Prayers and Meditations — §564
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 564 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
الحَمْدُ بِما أَيْقَظْتَنِي عَنِ النَّومِ بِحَيْثُ انْتَبَهْتُ وَأَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَعْرِفَ ما غَفَلَ عَنْهُ أَكثَرُ عِبادِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ فَاجْعَلْنِيْ مُسُتَقِيمًا عَلَى ما أَرَدْتُهُ فِي حُبِّكَ وَرِضائِكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ يَشْهَدُ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَسُلْطانِكَ لا إِلهَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I yield Thee thanks, O my Lord, that Thou hast wakened me from my sleep, and stirred me up, and created in me the desire to perceive what most of Thy servants have failed to apprehend. Make me able, therefore, O my Lord, to behold, for love of Thee and for the sake of Thy pleasure, whatsoever Thou hast desired. Thou art He to the power of Whose might and sovereignty all things testify.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “yield Thee thanks”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: “Praised begleaningsGWB §266: glorifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §26: let Thee be praisedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §163: time Thou
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: wakenedgleaningsGWB §167: roused Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: wakingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and roused me upgleaningsGWB §257: may shake offprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: hast wakenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: awakenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: hath awakened me
SE rendered أَيْقَظْتَنِي (ʾayqaẓtaní), النَّومِ (an-nawm), بِحَيْثُ (biḥayth), انْتَبَهْتُ (intabaht), وَأَرَدْتُ (waʾaradt) as “hast wakened, my sleep, and, stirred me up, and created in me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: inasmuchgleaningsGWB §480: so thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: in such wise thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and to waitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: They are such thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: with suchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: Such is Thy greatness that
This form usually rendered as “stirred” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: awakeninggleaningsGWB §469: might realizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: heedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: stirred me upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: awakenedgleaningsGWB §248: shake off your slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: give heedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: been wakened
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: wishgleaningsGWB §706: Purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Purpose,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: have soughttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as seek TheegleaningsGWB §532: What I have wished
This form usually rendered as “know”, “acquainted”, “"know” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the breezegleaningsGWB §537: to fathomkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: that I may recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Wisdom
This form usually rendered as “waywardness”, “wayward”, “forgetfulness” (22 occurrences)
SE expanded to “failed to apprehend”
waywardness 27% wayward 13% forgetfulness 13% strayed 7% careless 7% path 7% turneth 7% hath 7% failed 7% grievously 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: who art gone astraygleaningsGWB §452: them that have strayedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: perditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §191: to be forgetfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: heedlessnessgleaningsGWB §296: in a far-gone error
SE rendered أَعْرِفَ (ʾaʿrif), غَفَلَ (ghafal), عَنْهُ (ʿanh), أَكثَرُ (ʾakthar), عِبادِكَ، (ʿibádika،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “perceive, failed to apprehend, most, Thy servants, my Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: from whatsoevergleaningsGWB §467: as well asprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §155: from theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: from recognizing Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §572: from entering
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: the most partfire-tabletFire §24: the peoplegleaningsGWB §549: the majoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: exceedinglyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: streamtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a river of lifethe-hidden-wordsHW §113: riverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: vast
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Object of my adorationfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §218: Our servantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: ‘Worshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: Thy servanttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your LordgleaningsGWB §549: divinely appointedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the Enlightenertablet-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 §165: Divine
SE expanded to “Make me able”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: ordainethfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §457: and joined you withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: thrustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: hast madethe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: reckon
This form usually rendered as “steadfast”, “straight”, “path” (34 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: in your steadfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §10: thosekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: figureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §819: Self-Subsisting,”tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
SE expanded to “love of Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: love offire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §666: wish and desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the Best-Belovedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: of Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love thee
وَرِضائِكَ،
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 §261: pleasedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §417: their contentmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: good-pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: and of Thy good-pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: My good pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: Be not willing
testifieth 22% beareth 22% testify 18% bear 13% witness 7% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% witnesseth 2% well 2%
SE rendered يَشْهَدُ (yashhad), شَيْءٍ (shayʾin), بِقُدْرَتِكَ (biqudratik), وَسُلْطانِكَ (wasulṭánik) as “testify, the power of Whose, and sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: wishethgleaningsGWB §298: theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §49: the entire creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: nothing amongst
SE expanded to “power of Whose”
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 §1: the All-Powerfulfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §607: hath providedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: ableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: the cauldrontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: powergleaningsGWB §78: with radiant sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: rulethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of Thy transcendent sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: of Thy sovereignty
SE rendered بِقُدْرَتِكَ (biqudratik), وَسُلْطانِكَ (wasulṭánik), إِلهَ (ʾilh) as “the power of Whose, and sovereignty”
