Prayers and Meditations — §392

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 392 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

تِكَ، يا إِلهِي أَشْرِبْنِي فِي أَمْرِكَ ما أَرَدْتَهُ وَأَنْزِلْ عَلَيَّ فِي حُبِّكَ ما قَدَّرْتَهُ، وَعِزَّتِكَ ما أُرِيْدُ إِلاَّ ما تُرِيْدُ وَلا أُحِبُّ إِلاَّ ما أَنْتَ تُحِبُّ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَيْكَ فِي كُلِّ الأَحْوالِ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهِي أَنْ تُظْهِرَ لِنُصْرَةِ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

How sweet to my taste is the bitterness of death suffered in Thy path, and how precious in my estimation are the shafts of Thine enemies when encountered for the sake of the exaltation of Thy word! Let me quaff in Thy Cause, O my God, whatsoever Thou didst desire, and send down upon me in Thy love all Thou didst ordain. By Thy glory! I wish only what Thou wishest, and cherish what Thou cherishest. In Thee have I, at all times, placed my whole trust and confidence.

Translation Notes

وَعِزَّتِكَ

waʿizzatik ʿ-z-z → “by thy glory”

literal: glory; mighty; might

SE expanded to “By Thy glory”

glory 38% might 25% swear 21% power 4% excellence 4% omnipotence 4% look 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the Mighty fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §184: My glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: august the-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendor will-and-testamentW&T §10: my pride epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Better is it

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h → “my god”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of God gleaningsGWB §560: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the mystic trumpet prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §23: is of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godhead gleaningsGWB §10: His

أَشْرِبْنِي

ʾashribní sh-r-b → “let me quaff”

literal: drink; drank; to drink

SE expanded to “Let me quaff”

give 50% quaff 13% let 13% make 13% suffer 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: quaff gleaningsGWB §200: drain it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: drinking prayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: to drink the-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: quaffed the draught gleaningsGWB §633: hast quaffed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: those that have quaffed

أَرَدْتَهُ

ʾaradtah r-y-d → “thou didst desire”

literal: desire; will

SE expanded to “Thou didst desire”

thou 43% hast 10% have 10% desire 10% purpose 5% will 5% decree 5% wishing 5% wished 5% seek 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His wish gleaningsGWB §532: What I have wished kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He pleaseth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: to live tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desire the-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: pleaseth gleaningsGWB §460: Seek ye

وَأَنْزِلْ

waʾanzil 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 §538: were sent down kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: been perpetrated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §540: Send down, therefore tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descend the-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which

حُبِّكَ

ḥubbik ḥ-b-b → “thy love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 92% thou 1% loveth 1% own 1% thee 1% whose 1% tenderness 1% have 1% bear 1% woe 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: prized and greatly cherished fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §723: approve kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: lovest most prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: for love tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I long tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wish

قَدَّرْتَهُ،

qaddartahu، q-d-r → “thou didst ordain”

literal: power; powerful

SE expanded to “Thou didst ordain”

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 §191: can never fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §50: irresistible and all-subduing kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: God hath destined prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy transcendent power tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

تَوَكَّلْتُ

tawakkalt w-k-l → “in thee have”

literal: trust; agents; rely upon

SE expanded to “In Thee have”

have 50% placed 25% thee 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: to put his reliance gleaningsGWB §475: placeth his complete trust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: I have placed my tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Rely the-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trust epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: reliance upon Him gleaningsGWB §405: reliance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: trusting wholly

عَلَيْكَ

ʿalayk ʿ-l-y

literal: upon; on

SE rendered تُحِبُّ، (tuḥibbu،), تَوَكَّلْتُ (tawakkalt), عَلَيْكَ (ʿalayk) as “cherishest, In Thee have”

thee 30% upon 20% tribulation 10% envelop 10% sovereignty 10% encompassed 10% reveal 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: unto gleaningsGWB §615: unto them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadoweth gleaningsGWB §395: so high

الأَحْوالِ،

al-ʾaḥwáli، ḥ-w-l

literal: state

SE rendered الأَحْوالِ، (al-ʾaḥwáli،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “”

times 30% conditions 15% under 15% all 10% continually 10% condition 5% state 5% circumstances 5% whatever 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: Now, too gleaningsGWB §527: bettereth the condition thereof kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: This, notwithstanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: continually tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veils tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her state the-hidden-wordsHW §109: now that will-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched

أَسْئَلُكَ

ʾasʾaluk s-ʾ-l

literal: ask; ask/request; ask/beseech

SE rendered الأَحْوالِ، (al-ʾaḥwáli،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “”

beseech 46% implore 24% entreat 18% beg 5% pray 4% destroy 1% ask 1% deal 1% god 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliant gleaningsGWB §265: prayer and entreaty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek prayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: beg epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, that gleaningsGWB §337: question prayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: ask

تُظْهِرَ

tuẓhir ẓ-h-r

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

manifest 17% appear 17% raise 8% conducive 8% revealed 8% thou 8% spring 8% prevail 8% have 8% word 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: of Thy revelation fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §502: all the Dispensations kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: coming Manifestation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thy Manifestation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

لِنُصْرَةِ

linuṣrah n-ṣ-r

literal: help; victory; helper

SE rendered تُظْهِرَ (tuẓhir), لِنُصْرَةِ (linuṣrah) as “”

victory 30% aid 15% help 15% triumph 10% render 5% ascendancy 5% helping 5% aided 5% cause 5% duty 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: helped fire-tabletFire §28: championed gleaningsGWB §510: succorer kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can render kitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: Christians prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Thine ascendancy will-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: He had helped

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