Prayers and Meditations — §493
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 493 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
زِّ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ وَسَمَاءِ رُبُوبِيَّتِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا مالِكَ الأَسْماءِ وَمَلِيكَ الأَرْضِ وَالسَّماءِ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَ أَحِبَّائَكَ كُؤوسَ رَحْمَتِكَ فِي أَيَّامِكَ لِيَحْيَيَنَّ بِهِمْ قُلُوبُ عِبادِكَ، ثُمَّ اجْعَلْهُمْ يا إِلهِي أَمْطَارَ سَحَابِ فَضْلِكَ وَأَرْياحَ رَبِيعِ عِنَايَتِكَ لِتَخْضَرَّ بِهِمْ أَراضِي قُلُوبِ خَلْقِكَ وَبَرِيَّتِكَ وَيَنْبُتَ مِنْهَا ما تَفُوحُ نَفَحاتُها فِي مَمْلَك
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I pray Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all names and the Ruler of both earth and heaven, to grant that all who are dear to Thee may each become a cup of Thy mercy in Thy days, that they may quicken the hearts of Thy servants. Empower them also, O my God, to be as the rain that poureth down from the clouds of Thy grace, and as the winds that waft the vernal fragrances of Thy loving-kindness, that through them the soil of the hearts of Thy creatures may be clad with verdure, and may bring forth the things that will shed their fragrance over all Thy dominion, so that every one may perceive the sweet smell of the Robe of Thy Revelation. Potent art Thou to do what Thou willest.
Translation Notes
oneness 42% transcendent 17% glory 13% own 4% holy 4% divine 4% most 4% incomparable 4% billowing 4% spirit 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: one ofgleaningsGWB §181: commonerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: of Thy onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: any onegleaningsGWB §127: Divine
SE rendered أَحَدِيَّتِكَ (ʾaḥadídatik), وَسَمَاءِ (wasamáʾ), رُبُوبِيَّتِكَ، (rubúbíbatika،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), مالِكَ (málik) as “one, I pray Thee, Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy LordgleaningsGWB §156: the Lord, his Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: “Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord of
This form usually rendered as “beseech”, “implore”, “entreat” (155 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I pray Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §337: questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Dealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §506: and shall be calledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: Destroy not, I implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: angelsgleaningsGWB §425: of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: vassal dependent upontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
SE expanded to “may each become”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: hath madefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §486: givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: fanciful imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: suffer themthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: hath adorned
SE expanded to “all who are dear to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: desirefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §407: them that lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: cherish onlytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Love Me
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the Most Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §35: loving providencekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: blessingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: Thou Who art mercifultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the DaygleaningsGWB §66: “On this Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: heaven and on earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: and in thewill-and-testamentW&T §10: no day passethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the day-timegleaningsGWB §27: Day.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain day
SE expanded to “that they may quicken”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: Livingfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §724: Our lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “life,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: hath been quickenedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of lovewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: radiant heartsgleaningsGWB §278: with eagernesskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: want of understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: all their affectionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: fearful heart
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the oppressedfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §104: servitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §204: her Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: God but their own desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy
clouds 77% showers 6% thick 4% outpourings 4% which 2% clouded 2% intervening 2% showering 2% veil 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: cloudsgleaningsGWB §640: intervening cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: veilepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §627: from the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: the outpourings
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: acts which are beneficialgleaningsGWB §204: Our loving-kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: men of consummate learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: of Thy gracious favorstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: wentfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §594: a breath of lifekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: spiritually-mindedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: exultation and rapturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: fragrances
This form usually rendered as “springtime”, “spring”, “divine” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: meaningfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §10: care and loving-kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: abundant graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and Thy loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: the signwill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
This form usually rendered as “hearts” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “land”, “earth”, “regions” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: creaturesfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §5: conferredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: the world of creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: hath been generatedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: His creatures
SE rendered أَراضِي (ʾaráḍí), قُلُوبِ (qulúb), خَلْقِكَ (khalqik), وَبَرِيَّتِكَ (wabaríratik), وَيَنْبُتَ (wayanbut), تَفُوحُ (tafúḥ) as “soil, hearts, creatures, may bring forth, will shed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: menfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §384: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationgleaningsGWB §621: His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: of Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of them
SE expanded to “may bring forth”
This form usually rendered as “will” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: passedgleaningsGWB §694: ladenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §129: breathingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: breathsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: and perceived the fragrancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: the sweet savorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: hath been shed abroadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: would send forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §151: carried away by the ecstasykitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §129: fragranceswill-and-testamentW&T §13: sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the breezesgleaningsGWB §214: sweet savorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: the blast
