Prayers and Meditations — §222
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 222 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ لا تَطْرُدْ مَنْ أَقْبَلَ إِلَيْكَ وَلا تُبْعِدْ مَنْ تَقَرَّبَ بِكَ وَلا تُخَيِّبْ مَنْ رَفَعَ أَيادِيَ الرَّجاءِ 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،
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 §79: of Thy LordgleaningsGWB §606: and to this thy Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: Thy Divine andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: in his (Bahá’u’lláh’s) Divinity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: cast him outgleaningsGWB §464: reject Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: outcastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: drive her not awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: abandonedgleaningsGWB §461: Thrust not awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: cast Him out from their midstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: cast out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: aforetimefire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §661: and rested their hearts firmly upon Theekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: faceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: sufferedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE rendered أَقْبَلَ (ʾaqbal), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), تُبْعِدْ (tubʿid) as “turned, Thee”
SE rendered إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), تُبْعِدْ (tubʿid), تَقَرَّبَ (taqarrab) as “Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: nearlyfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §630: draw us nighkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: is at hand.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §728: and the poor drawn nigh untotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
SE rendered تُخَيِّبْ (tukhayyib), رَفَعَ (rafaʿ), أَيادِيَ (ʾayádí) as “stretched, hands”
prayers-and-meditationsP&M §817: Disappointwill-and-testamentW&T §54: lost their causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: not to withhold from meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: not to depriveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: as one disappointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: break not our hopesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Wilt Thou shatterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: Deny him not
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “quencheth”, “reared” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: into the hands ofgleaningsGWB §448: thine own handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: Theewill-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: handgleaningsGWB §636: to the carekitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands
hope 41% desire 14% longing 9% ardent 9% may 5% suppliant 5% beholdest 5% aspiration 5% one 5% confidence 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Desirefire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §631: suppliantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Hopethe-hidden-wordsHW §50: even as dothwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hope
SE rendered أَيادِيَ (ʾayádí), الرَّجاءِ (ar-rajáʾ), شَطْرِ (shaṭr), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), وَمَواهِبِكَ (wamawáhibik) as “hands, hopes, grace, favors”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: to their CapitalgleaningsGWB §635: thiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §289: to turn in the direction ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: chambergleaningsGWB §638: yourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: shoresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seat
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: bestgleaningsGWB §13: I am to be preferred above youkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §621: upon His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: the All-Bountifulwill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §477: hath favored theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: Thy favorswill-and-testamentW&T §56: gift
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: bereftgleaningsGWB §152: deprive yourselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: spiritually destituteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: withhold him notthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Withhold not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Abdi’llahfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §220: they havekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: people fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: to Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: unto men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the essencefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §535: Detachkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: all them who are devoted to Thy willthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolutewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: faithful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the FirstgleaningsGWB §452: of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: originalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: through the wondrous potencytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: newgleaningsGWB §694: creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: , thefire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §412: O Thou that forgivestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: revealedst Thy forgivenesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Pardonerfire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
most 53% all-bountiful 25% generous 6% all-bounteous 3% noble 3% god 3% blessed 2% bountiful 2% sublime 2% goodness 2%
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: thatgleaningsGWB §39: they are the samekitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: to a stern businessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: Thou choosesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: all else but HimgleaningsGWB §666: for naught elsekitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: unto themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: every othertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: another than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: occupiedgleaningsGWB §118: imprinted
This form usually rendered as “powerlessness”, “powerless”, “all” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy powerlessnessgleaningsGWB §260: can frustratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: miracleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: is powerlesswill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmed meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: cangleaningsGWB §117: failurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: incapacity
revelations 32% manifestations 14% revelation 13% evidences 11% manifold 8% tokens 8% all 7% manifestation 4% signs 1% testimonies 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: too evidentfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §2: They Who are the highest Embodimentskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: the Manifestation of Holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: Thou hast laid baretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: adversitygleaningsGWB §448: My deathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the lossprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: is dissipatedwill-and-testamentW&T §16: passing awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: forsookgleaningsGWB §326: become a thing forgottenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: thing forgotten
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: tracegleaningsGWB §378: the direct consequence of the revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: lingering tracesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: the virtue wherewith Thou hast endowed itthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §5: aloftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: these writingsgleaningsGWB §160: and potency
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the All-PossessinggleaningsGWB §276: enrichedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: those possessed of wealthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: handmaidens who will intone the melodiestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §157: shall be all-sufficient unto youwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
nothingness 26% lack 14% utter 12% nothing 12% evanescent 10% perish 7% ignorance 5% failure 5% want 5% non-existence 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: evanescentgleaningsGWB §386: are as nothingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: want ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: shadowy creaturewill-and-testamentW&T §5: towards destructionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: nonegleaningsGWB §355: untilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: non-existent
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: is the AlmightygleaningsGWB §199: all-compellingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: Thytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: manifest glory
sovereignty 74% through 8% power 6% transcendent 2% kingship 2% own 2% rejected 2% sovereign 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: authoritygleaningsGWB §105: Divinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: ascendencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §156: through the power of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: His Majesty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the weakgleaningsGWB §569: they are weak and helplesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: these helpless onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: have failed to weakengleaningsGWB §308: lessenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: all weaknessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: faint-hearted
SE rendered سَلْطَنَتِكَ (salṭanatik), وَضُعَفآءُ (waḍuʿafáʾ), شُؤُوناتِ (shuʾúnát), قُدْرَتِكَ، (qudratika،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “sovereignty, destitute, power, Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §435: Those virtues that befit his dignitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: wayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and their concernsthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: the rank
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all else beside TheegleaningsGWB §387: All else besides Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: but Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: withoutgleaningsGWB §6: besides Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: refugegleaningsGWB §534: asylum to which ye can fleekitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: seek the sheltering shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: sheltergleaningsGWB §594: a havenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: havenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Havenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Haven
This form usually rendered as “which”, “may”, “traverse” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “one”, “secure”, “can” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: protectiongleaningsGWB §246: will I cleavekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: inviolabilityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy Supreme Sinlessnesswill-and-testamentW&T §2: pricelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of mine integritygleaningsGWB §630: Thy inviolable fastness
This form usually rendered as “place” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: thou wouldst fleegleaningsGWB §152: fliethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: overlookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: place to flee toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: fled awaygleaningsGWB §463: and wouldst flee for refugekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: And I fledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: fled
This form usually rendered as “cause” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Most Sweetfire-tabletFire §41: How sweet wasgleaningsGWB §629: Thy most sweetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of the sweetnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: SweetergleaningsGWB §152: sweetnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: the sweetness
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: the references We have madegleaningsGWB §203: commemoratekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: of every dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: it remindeth metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
praise 45% extol 16% celebrate 8% glorify 6% virtues 6% celebrating 6% extolling 5% magnifying 3% glory 3% praises 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §205: that magnify His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: glorify Theewill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: to celebrate His praisegleaningsGWB §646: your praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: In the midst of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Thou hast torn in piecesgleaningsGWB §299: have detached themselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: sublime renunciationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: who hath forsaken his alltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: fadegleaningsGWB §682: checked
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: was called into beingfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §264: by menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: is itself createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: created youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the created things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: departurefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §548: attuned tokitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: from Thy facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: be sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §630: that it may cleanse uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: will purgethe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: His most holygleaningsGWB §581: that they may be cleansedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: will cleanse
