Prayers and Meditations — §620

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 620 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

إِذًا يا إِلهِي وَمَحْبُوبِي فَأَلْبِسْها بِسُلْطانِ عِنايَتِكَ قَمِيصَ بَرْدِكَ وَشِفائِكَ، ثُمَّ أَشْرِبْها مِنْ كَأْسِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَأَلْطافِكَ، ثُمَّ احْفَظْها عَنْ كُلِّ داءٍ وَسَقَمٍ وَوَجَعٍ وَعِلَّةٍ وَعَنْ كُلِّ ما يَكْرَهُهُ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Attire her, by Thy sovereignty and Thy loving-kindness, O my God and my Beloved, with the raiment of Thy balm and Thy healing, and make her quaff of the cup of Thy mercy and Thy favors. Protect her, moreover, from every affliction and ailment, from all pain and sickness, and from whatsoever may be abhorrent unto Thee.

Translation Notes

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h → “my god”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Divine gleaningsGWB §386: other God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holiness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinity the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: God gleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy

وَمَحْبُوبِي

wamaḥbúbí ḥ-b-b → “my beloved”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

beloved 58% best-beloved 18% well-beloved 11% thou 3% one 3% divine 3% god 3% desire 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Our loved ones fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §656: I cherish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His love prayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: the Object of the adoration tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I long tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desire

فَأَلْبِسْها

faʾalbishá l-b-s → “attire”

literal: garment; clothe; garment, clothing

attire 25% clothe 19% garb 13% raiment 6% clothes 6% guise 6% drape 6% robe 6% doubt 6% pomp 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: with the raiment gleaningsGWB §110: guise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: pomp prayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: woven epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: clothes gleaningsGWB §130: garb kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: apparel prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: didst clothe Him

بِسُلْطانِ

bisulṭán s-l-ṭ → “by thy sovereignty”

literal: sovereignty; king; authority

SE expanded to “by Thy sovereignty”

king 39% sovereignty 23% sháh 13% sovereign 9% lord 5% power 3% through 3% monarch 2% divine 2% manifest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the powers gleaningsGWB §592: by virtue of His sovereignty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: Kingdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: all-conquering tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §98: chief will-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just king epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the power

عِنايَتِكَ

ʿináyatik ʿ-n-y → “thy loving-kindness”

literal: care; meaning; meanings

loving-kindness 65% bounty 7% grace 7% gracious 5% tender 4% mercy 4% through 2% mercies 2% favor 2% love 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Spiritual fire-tabletFire §15: Thy bounty gleaningsGWB §43: of loving-kindness kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: mystic prayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: tender mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §3: the sign will-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness

قَمِيصَ

qamíṣ q-m-ṣ → “raiment”

literal: shirt, garment; shirt/garment

robe 37% raiment 30% garment 17% arrayed 3% all 3% smell 3% garments 3% robes 3%

fire-tabletFire §44: the garment gleaningsGWB §51: the smell of My garment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: divers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: of Thy raiment tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: robes the-hidden-wordsHW §1: and will-and-testamentW&T §10: my vesture gleaningsGWB §257: the robe

بَرْدِكَ

bardik b-r-d → “brother” Distinctive

literal: brother

This form usually rendered as “balm” (1 occurrences)

brother 37% obtain 11% cold 11% brethren 11% taken 7% forbearance 7% escorted 4% remove 4% brothers 4% snatched 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: taken fire-tabletFire §38: the cold gleaningsGWB §16: apathy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: rained prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are warmed the-hidden-wordsHW §106: close epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: forbearance and loving-kindness fire-tabletFire §7: Coldness

وَشِفائِكَ،

washifáʾika، sh-f-y → “thy healing”

literal: healing; healing, cure; healer

healing 61% healer 17% balm 6% deliverance 6% heal 6% restored 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a balm kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: deliverance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: Thy healing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Heal Thou prayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: healing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §625: Healer prayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thy healing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §697: my healing

أَشْرِبْها

ʾashribhá sh-r-b → “make her quaff”

literal: drink; drank; to drink

SE expanded to “make her quaff”

give 50% make 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: hath drunk gleaningsGWB §467: given to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: those that have quaffed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: give me to drink the-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: quaffed the draught gleaningsGWB §200: drain it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: cup

كَأْسِ

kaʾas k-ʾ-s → “cup”

literal: cup; cup/goblet; cup, chalice

cup 75% chalice 19% one 6%

gleaningsGWB §58: chalice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: the wine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: the cups gleaningsGWB §15: cup kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the one Cup gleaningsGWB §58: cups gleaningsGWB §383: the cup

رَحْمَتِكَ

raḥmatik r-ḥ-m → “thy mercy”

literal: mercy; merciful

mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: All-Merciful fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §92: grace kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: Thy grace tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My mercy

وَأَلْطافِكَ،

waʾalṭáfika، l-ṭ-f → “thy favors”

literal: kindness; kindness, grace

favors 34% gifts 13% loving-kindness 11% tender 11% bounties 9% favor 7% bounty 5% bountiful 5% manifold 4% fragrance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: crystal pure gleaningsGWB §288: the subtleties kitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: lovingkindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §612: of Thy bountiful favors the-hidden-wordsHW §160: divine favor will-and-testamentW&T §27: as a sign epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: is pure gleaningsGWB §679: light and untrammeled

احْفَظْها

iḥfaẓhá ḥ-f-ẓ → “protect”

literal: protection; protect

protect 23% guard 17% shield 15% protection 14% preserve 7% protected 5% keep 5% care 5% preserved 4% watch 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: protect gleaningsGWB §505: Keep kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: tighten prayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: will preserve me tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn well will-and-testamentW&T §38: for the protection epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: preserve

داءٍ

dáʾin d-w-ʾ → “pain”

literal: disease; disease, malady

pain 25% leprosy 25% ills 25% affliction 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: pain gleaningsGWB §155: leprosy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: the ills prayers-and-meditationsP&M §620: affliction

وَسَقَمٍ

wasaqamin s-q-m → “ailment”

literal: sickness; sick

sickness 43% ailment 29% validity 14% disorder 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: sickness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: ailment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: diseased epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: its sickness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: validity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: walk steadfastly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: disorder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Path

وَوَجَعٍ

wawajaʿin w-j-ʿ → “sorely” Distinctive

literal: pain, ache

This form usually rendered as “pain” (1 occurrences)

sorely 50% pain 50%

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §620: pain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: sorely vexed

وَعِلَّةٍ

waʿillahin ʿ-l-l

literal: cause

SE rendered داءٍ (dáʾin), وَسَقَمٍ (wasaqamin), وَوَجَعٍ (wawajaʿin), وَعِلَّةٍ (waʿillahin), وَعَنْ (waʿan), يَكْرَهُهُ (yakrahuh) as “affliction, ailment, pain, from all, may be abhorrent unto Thee”