Prayers and Meditations — §330

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 330 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

رَأْفَتِكَ ثُمَّ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْهِ وَعَلَى مُحِبِّيهِ كُلَّ خَيْرٍ قَدَّرْتَهُ فِي سَمآءِ مَشيَّتِكَ وَلَوْحِ قَضَائِكَ ثُمَّ انْصُرْهُمْ بِنَصْرِكَ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ المُتَعالِ العَزِيزُ الجَبَّارُ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Look down, then, upon Him, O my God, with the eye of Thy tender mercy, and send down upon Him and upon those that love Him all the good Thou didst ordain in the heaven of Thy will and the Tablet of Thy decree. Aid them, then, with Thy succor, for Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, the All-Compelling.

Translation Notes

رَأْفَتِكَ

raʾafatik r-ʾ-f → “meekness” Distinctive

literal: compassion; compassion, mercy; mercy, compassion

This form usually rendered as “tender”, “compassion”, “loving” (3 occurrences)

tender 33% compassion 33% loving 33%

gleaningsGWB §109: meekness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: loving providence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: Thy compassion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §330: tender mercy

أَنْزِلْ

ʾanzil n-z-l → “send down”

literal: send down

send 53% hath 20% sent 10% rain 8% pour 4% revealed 2% caused 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: hath been mentioned gleaningsGWB §295: have caused kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: inspired prayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: have descended tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descend the-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit

عَلَيْهِ

ʿalayh ʿ-l-y → “upon him”

literal: upon; on; exalted

upon 40% against 18% hands 8% - 8% unto 8% over 8% above 5% hath 3% overshadoweth 3% body 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: in gleaningsGWB §326: This same relationship bindeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: around the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Our gleaningsGWB §684: in proportion

وَعَلَى

waʿalá ʿ-l-w → “and upon”

literal: highest; upon; exalted

most 40% exalted 21% upon 16% do 5% unto 4% over 3% against 2% around 2% inaccessible 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: glorified be fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §319: the glory of the Beloved kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: upon thee prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: to glorify tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §148: concourse on high

مُحِبِّيهِ

muḥibbíh ḥ-b-b → “those that love him”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

SE expanded to “those that love Him”

loved 50% love 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: that loveth Me fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §555: of fervid love kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of love prayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: Thy Cause tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Me

خَيْرٍ

khayrin kh-y-r → “good”

literal: good; better

good 51% better 21% best 10% righteous 5% chosen 5% preferred 2% blessing 2% highest 2% manifest 2% virtue 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Better is gleaningsGWB §691: good kitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: hath the authority prayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: the chosen ones the-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponder will-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly gifts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: choosest gleaningsGWB §252: best

قَدَّرْتَهُ

qaddartah q-d-r → “didst ordain” Distinctive

literal: power; powerful

This form usually rendered as “power”, “thou”, “might” (157 occurrences)

power 49% thou 18% might 8% decreed 5% didst 4% ordain 4% ordained 4% omnipotence 3% divine 2% have 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Lord fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §151: Ponder awhile kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: cannot prayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: overpowering greatness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

مَشيَّتِكَ

mashíhatik sh-y-ʾ → “thy will”

literal: will

will 70% desire 7% daystar 4% might 4% own 4% purpose 4% primal 4% potency 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: wisheth gleaningsGWB §588: pleaseth Thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: thing a prayers-and-meditationsP&M §676: hath pleased tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that is epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: all created things

وَلَوْحِ

walawḥ l-w-ḥ → “and the tablet”

literal: tablet; tablets

SE expanded to “and the Tablet”

tablet 88% luminous 4% written 4% preserved 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: is uttered gleaningsGWB §598: That which kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: implication prayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: risen tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Books will-and-testamentW&T §7: a document epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: in Thy Tablets gleaningsGWB §664: the Scriptures

قَضَائِكَ

qaḍáʾik q-ḍ-y → “thy decree”

literal: decree; decree/judgment; decreed

decree 69% irrevocable 10% dispositions 3% judgment 3% purpose 3% appointments 3% ordained 3% through 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: elapsed fire-tabletFire §29: of destiny gleaningsGWB §631: fulfill kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is ended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: was prayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: didst ordain the-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordained epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: been fulfilled

انْصُرْهُمْ

inṣurhum n-ṣ-r → “aid them”

literal: help; victory; helper

aid 22% victory 18% help 17% triumph 14% succor 6% assist 6% ascendancy 5% helped 4% helper 4% extended 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: upholder and fire-tabletFire §47: champions gleaningsGWB §37: Nazarene kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can render kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: Christian prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: to assist will-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §47: victorious

وَإِنَّكَ

waʾinnak ʾ-n-n → “for thou art, verily”

literal: indeed/verily

SE expanded to “for Thou art, verily”

thee 43% thou 29% verily 14% since 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: now gleaningsGWB §235: “There prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: Since Thou hast will-and-testamentW&T §36: I call upon Thee gleaningsGWB §2: to admit that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §534: for Thou will-and-testamentW&T §36: not to gleaningsGWB §2: to recognize that

العَزِيزُ

al-ʿazíz ʿ-z-z → “the all-glorious”

literal: glory; mighty; might

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 §183: manifest glory fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §244: the All-Glorious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: swear by Thy glory the-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherish will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Almighty

الجَبَّارُ

al-jabbár j-b-r → “the all-compelling”

literal: might; might/omnipotence; dominion

tyrant 33% name 33% all-compelling 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of the heaven fire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realm gleaningsGWB §632: the Kingdom kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppression prayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: heaven tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realm the-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominion will-and-testamentW&T §12: Realm of Glory

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