Prayers and Meditations — §501
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 501 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
بِذِكْرِكَ يا إِلهِي يَسْكُنُ عَطَشِيْ وَيَسْتَرِيحُ فُؤادِيْ وَبِهِ آنَسَ البَهآءُ كأُنْسِ الرَّضِيعِ إِلى ثَدْيِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَبِهِ اشْتاقَ البَهآءُ كاشْتِياقِ الظَّمْآنِ إِلى كَوْثَرِ عَطائِكَ يا رَحْمنُ يا مَنْ بِيَدِكَ جَبَرُوتُ الإِمكانِ،
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
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: quotegleaningsGWB §552: commune with Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: speaking ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: laudtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: \‘Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §26: O ye beloved of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of divine mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: are God’stablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: quenchfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §43: have sought the shelterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: dwellingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy tranquilitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellwill-and-testamentW&T §48: quiet
This form usually rendered as “quieteth”, “tranquilized”, “repose” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: spiritualfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §95: Essenceskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the life ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: and quietethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §46: thou mayest repose
man 18% perceived 9% fellowship 9% men 9% attached 9% eternal 9% dearly-loved 9% enjoyed 9% commune 9% reunion 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: humangleaningsGWB §118: Thy Presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: attached and weddedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: have fellowshipthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: lifewill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: all mengleaningsGWB §373: mortal man
This form usually rendered as “bahá”, “glory”, “heart” (90 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of BahágleaningsGWB §207: glory ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: of my soulthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: BahágleaningsGWB §661: of Glory
2 occurrences in corpus
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: of My mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §502: will deal mercilesslykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §177: Pitiertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
This form usually rendered as “yearn”, “panteth” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as yearn forfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §311: great longingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: yearningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of Thine eagernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: longing
gleaningsGWB §594: the thirstyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: one sore athirstthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: thirstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: He who was athirstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: thirstyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: athirstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: thirsty onesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: thirsty one
كَوْثَرِ
literal: abundance/fountain; abundance, fountain in paradise
living 56% waters 9% river 9% through 6% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3% after 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: living watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: the riverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: through the living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: the living fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §435: stream
bounty 33% favor 13% generosity 13% bounteousness 13% munificence 7% graciousness 7% favors 7% bounties 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy generosityfire-tabletFire §4: generositygleaningsGWB §655: of Thy bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: show kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §30: and bountifully favoredthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: is My gift to theewill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: bounty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: handgleaningsGWB §615: the eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: mewill-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §627: in Thine handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: the Realm of Gloryfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §537: all the power and glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: of Thy Dominiontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: highest heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §104: My everlasting dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of necessity prompteth
SE expanded to “of all things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: its peoplesfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §105: possiblykitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: of this worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: of Thy creaturesthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: abodewill-and-testamentW&T §23: earthlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: unto thine abode
