Prayers and Meditations — §222
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 222 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِلى شَطْرِ فَضْلِكَ وَمَواهِبِكَ وَلا تَحْرِمْ عِبادَكَ الْمُخْلِصِيْنَ عَنْ بَدائِعِ فَضْلِكَ وَإِفْضالِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ وَأَنْتَ الْكرِيْمُ وَأَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشاءُ وَما سِواكَ عُجَزَآءُ لَدَی ظُهُوراتِ قُدْرَتِكَ وَفُقَدآءُ لَدَى آثارِ غَنائِكَ وَعُدَمآءُ عِنْدَ ظُهُوراتِ عِزِّ سَلْطَنَتِكَ وَضُعَفآءُ عِنْدَ شُؤُوناتِ قُدْرَتِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ هَلْ دُوْنَكَ مِنْ مَهْرَبٍ لِنَهْرُبَ إِلَيْهِ أَوْ سِواكَ مِنْ مَلْجَأٍ لأَسْرُعَ إِلَيْهِ، لا وَعِزَّتِكَ لا عاصِمَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ وَلا مَفَرَّ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ وَلا مَهْرَبَ إِلاَّ إِلَيْكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَذِقْنِيْ حَلاوَةَ ذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ فَوَعِزَّتِكَ مَنْ ذاقَ حَلاوَتَهُ انْقَطَعَ عَنِ الدُّنْيا وَما خُلِقَ فِيْها وَتَوَجَّهَ إِلَيْكَ مُطَهَّرًا عَنْ ذِكْرِ دُوْنِكَ، يا إِلهِي فَأَلْهِمْنِيْ مِنْ بَدَائِعِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Cast not away, O my Lord, him that hath turned towards Thee, nor suffer him who hath drawn nigh unto Thee to be removed far from Thy court. Dash not the hopes of the suppliant who hath longingly stretched out his hands to seek Thy grace and favors, and deprive not Thy sincere servants of the wonders of Thy tender mercies and loving-kindness. Forgiving and Most Bountiful art Thou, O my Lord! Power hast Thou to do what Thou pleasest. All else but Thee are impotent before the revelations of Thy might, are as lost in the face of the evidences of Thy wealth, are as nothing when compared with the manifestations of Thy transcendent sovereignty, and are destitute of all strength when face to face with the signs and tokens of Thy power. What refuge is there beside Thee, O my Lord, to which I can flee, and where is there a haven to which I can hasten? Nay, the power of Thy might beareth me witness! No protector is there but Thee, no place to flee to except Thee, no refuge to seek save Thee. Cause me to taste, O my Lord, the divine sweetness of Thy remembrance and praise. I swear by Thy might! Whosoever tasteth of its sweetness will rid himself of all attachment to the world and all that is therein, and will set his face towards Thee, cleansed from the remembrance of any one except Thee.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to PersiagleaningsGWB §411: on anything exceptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §509: directionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: towardsgleaningsGWB §405: throneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: HimgleaningsGWB §569: unto the court
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 §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: Thy favorswill-and-testamentW&T §56: giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §477: hath favored theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: favorswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the gift
SE rendered شَطْرِ (shaṭr), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), وَمَواهِبِكَ (wamawáhibik), تَحْرِمْ (taḥrim), عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak), الْمُخْلِصِيْنَ (al-mukhliṣín) as “Thy grace, and favors, Thy sincere servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: withholdgleaningsGWB §514: transgress not the boundskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: from the imperishable Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the tabernaclethe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: dishonor
SE expanded to “Thy sincere servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: servantsfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §706: complete servitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: Thy servant’stablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant
SE rendered تَحْرِمْ (taḥrim), عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak), الْمُخْلِصِيْنَ (al-mukhliṣín), بَدائِعِ (badáʾiʿ), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik) as “Thy sincere servants, the wonders, Thy tender mercies”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: are devotedfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §724: wholly devotedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: deliver metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: free thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord ofgleaningsGWB §107: Voice of Divinitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §656: Thy forgivenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy forgivenesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: will forgivegleaningsGWB §257: wash away
most 41% all-bountiful 23% generous 13% bountiful 5% god 5% goodness 3% noble 3% all-powerful 3% bounteousness 3% wisdom 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: generosityfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §34: divine bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §6: and generositywill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: All-Bountiful
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 §162: Powerfulfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §67: the greatness ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: all-subduing powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §246: Unconstrainedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
This form usually rendered as “pleaseth”, “thou”, “do” (75 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: all created thingsgleaningsGWB §479: whom He willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: any of Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: nothing
SE rendered المُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir), تَشاءُ (tasháʾ), سِواكَ (siwák), عُجَزَآءُ (ʿujazáʾ), لَدَی (laday), ظُهُوراتِ (ẓuhúrát) as “to do, will, are impotent, before, the revelations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §349: else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: besidesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: but Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: other than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §211: established
This form usually rendered as “powerlessness”, “powerless”, “all” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: none can producegleaningsGWB §685: impotentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: weariedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: and feeblenesswill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: helplessnessgleaningsGWB §449: to frustrate His Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: miracle
revelations 34% manifestations 16% revelation 13% evidences 13% manifold 10% tokens 5% all 3% first 2% signs 2% testimonies 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: disclosingfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §723: avowedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the adventprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: and the Revealertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
SE expanded to “are as lost”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: forsookgleaningsGWB §132: forgottenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: is dissipatedwill-and-testamentW&T §13: lostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: adversitygleaningsGWB §448: My death and utter annihilationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the loss
SE expanded to “face of the evidences”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: hostile attitudegleaningsGWB §163: the wondrous signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: signsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: the virtuewill-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: marksgleaningsGWB §289: the workskitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: outward manifestations
SE expanded to “of Thy wealth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: possessest shall profitgleaningsGWB §387: rich enough to dispensekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: sea of wealthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: all-sufficing glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all-possessing,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy riches
SE expanded to “are as nothing”
nothingness 26% nothing 15% utter 12% lack 12% perish 9% evanescent 6% ignorance 6% want 6% non-existence 6% none 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocencegleaningsGWB §540: Lackkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: through lack of knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: shadowy creaturewill-and-testamentW&T §5: brought to naught.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: nonegleaningsGWB §161: to existkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: non-existence
SE expanded to “of Thy transcendent sovereignty”
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark offire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §387: His mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §124: I swear by Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the Mighty
SE expanded to “of Thy transcendent sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His sovereigntygleaningsGWB §593: and rebelled against His sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §57: Authortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the Sháh
SE rendered ظُهُوراتِ (ẓuhúrát), عِزِّ (ʿizz), سَلْطَنَتِكَ (salṭanatik), وَضُعَفآءُ (waḍuʿafáʾ), شُؤُوناتِ (shuʾúnát), قُدْرَتِكَ، (qudratika،) as “the manifestations, of Thy transcendent sovereignty, power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the weakgleaningsGWB §479: all are helplesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: all weaknessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: faint-heartedgleaningsGWB §125: weaknesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: their limited understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: helplessness
SE rendered عِزِّ (ʿizz), سَلْطَنَتِكَ (salṭanatik), وَضُعَفآءُ (waḍuʿafáʾ), شُؤُوناتِ (shuʾúnát), قُدْرَتِكَ، (qudratika،), رَبِّ (rabb), هَلْ (hal) as “of Thy transcendent sovereignty, power, Lord, What”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neithergleaningsGWB §629: the assaultskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §506: that she willthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §567: low estateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: evidences
This form usually rendered as “"hath”, “know”, “think” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “all”, “any”, “except” (66 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “which” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered مَهْرَبٍ (mahrabin), لِنَهْرُبَ (linahrub), إِلَيْهِ (ʾilayh), سِواكَ (siwák), مَلْجَأٍ (maljaʾin) as “refuge, to which I can flee, haven”
SE expanded to “to which I can hasten”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste yegleaningsGWB §78: have made hastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swiftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: that they may all hastenthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §278: would hastenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: may haste away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: honorgleaningsGWB §77: securekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: hast preservedwill-and-testamentW&T §2: pricelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: dishonorgleaningsGWB §24: sacred and inviolable Sanctuary
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: fled awaygleaningsGWB §463: wouldst fleekitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: fleeingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: fleethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: thou wouldst fleegleaningsGWB §411: no refugekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: flee fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: desert
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “cause” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Most Sweetfire-tabletFire §41: sweetgleaningsGWB §591: in the sweetest of languagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of its sweetnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: SweetergleaningsGWB §622: beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of the sweetnessgleaningsGWB §127: most excellent
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: remember TheegleaningsGWB §256: will call to remembrancekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: spoken ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: and of remembrance of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §154: told
praise 46% celebrate 9% virtues 9% extol 9% celebrating 7% glorify 6% extolling 6% magnifying 4% muse 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: SecondarilygleaningsGWB §3: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: Thy virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §396: magnifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: for Whose greater gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: second
SE expanded to “rid himself of all attachment”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: detachedgleaningsGWB §152: with absolute detachmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: cleft asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: have ridtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: cease
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and all that is therein”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hast created mefire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §621: were createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: among Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: character
This form usually rendered as “turning”, “turn”, “set” (116 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “sacred”, “sanctified”, “purified” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: puregleaningsGWB §617: purifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: will cleansethe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: His most holygleaningsGWB §156: cleansedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: and didst sanctify Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainless
SE rendered ذِكْرِ (dhikr), دُوْنِكَ، (dúnika،), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), فَأَلْهِمْنِيْ (faʾalhimní) as “the remembrance, of any one except Thee, divine”
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