Prayers and Meditations — §161
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 161 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
غَنِيًّا عَنْ دُونِكَ وَمُسْتَغْنِيًا عَمَّا سِواكَ، ثُمَّ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيَّ مِنْ سَحَابِ جُودِكَ ما يَنْفَعُنِي فِيْ كُلِّ عالَمٍ مِنْ عَوالِمِكَ، ثُمَّ وَفِّقْنِيْ عَلَى خِدْمَةِ أَمْرِك بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ يَظْهَرُ مِنِّيْ ما يَثْبُتُ بِهِ ذِكْريْ بِدَوامِ مَلَكُوتِكَ وَجَبَرُوتكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ هذا عَبْدُكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee so to enrich me as to dispense with all save Thee, and be made independent of any one except Thyself. Rain down, then, upon me out of the clouds of Thy bounty that which shall profit me in every world of Thy worlds. Assist me, then, through Thy strengthening grace, so to serve Thy Cause amidst Thy servants that I may show forth what will cause me to be remembered as long as Thine own kingdom endureth and Thy dominion will last.
Translation Notes
all-possessing 37% rich 33% dispense 7% afford 3% self-sufficient 3% all 3% can 3% independent 3% truth 3% enrich 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the richgleaningsGWB §594: to the richkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: melodiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: in truth, art the All-Possessingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §13: Be thou contentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: possessest shall profit
SE expanded to “all save Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: none other but HimgleaningsGWB §246: none but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: but forprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: any one but Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all else beside TheegleaningsGWB §298: through others
SE expanded to “any one except Thyself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §302: besides Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: besidesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: from every one except Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: other than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: besides ThyselfgleaningsGWB §349: else but Him
This form usually rendered as “send”, “hath”, “sent” (53 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: were revealedgleaningsGWB §295: have causedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: may befalltablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit
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: These thick cloudsgleaningsGWB §640: intervening cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: outpouringsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: thick cloudsgleaningsGWB §308: by the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: veil
SE expanded to “of Thy bounty”
bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%
SE expanded to “shall profit me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: topics profitable unto mangleaningsGWB §471: and profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: shall profit methe-hidden-wordsHW §19: profiteth theewill-and-testamentW&T §27: for the common wealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: can profit yougleaningsGWB §378: beneficialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: standardsfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §170: the face of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: laws and teachingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: Thy worldstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: toward UsgleaningsGWB §414: vouchsafe His gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: agree withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: Thou wilt aid uswill-and-testamentW&T §42: in no wiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the harmonygleaningsGWB §396: strengthenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: hath recognized
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: servicegleaningsGWB §513: the best interestskitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: esteemed and honoured friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: arise to servewill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: servegleaningsGWB §499: endeavorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: in the service
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
This form usually rendered as “such”, “station”, “honor” (82 occurrences)
SE expanded to “through Thy strengthening grace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neithergleaningsGWB §620: the stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: me backthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §711: Such must be thy steadfastnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: prayer should befit
may 18% shall 16% show 11% revealed 11% manifested 11% manifest 9% reveal 7% appear 7% make 5% proceedeth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: of Thy revelationfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §13: the unnumbered evidenceskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: not beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: the Revealertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
SE rendered عِبادِكَ (ʿibádik), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), يَظْهَرُ (yaẓhar), مِنِّيْ (minní), يَثْبُتُ (yathbut), ذِكْريْ (dhikry) as “Thy servants, through Thy strengthening grace, show forth, will cause me, to be remembered”
This form usually rendered as “demonstrated”, “maintained”, “canst” (17 occurrences)
SE expanded to “will cause me”
demonstrated 17% maintained 17% canst 8% establish 8% vindicate 8% confirm 8% will 8% imply 8% recognized 8% becometh 8%
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “mention”, “praise” (16 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to be remembered”
remembrance 17% mention 17% praise 17% warning 8% account 8% give 8% remember 8% remembered 8% mentioned 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: mention of HimgleaningsGWB §71: may be admonishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: hath been recountedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: praisethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §154: told
SE expanded to “as long as”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: enduregleaningsGWB §144: secondkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: Thine own sovereignty endurethwill-and-testamentW&T §22: continuallyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: EverlastinggleaningsGWB §189: throughout the eternitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this everlasting
SE expanded to “Thine own kingdom”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Lord ofgleaningsGWB §98: peoples of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: “All dominiontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a tyrantfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §311: His dominionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: in the realms abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §8: exhorted
SE rendered مَلَكُوتِكَ (malakútik), وَجَبَرُوتكَ، (wajabarútka،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “Thine own kingdom, Thy dominion”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our LordgleaningsGWB §549: of Truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: His Lord
