Prayers and Meditations — §473
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 473 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
َّتِكَ 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 س
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 “by Thy might”
glory 36% all-glorious 15% almighty 9% swear 8% mighty 7% might 6% transcendent 6% exalted 5% most 4% gracious 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted be Hisfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §471: highkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thine almighty favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark of
This form usually rendered as “may”, “hinder”, “turn” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “keep me back”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: preventedgleaningsGWB §247: nor ripe forkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: infiniteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: hath power to hindertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: in withholding
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: engaged in rememberinggleaningsGWB §5: majestykitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: been recordedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §363: in remembrance of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
This form usually rendered as “hast”, “thou”, “bidden” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: His Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §592: at His own behestkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: at Whose biddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: everything Hetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: with the hostsgleaningsGWB §717: battalionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: heroismprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: all the hostswill-and-testamentW&T §5: hosts of the Realm aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the hosts of justicegleaningsGWB §63: the multitude of the hostskitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: warrior
SE expanded to “of the earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: upon earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §711: the powers of earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: allthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the landfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §594: soil of the human heart
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: torrentgleaningsGWB §300: hath pleasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: openprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: Thou pleasesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §8: the gracious willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: determined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: isgleaningsGWB §358: is not possessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: They havetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: I am notgleaningsGWB §85: cannot be regarded to beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: There is no
SE rendered وَالأَرَضِينَ، (wálʾaraḍína،), إِرَادَتِكَ (ʾirádatik), لَيْسَ (lays), لِي (lí), إِرادَةٌ (ʾirádahun), وَعِنْدَ (waʿind), مَشِيَّتِكَ (mashíhatik) as “of the earth, Thy will, have no, will, in the face, Thy desire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: exalted be HegleaningsGWB §101: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: No sooner hadthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Upon himgleaningsGWB §167: unto you
This form usually rendered as “when”, “god”, “before” (161 occurrences)
when 21% god 15% before 13% estimation 12% sight 12% thereupon 8% whom 6% through 6% possession 4% belong 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: WillgleaningsGWB §669: none other butkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: desiretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: nothing amongst
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath beenfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §720: discernethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: shouldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: The quintessencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE expanded to “By Thy grace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: acts which are beneficialgleaningsGWB §30: the bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: bounteousness and generositytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful
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 §186: our stategleaningsGWB §656: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: howprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: times and under all conditionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
This form usually rendered as “attend”, “met”, “sent” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: JohngleaningsGWB §440: Gather ye togetherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: Prophetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: that they may standthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: the holy Presencewill-and-testamentW&T §5: His (Bahá’u’lláh’s) Presenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: upongleaningsGWB §466: to be under the eye
SE expanded to “to serve Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: in servinggleaningsGWB §499: endeavorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: esteemed and honoured friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: servantswill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: of My servantsgleaningsGWB §419: promote the welfarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: went
SE expanded to “am rid of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: ceasegleaningsGWB §533: may detach yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: renounceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: wilt Thou ceasetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: fragments of
