testifieth 22% beareth 22% testify 18% bear 13% witness 7% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% witnesseth 2% well 2%
SE rendered يَشْهَدُ (yashhad), بِكَرَمِكَ (bikaramik), الإِمْكانِ (al-ʾimkán), فَارْحَمْنِيْ (fárḥamní), بِجُودِكَ (bijúdik) as “testifieth, generosity, Have mercy, graciousness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: be achievedfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §708: of all mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: Thy creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all created things
mercy 75% have 6% most 4% tender 3% merciful 2% all-merciful 2% grace 2% late 2% compassionate 2% will 1%
bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §465: through His bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy bountiful favorthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bountyfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereigngleaningsGWB §200: the Ancient Kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of its ancient sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §616: Lord and King oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my King
This form usually rendered as “draw” (3 occurrences)
SE expanded to “suffer me to enjoy near access to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: is puregleaningsGWB §358: most excellentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Mysteryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: favors and Thy giftsthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: loving and kindnesswill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: SubtilegleaningsGWB §340: the manifold bounties
This form usually rendered as “great”, “all-bountiful”, “all-bounteous” (12 occurrences)
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of strength and of mightfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §525: a measurekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: all-subduing powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: Thine almighty powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: forgivefire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §257: wash awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘I beg forgivenessgleaningsGWB §375: We implore pardon
