Prayers and Meditations — §396
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 396 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
عَمَّا سِواكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ لَمَّا عَرَّفْتَها عُرْفَكَ لا تَمْنَعْها بِجُودِكَ، وَلَمَّا دَعَوْتَها إِلى نَفْسِكَ لا تَطْرُدْها بِكَرَمِكَ، فَارْزُقْها ما لا يُعَادِلُهُ ما فِي أَرْضِكَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْكَرِيمُ ذُو الفَضْلِ العَظِيمِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Now that Thou hast revealed unto her the knowledge of Thee, O my Lord, deny her not, by Thy bounty, Thy grace; and now that Thou hast called her unto Thyself, drive her not away from Thee, through Thy favor. Supply her, then, with that which excelleth all that can be found on Thine earth. Thou art, verily, the Most Bountiful, Whose grace is immense.
Translation Notes
SE rendered سِواكَ، (siwáka،), رَبِّ (rabb), عَرَّفْتَها (ʿarraftahá) as “my Lord, unto her”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides MegleaningsGWB §552: else savekitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: been establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: naught else save Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: I may be establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §666: for naught else
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord ofgleaningsGWB §548: everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Lord
This form usually rendered as “unto” (1 occurrences)
knowledge 34% understanding 12% recognize 9% know 9% fragrance 8% have 6% comprehend 6% known 5% recognized 5% hath 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: acknowledging thegleaningsGWB §135: discoverkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: testifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §177: discoveredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of knowledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: has been powerless to withholdgleaningsGWB §23: shut outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: withhold the handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: withstandtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: withhold
SE expanded to “by Thy bounty”
bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §35: manifold bountieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: bountiful graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Thy bountiful carethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal
SE expanded to “Thou hast called her”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: bond slavegleaningsGWB §363: claim for himself the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: summoned themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: is callingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: idle claimantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: guiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: been calling
SE rendered وَلَمَّا (walammá), دَعَوْتَها (daʿawtahá), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), تَطْرُدْها (taṭrudhá), بِكَرَمِكَ، (bikaramika،) as “now that, Thou hast called her, away from Thee, through Thy favor”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: His lifegleaningsGWB §541: every understanding heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: such soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: by Thy Nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
This form usually rendered as “away” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: banishedgleaningsGWB §461: “Thrustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Wilt Thou cast awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: cast him outgleaningsGWB §464: reject Usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: drivenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: cast them outgleaningsGWB §243: justify Our banishment
SE expanded to “through Thy favor”
bounty 36% generosity 27% favor 9% bountiful 9% shadow 3% bestowal 3% bounteousness 3% graciousness 3% grace 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §463: the All-Bountifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §280: the Most Mercifulwill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bounty
SE expanded to “Supply her, then”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §688: sustaining gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: treasuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §764: and to supply mewill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themgleaningsGWB §581: suffice to enrichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: partakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: to partake
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: comparegleaningsGWB §509: with equityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: failed to repaytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: rivalthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §28: that are justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: with fairnessgleaningsGWB §28: to rival
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: of the earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §638: the peoples of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: earth and heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of thefire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §246: the whole earth
3 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: acts which are beneficialgleaningsGWB §579: the most meritoriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: caused to excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful
This form usually rendered as “great”, “most”, “grievous” (128 occurrences)
great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: RevelationgleaningsGWB §95: majesty.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: have laid mighty holdthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Most GreatgleaningsGWB §43: bow the knee
