Prayers and Meditations — §180

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 180 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

أَيْ رَبِّ لَمَّا زَيَّنْتَهُمْ بِطِرازِ الصَّوْمِ زَيِّنْهُمْ بِطِرازِ القَبُولِ بِفَضْلِكَ وَإِحْسانِكَ لأنَّ الأَعْمالَ كُلَّها مُعَلَّقَةٌ بِقَبُولِكَ وَمَنُوطَةٌ بِأَمْرِكَ، لَوْ تَحْكُمُ لِمَنْ أَفْطَرَ حُكْمَ الصَّوْمِ إِنَّهُ مِمَّنْ صَامَ فِيْ أَزَلِ الآزالِ وَلَوْ تَحْكُمُ لِمَنْ صَامَ حُكْمَ الإِفْطارِ إِنَّهُ مِمَّنْ اغْبَرَّ بِهِ ثَوْبُ الأَمْرِ وَبَعُدَ عَنْ زُلالِ هذا السَّلْسالِ،

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Since Thou hast adorned them, O my Lord, with the ornament of the Fast prescribed by Thee, do Thou adorn them also with the ornament of Thine acceptance, through Thy grace and bountiful favor. For the doings of men are all dependent upon Thy good pleasure, and are conditioned by Thy behest. Shouldst Thou regard him who hath broken the Fast as one who hath observed it, such a man would be reckoned among them who from eternity had been keeping the Fast. And shouldst Thou decree that he who hath observed the Fast hath broken it, that person would be numbered with such as have caused the Robe of Thy Revelation to be stained with dust, and been far removed from the crystal waters of this living Fountain.

Translation Notes

زَيَّنْتَهُمْ

zayyantahum z-y-n → “adorned” Distinctive

literal: adorn; adorned; adornment

This form usually rendered as “hast” (1 occurrences)

adorned 37% adorn 25% attire 8% thou 8% have 4% hath 4% didst 4% decked 3% embellished 3% adorneth 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: decked with fire-tabletFire §31: Adorner gleaningsGWB §520: deck yourselves kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: re-adorned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: and didst attire the-hidden-wordsHW §126: adorneth himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: embellished

بِطِرازِ

biṭiráz ṭ-r-z → “with the ornament”

literal: ornament; adornment

SE expanded to “with the ornament”

ornament 59% adornment 17% vesture 5% splendour 5% crown 2% raiment 2% wherewith 2% jewel 2% glory 2% beneficial 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the adornment gleaningsGWB §116: the ornament of kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendour kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: decked forth by tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: with the ornament of gleaningsGWB §184: wherewith

الصَّوْمِ

aṣ-ṣawm ṣ-w-m → “the fast”

literal: fasting; fast; fasted

fasting 60% fast 30% “fasting 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Fast gleaningsGWB §708: of Fasting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: fasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: the Fast gleaningsGWB §627: observe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: “Fasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §179: the Fast enjoined by Thee gleaningsGWB §708: will faithfully observe it

بِفَضْلِكَ

bifaḍlik f-ḍ-l → “through thy grace”

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

SE expanded to “through Thy grace”

grace 64% through 14% bounty 7% graciously 4% bountiful 4% mercy 4% token 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: knowledge gleaningsGWB §683: My grace kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: all these exponents of learning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and Thy tender mercies tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of grace will-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues

وَإِحْسانِكَ

waʾiḥsánik ḥ-s-n → “and bountiful favor”

literal: best; beautiful; kindness

SE expanded to “and bountiful favor”

bounty 37% bountiful 26% through 11% favor 11% favors 5% providence 5% gracious 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: good deeds gleaningsGWB §676: countenance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: loving-kindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: through Thy graciousness will-and-testamentW&T §21: improve epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: woman gleaningsGWB §712: his reward kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: favour

الأَعْمالَ

al-ʾaʿmál ʿ-m-l → “doings of men”

literal: deed; deeds; work

SE expanded to “doings of men”

deeds 41% all 13% doings 13% works 9% acts 7% deed 4% behavior 4% goodly 4% words 4% men’s 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: who act gleaningsGWB §340: all that their hands have wrought kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: work a prayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: to perform tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conforming the-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walk will-and-testamentW&T §24: Consort epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: works

كُلَّها

kullahá k-l-l → “all”

literal: all; every; all, every

all 69% whole 10% every 5% most 2% combined 2% successive 2% nothing 2% one 2% essence 2% wholly 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: every gleaningsGWB §384: the whole creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: the rest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: without exception the-hidden-wordsHW §49: For will-and-testamentW&T §36: him that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the whole gleaningsGWB §471: the things

مُعَلَّقَةٌ

muʿallaqahun ʿ-l-q → “dependent upon”

literal: suspended

impending 22% dependent 22% suspended 11% conditioned 11% dependeth 11% must 11% depend 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: suspended gleaningsGWB §498: hath willed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: attachment the-hidden-wordsHW §157: depend will-and-testamentW&T §15: detachment epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: hanging gleaningsGWB §287: conditioned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: entanglements

وَمَنُوطَةٌ

wamanúṭahun n-w-ṭ → “are conditioned”

literal: dependent; dependent, conditional

must 27% dependeth 18% conditioned 18% dependent 18% depended 9% depend 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: dependeth upon gleaningsGWB §613: conditioned upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: dependent upon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: conditioned gleaningsGWB §410: must needs depend upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: dependent gleaningsGWB §324: depended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: depend solely upon

بِأَمْرِكَ،

biʾamrika، ʾ-m-r → “by thy behest”

literal: command; cause

SE expanded to “by Thy behest”

cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: at His behest fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §592: at His own behest kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: His the Cause of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: decreeth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power

تَحْكُمُ

taḥkum ḥ-k-m → “wisdom” Distinctive

literal: wisdom

This form usually rendered as “rulest”, “ordainest”, “shouldst” (12 occurrences)

rulest 25% ordainest 25% shouldst 17% rule 8% choosest 8% ordaineth 8% commandeth 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: hath been ordained gleaningsGWB §221: fortified kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authority kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: new command prayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: Thy Perspicuous tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise One the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §5: the firm and conclusive

أَفْطَرَ

ʾafṭar f-ṭ-r → “hath broken the fast”

literal: creator; nature; creator/originator

SE expanded to “hath broken the Fast”

hath 50% have 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: inner gleaningsGWB §128: by virtue of their own innate powers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: have broken the-hidden-wordsHW §139: aim epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: cleft asunder gleaningsGWB §28: Fashioner kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cleaving

أَزَلِ

ʾazal ʾ-z-l → “who from eternity”

literal: eternal; eternity; eternities

SE expanded to “who from eternity”

eternity 37% everlasting 11% through 11% ever 11% time 5% before 5% unto 5% forever 5% eternally 5% throughout 5%

gleaningsGWB §40: Eternal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: that immortal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: for ever tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternity the-hidden-wordsHW §4: ancient eternity gleaningsGWB §546: unto everlasting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: of eternity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thine everlasting sovereignty

اغْبَرَّ

ighbarr gh-b-r

literal: dust; become dusty; become-dusty

SE rendered الإِفْطارِ (al-ʾifṭár), مِمَّنْ (mimman), اغْبَرَّ (ighbarr), ثَوْبُ (thawb), الأَمْرِ (al-ʾamr), وَبَعُدَ (wabaʿud) as “that person, be numbered, Robe, Thy Revelation, and been far removed”