Prayers and Meditations — §263
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 263 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا إِلهِي إِنِّي عُرْيانٌ فَأَلْبِسْنِي خِلَعَ 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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §89: indeedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: but God aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: and the Object of the adorationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “naked” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: clothesgleaningsGWB §617: clothekitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: dissemblingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: wovenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: with the raimentgleaningsGWB §699: array himself with the robekitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: attireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: Clothe them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: a fresh attiregleaningsGWB §40: robekitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: arrayedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: attire meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: therefore pull offgleaningsGWB §589: divest notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: attireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: with a fresh attire
عَواطِفِكَ
literal: compassionate; kindness/compassion; kindness
SE expanded to “Thy tender mercies”
gracious 20% loving 20% tender 20% benevolent 7% most 7% mercifulness 7% loving-kindness 7% providence 7% affections 7%
gleaningsGWB §631: Graciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §57: tender mercywill-and-testamentW&T §23: the affectionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy loving providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: Thy mercifulnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: the Benevolentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: Thy gracious providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §515: Thy tender mercies
SE expanded to “give me to drink”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: hath drunkgleaningsGWB §78: They drinkkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: drink then your fillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: give me to drinkthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: quaffedgleaningsGWB §299: that hast drained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the OceangleaningsGWB §563: waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: by the oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: oceangleaningsGWB §71: the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understanding
SE expanded to “Thy bountiful favor”
grace 38% bountiful 14% gracious 14% bounty 10% tender 5% loving-kindness 5% holy 5% bounteousness 5% generosity 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: knowledgegleaningsGWB §201: such a bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: God’s holy graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: Thy tender merciestablet-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 §229: of the Westfire-tabletFire §18: a foreign landgleaningsGWB §363: wondrouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the West.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: strangerstablet-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 §111: are nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §453: of them who are nigh unto Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: of the favourites of heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: and to draw nightablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
This form usually rendered as “direction”, “towards”, “court” (92 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: towards HimgleaningsGWB §109: from place to placekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: sideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: fromgleaningsGWB §470: uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §636: Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to Constantinople
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §621: upon His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: Thy manifold giftswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §655: of Thy manifold favorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: Thy favorswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the gift
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: causethgleaningsGWB §312: a motive powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: an occasionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: afflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: sickthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: illsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: instrumentgleaningsGWB §178: the essential prerequisites
sprinkle 60% sprinkling 40%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: a sprinklingfire-tabletFire §19: surginggleaningsGWB §117: outpouringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: dewdropprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: the drops which are sprinkledgleaningsGWB §627: taking their portionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: sprinklingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: with the drops sprinkled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a balmgleaningsGWB §438: the remedykitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: sought deliverance from his illsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: healerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: all-sufficingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §621: the Healerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thy healingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are restored
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My prisongleaningsGWB §658: suffering imprisonmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: hellish fireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: and deliverest me from the bondage ofwill-and-testamentW&T §6: incarcerationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: imprisonmentgleaningsGWB §221: this Prison Houseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: prison-city of
This form usually rendered as “rid” (1 occurrences)
applied 22% bright 11% applicable 11% slightest 11% divorce 11% judgment 11% all-pervading 6% interpreted 6% release 6% pervasive 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: bright and friendlygleaningsGWB §106: All-Pervadingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: been appliedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: Judgment Daywill-and-testamentW&T §23: universalitygleaningsGWB §156: be interpretedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: appliedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: Separation
This form usually rendered as “will”, “through”, “purpose” (52 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: willinggleaningsGWB §635: anything whatsoeverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: and the potency of Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE expanded to “force of Thy will”
will 47% purpose 16% through 13% conformity 8% desire 5% operation 3% according 3% good 3% accordance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: hath never had any wish for thee savegleaningsGWB §465: through the operation of His Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: wishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: attemptthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §17: purposethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: not soughtgleaningsGWB §505: by virtue of the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: soar yefire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §496: have soaredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: they soarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: hast caused all such as love Thee to soartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: riseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: to soargleaningsGWB §338: winged its flight
detachment 40% renunciation 30% cessation 5% detached 5% renounced 5% sublime 5% absolute 3% forgoeth 3% complete 3% cease 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: absolutegleaningsGWB §700: forgoeth all created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: detached themselves from all saveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §419: and detach myself fromtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §3: highway robbersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: countrygleaningsGWB §356: that thou mayest detach thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of the heavenfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §486: realmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: tyrannyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: Thy heavenly dominiontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: highest heaventhe-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 §233: of all created thingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have wroughtgleaningsGWB §548: the eye of creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: Thy creationgleaningsGWB §556: uttermost ends
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: doethgleaningsGWB §455: donekitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: the deedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: hath suffered more grievouslythe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and actionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thine actsgleaningsGWB §556: the doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: deeds—from
المُهَيْمِنُ
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; protector
SE expanded to “the Help in Peril”
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §328: Power Who exerciseth undisputed sovereignty overkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: overshadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §632: to extend His protection unto all created thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that overshadowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Help in Peril
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: glorifiedgleaningsGWB §244: the All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §370: the God of strengthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pride Myself
