Prayers and Meditations — §598
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 598 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ تَرَانِي مُقْبِلاً إِلى بَحْرِ فَضْلِكَ وَكَعْبَةِ عَطائِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِأَنْ لا تَجْعَلَنِي مَحْرُومًا عَنْ تَرَشُّحَاتِ بَحْرِ جُودِكَ وَلا مَمْنُوعًا عَنْ أَمْطارِ سَحابِ مَرْحَمَتِكَ، أَنَا الَّذِيْ يا إِلهِي تَشَبَّثْتُ بِذَيْلِكَ المُنِيرِ وَتَمَسَّكْتُ بِحَبْلِكَ المُحْكَمِ المَتِينِ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ خَلَقْتَنِي وَرَزَقْتَنِي وَرَبَّيْتَنِي وَأَطْعَمْتَنِي وَأَغْذَيْتَنِي لِعِرْفانِ مَطْلَعِ آياتِكَ وَمَظْهَرِ بَيِّناتِكَ، فَأَحْمَدُكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي بِما جَعَلْتَنِي فائِزًا بِهذا المَقامِ الأَعْلَى وَهَذِهِ الرُّتْبَةِ العُلْيا، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُعْطِ المُقْتَدِرُ الباذِلُ الغَفُورُ الْكَرِيمُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou beholdest, O my Lord, how I have set myself towards the ocean of Thy grace and the adored sanctuary of Thy favors. Deny me not, I pray Thee, the drops which are sprinkled from the ocean of Thy gifts; neither do Thou withhold from me the outpourings of the clouds of Thy tender mercies. I am he, O my God, that hath clung to the resplendent hem of Thy robe, and taken hold on Thy strong cord that none can sever. I testify that Thou hast created me, and nourished me, and brought me up, and fed me, and sustained me, that I may recognize Him Who is the Dayspring of Thy signs, and the Revealer of Thy clear tokens. I offer unto Thee, therefore, most high praise, O Lord my God, that Thou hast suffered me to attain unto this most sublime station and this most august seat. Thou, truly, art the Great Giver, the Almighty, the All-Bountiful, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: O my LordgleaningsGWB §233: of his Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: Thy sovereigntytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: perceivedfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §77: have appearedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: opinionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: may see Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: seeth
مُقْبِلاً
literal: before; acceptance; approach
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “face”, “turning” (41 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have set myself towards”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by turning towards Himfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §629: and set their affectionskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: precededprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: He deign to accepttablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: oceansgleaningsGWB §684: an oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: the immensitywill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the OceangleaningsGWB §71: the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: preferablegleaningsGWB §432: good gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: God’s holy graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: Thy gracious favortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
gleaningsGWB §31: the celestial Kaabakitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the TabernaclegleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: the adored sanctuarygleaningsGWB §41: Ka‘bprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and the sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: the object of my adoration
bounty 33% favor 13% generosity 13% bounteousness 13% munificence 7% graciousness 7% favors 7% bounties 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: of bountyfire-tabletFire §4: generositygleaningsGWB §631: munificencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: show kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and Thy bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: is My gift to theewill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: bounty
This form usually rendered as “beseech”, “implore”, “entreat” (186 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I pray Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §518: Ye will most certainly be called upon to answerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: I nevertheless beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: askethgleaningsGWB §112: I beseechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: I moreover entreat Thee
SE rendered أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), تَجْعَلَنِي (tajʿalaní), مَحْرُومًا (maḥrúman), تَرَشُّحَاتِ (tarashshuḥát) as “I pray Thee, Deny me, drops which are sprinkled”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: We made itfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §196: hath establishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: appointprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: carried away as captivetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe thyself therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
This form usually rendered as “deprived”, “deprive”, “bereft” (86 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: SanctuarygleaningsGWB §35: habitationskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: garb of pilgrimageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: wholly deprivedthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: forbidden
SE expanded to “drops which are sprinkled”
sprinkling 25% drops 20% sprinkle 15% dewdrop 10% surging 5% outpourings 5% taking 5% woes 5% showers 5% besprinkled 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: a sprinklingfire-tabletFire §19: surginggleaningsGWB §117: outpouringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: glimmerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: the effusionsgleaningsGWB §581: sprinkle therewithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: besprinkledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: with the drops sprinkled
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 §35: manifold bountieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: everlasting gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: by Thy bountiful favorthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: My loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bountyfire-tabletFire §34: downpour
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: We, verily, have forbidden yougleaningsGWB §148: hath intervenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: turn awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: keeping them backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: deter
This form usually rendered as “showers”, “rain”, “overflowing” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: cloudsgleaningsGWB §227: a cloudkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: showeringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: and the cloudsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §627: from the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of the clouds
SE expanded to “Thy tender mercies”
tender 67% loving-kindness 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §124: blessingkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: O Thou Who art the Most Mercifultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: from Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §531: By the righteousness of the one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of God,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: the Lord of their livestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: taken fast holdgleaningsGWB §511: resolvekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: set our hearts onprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and seizedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: seizedgleaningsGWB §411: take firm hold on
skirt 50% resplendent 50%
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), تَشَبَّثْتُ (tashabbatht), بِذَيْلِكَ (bidhaylik), المُنِيرِ (al-munír), وَتَمَسَّكْتُ (watamassakt), بِحَبْلِكَ (biḥablik) as “my God, hath clung, resplendent hem, taken hold, strong cord”
resplendent 36% radiant 11% illumined 11% luminous 9% illuminated 9% shining 7% enlightening 5% effulgent 5% clear 5% enlightened 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §583: pure lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: Its shiningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: orbtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My lightwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
This form usually rendered as “have”, “hath”, “clinging” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: cleave fastgleaningsGWB §394: in their pursuit ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: those that have clung toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: laid holdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: cleave tenaciously untogleaningsGWB §176: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: have held fast
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the cordgleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: to Thy cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: clung togleaningsGWB §684: life-veinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: on Thy cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: to the cordgleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously to
SE rendered وَتَمَسَّكْتُ (watamassakt), بِحَبْلِكَ (biḥablik), المُحْكَمِ (al-muḥkam), المَتِينِ، (al-matíni،), أَشْهَدُ (ʾashhad) as “taken hold, strong cord, I testify”
perspicuous 17% gird 17% binding 13% weighty 13% mighty 9% firm 9% firmer 9% firmly-established 4% irrefutable 4% fortified 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: have they pronounced judgmentgleaningsGWB §253: whose judgments are in conformitykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: ye judgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: the Ordainertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the firm and conclusive
SE rendered بِحَبْلِكَ (biḥablik), المُحْكَمِ (al-muḥkam), المَتِينِ، (al-matíni،), أَشْهَدُ (ʾashhad), خَلَقْتَنِي (khalaqtaní) as “strong cord, I testify, hast created me”
firm 20% mighty 20% immovable 13% safe 7% afflictive 7% cord 7% grievous 7% which 7% inviolable 7% none 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: immovablegleaningsGWB §719: which no man can severkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: inviolableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: the surestwill-and-testamentW&T §10: the Strongepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: firmgleaningsGWB §221: afflictiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: that none can sever
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: bear witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §40: made manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: ye yourselves have been witnessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: I recognize, moreover,tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
SE expanded to “hast created me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: virtuesfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §728: man’s earthly existencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: creation.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: of such of Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy virtues
SE expanded to “and nourished me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: nourish themselvesgleaningsGWB §449: Who hath nourished theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: partakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §478: and supply themwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §98: partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: Upon him was also bestowed a portion of
This form usually rendered as “brought” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “fed” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: that Divine sustenancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: tableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: enable me to tastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: nourishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: the savorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: foodprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: nourish mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: shall be the food
This form usually rendered as “sustained” (1 occurrences)
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: recognized as derivedgleaningsGWB §197: can perceivekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: failed to apprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: to all except them that have recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: failed to recognize
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: Sourcefire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §506: and partakekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: of knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: hasten forthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
signs 55% utterances 18% verses 8% most 6% utterance 3% words 3% sweetness 3% repudiated 2% through 2% truth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §320: a testimonykitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: This verseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: the greatest of Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse
manifestation 58% revealer 16% who 12% manifest 3% dayspring 2% manifested 2% manifestations 2% revealest 1% focused 1% symbol 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: be made manifestfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §96: reveal it unto menkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: livesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: Thou didst show forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation
SE expanded to “Thy clear tokens”
clear 75% testimonies 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Praised begleaningsGWB §610: Render thankskitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: Prophet Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: Glory be to Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §412: Magnified be Thy name
attain 49% attained 21% invested 6% will 4% attaineth 4% attainest 4% recognized 4% hath 4% vouchsafed 4% forgiven 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: attainestgleaningsGWB §314: discoveredkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: beholdingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: hath enteredtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been honouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: they may attain unto
SE expanded to “most sublime station”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: in your steadfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §29: shookkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: raised me uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
SE rendered فائِزًا (fáʾizan), بِهذا (bihdhá), المَقامِ (al-maqám), الأَعْلَى (al-ʾaʿlá), وَهَذِهِ (wahadhih), الرُّتْبَةِ (ar-rutbah) as “attain unto, most sublime station, most august seat”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: transcendent and most sublimefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §48: overrulingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: they that are exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: how couldtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
state 19% station 19% rank 19% estate 6% hypothesis 6% revelation 6% instance 6% stations 6% seat 6% part 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou hast given megleaningsGWB §479: He bestowethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: giftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §31: All-Bounteousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: render theegleaningsGWB §355: unfoldedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: withholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §148: All-Bountiful
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘I beg forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §66: the Forgiving!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: O Thou Who forgivestwill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: will forgivefire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
most 53% all-bountiful 25% generous 6% all-bounteous 3% noble 3% god 3% blessed 2% bountiful 2% sublime 2% goodness 2%
