Prayers and Meditations — §6
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 6 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَيَسْتَقِيمَ بِهِ رِجْلِيْ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ لَمْ تَزَلْ كُنْتَ مُقْتَدِرًا بِمَشِيَّتِكَ وَمُرِيدًا بِإِرادَتِكَ لا يَمْنَعُكَ عَنْ أَمْرِكَ مَنْ فِيْ أَرْضِكَ وَسَمائِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ فَارْحَمْنِي بِجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ، ثُمَّ أَسْمِعْنِي نَغَماتِ الطُّيُورِ الَّتِي يُغَرِّدْنَ بِثَنآءِ نَفْسِكَ عَلَى أَفنانِ سِدْرَةِ فَرْدَانِيَّتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou art He Who from everlasting was, through the potency of His might, supreme over all things, and, through the operation of His will, was able to ordain all things. Nothing whatsoever, whether in Thy heaven or on Thy earth, can frustrate Thy purpose. Have mercy, then, upon me, O my Lord, through Thy gracious providence and generosity, and incline mine ear to the sweet melodies of the birds that warble their praise of Thee, amidst the branches of the tree of Thy oneness.
Translation Notes
SE rendered وَيَسْتَقِيمَ (wayastaqím), رِجْلِيْ، (rijlí،) as “”
people 28% station 26% arise 15% self-subsisting 8% connection 5% resurrection 4% steadfast 4% have 4% such 3% may 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Self-Subsistingfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §399: Self-Subsisting!”kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: figureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §612: have waitedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: declineth notgleaningsGWB §213: stillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: incorruptibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: wilt to eternity remainthe-hidden-wordsHW §115: passingwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: invariablygleaningsGWB §555: be dispelled
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “powerful”, “potent” (212 occurrences)
SE expanded to “potency of His might, supreme”
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: thy powerfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §41: abundantkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transcendent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: through Thy powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
This form usually rendered as “will”, “desire”, “daystar” (37 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of all created thingsgleaningsGWB §520: perishable thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: of creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: created things
SE expanded to “able to ordain”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: desirethgleaningsGWB §188: resolvedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Purpose,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: I hold my peacetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of the willgleaningsGWB §246: He hath wished
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: that which pleasethgleaningsGWB §202: aspiredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: wishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: sole aimtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze uponwill-and-testamentW&T §36: that hath conspiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: torrent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: may withholdgleaningsGWB §647: shall not deterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: detachmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: remain unmovedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: was powerless to deter Me
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
SE expanded to “on Thy earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §594: soil of the human heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: Thy landthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §636: refrain from contending
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your LordgleaningsGWB §572: the Lord theirkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORDprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: Essencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: of
SE expanded to “Have mercy, then, upon me”
mercy 75% have 6% most 4% tender 3% merciful 2% all-merciful 2% grace 2% late 2% compassionate 2% will 1%
بِجُودِكَ
literal: generosity; bounty; generosity, bounty
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bounteousness”, “generosity” (63 occurrences)
SE expanded to “through Thy gracious providence”
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 §57: bountyfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §477: favorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: pureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: through Thy providencethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal
bounty 36% generosity 27% favor 9% bountiful 9% shadow 3% bestowal 3% bounteousness 3% graciousness 3% grace 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: generosityfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §34: divine bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §286: by Thy graciousness and favorwill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: bounty
SE expanded to “incline mine ear”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: that hearkenfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §216: will incline His earkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: attune his earstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
SE expanded to “their praise of Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §321: createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: to extolepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebrationgleaningsGWB §46: celebrate His praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: from extolling Thy virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify Thee
SE rendered يُغَرِّدْنَ (yugharridn), بِثَنآءِ (bithanáʾ), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), أَفنانِ (ʾafnán), سِدْرَةِ (sidrah) as “warble, their praise of Thee, the branches, of the tree”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: your naturegleaningsGWB §300: their proper selveskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: for one momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of Thine own Beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
SE expanded to “of the tree”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: this TreegleaningsGWB §288: from the Treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: that sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Sacred Lote-Treeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Divine Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §168: unto
SE expanded to “of Thy oneness”
