Prayers and Meditations — §501

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 501 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

فُؤادِيْ وَبِهِ آنَسَ البَهآءُ كأُنْسِ الرَّضِيعِ إِلى ثَدْيِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَبِهِ اشْتاقَ البَهآءُ كاشْتِياقِ الظَّمْآنِ إِلى كَوْثَرِ عَطائِكَ يا رَحْمنُ يا مَنْ بِيَدِكَ جَبَرُوتُ الإِمكانِ، لَكَ الحَمْدُ يا إِلهِي بِما أَذِنْتَنِي بِذِكْرِكَ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

My remembrance of Thee, O my God, quencheth my thirst, and quieteth my heart. My soul delighteth in its communion with Thee, as the sucking child delighteth itself in the breasts of Thy mercy; and my heart panteth after Thee even as one sore athirst panteth after the living waters of Thy bounty, O Thou Who art the God of mercy, in Whose hand is the lordship of all things!

Translation Notes

فُؤادِيْ

fuʾádí f-ʾ-d → “my heart”

literal: heart; hearts; hearts, souls

heart 50% soul 33% world 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: the hearts gleaningsGWB §91: illuminated heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: understanding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §522: their hearts the-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heart will-and-testamentW&T §48: They have epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: of the hearts gleaningsGWB §1: of the

وَبِهِ

wabih b-h → “unto”

literal: to

unto 50% between 25% need 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto gleaningsGWB §156: between kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: as kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: in need kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: from

آنَسَ

ánas ʾ-n-s → “man” Distinctive

literal: man; human

This form usually rendered as “fellowship”, “men”, “enjoyed” (7 occurrences)

fellowship 17% men 17% enjoyed 17% commune 17% joyful 17% communion 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: man gleaningsGWB §620: of man prayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: solace the-hidden-wordsHW §35: joyful tidings of reunion epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companion gleaningsGWB §358: men prayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: enjoyed intimate communion the-hidden-wordsHW §93: life

البَهآءُ

al-baháʾ b-h-w

literal: glory

SE rendered فُؤادِيْ (fuʾádí), وَبِهِ (wabih), آنَسَ (ánas), البَهآءُ (al-baháʾ), كأُنْسِ (kʾuns), الرَّضِيعِ (ar-raḍíʿ) as “my heart, delighteth, the sucking child”

glory 82% faith 9% splendor 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: are verily glorious gleaningsGWB §661: of Glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: most effulgent the-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glory will-and-testamentW&T §14: Abhá epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-Glorious gleaningsGWB §200: of Immortality prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thine

كأُنْسِ

kʾuns ʾ-н-s

literal: companion; to comfort/to delight; intimacy/delight

SE rendered فُؤادِيْ (fuʾádí), وَبِهِ (wabih), آنَسَ (ánas), البَهآءُ (al-baháʾ), كأُنْسِ (kʾuns), الرَّضِيعِ (ar-raḍíʿ), ثَدْيِ (thady) as “my heart, delighteth, the sucking child, breasts”

3 occurrences in corpus

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: fellowship with Thee

الرَّضِيعِ

ar-raḍíʿ r-ḍ-ʿ → “suckling”

literal: suckling/infant; suckling

suckling 50% babes 25% sucking 25%

gleaningsGWB §452: babes and sucklings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: the sucking child gleaningsGWB §352: suckling babe prayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: suckling

ثَدْيِ

thady th-d-y → “breasts”

literal: breast

2 occurrences in corpus

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: the breasts

رَحْمَتِكَ

raḥmatik r-ḥ-m → “of thy mercy”

literal: mercy; merciful

SE expanded to “of Thy mercy”

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 §206: All-Merciful fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §35: loving providence kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: Him prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: compassion tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My mercy

اشْتاقَ

ishtáq sh-w-q → “longing” Distinctive

literal: longing; yearning; longing, yearning

This form usually rendered as “yearn”, “quencheth” (2 occurrences)

yearn 50% quencheth 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: yearn fire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearning gleaningsGWB §708: joy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: fervour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: souls pant the-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longing will-and-testamentW&T §14: urging epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as yearn for

الظَّمْآنِ

aẓ-ẓamán ẓ-m-ʾ → “one”

literal: thirsty; thirst

3 occurrences in corpus

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: one sore athirst

كَوْثَرِ

kawthar k-w-th-r → “living waters”

literal: Kawthar; abundance/fountain

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 §245: waters gleaningsGWB §57: cup kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Kawthar prayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: living waters epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living waters gleaningsGWB §435: stream kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Kawthar prayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: the waters

عَطائِكَ

ʿaṭáʾik ʿ-ṭ-w → “of thy bounty”

literal: bounty

SE expanded to “of Thy bounty”

bounty 30% generosity 30% favor 10% graciousness 10% bounteousness 10% favors 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: bestow fire-tabletFire §4: generosity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: show kindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: of Thy favors the-hidden-wordsHW §66: is will-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy generosity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: Thy manifold bestowals

بِيَدِكَ

bíadik y-d-y → “in whose hand”

literal: hand; hands; by-hand

SE expanded to “in Whose hand”

whose 40% hand 35% hands 15% holdest 5% whom 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its hand gleaningsGWB §465: your mercy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands prayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: my hand tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand is tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the hands gleaningsGWB §490: the perpetrators

جَبَرُوتُ

jabarút j-b-r → “dominion”

literal: dominion

heaven 26% realm 17% dominion 17% kingdom 11% realms 11% kingdoms 6% eternal 3% all 3% heavenly 3% loftiest 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the heaven fire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realm gleaningsGWB §632: the Kingdom kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppression prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: of Thy Dominion tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realm the-hidden-wordsHW §1: from will-and-testamentW&T §53: Divine

الإِمكانِ،

al-ʾimkáni، m-k-n → “of all things”

literal: possibility; possible; possible things

SE expanded to “of all things”

all 39% creation 16% entire 10% contingent 10% world 6% created 6% every 3% eye 3% man 3% placeless 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all created things fire-tabletFire §20: every creature gleaningsGWB §656: man kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: of Thy creatures the-hidden-wordsHW §128: secure will-and-testamentW&T §17: subordination epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the world of being

لَكَ

lak l

literal: for; for you; for him

SE rendered بِيَدِكَ (bíadik), جَبَرُوتُ (jabarút), الإِمكانِ، (al-ʾimkáni،), لَكَ (lak), الحَمْدُ (al-ḥamd), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “in Whose hand, the lordship, of all things, O my God”