Prayers and Meditations — §158
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 158 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ دُونُكَ لا يَنْفَعُنِي وَقُرْبُ غَيْرِكَ لا يُغْنِينِي، أَسْئَلُكَ بِغَنائِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ اسْتَغْنَيْتُ عَمَّا سِواكَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي مِنَ النَّاظِرِينَ إِلَيْكَ وَالقائِمِينَ عَلَى خِدْمَتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Aught else except Thee, O my Lord, profiteth me not, and near access to anyone save Thyself availeth me nothing. I entreat Thee by the plenteousness of Thy riches, whereby Thou didst dispense with all else except Thyself, to number me with such as have set their faces towards Thee, and arisen to serve Thee.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: before the LordgleaningsGWB §327: divinely ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: none other but HimgleaningsGWB §702: Without itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: of all except Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: from all except TheegleaningsGWB §661: all else but Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: will profitgleaningsGWB §561: shall truly profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: profiteth me notthe-hidden-wordsHW §19: profiteth theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: can profit yougleaningsGWB §471: and profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: enableepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: is unprofitable unto you
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “proximity”, “nearness” (61 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: is at handfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §453: of them who are nigh unto Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: Ere longprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: of Thy nearnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
This form usually rendered as “any”, “all”, “aught” (36 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “availeth” (1 occurrences)
wealth 23% riches 21% rich 18% all-possessing 17% independent 7% can 3% enrich 3% all-sufficing 3% shall 3% enriched 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: shall profit theegleaningsGWB §275: Self-Sufficientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: melodiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: may be enrichedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all-possessing,”will-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §668: grantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek enlightenmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: I moreover entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §214: implorekitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: was questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: hath sought
سِواكَ
literal: other than; other-than; other than, except
This form usually rendered as “all”, “any”, “aught” (55 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides MegleaningsGWB §151: all menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: unto themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: all that is not of Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: else but HimgleaningsGWB §616: and fashioned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath ordainedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §157: Fastenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to make of themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: hath been madetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
This form usually rendered as “whose”, “fix”, “seeing” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: In this connectionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §641: so great an honorkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Viewed in this lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thine own overpoweringtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: Our servantsgleaningsGWB §513: promote the best interestskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: wentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: servantswill-and-testamentW&T §48: might serveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: servedgleaningsGWB §711: thy dutykitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: before
