Prayers and Meditations — §202

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 202 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

فَارْحَمْ عِبادَكَ وَبَرِيَّتَكَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ المُتَعالِ العَزِيزُ المُخْتارُ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Let Thy mercy, then, be upon Thy servants and Thy creatures. Thou art, in truth, the Almighty, the Inaccessible, the All-Glorious, the Unconditioned.

Translation Notes

فَارْحَمْ

fárḥam r-ḥ-m → “let thy mercy”

literal: mercy; merciful

SE expanded to “Let Thy mercy”

have 33% more 11% mercy 11% let 11% hast 11% overruled 11% who 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of His mercy fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §519: Have mercy kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: Him prayers-and-meditationsP&M §126: Most Merciful tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace

عِبادَكَ

ʿibádak ʿ-b-d → “thy servants”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 89% people 4% creatures 1% unto 1% all 1% sincere 1% servants’ 1% such 1% comprehension 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Object of my adoration fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §30: with him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: true One, the Adored prayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: Thy servant’s tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of others will-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants

وَبَرِيَّتَكَ

wabaríratak b-r-ʾ → “thy creatures”

literal: creation; creatures; creation, creatures

creatures 67% all 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creation fire-tabletFire §7: mankind gleaningsGWB §693: creatures prayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: of Thy creatures epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: men gleaningsGWB §384: exalted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §681: of all men epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of them

المُقْتَدِرُ

al-muqtadir q-d-r → “the almighty”

literal: power; powerful

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 §162: Divine fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §41: abundant kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: influential prayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: the ruling of Thy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

المُتَعالِ

al-mutaʿál ʿ-l-w → “the inaccessible”

literal: highest; exalted

most 57% inaccessible 14% all-highest 11% exalted 4% eminent 4% glory 4% god 4% almighty 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: on high fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §319: the glory of the Beloved kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the heights prayers-and-meditationsP&M §557: art Thou to do tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §21: on thee

العَزِيزُ

al-ʿazíz ʿ-z-z → “the all-glorious”

literal: glory; mighty; might

all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: manifest glory fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §481: noble and worthy of honor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: of Thy transcendent holiness the-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselves will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hard

المُخْتارُ

al-mukhtár kh-y-r → “the unconditioned”

literal: good; better; choose

unconstrained 33% unconditioned 33% unrestrained 17% who 8% what 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: He Who is the Unconditioned gleaningsGWB §697: thorns kitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: the chosen ones the-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponder will-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly gifts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: Unconstrained gleaningsGWB §183: hath drained

Prayers and Meditations — §202

Source (Arabic)

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Translation Notes

Model Translations by Shoghi Effendi

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

Fire Tablet

Gleanings

Kitáb-i-’Ahd

Kitáb-i-Íqán

Tablet of Aḥmad

Tablet of Carmel

Tablet of the Holy Mariner

The Hidden Words

Will and Testament