Prayers and Meditations — §414
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 414 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أَنَا أَمَةٌ مِنْ إِمائِكَ تَوَجَّهْتُ إِلى مَدْيَنِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَأَرَدْتُ بَدائِعَ أَلْطَافِكَ، لأنَّ كُلَّ جَوارِحِيْ تَشْهَدُ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْكَرِيمُ ذُو الفَضْلِ العَظِيمِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I am one of Thy handmaidens, O my Lord! I have turned my face towards the habitation of Thy mercy, and have sought the wonders of Thy manifold favors, inasmuch as all the members of my body proclaim Thee to be the All-Bounteous, He Whose grace is immense.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: O LordgleaningsGWB §301: the Lord of Menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: supremacytablet-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 §135: of Divinity
This form usually rendered as “mother”, “people”, “indeed” (25 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: of the nationsfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §311: the peoples of the worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: untutoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: of nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
handmaidens 89% such 11%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: handmaidensgleaningsGWB §267: for Thine handmaidsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: handmaidenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: His handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: handmaidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: of Thy handmaidenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: this unlettered OnegleaningsGWB §266: for me, who am a handmaid of Thine
SE expanded to “I have turned”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: turn asidefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §422: lift upkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: and every soul was directedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: A Great CitygleaningsGWB §230: native citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: In these citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: Tabernacletablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: of its citieswill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: The citiesgleaningsGWB §697: one City
SE expanded to “of Thy mercy”
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: Him Who is the All-Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §55: He Who is the All-Mercifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §695: will show mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE expanded to “and have sought”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: newgleaningsGWB §117: wonderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: all the universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: howsoever wondroustablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the PeerlessgleaningsGWB §556: uttermost corners
SE expanded to “of Thy manifold favors”
favors 32% loving-kindness 13% gifts 13% tender 11% bountiful 8% bounties 6% manifold 5% favor 5% bounty 5% transcendent 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: SubtilegleaningsGWB §288: the subtletieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: goodlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: and Thy favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: divine favorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §119: honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: Its noble
SE expanded to “members of my body”
gleaningsGWB §163: my bodyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: memberswill-and-testamentW&T §3: sore woundedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: my beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: The limbs of my bodyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: limbs of my bodyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: within my limbsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §414: members of my body
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “bearest”, “testify” (18 occurrences)
SE expanded to “proclaim Thee to be”
thou 19% bearest 19% testify 13% proclaim 13% beholdest 6% witnessed 6% witness 6% testifiest 6% proclaimeth 6% confesseth 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: indubitablefire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §14: esteemingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: even as ye witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: confessethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: openly manifest
This form usually rendered as “most”, “all-bountiful”, “generous” (73 occurrences)
most 53% all-bountiful 25% generous 6% all-bounteous 3% noble 3% god 3% blessed 2% bountiful 2% sublime 2% goodness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: generosityfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §93: gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: the One Who is of great bounteousnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Generous Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: To give
This form usually rendered as “girded” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “great”, “most”, “mighty” (130 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: so greatgleaningsGWB §239: superior to you in rankkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: no other testimony can excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: Thy most mightythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: majesty
