Prayers and Meditations — §263
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 263 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
عَواطِفِكَ وَإِنِّي عَطْشانُ فَأَشْرِبْنِي مِنْ بُحُورِ إِفْضالِكَ وَغَرِيبٌ قَرِّبْنِيْ إِلى شَطْرِ مَواهِبِكَ وَعَليلٌ رَشِّحْ عَلَيَّ مِنْ أَبْحُرِ شِفائِكَ وَمَسْجُونٌ فَأَطْلِقْنِي بِمَشيَّتِكَ وَإِرادَتِكَ لأَطِيرَنَّ بِجَناحَيِ الانْقِطاعِ إِلى جَبَرُوتِ الاخْتِراعِ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الفَعَّالُ لِما تَشآءُ، لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُهَيْمِنُ العَزِيزُ المُخْتارُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Naked am I, O my God! Clothe me with the robe of Thy tender mercies. I am sore athirst; give me to drink of the oceans of Thy bountiful favor. I am a stranger; draw me nearer unto the source of Thy gifts. I am sick; sprinkle upon me the healing waters of Thy grace. I am a captive; rid me of my bondage, by the power of Thy might and through the force of Thy will, that I may soar on the wings of detachment towards the loftiest summits of Thy creation. Thou, verily, doest what Thou choosest. There is no God but Thee, the Help in Peril, the All-Glorious, the Unconstrained.
Translation Notes
عَواطِفِكَ
literal: compassionate; kindness/compassion; kindness
SE expanded to “robe of Thy tender mercies”
gleaningsGWB §631: Graciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: Thy loving-kindnesswill-and-testamentW&T §23: the affectionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §515: of Thy tender merciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §57: tender mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: the Most Compassionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: robe of Thy tender merciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of Thy gracious providence
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
SE expanded to “give me to drink”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: hath drunkgleaningsGWB §633: hast quaffedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: those that have quaffedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: partakethe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: drinkethgleaningsGWB §299: that hast drainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the cup
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the Black Seafire-tabletFire §3: WheregleaningsGWB §51: the rushing waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: and the ocean oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sea of despair and of hopelessness
grace 38% bountiful 14% gracious 14% bounteousness 10% bounty 10% tender 5% loving-kindness 5% favors 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: nor to the Westfire-tabletFire §17: exilegleaningsGWB §363: wondrouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: uttermost endsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: settethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: banishmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: of exilewill-and-testamentW&T §4: the West
SE expanded to “draw me nearer”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §621: upon His grace and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: of Thy bestowalswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: bountiful favorswill-and-testamentW&T §56: gift
This form usually rendered as “afflicted”, “sickness”, “am” (8 occurrences)
sprinkling 50% sprinkle 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: a sprinklingfire-tabletFire §19: surginggleaningsGWB §67: but a sprinklingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: glimmerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: the effusionsgleaningsGWB §581: sprinklekitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: emanationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: the drops which are sprinkled
SE rendered رَشِّحْ (rashshiḥ), أَبْحُرِ (ʾabḥur), شِفائِكَ (shifáʾik), وَمَسْجُونٌ (wamasjúnun), فَأَطْلِقْنِي (faʾaṭliqní) as “sprinkle, the healing waters, a captive, rid me of my bondage”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a balmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: deliveranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: a healing medicineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §697: my healingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Heal Thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: the healerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: Thy healingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thy healing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the dungeongleaningsGWB §225: captivityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: of Thy prison-citywill-and-testamentW&T §6: incarcerationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: prisongleaningsGWB §79: afflictive Prisonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: a captivewill-and-testamentW&T §51: this prisoner
This form usually rendered as “rid” (1 occurrences)
applied 25% applicable 13% slightest 13% divorce 13% all-pervading 6% interpreted 6% release 6% friendly 6% pervasive 6% absolute 6%
gleaningsGWB §106: slightest whisperingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: the slightestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: rid me of my bondagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §4: Unmoorwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Great DividinggleaningsGWB §8: the pervasivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: applicationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: Judgment Day
This form usually rendered as “will”, “desire”, “daystar” (37 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: purposegleaningsGWB §188: likekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: intendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thy will had decreedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: that hath conspiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: seek
SE expanded to “that I may soar”
SE expanded to “on the wings”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the wingsgleaningsGWB §63: on the wingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: steady wingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: whatever wingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: upon the wingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: wingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: humilityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: sinful
detachment 43% renunciation 31% cessation 5% detached 5% renounced 5% all 2% complete 2% cease 2% renounce 2% sublime 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: detachgleaningsGWB §163: my persecutors decapitated mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: cleft asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and be so detachedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: rid
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a tyrantfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §612: and their dominionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: Thy dominiontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §8: exhorted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: been devisedgleaningsGWB §696: all creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: world of creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §642: the realm ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have wroughtgleaningsGWB §281: creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §614: the whole universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: Thy creation
المُهَيْمِنُ
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
SE expanded to “the Help in Peril”
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §579: Supreme Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: the self-sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §706: pervadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: overshadowestgleaningsGWB §268: the Supreme Protector
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 §196: blestfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §640: honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thine almighty favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pride
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: choosegleaningsGWB §120: chose to conferkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: How wellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: the Unconstrainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: to be preferredgleaningsGWB §71: the righteous
