Prayers and Meditations — §277
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 277 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ لَيْسَ لِي مِنْ إِرادَةٍ إِلاَّ بِإِرادَتِكَ وَلا لِي مِنْ مَشِيَّةٍ إِلاَّ بِمَشِيَّتِكَ وَلا يَجْرِيْ مِنْ قَلَمِي إِلاَّ ما يُنادِي بِهِ قَلَمُكَ الأَعْلَى وَما تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ لِسانِي إِلاَّ بِما نَطَقَ بِهِ الرُّوحُ الأَعْظَمُ فِي مَلَكُوتِ البَقاءِ وَما تَحَرَّكْتُ إِلاَّ بِأَرْياحِ مَشِيَّتِكَ وَما تَفَوَّهْتُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِكَ وَإِلْهامِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I have no will but Thy will, O my Lord, and cherish no desire except Thy desire. From my pen floweth only the summons which Thine own exalted pen hath voiced, and my tongue uttereth naught save what the Most Great Spirit hath itself proclaimed in the kingdom of Thine eternity. I am stirred by nothing else except the winds of Thy will, and breathe no word except the words which, by Thy leave and Thine inspiration, I am led to pronounce.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educatedgleaningsGWB §36: sacredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lord.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Who is the Lord of all thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: notgleaningsGWB §48: have I allowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: nor cantablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: There is nogleaningsGWB §225: can bring on Me noprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: hast noepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: I am not
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 §206: WillgleaningsGWB §361: one aimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: whatsoever He willethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and in conformity with Thy desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §17: purposethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: purposedgleaningsGWB §266: according to the good-pleasure of Thy Will
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mattersgleaningsGWB §512: We fain would hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Each and every thingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: please themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have flowedgleaningsGWB §395: soft-flowingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: rainingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: Thou didst cause to flow downtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: one maidenthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: utteredwill-and-testamentW&T §5: audaciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: traveleth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: PengleaningsGWB §387: His Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: from the penwill-and-testamentW&T §54: to appear asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: pensgleaningsGWB §59: O Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: with Thy most exalted Pen
This form usually rendered as “calleth”, “crieth”, “cry” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: a Voice cried to Himfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §594: of the cry of the needykitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §719: my voicetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Divine Voice
This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (291 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Most Highfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §188: Bábkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: the most exalted of allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: Magnified, therefore, betablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
SE rendered الأَعْلَى (al-ʾaʿlá), تَكَلَّمَ (takallam), لِسانِي (lisání), نَطَقَ (naṭaq) as “exalted, tongue uttereth, proclaimed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: tongues ofgleaningsGWB §346: a languagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: the tonguestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: the voicegleaningsGWB §506: from His own mouth
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “spoken”, “spoke” (43 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the stench-filledfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §685: joyouskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: spirit.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Him Who was Thy Spirittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §131: on your own ease
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Most MightygleaningsGWB §174: most potentkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: weightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: authoritythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: highly-honored
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: their possessionsgleaningsGWB §48: truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: his angelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: and the kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: countries
eternity 32% immortality 23% everlasting 17% long 6% immortal 6% eternal 4% throughout 4% incorruptible 2% unfading 2% establishment 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Eternalfire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §452: were made orphanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: abidingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: while the rest have been permitted to survivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §132: immortal life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: progressfire-tabletFire §27: MovergleaningsGWB §722: utterly subservientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: stir upthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: MOVING FORM OFwill-and-testamentW&T §42: intriguesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: departure
This form usually rendered as “am” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: these earsgleaningsGWB §251: by His leavekitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: into their earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: Thou hast sufferedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: with attentive earsgleaningsGWB §486: by the leave
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: Inspireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §635: will inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: Inspire themgleaningsGWB §662: will, no doubt, inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: Inspire then my soul
