Prayers and Meditations — §597
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 597 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ تَضَوَّعَتْ نَفَحاتُ قَمِيصِ وَصْلِكَ وَمَرَّتْ عَلَى هَياكلِ الوُجُودِ أَرْياحُ جُودِكَ وَفَضْلِكَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي فِي كُلِّ الأَحْوالِ مُؤَيَّدًا لِخِدْمَةِ أَمْرِكَ وَمُوَفَّقًا عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ، ثُمَّ احْفَظْنِي يا إِلهِي بِذِراعَيْ قُدْرَتِكَ وَقَدِّرْ لِي ما يَنْبَغِي لِجُودِكَ فِي كُلِّ عَالَمٍ مِنْ عَوالِمِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I implore Thee, by Thy Name through which the fragrance of the raiment of Thy presence was wafted, and the gentle winds of Thy bountiful grace passed over all created things, to graciously assist me, at all times and under all conditions, to serve Thy Cause, and to enable me to remember Thee and to extol Thy virtues. Let, then, Thine almighty arms enfold me, O my God, and ordain for me what beseemeth Thy bounty in every world of Thy worlds.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I implore Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §506: and shall be called to accountkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: suppliantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beseechgleaningsGWB §259: questionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: seekerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: we implore Thee
SE expanded to “by Thy Name”
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: in the heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §286: His attributekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: through Whose nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §210: caused thee to diffuseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §703: shed forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §367: degradethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: have been shed abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §51: hath shed its perfume
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 §148: the breezesgleaningsGWB §187: sweet smelling savorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: through the fragranceswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the Fragrances of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: breathsgleaningsGWB §694: perfumekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savours
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of His presencefire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §106: them that have attained unto that Courtkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: to attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: in order thattablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: obtained
This form usually rendered as “wafted”, “hath”, “have” (11 occurrences)
embodiments 22% temples 15% beings 15% manifestations 11% persons 11% tabernacles 7% bodies 7% inmost 4% noble 4% temple 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: embodiment offire-tabletFire §44: Thy templegleaningsGWB §115: Embodimentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: by Them Who are the Tabernaclestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: angelicthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy templewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Temple
SE rendered وَمَرَّتْ (wamarrat), هَياكلِ (hayákl), الوُجُودِ (al-wujúd), أَرْياحُ (ʾaryáḥ), جُودِكَ (júdik), وَفَضْلِكَ (wafaḍlik) as “passed, all created things, gentle winds, Thy bountiful, grace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: are evidentfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §327: which abideth within theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: of mankindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §789: only nothingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §6: extant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: windsfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §303: its soulkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: its perfumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: by nothing else except the windstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §58: thy soul
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bounteousness”, “favor” (63 occurrences)
bounty 43% bounteousness 10% favor 9% through 9% grace 9% generosity 9% bountiful 5% graciousness 3% bestowal 2% never-failing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §463: Most Generouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: pureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Thy bountiful carethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bountyfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: is as the meritgleaningsGWB §10: favorskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: the most distinguishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: a special virtuetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §12: All-Bountiful
This form usually rendered as “number”, “grant”, “suffer” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: madefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §386: been fashionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: unspeakableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: Empower metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: Set it thenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
times 31% conditions 28% circumstances 14% all 8% ever 6% condition 3% state 3% may 3% conduct 3% continually 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: surroundgleaningsGWB §391: conferred by the Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: howprayers-and-meditationsP&M §177: round Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
SE rendered الأَحْوالِ (al-ʾaḥwál), مُؤَيَّدًا (muʾayyadan), لِخِدْمَةِ (likhidmah), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik) as “all conditions, serve, Thy Cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: to assist themgleaningsGWB §11: graciously assistedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: will beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: Assist themthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: nor enterwill-and-testamentW&T §56: the Grace of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: graciously aidedgleaningsGWB §610: hath aided
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: in servinggleaningsGWB §419: of serving his best interestskitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: him adequate servicewill-and-testamentW&T §48: might serveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: servinggleaningsGWB §656: serve Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: associated with
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: Our decreefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §493: of Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: to whose commandprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: Thy bidding given ustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: in no wise
وَمُوَفَّقًا
literal: agreement; grant success; grant-success
This form usually rendered as “may”, “attained”, “strengthened” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to enable me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: and fellowshipgleaningsGWB §441: unionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: hath recognizedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: Assist Thouthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §7: in concertepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: that thou mayest be assisted thereingleaningsGWB §439: lamentably defective
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: We make mention of theegleaningsGWB §322: allusions thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: currentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §726: Thy glorificationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
SE expanded to “to extol Thy virtues”
praise 45% extol 16% celebrate 8% glorify 6% virtues 6% celebrating 6% extolling 5% magnifying 3% glory 3% praises 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: secondgleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the latterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: extol Theewill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: SecondlygleaningsGWB §46: and celebrate His praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: In the midst of
This form usually rendered as “keep”, “do”, “preserve” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: securitygleaningsGWB §545: which shall protect youkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the preservationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: Keep me safetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: watch over thee
SE rendered احْفَظْنِي (iḥfaẓní), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), بِذِراعَيْ (bidhiráʿay), قُدْرَتِكَ (qudratik), وَقَدِّرْ (waqaddir), لِي (lí) as “arms enfold, my God, almighty, ordain for me”
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: a whilefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §311: its whole characterkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: influentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: through the power of His mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are notthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: I have hung
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: It behoovethgleaningsGWB §477: It well beseemeth theekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: the full measureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §520: must needskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and as beseemeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the standardfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §180: the learned of the worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: knowest full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
