Prayers and Meditations — §619
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 619 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
تَوَكَّلَتْ بِذاتِكَ، فَيا إِلهِي هذِهِ مَرِيضٌ اسْتَظَلَّتْ فِي ظِلِّ شَجَرَةِ شِفائِكَ، وَعَلِيلٌ قَدْ هَرَبَتْ إِلى مَدْيَنِ حِراسَتِكَ، وَسَقِيمٌ أَرادَتْ تَسْنِيمَ مَواهِبِكَ، وَوَجْعانٌ سَرُعَتْ إِلى مَنْبَعِ سَكِينَتِكَ، وَعاصٍ تَوَجَّهَتْ إِلى شَطْرِ غُفْرانِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
She is sick, O my God, and hath entered beneath the shadow of the Tree of Thy healing; afflicted, and hath fled to the City of Thy protection; diseased, and hath sought the Fountainhead of Thy favors; sorely vexed, and hath hasted to attain the Wellspring of Thy tranquility; burdened with sin, and hath set her face toward the court of Thy forgiveness.
Translation Notes
SE rendered تَوَكَّلَتْ (tawakkalat), بِذاتِكَ، (bidhátika،), فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “O my, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: reliance upon HimgleaningsGWB §489: and put their confidenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: trusting whollytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Relythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: placed My whole trustgleaningsGWB §255: lotprayers-and-meditationsP&M §392: In Thee have
SE rendered بِذاتِكَ، (bidhátika،), فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), مَرِيضٌ (maríḍun) as “O my, God, sick”
SE rendered فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), مَرِيضٌ (maríḍun), اسْتَظَلَّتْ (istaẓallat) as “O my, God, sick, hath entered”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: grievous maladygleaningsGWB §307: a sick personkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the sickepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: sicknessgleaningsGWB §306: illnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: spiritualprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: am sore sick
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: shadowgleaningsGWB §533: sheltered beneath the shadowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: shelter of His shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: hath enteredthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §87: clouds
SE expanded to “of the Tree”
tree 70% burning 11% blessedness 2% neither 2% “the 2% blessed 2% same 2% tree—which 2% divine 2% “tree 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: andgleaningsGWB §56: leaveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Tree—whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the corrupt treewill-and-testamentW&T §57: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: of BlessednessgleaningsGWB §36: of the treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the same Tree
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a balmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: deliveranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: healingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §625: Healerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Heal Thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are restoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §697: my healingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: Thy healing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: motivegleaningsGWB §178: the essential prerequisiteskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: promotingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: as the criterionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: mainspring ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: illsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: pretextgleaningsGWB §36: cannot but ensure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: citadelsgleaningsGWB §555: from the Cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: the Tabernacleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: unto the citiesgleaningsGWB §438: civilizationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the everlasting Citiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: a citygleaningsGWB §73: of the city
SE expanded to “of Thy protection”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: securitygleaningsGWB §475: protectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: the Keeperwill-and-testamentW&T §1: hath watchedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: guardethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §17: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: protect him
This form usually rendered as “diseased” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: its sicknesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: ailmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: sicknesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: validityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: walk steadfastlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: disorderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: diseased
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thou didst desiregleaningsGWB §487: My wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Purpose,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §349: Thou pleasesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: soughtgleaningsGWB §608: pleaseth.”
living 50% fountainhead 50%
SE expanded to “of Thy favors”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §477: hath favored theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thy giftswill-and-testamentW&T §53: Bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §195: All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: and bountieswill-and-testamentW&T §56: gift
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §195: hastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swiftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: may haste awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste yegleaningsGWB §275: hasten yeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: I have hastened
gleaningsGWB §549: springskitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: the fountainsgleaningsGWB §102: Wellspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the fountain-headprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: One Who is the Fountainheadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: Well-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: the Wellspring
SE expanded to “of Thy tranquility”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cities of Thy justicefire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §543: enter intokitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: ye may seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §380: tranquilitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: dwellers
SE expanded to “burdened with sin”
sinner 24% sinful 14% evil 10% sin 10% rebel 10% rebelled 10% rebellious 10% every 5% transgressions 5% rebelliousness 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: of my transgressionsfire-tabletFire §35: singleaningsGWB §491: rebelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: as the most guiltywill-and-testamentW&T §17: rebelled against Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: every trace of sinfulnessgleaningsGWB §656: of his evil doings
SE expanded to “hath set her face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: hast set thy facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §512: may journeykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: themtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: to their CapitalgleaningsGWB §598: the whole worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: in the directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the KaabagleaningsGWB §226: inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: the sourceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: North and SouthgleaningsGWB §635: this
SE expanded to “of Thy forgiveness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §656: Thy forgivenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: O Thou Who forgivestwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: pardongleaningsGWB §569: ask forgiveness
