Prayers and Meditations — §182
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 182 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَمَنْ فِيْ حَوْلِكَ بَعْدَ مَا صَامُوا فِيْ جِوارِكَ طَلَبًا لِرِضَائِكَ، قَدِّرْ لَهُ وَلَهُمْ وَلِلَّذِينَ وَرَدُوا عَلَيْكَ فِيْ هذِهِ الأَيَّامِ كُلَّ خَيْرٍ قَدَّرْتَهُ فِيْ كِتابِكَ ثُمَّ ارْزُقْهُمْ ما هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَهُمْ فِيْ الدُّنْيا وَالآخِرَةِ إِنَّكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
He Who is Thy Branch and all Thy company, O my Lord, have broken this day their fast, after having observed it within the precincts of Thy court, and in their eagerness to please Thee. Do Thou ordain for Him, and for them, and for all such as have entered Thy presence in those days all the good Thou didst destine in Thy Book. Supply them, then, with that which will profit them, in both this life and in the life beyond.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “whosoever”, “above”, “all” (232 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “around”, “power”, “surround” (19 occurrences)
SE expanded to “all Thy company”
SE expanded to “of Thy court”
SE expanded to “in their eagerness”
لِرِضَائِكَ،
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
This form usually rendered as “pleasure”, “good”, “good-pleasure” (55 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to please Thee”
pleasure 44% good 18% good-pleasure 8% will 8% thee 8% unto 5% please 3% pleasure!” 3% sake 3% pleasure’s 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: uprightfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §607: resignationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §46: Thou well knowestthe-hidden-wordsHW §40: My good pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: willingness
SE expanded to “Do Thou ordain”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: Omnipotentfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §340: Divine powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: according to the measureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: powerful andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §662: inspirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: Inspire themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §635: will inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: didst inspiregleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspiration
SE expanded to “and for all such”
who 26% which 26% such 11% doubters 5% one 5% caused 5% dependents 5% generations 5% unto 5% whom 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: arrivalgleaningsGWB §163: whatsoever hath befallen mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: came to visitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §799: have wroughtwill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: enduredgleaningsGWB §490: The tribulations We have sustainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: have come to pass
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thatgleaningsGWB §51: His sovereignty upon theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: bythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: hath power overgleaningsGWB §635: encompassed thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the day-timegleaningsGWB §245: Your dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: Thine utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: in the night seasongleaningsGWB §341: This is the Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: blessinggleaningsGWB §666: goodnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: hath the authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: the Unrestrainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: best advantagegleaningsGWB §509: manifest advantage
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: writinggleaningsGWB §452: His Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: sacred Booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: works
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §581: suffice to enrichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: treasuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Providerwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themgleaningsGWB §449: Who hath nourished theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: partake of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: nourish
world 42% next 32% concluding 3% culmination 3% can 3% another 3% “life 3% other 3% others 3% end 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the worldgleaningsGWB §116: can have no endkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: an endepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: nextgleaningsGWB §527: everyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: elsewhereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: concluding
