Prayers and Meditations — §21
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 21 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
رَبِّ هذِهِ أَيّامٌ الَّتِيْ فَرَضْتَ فِيها الصِّيامَ عَلَى عِبادِكَ، طُوبى لِمَنْ صَامَ خالِصًا لِوَجْهِكَ، مُنْقَطِعًا عَنِ النَّظَرِ إِلى دُونِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ وَفِّقْنِي وَإِيَّاهُمْ عَلَى طاعَتِكَ وَإِجْرآءِ حُدُودِكَ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشاءُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
These are, O my Lord, the days in which Thou hast bidden Thy servants to observe the Fast. Blessed is he that observeth the Fast wholly for Thy sake and with absolute detachment from all things except Thee. Assist me and assist them, O my Lord, to obey Thee and to keep Thy precepts. Thou, verily, hast power to do what Thou choosest.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educatedgleaningsGWB §152: heavenlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: eyeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: Essencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Lord
gleaningsGWB §409: hath been prescribedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the ordinancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: didst enjointablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: have been enjoinedwill-and-testamentW&T §29: commandmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: obligationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: hast biddenwill-and-testamentW&T §22: binding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: I worshipfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §578: Our faithful servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: His peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: Consider nottablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: “Great is thy blessednessgleaningsGWB §205: “The blessedness awaiting themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: Great, therefore, is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “BlessedgleaningsGWB §30: Rejoiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Happy isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Happy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: are devotedfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §680: essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: devotedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: souls of the sincere among Thy servants
SE expanded to “for Thy sake”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: thy facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §499: upon the groundkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through the lighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
This form usually rendered as “rid”, “detached”, “wholly” (50 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: them that are rid of all attachment to any save TheegleaningsGWB §152: with absolute detachmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: been withheldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §382: that they may ridtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: broke the grasp
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “beholding”, “because” (98 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Sublime Visionfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §396: guidedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: Most Sublime Visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: feel inclinedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: fixingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seeketh
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: for thy neighborgleaningsGWB §418: All elsekitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: unlikeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of any one except Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: except TheegleaningsGWB §298: through others
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: assistedgleaningsGWB §396: strengthenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: attained toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: assist themwill-and-testamentW&T §53: unfailing helpepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: concordgleaningsGWB §502: him tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: inconsistent
signs 50% verses 18% verse 11% utterances 6% sign 6% words 4% what 3% repudiated 1% utterance 1% mighty 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: are versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §196: the words He hath revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: acquaintedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §638: in Thytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: signs
obey 39% obeyed 17% obedience 9% obedient 9% “obey 4% obeyest 4% “willingly 4% succeed 4% allegiance 4% devout 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: obeyestgleaningsGWB §718: be foundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: believerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: obey Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to do thiswill-and-testamentW&T §28: Show obedience unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: obeygleaningsGWB §552: devout
This form usually rendered as “arise”, “observe”, “keep” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: travelethgleaningsGWB §467: mentionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: receivethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: hath flowed down fromtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: maidenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: have proceededgleaningsGWB §31: sailkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: be
limitations 33% limits 11% bounds 11% limitation 9% precepts 9% limited 9% sharper 4% sharp 4% temporal 4% discernment 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: limitsgleaningsGWB §253: the boundskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: boundedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: any human limitationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: steel
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “powerful”, “potent” (212 occurrences)
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 §159: all created thingsgleaningsGWB §134: purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: nothing whatsoevertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as He pleaseth
