Prayers and Meditations — §473
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 473 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَوَعِزَّتِكَ لا يَمْنَعُنِي عَنْ ذِكْرِ ما أُمِرْتُ بِهِ جُنُودُ السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرَضِينَ، مَعَ إِرَادَتِكَ لَيْسَ لِي إِرادَةٌ وَعِنْدَ مَشِيَّتِكَ لَيْسَ لِي مَشِيَّةٌ، أَكُونُ بِفَضْلِكَ فِي كُلِّ الأَحْوالِ حاضِرًا لِخِدْمَتِكَ وَمُنْقَطِعًا عَمَّا سِواكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I swear by Thy might! Neither the hosts of the earth nor those of heaven can keep me back from revealing the things I am commanded to manifest. I have no will before Thy will, and can cherish no desire in the face of Thy desire. By Thy grace I am, at all times, ready to serve Thee and am rid of all attachment to any one except Thee.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “swear by Thy might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: precious in my estimationgleaningsGWB §1: of Thy majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: stupendoustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy glory
This form usually rendered as “may”, “am”, “find” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “keep me back”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: forbade themgleaningsGWB §584: will never defeatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: prevent them from attaining untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: keep you backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: forbad
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: that they may remember TheegleaningsGWB §619: a glimmerkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: repeatedlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: all human praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “thou”, “hast” (26 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: enjoinedfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §366: a Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Revelation isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: of all thingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: My way
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: is a powerful forcegleaningsGWB §717: battalionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: whose heroismprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: with both Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: with the everlasting hostsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: the armiesgleaningsGWB §434: nationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: warrior
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: soilfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §192: earth.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: earth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the land
will 47% purpose 16% through 13% conformity 8% desire 5% operation 3% according 3% good 3% accordance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: desiredgleaningsGWB §188: ye cherish the desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: intendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: Thou didst willthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: hath conspired against meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: determinedgleaningsGWB §300: as a result of your own volition
This form usually rendered as “there”, “can”, “none” (46 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: NogleaningsGWB §167: Accuse Me notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: nor cantablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: notgleaningsGWB §227: is not to be numberedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: None canepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: is given the right
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: with WhomgleaningsGWB §440: human perversitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: of God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: Lulled bytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: when face to face with
This form usually rendered as “will”, “through”, “purpose” (52 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: if it be His WillgleaningsGWB §509: who willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: willeth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: Itablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Will there be vouchsafedgleaningsGWB §5: their own inmost beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdeth, for all timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: is theretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §8: and I may
SE expanded to “By Thy grace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §259: concerning the meritsgleaningsGWB §520: your richeskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: God’s holy graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: Whose gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
times 31% conditions 28% circumstances 14% all 8% ever 6% condition 3% state 3% may 3% conduct 3% continually 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: aboutgleaningsGWB §30: aroundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: present dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: round His persontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §52: at such a time
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: to servegleaningsGWB §698: honor of servingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: him adequate servicewill-and-testamentW&T §48: might serveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: Our servantsgleaningsGWB §656: serve Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: esteemed and honoured friend
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: absolutegleaningsGWB §152: with absolute detachmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: disconnectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: with a heart wholly rid of all attachmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §53: conclusiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: rid of all attachmentgleaningsGWB §299: have detached themselves
سِواكَ،
literal: other than; other-than; other than, except
This form usually rendered as “all”, “any”, “aught” (55 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: occupiedgleaningsGWB §571: except His remembrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: every one except Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: else but HimgleaningsGWB §386: but Him
