Prayers and Meditations — §546
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 546 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
رَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِيْ سَبَقَتِ الأَشْيآءَ وَيَشْهَدُ بِها مَنْ فِي لُجَجِ الأَسْمآءِ بِأَنْ لا تَدَعَنِي بِنَفْسِيْ لأنَّها أَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوءِ، فَاحْفَظْنِي فِي حِصْنِ عِصْمَتِكَ وَكَنَفِ حِمايَتِكَ، أَنَا الَّذِيْ يا إِلهِي ما أُرِيْدُ إِلاَّ ما أَنْتَ قَضَيْتَهُ بِقُدْرَتِكَ، وَهذا مَا اخْتَرْتُهُ لِنَفْسِي أَنْ يُؤَيِّدَنِي حُسْنُ قَضائِكَ وَتَقْدِيرِكَ وَيُسْعِدَنِي شُئُوناتُ إِمْضائِكَ وَإِذْنِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا حَبِيبَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I implore Thee, O my God, by Thy mercy that hath surpassed all created things, and to which all that are immersed beneath the oceans of Thy names bear witness, not to abandon me unto my self, for my heart is prone to evil. Guard me, then, within the stronghold of Thy protection and the shelter of Thy care. I am he, O my God, whose only wish is what Thou hast determined by the power of Thy might. All I have chosen for myself is to be assisted by Thy gracious appointments and the ruling of Thy will, and to be aided with the tokens of Thy decree and judgment.
Translation Notes
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 §147: of His mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §35: loving providencekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: merciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: Thou Who art mercifultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace
hath 52% surpassed 16% preceded 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% surpasseth 3% surpassing 3% permeated 3% grasp 3% encompassed 3%
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: and through whatsoevergleaningsGWB §661: what Thou willestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: thing aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: and the potency oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Will
This form usually rendered as “testifieth”, “beareth”, “testify” (57 occurrences)
testifieth 22% beareth 22% testify 18% bear 13% witness 7% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% witnesseth 2% well 2%
SE expanded to “immersed beneath the oceans”
gleaningsGWB §118: sacred depthskitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: froward and perverseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: immersed beneath the oceanstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: the SeasgleaningsGWB §486: the oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: depthsgleaningsGWB §684: fathomless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: in his namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §120: one of His nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: empty nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of the nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
SE expanded to “abandon me unto”
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “soul”, “one” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: for thine own sakegleaningsGWB §514: yekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: unaided and aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: intablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: are theywill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
SE rendered تَدَعَنِي (tadaʿaní), بِنَفْسِيْ (binafsí), لأنَّها (lʾannahá), أَمَّارَةٌ (ʾammárahun), بِالسُّوءِ، (biálssúʾi،) as “abandon me unto, my self, prone to, evil”
“death” 17% tasted 17% quickened 8% “life” 8% “resurrection” 8% whosoever 8% “deprivation 8% unbelief 8% scriptures 8% chronicles 8%
This form usually rendered as “prone” (2 occurrences)
cause 53% revelation 17% command 5% bidding 5% commandments 4% behest 4% affairs 3% thou 3% decree 3% faith 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: preservedgleaningsGWB §492: that He may shield theekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: ensure the preservationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: to guardtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §30: been preservedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: protection
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: fortressgleaningsGWB §594: a tower of strengthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: married womanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Sanctuarythe-hidden-wordsHW §34: abidewill-and-testamentW&T §10: the mighty Strongholdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: Strongkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: married man
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: honorgleaningsGWB §87: protectkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §568: Thine unerring protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §2: pricelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: veil of mine integritygleaningsGWB §591: an inviolable security
prayers-and-meditationsP&M §661: of Thy defensewill-and-testamentW&T §1: the Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §3: the safeguardingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: Thy carewill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy secret Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: Thy protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §1: preserved
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thou wishestgleaningsGWB §703: desiringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: Wishingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His wishgleaningsGWB §636: He hath refused to reserve
hast 18% didst 9% ordained 9% destine 9% accomplished 9% decreed 9% decree 9% thou 9% destined 9% whatsoever 9%
SE expanded to “by the power of”
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Him Who isgleaningsGWB §305: the worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Whereinwill-and-testamentW&T §34: of this landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: ThisgleaningsGWB §305: this worldtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and this
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: chosengleaningsGWB §592: Unrestrainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: How wellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: is bestthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Better isgleaningsGWB §690: shall be better
aid 36% assist 24% strengthened 8% assisted 8% enable 4% strengthen 4% hath 4% graciously 4% hast 4% confirmeth 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: assistgleaningsGWB §629: and aid themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: assist methe-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee inwill-and-testamentW&T §26: Give them Thy graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aidgleaningsGWB §396: assistedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: Aid them
This form usually rendered as “good”, “goodly”, “kindly” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: good onesgleaningsGWB §665: the righteouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: through Thy graciousnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: ExcellentgleaningsGWB §574: that do good
This form usually rendered as “aided” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “assaults”, “changes” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §620: the stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: the changes and chancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §197: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §91: exaltation
This form usually rendered as “decree”, “purpose” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: earsgleaningsGWB §661: purge thine earkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: by the permission ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: their earstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: Bidepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: hearingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: be permitted by Thee
SE expanded to “I implore Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §265: prayer and entreatykitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: I pray Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §179: entreatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore Thee
This form usually rendered as “lover”, “beloved”, “well-beloved” (15 occurrences)
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §629: Thy loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: they that are deartablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: thou lovest Me not
