Prayers and Meditations — §506
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 506 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
مِنْ إِمائِكَ أَرادَتْ وَجْهَكَ وَطارَتْ فِي هَوآءِ رِضائِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ لا تَحْرِمْها عَمَّا قَدَّرْتَهُ لِخِيْرَةِ إِمائِكَ ثُمَّ اجْتَذِبْها بِآياتِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ تَذْكُرُكَ بَيْنَ إِمَائِكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
One of Thy handmaidens, O my Lord, hath sought Thy face, and soared in the atmosphere of Thy pleasure. Withhold not from her, O my Lord, the things Thou didst ordain for the chosen ones among Thy handmaidens. Enable her, then, to be so attracted by Thine utterances that she will celebrate Thy praise amongst them.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: His handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: handmaidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: Thy handmaidengleaningsGWB §266: handmaid of Thineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: of Thy handmaidenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §193: handmaidensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: Thy handmaidensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: handmaiden
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: soughtgleaningsGWB §636: He hath refused to reservekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He pleaseth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §6: able to ordaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: desiregleaningsGWB §703: desiring
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: directed towardsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §637: fasten your eyeskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: turn their facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
This form usually rendered as “have”, “winged”, “attained” (5 occurrences)
atmosphere 38% heights 19% heaven 10% firmament 5% immensity 5% limitless 5% heavens 5% wisdom 5% sublimities 5% wings 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: by their own capricesfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §414: the immensitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: howprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: realitythe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of their corrupt desires
رِضائِكَ،
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
pleasure 44% good 18% good-pleasure 8% will 8% thee 8% unto 5% please 3% pleasure!” 3% sake 3% pleasure’s 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: contentmentfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §656: Thy Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: Thy good pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: his own willwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: pleased
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: DivinegleaningsGWB §285: Lord thy Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: of their Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Lords
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Withhold not yourselvesgleaningsGWB §507: honorkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: to prevent themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §191: methe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Sanctuary of Wisdom
SE expanded to “Thou didst ordain”
This form usually rendered as “good”, “better”, “best” (83 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §120: unconstrained and sovereign Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: retiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: the good thingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: chosegleaningsGWB §594: virtue
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: been enrapturedfire-tabletFire §3: ThygleaningsGWB §575: may attractkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: ecstasyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Joyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: so carried awaygleaningsGWB §603: the lodestonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: uplifting their transports
signs 42% utterances 25% verses 8% repudiated 4% utterance 4% words 4% tokens 4% greatest 4% kingdom 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neithergleaningsGWB §620: the stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: the manifold vicissitudesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §567: low estateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: unworthy
SE expanded to “celebrate Thy praise”
remembrance 28% praise 20% mention 16% remember 10% mentioned 7% remembering 5% make 4% name 4% recorded 3% call 3%
