Prayers and Meditations — §578
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 578 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ْلِ ما كُنْتَ فِي أَزَلِ الآزالِ، عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ تَوَجَّهْتُ وَبِحَبْلِ عُطُوفَتِكَ تَمَسَّكْتُ وَإِلى ظِلِّ رَحْمَتِكَ سَرُعْتُ لا تَطْرُدْنِي يا إِلهِي عَنْ بابِكَ خائِبًا وَلا تَمْنَعْنِي عَنْ فَضْلِكَ لأنِّي كُنْتُ راجِيًا، لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ الغَفُورُ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
In Thee I have placed my whole confidence, unto Thee I have turned my face, to the cord of Thy loving providence I have clung, and towards the shadow of Thy mercy I have hastened. Cast me not as one disappointed out of Thy door, O my God, and withhold not from me Thy grace, for Thee alone do I seek. No God is there beside Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Bountiful.
Translation Notes
SE rendered أَزَلِ (ʾazal), الآزالِ، (az-záli،), عَلَيْكَ (ʿalayk), تَوَكَّلْتُ (tawakkalt) as “In Thee, I have placed my”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: upongleaningsGWB §684: in proportionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: theirthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: untogleaningsGWB §635: and encompassed
SE expanded to “I have placed my”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: placed My whole trustgleaningsGWB §255: lotprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: trusting whollytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Relythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to put my trustgleaningsGWB §489: and put their confidenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §392: In Thee have
SE expanded to “I have turned”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: of His Countenancefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §70: on your faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: would risetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
SE expanded to “to the cord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: firm CordgleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: every tieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: clung togleaningsGWB §719: by the Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: on Thy strong cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the firm cordgleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cord
SE expanded to “of Thy loving providence”
gleaningsGWB §631: Graciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: the Most Compassionatewill-and-testamentW&T §23: the affectionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §57: tender mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy loving providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of Thy gracious providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: Thyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: Thy mercifulness
SE expanded to “I have clung”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: take fast holdgleaningsGWB §606: Cleave thou untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §595: clingingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: hold fast untogleaningsGWB §418: adherencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: poor
This form usually rendered as “governor” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the holy onesgleaningsGWB §137: Prophets of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: falleth shortwill-and-testamentW&T §17: Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy loved onesgleaningsGWB §412: of understanding heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: continuous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §188: shadows of the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to overshadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: a shadowthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §5: under the shadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bountygleaningsGWB §533: sheltered beneath the shadow
SE expanded to “of Thy mercy”
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 §30: to have mercy upon mefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §92: gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: infinite mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: Thy loving-kindnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My mercy
SE expanded to “I have hastened”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste yegleaningsGWB §78: have made hastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swiftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: hasten to meetthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §278: would hastenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: they hastened
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: abandonedgleaningsGWB §461: “Thrustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: Cast meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: banishedgleaningsGWB §243: justify Our banishmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: away from Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: cast him outgleaningsGWB §464: reject Us
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: Cause of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §23: is of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: door of Thy favorgleaningsGWB §210: its doorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: Cast me not fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the eighth ChaptergleaningsGWB §463: gateskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: the door of Thy
SE expanded to “as one disappointed”
prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Wilt Thou shatterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: withholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: disappointestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §457: the hopesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: hath turned awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Disappoint me notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: Denyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: as one disappointed
This form usually rendered as “withhold”, “thou”, “suffer” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: withheldgleaningsGWB §493: unlawfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: most exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: have been powerless to detertablet-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 §103: thou hast forbidden
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §234: of immense bounteousnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: attainmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: tender compassionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
SE rendered تَمْنَعْنِي (tamnaʿní), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), لأنِّي (lʾanní), راجِيًا، (rájiyan،), إِلهَ (ʾilh) as “from me, Thy grace, for, Thee alone do I seek, God”
This form usually rendered as “longing”, “thee” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspirationfire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §627: in the hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: hopethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: of hopethe-hidden-wordsHW §50: even as dothwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Desire
الغَفُورُ
literal: forgiving; forgiveness; forgive
SE expanded to “the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Bountiful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to beg Thy forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §375: We implore pardonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: will forgivegleaningsGWB §652: My forgiveness
