Prayers and Meditations — §531
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 531 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَوَعِزَّتِكَ يا إِلهِي كُلَّما أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَكَ يَمْنَعُنِيْ عُلُوُّكَ وَاقْتِدارُكَ، وَكُلَّما أُرِيْدُ أَنْ أَصْمُتَ يُنْطِقُنِي حُبُّكَ وَإِرادَتُكَ، فَيَا إِلهِي إِنَّ المِسْكينَ يَدْعُو مَوْلاهُ الغَنِيَّ وَالعَاجِزَ يَذْكُرُ مَوْلاهُ القَوِيَّ، إِنْ قَبِلَ مِنْهُ إِنَّهُ خَيْرُ مُعْطٍ، وَإِنْ أَطْرَدَهُ إِنَّهُ خَيْرُ عادِلٍ، وَالمَقْبُولُ يا إِلهِي مَنْ أَقْبَلَ إِلَيْكَ وَالمَحْرُومُ مَنْ غَفَلَ عَنْ ذِكْرِكَ فِي أَيَّامِكَ طُوبى لِمَنْ ذاقَ حَلاوَةَ ذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ إِنَّهُ لا يَمْنَعُهُ شَيْءٌ عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلى مَناهِجِ رِضائِكَ وَمَسالِكَ أَمْرِكَ وَلَوْ يُحارِبُهُ مَنْ عَلَى الأَرْضِ كُلُّها،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The glory of Thy might, O my God, beareth me witness! Every time I attempt to remember Thee, I find myself over-powered by the sublimity of Thy station and the immensity of Thy might; and every time I hold my peace, lo, I am impelled by my love for Thee and by the potency of Thy will, to unloose my tongue and mention Thee. He who is poor and needy, O my God, is calling for his Lord, the All-Possessing; and he who is destitute of all strength remembereth his Master, the All-Powerful. If He deign to accept His servant’s supplication, He is, verily, of unsurpassed bounteousness; and if He cast him out, He is of those who judge equitably the best. He indeed is acceptable, O my God, who hath set his face towards Thee, and he is truly deprived who hath been careless of the remembrance of Thee in Thy days. Blessed is he that hath tasted of the sweetness of Thy remembrance and praise. Nothing, not even the arising of all the peoples of the whole world to assail him, can hinder such a man from directing his steps towards the paths of Thy pleasure and the ways of Thy Cause.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “glory of Thy might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: glorifiedgleaningsGWB §578: Greatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: and powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: to Thy glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: glorious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: to Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §549: divinely appointedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: remaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “wish”, “have”, “what” (19 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I attempt to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as seek TheegleaningsGWB §532: What I have wishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: are now seekingthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: they listgleaningsGWB §532: I have wishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: would fain
This form usually rendered as “make”, “may”, “extol” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: mention of HimgleaningsGWB §40: relatedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: celebrate Thy praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
SE expanded to “I find myself over-powered”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: was withheldgleaningsGWB §685: mightykitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: of the graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §286: keep them not backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: withhold it from shining
SE expanded to “sublimity of Thy station”
SE expanded to “immensity of Thy might”
power 39% might 31% omnipotence 10% dominion 8% through 3% evidences 2% overpowering 2% greatness 2% hand 2% immensity 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thine omnipotencefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §520: hath ordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: Thou hast determinedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are notthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: thy capacity
SE rendered وَكُلَّما (wakullamá), أُرِيْدُ (ʾuríd), أَصْمُتَ (ʾaṣmut), يُنْطِقُنِي (yunṭiquní), حُبُّكَ (ḥubbuk) as “every time, I hold, I am impelled, my love for Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: guardedgleaningsGWB §690: proclaim unceasinglyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: cease toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: held His peacegleaningsGWB §48: silenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: I hold my peaceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: silentgleaningsGWB §192: hold my peace
This form usually rendered as “am”, “impelleth” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: crieth out these wordsfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §292: claim to be thekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: and speak forthtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
SE expanded to “my love for Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: I lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §499: them that love Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: my friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: Him Who is dear to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desirewill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
SE rendered يُنْطِقُنِي (yunṭiquní), حُبُّكَ (ḥubbuk), وَإِرادَتُكَ، (waʾirádatuka،), فَيَا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), المِسْكينَ (al-miskín) as “I am impelled, my love for Thee, O my, God, who is poor”
will 47% purpose 16% through 13% conformity 8% desire 5% operation 3% according 3% good 3% accordance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: desiregleaningsGWB §188: ye cherish the desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: pleaseth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and the good pleasure of Thy willthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: Shouldst thou seekgleaningsGWB §722: his own
SE expanded to “who is poor”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: do I cleave tenaciouslygleaningsGWB §486: Cleave thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: have held fastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: this wretched creaturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: lay hold ongleaningsGWB §419: prove their devotionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: bear witness
This form usually rendered as “summoneth”, “calleth”, “invoketh” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “is calling for”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: We askgleaningsGWB §426: is summoningkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: “Prayer ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: callingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: Him that summoned herthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: I call theewill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: men ofgleaningsGWB §412: ye men ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: master?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: and my Rulerthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §16: Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: LordgleaningsGWB §38: To them that are endowed with
all-possessing 43% rich 26% independent 9% can 4% riches 4% dispense 4% all-sufficing 2% verily 2% self-sufficient 2% lofty 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: rich onesgleaningsGWB §588: Intonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: independenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: by the plenteousness of Thy richestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: wealthy manwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
This form usually rendered as “incapable”, “fail”, “impotent” (25 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: capablegleaningsGWB §117: failurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: miracleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §811: to my powerlessnesswill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmed meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: none can producegleaningsGWB §586: frustratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: incapacity
strong 22% all-powerful 13% almighty 13% most 13% potent 9% strength 9% mighty 9% omnipotent 4% powerful 4% sustained 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: is mightier than IgleaningsGWB §597: the forcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §700: Almightythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §40: utmostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: strengthenedgleaningsGWB §390: ascendancy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §592: Unrestrainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: preferableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: righteouswill-and-testamentW&T §27: benevolentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: blessinggleaningsGWB §71: the righteous
SE rendered خَيْرُ (khayr), مُعْطٍ، (muʿṭin،), أَطْرَدَهُ (ʾaṭradah) as “of unsurpassed, He cast him out”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: We conferred upon theegleaningsGWB §13: impartethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: shall not giveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy generosityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou hast givengleaningsGWB §464: bestowed upon Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: giftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: Thou didst bestow upon them
SE expanded to “He cast him out”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: cast him outgleaningsGWB §461: Thrust not awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: cast Him out from their midstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: drive me awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: abandonedgleaningsGWB §243: Our banishmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: outcastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: they be driven away by Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §480: justlykitab-i-ahdAhd §1: pricelessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: or resemblancethe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §28: that are justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: can equalgleaningsGWB §21: with an open
SE expanded to “He indeed is acceptable”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: His acceptancefire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §63: draw nighkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: in former daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: and to set their facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE expanded to “he is truly deprived”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: are deprived therefromgleaningsGWB §411: hath deprived himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: deprived themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: deprive methe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mine honor
This form usually rendered as “waywardness”, “wayward”, “forgetfulness” (20 occurrences)
waywardness 27% wayward 13% forgetfulness 13% would 7% strayed 7% careless 7% error 7% stray 7% trespasses 7% turneth 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: wholly unawaregleaningsGWB §111: failed to perceivekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: How obliviousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: erred so grievouslythe-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: heedless onesgleaningsGWB §201: them that have strayed from its light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: Thy daysgleaningsGWB §309: whenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: every day.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: of Thy daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: their time
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: BlessednessgleaningsGWB §205: Happy are theykitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: Great is the blessedness of himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “BlessedgleaningsGWB §211: The Lord bless theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: How great is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Well is it
SE expanded to “that hath tasted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Most Sweetfire-tabletFire §41: How sweet wasgleaningsGWB §629: Thy most sweetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: enthrallingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: SweetergleaningsGWB §127: most excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: How sweet
praise 45% extol 16% celebrate 8% glorify 6% virtues 6% celebrating 6% extolling 5% magnifying 3% glory 3% praises 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §5: the praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the latterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: and the glory wherewith Thou glorifiestwill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: praise TheegleaningsGWB §389: Nextkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Thereupon
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willethgleaningsGWB §188: wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: pleaseth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: at Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “turning”, “turn”, “set” (118 occurrences)
SE expanded to “directing his steps”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: turning towardsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §494: leadkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §712: and set me towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
SE expanded to “paths of Thy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His WaysgleaningsGWB §228: Its perversitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: Pathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: in the waysgleaningsGWB §485: waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: and walk in the ways ofgleaningsGWB §467: the waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: and Thy good pleasure
SE rendered التَّوَجُّهِ (at-tawajjuh), مَناهِجِ (manáhij), رِضائِكَ (riḍáʾik), وَمَسالِكَ (wamasálik), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik) as “directing his steps, paths of Thy, the ways, Thy Cause”
pleasure 30% good 21% good-pleasure 13% sake 13% will 6% thee 6% unto 4% content 2% please 2% pleasure!” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: pleasing unto Godfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §249: resignedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: the good-pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: to be satisfied with Thy pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §22: and contented thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: may God be pleased
This form usually rendered as “ways” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: DealgleaningsGWB §35: behaviorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: whosoever treadeth this pathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: and the waysthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: canst thou walkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: wanderedgleaningsGWB §467: walkedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: he that treadeth
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: as bidden byfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §396: your doingskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: these very thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: Thy bidding given ustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: of My cause
This form usually rendered as “assail” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: conflictsgleaningsGWB §441: by warkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: to assailprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: have assailed themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: conflictgleaningsGWB §584: rise up and war against themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: foughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: and have risen up against
SE expanded to “the whole world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §455: on the whole earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: tidingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: and all who are on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: the earth
SE rendered يُحارِبُهُ (yuḥáribuh), الأَرْضِ (ar-rḍ), كُلُّها، (kulluhá،) as “the arising, the whole world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: whole ofgleaningsGWB §31: and to carry to each onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: each oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: and the worldly wise have eachthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §39: profoundlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: them allgleaningsGWB §292: all the people
