Prayers and Meditations — §5
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 5 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
تَحْرِمْنِي عَنْ عِرْفانِكَ فِيْ أَيَّامِكَ، وَلا تَجْعَلْنِي عَرِيًّا عَنْ خِلَعِ هِدايَتِكَ، فَأَشْرِبْنِي كَوْثَرَ الحَيَوانِ الَّذِيْ جَرى عَنِ الرِّضْوانِ الَّذِيْ فِيهِ اسْتَقَرَّ عَرْشُ اسْمِكَ الرَّحْمنِ، لِتُفْتَحَ بِهِ عَيْنِي، وَيَسْتَضِيءَ بِهِ وَجْهِيْ، وَيَطْمَئِنَّ بِهِ قَلْبِيْ، وَيَسْتَنِيرَ بِهِ صَدْرِيْ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Suffer me not, O my Lord, to be deprived of the knowledge of Thee in Thy days, and divest me not of the robe of Thy guidance. Give me to drink of the river that is life indeed, whose waters have streamed forth from the Paradise (Riḍván) in which the throne of Thy Name, the All-Merciful, was established, that mine eyes may be opened, and my face be illumined, and my heart be assured, and my soul be enlightened, and my steps be made firm.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Suffer me not”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the SanctuarygleaningsGWB §412: destitute ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: garbprayers-and-meditationsP&M §517: to be deprivedthe-hidden-wordsHW §31: Denywill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: debarred
knowledge 74% wisdom 6% recognize 3% comprehend 3% immeasurable 3% sublime 3% known 3% witness 3% know 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: hath enlightenedgleaningsGWB §546: the knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: testifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: have been recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: for the purpose of recognizing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the days of MygleaningsGWB §47: Day — the Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: ‘On that dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: of Thy dayswill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: whichgleaningsGWB §74: the present daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: His
This form usually rendered as “number”, “suffer”, “set” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: sufferfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §699: regardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: may each becomethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath ordained
SE rendered أَيَّامِكَ، (ʾayyámika،), تَجْعَلْنِي (tajʿalní), عَرِيًّا (ʿariyyan), خِلَعِ (khilaʿ), هِدايَتِكَ، (hidáyatika،) as “Thy days, divest me not, the robe, Thy guidance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: which is afflictedgleaningsGWB §199: Divestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Urvatu’l-Vuthqá ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: to the cordgleaningsGWB §527: hath been afflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the Urvatu’l-Vuthqáprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: impairprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: and laid hold on
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: a fresh attiregleaningsGWB §537: divest not yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: arrayedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: attiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: cleansedgleaningsGWB §116: with the robekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Prophethood—howprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: attire me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: guidancegleaningsGWB §366: guidethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: thereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: and led metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidancewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: to guidegleaningsGWB §668: rescue
SE expanded to “Give me to drink”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: quaff thy fillgleaningsGWB §233: quaffethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: quaff continuallythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: drink yegleaningsGWB §201: drinkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: those that have quaffed
This form usually rendered as “living”, “kawthar”, “waters” (34 occurrences)
living 45% kawthar 14% waters 10% river 10% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% through 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the living waters of Thy pardongleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving waters of reunionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: to quaff the living watersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §435: streamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: living waters
SE expanded to “have streamed forth”
paradise 37% ridván 29% garden 11% tabernacle 6% heaven 6% good-pleasure 3% everlasting 3% mary 3% unto 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: confessedgleaningsGWB §200: are firmly establishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: recognizingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: may rejoicetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: made the seatthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: the courtwill-and-testamentW&T §8: quietness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the MightygleaningsGWB §118: realities ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §836: Thy mighty Thronethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: its mighty thronegleaningsGWB §210: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: “behind the Throne.”
SE expanded to “may be opened”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: damselsgleaningsGWB §254: with acute discernmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: all eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: with Mine eyewill-and-testamentW&T §33: with Thine eye
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Rest thou assuredgleaningsGWB §418: assurancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: timorousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: to assurewill-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: well assuredgleaningsGWB §621: may rest confidentlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: turnethgleaningsGWB §439: discordkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: in the heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: all their affectionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: changed
enlighten 50% enlightened 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: sunfire-tabletFire §48: and with thegleaningsGWB §23: envelopkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §823: a lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: honorgleaningsGWB §77: their heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: my soul’s adorationthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy thoughtswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the heartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: the midmost heartgleaningsGWB §550: breast
