Prayers and Meditations — §355
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 355 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أَنَا أَمَةٌ مِنْ إِمائِكَ وَتَوَجَّهْتُ إِلَيْكَ وَتَوكَّلْتُ عَلَيْكَ، ثَبِّتْنِي عَلَى حُبِّكَ وَرِضائِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ لا يَمْنَعُنِي إِعْراضُ المُشْرِكينَ مِنْ بَرِيَّتِكَ وَضَوْضآءُ المُنافِقِينَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I am one of Thy handmaidens, O my Lord! Unto Thee have I turned, and in Thee have I placed my trust. Grant that I may be so confirmed in my love for Thee, and in fulfilling that which is well-pleasing unto Thee, that neither the defection of the infidels among Thy people, nor the clamor of the hypocrites among Thy creatures, may avail to keep me back from Thee.
Translation Notes
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), أَمَةٌ (ʾamahun), إِمائِكَ (ʾimáʾik) as “handmaidens”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: I have nurturedgleaningsGWB §122: sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the Enlightenertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: the Lordship of God
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), أَمَةٌ (ʾamahun), إِمائِكَ (ʾimáʾik), وَتَوَجَّهْتُ (watawajjaht) as “handmaidens, Unto Thee have I turned”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the motherfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §270: his motherkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: spiritual leadersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: among the nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
handmaidens 89% such 11%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: His handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: handmaidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: handmaidenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: this unlettered OnegleaningsGWB §267: for Thine handmaidsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: Thy handmaidensepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: for me, who am a handmaid of Thine
SE expanded to “Unto Thee have I turned”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: in such wisefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §370: stainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: I have set my facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
SE rendered وَتَوَجَّهْتُ (watawajjaht), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), وَتَوكَّلْتُ (watawkkalt), عَلَيْكَ، (ʿalayka،), ثَبِّتْنِي (thabbitní) as “Unto Thee have I turned, Thee, so confirmed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: put your trustgleaningsGWB §461: the King’s Ministerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: put Our trustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: in Thee have I placed my trusttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Relythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trustwill-and-testamentW&T §25: representepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Place thy trust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: demonstrategleaningsGWB §696: that he may establishkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: indisputableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §259: endow usthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: that its light may endurewill-and-testamentW&T §53: constancyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: affirmation
SE expanded to “my love for”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: desirefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §697: in a spirit of utmost kindliness and lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: all them that love Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: My loverwill-and-testamentW&T §38: that love
وَرِضائِكَ
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction
This form usually rendered as “pleasure”, “good”, “good-pleasure” (55 occurrences)
SE expanded to “is well-pleasing unto”
pleasure 30% good 21% good-pleasure 13% sake 13% will 6% thee 6% unto 4% content 2% please 2% pleasure!” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: contentfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §252: desire notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: satisfiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: Thy good pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §19: content thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: praiseworthy
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §314: the true stature of such a soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: attentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: unworthythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The changes and chances
SE rendered وَرِضائِكَ (wariḍáʾik), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), يَمْنَعُنِي (yamnaʿuní), إِعْراضُ (ʾiʿráḍ), المُشْرِكينَ (al-mushrikín) as “is well-pleasing unto, in fulfilling, defection, infidels”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: withheldgleaningsGWB §641: deprivedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: from attainingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: were hinderedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: forbidden
turn 15% turned 13% denial 13% opposition 13% repudiation 10% rejected 10% denials 8% faithlessness 8% hath 5% turning 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: nor any cavils they may raisegleaningsGWB §110: denunciationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: faithlessnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: opposed metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: repudiation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: O thou who dost associate a partner with GodgleaningsGWB §382: have joined partners with Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: idolatorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: joined partners with Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: are the property ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §585: those that have joined partners with Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §122: emergeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: unto Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: mengleaningsGWB §155: healedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recoverygleaningsGWB §384: exalted
This form usually rendered as “hypocrites” (2 occurrences)
sacrificed 17% malice 17% sedition 17% generous 8% have 8% bestow 8% discord 8% offered 6% hath 6% maliciously 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: maliciousfire-tabletFire §10: in malicegleaningsGWB §154: sacrificingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: self-sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: discordthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: To offer upwill-and-testamentW&T §36: their craftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: wouldst expend
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hath createdfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §669: hath fashionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: hath been generatedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: character
