Prayers and Meditations — §592
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 592 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
بِرِداءِ أَلْطافِكَ وَعِنايَتِكَ، ثُمَّ احْفَظْنِي عَمَّا لا يُحِبُّهُ رِضائُكَ وَأَيِّدْنِي وَأَهْلِيْ عَلَى طاعَتِكَ وَالتَّجَنُّبِ عَمَّا تَشْتَهِيْ بِهِ النَّفْسُ وَالهَوی، إِنَّكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Attire, O my Lord, both my inner and outer being with the raiment of Thy favors and Thy loving-kindness. Keep me safe, then, from whatsoever may be abhorrent unto Thee, and graciously assist me and my kindred to obey Thee, and to shun whatsoever may stir up any evil or corrupt desire within me.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: SubtilegleaningsGWB §59: the favorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: irreproachable and purest Symbolsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §612: of Thy bountiful favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: loving and kindnesswill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: bountygleaningsGWB §547: the refinement
SE expanded to “and Thy loving-kindness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: for perversityfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §328: true meaningkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: abundant graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: through Thy loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: divine mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
SE rendered وَعِنايَتِكَ، (waʿináyatika،), احْفَظْنِي (iḥfaẓní), يُحِبُّهُ (yuḥibbuh), رِضائُكَ (riḍáʾuk) as “and Thy loving-kindness, may be abhorrent, unto Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: defencegleaningsGWB §591: wraptkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: ensure the preservationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: Make steadfast Thoutablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for the protectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: We watched
This form usually rendered as “loveth”, “pleasing”, “cherisheth” (18 occurrences)
SE expanded to “may be abhorrent”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: prized and greatly cherishedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §17: for Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: them that are deartablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Me
رِضائُكَ
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
This form usually rendered as “pleasure”, “good”, “good-pleasure” (55 occurrences)
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 §129: satisfied with His pleasurefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §252: desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §39: My pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: praiseworthy
SE expanded to “and graciously assist”
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 §729: graciously assistprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: hast aided methe-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee inwill-and-testamentW&T §26: Give them Thy graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aidgleaningsGWB §629: and aid themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: Aid them
SE expanded to “and my kindred”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: such as have setfire-tabletFire §22: the SyriansgleaningsGWB §586: the dwellerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: that dwelltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: childrenwill-and-testamentW&T §52: rebellious ones
obey 39% obeyed 17% obedience 9% obedient 9% “obey 4% obeyest 4% “willingly 4% succeed 4% allegiance 4% devout 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: obeygleaningsGWB §541: allegiance of mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: obeyed.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Most Powerfultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to do thiswill-and-testamentW&T §17: through obedience toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: “WillinglygleaningsGWB §552: devout
SE expanded to “and to shun”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (324 occurrences)
SE expanded to “any evil or corrupt desire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: soulsgleaningsGWB §385: unto Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: their vain and selfish desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: Thine own merciful Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
SE expanded to “any evil or corrupt desire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the atmospherefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §668: unmortified passionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: worldly desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: of a corrupt inclinationthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: firmament
