Prayers and Meditations — §612
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 612 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ هُمْ قَدْ قامُوا لَدى بابِ فَضْلِكَ أَنِ افْتَحْ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ بِمَفاتِيحِ أَلْطافِكَ إِنَّك أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ وَالحاكِمُ عَلَى ما تُرِيدُ، أَيْ رَبِّ هؤلآءِ قَدْ تَوَجَّهُوا إِلَيْكَ وَأَقْبَلُوا إِلى مَقَرِّكَ فَاعْمَل بِهِمْ ما يَنْبَغِي لِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِي سَبَقَتِ العالَمِينَ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
They themselves, O my Lord, have waited at the door of Thy grace. Do Thou open it to their faces with the keys of Thy bountiful favors. Potent art Thou to do what Thou willest, and to ordain what Thou pleasest. These are the ones, O my Lord, who have set their faces towards Thee, and turned unto Thy habitation. Do with them, therefore, as becometh Thy mercy, which hath surpassed the worlds.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “O my Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of GodgleaningsGWB §122: sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Godhead
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the Self-Subsistingfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §689: standeth firm and steadfastkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: titletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), قامُوا (qámúá), لَدى (ladى), بابِ (báb), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), افْتَحْ (iftaḥ) as “have waited, at, the door, Thy grace, Do Thou open”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: bygleaningsGWB §720: through the guidance ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: when confronted withepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: fromgleaningsGWB §719: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: besideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: atgleaningsGWB §11: in Our sight
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 §168: MufaddalgleaningsGWB §579: the most meritoriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: caused to excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: bountiful favortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
SE expanded to “Do Thou open”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: turning towardsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §381: have turned wholly towardskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: and guard their facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
SE expanded to “Thy bountiful favors”
favors 32% loving-kindness 13% gifts 13% tender 11% bountiful 8% bounties 6% manifold 5% favor 5% bounty 5% transcendent 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §137: providencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: favoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: Thy transcendent favor andthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: an attentive earepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: most sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §569: of Thy manifold blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: the most excellent
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “pleaseth”, “what” (83 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thingsgleaningsGWB §512: We fain would hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: will of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §676: hath pleasedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: bindinggleaningsGWB §519: according to the precepts prescribedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: significanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: of Thy preceptstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands of the government
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: returnfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §579: set your faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the tribesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: Thine acceptancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
seat 20% established 14% acknowledged 11% habitation 10% hath 10% have 9% place 6% confess 6% ordained 6% spot 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: stillgleaningsGWB §307: is independentkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: confess and acknowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §612: Thy habitationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: the courtwill-and-testamentW&T §13: hidden
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: evil deedsgleaningsGWB §606: of all actskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: work aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: may carry outtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §27: pursuitsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: carry out
This form usually rendered as “behooveth”, “beseemeth”, “must” (51 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: it behoovegleaningsGWB §507: is it not your clear dutykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: the full measureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: fit forgleaningsGWB §115: can claimkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemly
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thou hast not mercy upon themfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §40: mercieskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: infinite graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §817: art the Most Mercifultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
hath 44% surpassed 22% preceded 6% surpasseth 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% pervaded 3% permeated 3% surpass 3% grasp 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: surpassedgleaningsGWB §134: escaped themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: in bygone agesthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereuntoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: precededgleaningsGWB §60: pervadedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: may encompass
