Prayers and Meditations — §562
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 562 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أَنَا الفَقِيرُ وَأَنْتَ الغَنِيُّ قَدْ تَوَجَّهْتُ إِلَيْكَ مُنْقَطِعًا عَمَّا سِواكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِأَنْ لا تَحْرِمَنِي مِنْ نَفَحاتِ رَحْمَةِ رَحْمانِيَّتِكَ وَلا تَمْنَعَنِيْ عَمَّا قَدَّرْتَهُ لِخِيْرَةِ عِبادِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I am poor, O my Lord, and Thou art the Rich. I have set my face towards Thee, and detached myself from all but Thee. Deprive me not, I implore Thee, of the breezes of Thy tender mercy, and withhold not from me what Thou didst ordain for the chosen among Thy servants.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: O LordgleaningsGWB §301: servantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: ‘Our Lord is God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: Thy sovereigntytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of your Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: thisgleaningsGWB §151: to this themekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: ‘poverty’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: this poor and desolate soulthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: sanctify thyself from richesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: subjectgleaningsGWB §594: to the poorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the lack
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 §4: All-PossessinggleaningsGWB §408: with the richkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: accentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thine all-sufficing richestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: wealthy manwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
SE expanded to “I have set”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: visitedfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §453: His eyeskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: Unto Thee have I turnedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: rid of attachmentgleaningsGWB §448: can ever touch or harm itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: cleft asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: and wholly detachedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §53: conclusiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: countrygleaningsGWB §700: forgoeth all created things
SE expanded to “all but Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: occupiedgleaningsGWB §571: except His remembrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: else but Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: another than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: else but HimgleaningsGWB §371: knoweth no
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §506: and shall be called to accountkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: questionersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I imploregleaningsGWB §112: I beseechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: was questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: We entreat Thee
SE expanded to “Deprive me not”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mine honorgleaningsGWB §214: sanctitykitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: preventedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Thine honorthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Withhold not
sweet 28% breezes 20% fragrances 16% breaths 13% breath 9% fragrance 9% ecstasy 1% vitalizing 1% assail 1% breeze 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: breathsgleaningsGWB §289: the breathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: gentle windswill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the breezesgleaningsGWB §694: perfumekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfume
mercy 69% tender 6% pity 3% god’s 3% source 3% bounty 3% all-merciful 3% have 3% compassion 3% token 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: the mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §372: of God the All-Mercifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: Thine immeasurable mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE expanded to “withhold not from me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: deter themgleaningsGWB §381: are powerless to benefit fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: to hinder Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: hinder metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: was powerless to deter Me
SE expanded to “Thou didst ordain”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: through the powerfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §311: and powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transcendent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: that which Thou didst ordaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are notthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: be in thy power
This form usually rendered as “good”, “better”, “best” (90 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: He Who is the UnconditionedgleaningsGWB §69: the Unconditionedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: of Thy bestowalswill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: what ye prefergleaningsGWB §697: thorns
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: My believing servantsfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §584: a company of His chosen oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: Him, Who is the Object of all adorationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: Thy servant’stablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §35: meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: Abdu’-Salam
