Prayers and Meditations — §204
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 204 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ قَدْ تَمَسَّكْتُ بِعُرْوَةِ فَضْلِكَ وَحَبْلِ عِنايَتِكَ قَدِّرْ لِي ما هُوَ خَيْرٌ عِنْدَكَ، ثُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي مائِدَةَ الَّتِيْ نَزَّلْتَها مِنْ سَحابِ جُودِكَ وَسَمآءِ كَرَمِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant, O my God! I have laid hold on the handle of Thy grace, and clung to the cord of Thy tender mercy. Ordain for me the good things that are with Thee, and nourish me from the Table Thou didst send down out of the clouds of Thy bounty and the heaven of Thy favor.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: Ibn-i-Mas’udgleaningsGWB §306: man, as apart fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Baní-Háshimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: their childrenthe-hidden-wordsHW §123: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the childrengleaningsGWB §453: a Scion
SE expanded to “have laid hold”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: holding fastgleaningsGWB §419: provekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: following the exampleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: cleaving steadfastlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: laid fast hold thereongleaningsGWB §686: musk-laden fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: cling to
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: which is afflictedgleaningsGWB §527: hath been afflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Urvatu’l-Vuthqá ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: impairgleaningsGWB §199: Divestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the Urvatu’l-Vuthqáprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: the handleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: to the cord
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: His Divine GracegleaningsGWB §569: Munificentkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: bounteousness and generositytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto the cordgleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: every tieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cord of my hopegleaningsGWB §719: by the Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: on Thy cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: firm CordgleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously to
This form usually rendered as “loving-kindness”, “bounty”, “grace” (65 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy loving-kindnessfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §34: of gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the Birds of Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: might offire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §618: been decreedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: obviousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: that which Thou didst ordaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: abovegleaningsGWB §217: Thy tribulationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: sothe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: upon theegleaningsGWB §256: that wronged Us
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: He Who is the UnconditionedgleaningsGWB §663: choose to treadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: How wellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: to excelthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: best advantagegleaningsGWB §697: thorns
thee 38% thou 21% mouth 8% presence 8% possessions 5% possessest 5% possess 5% which 5% dost 3% things 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thou possessestgleaningsGWB §279: the earthly thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: inspired by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: Lulled bythe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §34: stubbornnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: othersgleaningsGWB §576: In the sight of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §195: nourishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: treasuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: Supply mewill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themgleaningsGWB §688: sustaining gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: bestowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: and nourished me
bread 67% sustenance 33%
SE expanded to “didst send down”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: Revealer of signsgleaningsGWB §113: have accompanied and proclaimedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: have been made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: and didst send Him downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which
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 §89: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §117: showerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: veilepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: cloudsgleaningsGWB §640: intervening cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of the clouds
bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bountyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §237: His bountiful favorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: favorthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the heaven of bountyfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §112: of Heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: empty nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: to Thy namestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven
bounty 36% generosity 27% favor 9% bountiful 9% shadow 3% bestowal 3% bounteousness 3% graciousness 3% grace 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: bountyfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §463: the All-Bountifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: Thy bountiful blessingswill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy bounty
