Prayers and Meditations — §597
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 597 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
َّذِيْ 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، أَيْ رَبِّ تَرَانِي مُقْبِلاً إِلى بَحْرِ فَضْ
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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §232: hath been shedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §597: waftedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §367: degradethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: were diffusedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §655: and diffused
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: breathsgleaningsGWB §289: the breathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: the holy fragranceswill-and-testamentW&T §13: sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the breathsgleaningsGWB §187: the sweet smelling savorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: sweet smell
fire-tabletFire §44: the garmentgleaningsGWB §43: the garment of unbeliefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: diversprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: raimenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: robesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the inner essence thereofwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my vesturegleaningsGWB §187: their garment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: would be madefire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §122: Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: attainmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: of Thy meetingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: hast obtainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: is
embodiments 18% tabernacles 18% temples 12% beings 12% bodies 12% manifestations 6% sanctified 6% luminous 6% souls 6% all 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the formfire-tabletFire §44: Thy templegleaningsGWB §589: Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Templesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: our templestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: the embodimentsthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy templewill-and-testamentW&T §1: the Temple
SE rendered وَمَرَّتْ (wamarrat), هَياكلِ (hayákl), الوُجُودِ (al-wujúd), أَرْياحُ (ʾaryáḥ), جُودِكَ (júdik) as “passed, created things, winds, grace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: could findfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §262: perceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: be foundprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: Existence itselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest findwill-and-testamentW&T §4: despite
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: wentfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §417: peace and tranquillitykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the life ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: the windstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an immortal spirit
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bounteousness”, “generosity” (63 occurrences)
bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §12: bountiful favorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: bountiful graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §6: through Thy gracious providencethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal
SE rendered أَرْياحُ (ʾaryáḥ), جُودِكَ (júdik), وَفَضْلِكَ (wafaḍlik), تَجْعَلَنِي (tajʿalaní) as “winds, grace, assist”
This form usually rendered as “number”, “suffer”, “set” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: madefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §138: have, moreover, ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: thrustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: empowered methe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: hath adorned
SE expanded to “and under all conditions”
times 30% conditions 15% under 15% all 10% continually 10% condition 5% state 5% circumstances 5% whatever 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: conditiongleaningsGWB §439: orderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: the stateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: times and under all conditionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
SE rendered الأَحْوالِ (al-ʾaḥwál), مُؤَيَّدًا (muʾayyadan), لِخِدْمَةِ (likhidmah), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik) as “and under all conditions, serve, Cause”
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 §478: strengthenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: to aid themthe-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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: servegleaningsGWB §723: to servekitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: servantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: continued to servewill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: and of servinggleaningsGWB §419: servingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: esteemed and honoured friend
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §112: Thou didst prescribekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: to proclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: at Thy biddingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power
وَمُوَفَّقًا
literal: agreement; grant success; grant-success
This form usually rendered as “may”, “strengthened”, “hath” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: assistedgleaningsGWB §601: fellowshipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: at variance withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: assist themwill-and-testamentW&T §10: Graciously assistepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Aid megleaningsGWB §395: perfect fellowshipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: according to our
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
This form usually rendered as “praise”, “celebrate”, “virtues” (71 occurrences)
praise 46% celebrate 9% virtues 9% extol 9% celebrating 7% glorify 6% extolling 6% magnifying 4% muse 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §739: “Praise beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: secondgleaningsGWB §46: celebrate His praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: to praise Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebration
This form usually rendered as “do”, “preserve”, “guard” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: watch overgleaningsGWB §511: preservingkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §621: the Preservertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §5: shielded and protectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: Watch ye, therefore, over
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”
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 §92: it behoovegleaningsGWB §620: becomethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: meetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: It behoovethgleaningsGWB §477: It well beseemeth theekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: face of the earthfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §437: the world’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: of all beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
SE rendered عَالَمٍ (ʿálamin), عَوالِمِكَ، (ʿawálimika،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “world, worlds, my”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of DivinitygleaningsGWB §548: everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: omnipotencetablet-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 §198: the Lord of
SE rendered عَوالِمِكَ، (ʿawálimika،), رَبِّ (rabb), تَرَانِي (tarání) as “worlds, my”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: beheldfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §163: of the visionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: Thou dost considerthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: seegleaningsGWB §359: judgment
SE rendered عَوالِمِكَ، (ʿawálimika،), رَبِّ (rabb), تَرَانِي (tarání), مُقْبِلاً (muqbiláan) as “worlds, my”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: prior tofire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §689: face and withstandkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: such asprayers-and-meditationsP&M §410: Granttablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), تَرَانِي (tarání), مُقْبِلاً (muqbiláan), بَحْرِ (baḥr) as “my”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: seafire-tabletFire §3: WheregleaningsGWB §233: the outpouring gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: most great Oceantablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: the ancient seawill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Ocean
