Prayers and Meditations — §477
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 477 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
بِلادِكَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ يا إِلهِي عَمَّا ذَكرْتُ لأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ العَلِيمُ وَعِنْدَكَ مِنْ خَفِيَّاتِ الأُمُورِ ما لا عِنْدَ غَيْرِكَ، إِذَا أَتَى الوَعْدُ تُظْهِرُ ما تُرِيْدُ وَتُسَخِّرُ كَيْفَ تُحِبُّ، لَيْسَ لَنا أَنْ نُرِيدَ إِلاَّ ما أَنْتَ أَرَدْتَ لَنا، عِنْدَكَ عِلْمُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ تَعْلَمُ عاقِبَةَ الأُمُورِ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الحَقُّ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Forgive me, O my God, for what I have spoken, for Thou art the One that knoweth all things, and in Thee are wrapped up the secrets that are hid from all else except Thyself. When Thy promise shall come to pass, Thou wilt manifest what Thou wilt, and subdue as Thou pleasest. We should wish only what Thou hast wished for us. In Thee is the knowledge of all things, and with Thee is the issue of all things. Thou art, verily, the Truth, the Knower of things unseen.
Translation Notes
SE rendered بِلادِكَ، (biládika،), أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ (ʾastaghfiruk), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “Forgive, my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: countriesgleaningsGWB §511: their territorieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: of citiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thy neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §38: all countriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: one country to anothergleaningsGWB §467: the City
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: pardonfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §216: Forgivingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: O Thou Who forgivestwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to beg Thy forgivenessgleaningsGWB §463: forgiven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §204: her Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: mysticprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy
SE expanded to “what I have spoken”
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), ذَكرْتُ (dhakrt), لأَنَّكَ (lʾannak), العَلِيمُ (al-ʿalím), وَعِنْدَكَ (waʿindak) as “my God, what I have spoken, for, the One that knoweth, in Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: I trulygleaningsGWB §414: thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: they sayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: howepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: They, verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: if thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: that theyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: for
This form usually rendered as “all-knowing”, “omniscient”, “knower” (77 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the One that knoweth”
all-knowing 73% omniscient 8% knower 5% knoweth 3% god 3% aware 2% understanding 2% discerning 2% himself 2% all-wise 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: this worldfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §266: Thinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: the worlds!”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
thee 38% thou 21% mouth 8% presence 8% possessions 5% possessest 5% possess 5% which 5% dost 3% things 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: divinelygleaningsGWB §77: bykitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: before Thythe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: is withgleaningsGWB §607: according to the estimate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: concealgleaningsGWB §555: the hidden mysterieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: passed beyond the veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: so long astablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: invisiblethe-hidden-wordsHW §124: unseengleaningsGWB §121: latentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: concealed
SE expanded to “of all things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: His great and mighty Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §712: the Messagekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: at Whose biddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: hast commandedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: results
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not to be comparedfire-tabletFire §21: pervertedgleaningsGWB §39: differkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: any one save Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §102: to another thanwill-and-testamentW&T §38: is notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: different
SE expanded to “come to pass”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: will bringgleaningsGWB §78: beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: givethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: came to passthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Produce it, thengleaningsGWB §56: is now come.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: didst come
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the sanctity of thy pledgegleaningsGWB §37: foretoldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: threatenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: and theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: timegleaningsGWB §51: that hath been promisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the promised Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: Thy promise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: achievedfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §562: of Truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: apparent and manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: didst manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: by the willgleaningsGWB §298: I tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He pleaseth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: good pleasuretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: pleasethgleaningsGWB §608: pleaseth.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: imposed lawsgleaningsGWB §670: to subduekitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: subduedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: with scornepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: Subduekitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: scoffprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: subjectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thou hast subjected
SE rendered تُرِيْدُ (turíd), وَتُسَخِّرُ (watusakhkhir), كَيْفَ (kayf), تُحِبُّ، (tuḥibbu،), لَيْسَ (lays), لَنا (laná) as “subdue, as, Thou pleasest, for us”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: HowgleaningsGWB §374: how much lesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: How can I ever befittinglythe-hidden-wordsHW §15: whereforeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: asgleaningsGWB §453: Why, thenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: how much more when
This form usually rendered as “cherishest”, “lovest”, “what” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: prized and greatly cherishedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §342: highly meritoriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: His loving mentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: to love Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: seek thine own
SE rendered وَتُسَخِّرُ (watusakhkhir), كَيْفَ (kayf), تُحِبُّ، (tuḥibbu،), لَيْسَ (lays), لَنا (laná), نُرِيدَ (nuríd) as “subdue, as, Thou pleasest, for us, wish”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: To none is givengleaningsGWB §48: have I allowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: None cantablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: is notgleaningsGWB §358: is not possessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: There isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: There is no
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: that which pleasethgleaningsGWB §498: hath willedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: intendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thy will had decreedtablet-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 §167: purposed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: and through whatsoevergleaningsGWB §70: naught else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: Thou wishesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: He willeth
This form usually rendered as “issue” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered عاقِبَةَ (ʿáqibah), الأُمُورِ (al-ʾumúr), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), الحَقُّ (al-ḥaqq) as “issue, of all things, the Truth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: to thatgleaningsGWB §215: thy rightkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: God—Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: against methe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §9: have been madeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: true facts
