Prayers and Meditations — §221

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 221 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

ْتَ الْمُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيْزُ الْمَنَّانُ، أَيْ رَبِّ لا تَطْرُدْ مَنْ أَقْبَلَ إِلَيْكَ وَلا تُبْعِدْ مَنْ تَقَرَّبَ بِكَ وَلا تُخَيِّبْ مَنْ رَفَعَ أَيادِيَ الرَّجاءِ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

I moreover entreat Thee, O my God, to rain down, from the heaven of Thy will and the clouds of Thy mercy, that which will cleanse us from the noisome savors of our transgressions, O Thou Who hast called Thyself the God of Mercy! Thou art, verily, the Most Powerful, the All-Glorious, the Beneficent.

Translation Notes

الْمُقْتَدِرُ

al-muqtadir q-d-r → “most powerful”

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 §52: authority fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §607: hath provided kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: indomitable strength prayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: powerful to do tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

العَزِيْزُ

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 §102: Almighty fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §604: most august kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §504: the God of power the-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glory will-and-testamentW&T §10: my pride epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Mighty

الْمَنَّانُ،

al-mannánu، m-n-n → “the beneficent”

literal: from; who; bestower

whoso 33% who 17% beneficent 17% whom 8% fellow-martyrs 4% “ere 4% whosoever 4% amongst 4% among 4% amidst 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: He that gleaningsGWB §490: and beyond them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: by tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: We bestowed will-and-testamentW&T §17: whoso contendeth with them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: for him gleaningsGWB §62: man

رَبِّ

rabb r-b-b → “my”

literal: Lord; lord

SE rendered العَزِيْزُ (al-ʿazíz), الْمَنَّانُ، (al-mannánu،), رَبِّ (rabb), تَطْرُدْ (taṭrud) as “the All-Glorious, the Beneficent, my”

lord 93% god 3% creator 1% one 1% art 1% none 1% ruler 1% thou 1% ‘lord 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: I have nurtured gleaningsGWB §127: divinely revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decree prayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Lordship tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most High epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Lord

تَطْرُدْ

taṭrud ṭ-r-d

literal: expel; drive away; expelled

SE rendered الْمَنَّانُ، (al-mannánu،), رَبِّ (rabb), تَطْرُدْ (taṭrud), أَقْبَلَ (ʾaqbal), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk) as “the Beneficent, my, Thee”

“thrust 50% cast 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: banished gleaningsGWB §243: justify Our banishment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: the outcast epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: cast them out gleaningsGWB §461: “Thrust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: He cast him out epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: drive them gleaningsGWB §464: reject Us

أَقْبَلَ

ʾaqbal q-b-l

literal: acceptance

SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), تَطْرُدْ (taṭrud), أَقْبَلَ (ʾaqbal), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), تُبْعِدْ (tubʿid) as “my, Thee”

hath 36% set 17% turned 11% turn 11% turneth 8% accept 6% go 3% directeth 3% attain 3% recognize 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: direct fire-tabletFire §46: go forward gleaningsGWB §272: to attain kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: before.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: willingly accepted tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

إِلَيْكَ

ʾilayk ʾ-l-y → “until” Distinctive

literal: to; to, until

This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)

until 23% towards 23% unto 15% further 8% upon 8% such 8% need 8% turn 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: Further, in gleaningsGWB §156: towards Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: to an prayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: unto Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: unto gleaningsGWB §227: Such a one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: in need prayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: to turn

تُبْعِدْ

tubʿid b-ʿ-d

literal: far

SE rendered أَقْبَلَ (ʾaqbal), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), تُبْعِدْ (tubʿid) as “Thee”

after 47% remoteness 13% far 12% when 9% then 5% notwithstanding 3% upon 3% subsequent 3% future 3% since 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: after fire-tabletFire §3: sands gleaningsGWB §345: before kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Henceforward kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: And when prayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: remove me far will-and-testamentW&T §40: avoid epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: Following Our

تَقَرَّبَ

taqarrab q-r-b

literal: nearness; near; bring near

SE rendered إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), تُبْعِدْ (tubʿid), تَقَرَّبَ (taqarrab), بِكَ (bik), تُخَيِّبْ (tukhayyib) as “Thee”

approach 22% draw 17% approaching 17% drawing 11% thou 6% draweth 6% causest 6% near 6% having 6% drawest 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: as enjoy near access to Thee fire-tabletFire §3: ocean gleaningsGWB §618: them who have drawn nigh kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: some prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: help tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favoured the-hidden-wordsHW §36: drawing near

تُخَيِّبْ

tukhayyib kh-y-b

literal: disappoint; disappoint, frustrate; disappointed/frustrated

SE rendered تَقَرَّبَ (taqarrab), بِكَ (bik), تُخَيِّبْ (tukhayyib) as “”

disappointest 25% deny 25% disappoint 25% shatter 25%

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: Shatter prayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: Deny prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Wilt Thou shatter prayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: withhold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §817: Disappoint prayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: as one disappointed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Disappoint me not prayers-and-meditationsP&M §457: the hopes

رَفَعَ

rafaʿ r-f-ʿ

literal: raise; raised; elevation

hath 25% reared 8% will 8% suppress 8% averting 8% dispersed 8% quencheth 8% unravel 8% become 8% loftiness 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: lift up fire-tabletFire §4: uplifted gleaningsGWB §323: is calling kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: dispelled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §801: didst lift up tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §63: hath risen

أَيادِيَ

ʾayádí y-d-y

literal: hand; hands; by-hand

SE rendered رَفَعَ (rafaʿ), أَيادِيَ (ʾayádí) as “”

hands 81% hand 5% through 3% into 3% longing 3% grace 3% thou 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its hand gleaningsGWB §523: to the hands kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: his door tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand is tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine hands gleaningsGWB §627: holdest in Thine hands

الرَّجاءِ

ar-rajáʾ r-j-w

literal: hope; hope, desire; hope/desire

SE rendered رَفَعَ (rafaʿ), أَيادِيَ (ʾayádí), الرَّجاءِ (ar-rajáʾ) as “”

hope 41% desire 24% ardent 12% longing 6% obtain 6% heart’s 6% all 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspiration fire-tabletFire §4: Longing gleaningsGWB §629: obtain kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Hope the-hidden-wordsHW §50: yearneth will-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desire epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Desire

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