Prayers and Meditations — §631
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 631 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ فَاجْعَلْنِيْ فِي كُلِّ الأَحْوالِ مُسْتَعِدًّا لِلْقِيامِ عَلَى خِدْمَتِكَ وَالإِقْبالِ إِلى كَعْبَةِ أَمْرِكَ وَجَمالِكَ، لَوْ تُرِيدُ فَاجْعَلْنِيْ نَباتَ رِياضِ فَضْلِكَ لِتُحَرِّكَنِيْ أَرْياحُ مَشِيَّتِكَ كَيْفَ تَشآءُ بِحَيْثُ لا يَبْقى فِي قَبْضَتِيْ اخْتِيارُ الحَرَكَةِ وَالسُّكُونِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Make me ready, in all circumstances, O my Lord, to serve Thee and to set myself towards the adored sanctuary of Thy Revelation and of Thy Beauty. If it be Thy pleasure, make me to grow as a tender herb in the meadows of Thy grace, that the gentle winds of Thy will may stir me up and bend me into conformity with Thy pleasure, in such wise that my movement and my stillness may be wholly directed by Thee.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: His LordgleaningsGWB §572: the Lord theirkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: arttablet-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 §155: Our Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: “Consecratefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §196: hath establishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: the abject beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: make metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe thyself therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
times 31% conditions 28% circumstances 14% all 8% ever 6% condition 3% state 3% may 3% conduct 3% continually 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: let him turngleaningsGWB §211: countenancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: Ponder for a momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: by Thy strengthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §8: Now at this moment
This form usually rendered as “ready” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “arise”, “resurrection”, “arose” (82 occurrences)
arise 52% resurrection 18% arose 8% arisen 5% rise 5% have 3% proclaim 3% purpose 2% obtain 2% opposition 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: above all elsefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §48: wherethroughkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: primarilyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: all-compelling mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
SE rendered مُسْتَعِدًّا (mustaʿiddan), لِلْقِيامِ (lilqíám), خِدْمَتِكَ (khidmatik), وَالإِقْبالِ (wálʾiqbál), كَعْبَةِ (kaʿbah) as “ready, to serve, to set myself, the adored sanctuary”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: render some servicegleaningsGWB §419: of serving his best interestskitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: associated withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: for Thy servicewill-and-testamentW&T §48: might serveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: of My servantsgleaningsGWB §513: promote the best interestskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: went
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “turning” (42 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to set myself”
turn 23% turned 23% turning 12% conversion 8% faith 8% setting 8% recognizing 8% having 4% return 4% acknowledged 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: acknowledgedfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §475: fix thy gazekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: inadmissibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: and to incline metablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
gleaningsGWB §41: Ka‘bkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: the adored sanctuarygleaningsGWB §31: the celestial Kaabaprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: attaining the adored sanctuarygleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: adored Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: object of the adoration
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: by His commandfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §316: variation in its functionskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: Cause of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Thy Revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: of My cause
SE expanded to “of Thy Beauty”
beauty 85% gaze 2% face 2% whose 2% countenance 1% glory 1% contemplation 1% swear 1% most 1% through 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: among whomgleaningsGWB §613: By My Beauty!kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: Ancient Beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and by My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: His wishgleaningsGWB §246: My heart’s desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: my wishthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: hath had no desire exceptgleaningsGWB §246: wish forkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: divine Purpose
SE rendered لَوْ (law), تُرِيدُ (turíd), فَاجْعَلْنِيْ (fájʿalní), نَباتَ (nabát), رِياضِ (ríáḍ), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), لِتُحَرِّكَنِيْ (lituḥarrikaní) as “If, Thy pleasure, make me, in the meadows, of Thy grace, may stir me up”
gleaningsGWB §82: may spring forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: spring forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: a tender herbthe-hidden-wordsHW §108: spring upwill-and-testamentW&T §16: branchedgleaningsGWB §312: bringeth forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: germinateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: caused to spring forth
SE expanded to “in the meadows”
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
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 §261: is as the meritgleaningsGWB §68: through the gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: attainmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: His mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
This form usually rendered as “may” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: movefire-tabletFire §27: MovergleaningsGWB §619: be still movingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: leadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: my Moverthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: MOVING FORM OFwill-and-testamentW&T §43: alertepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: through Whose movement
SE expanded to “of Thy will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: Nothing whatsoevergleaningsGWB §300: elected to forbidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: or wilt desiretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE rendered لِتُحَرِّكَنِيْ (lituḥarrikaní), أَرْياحُ (ʾaryáḥ), مَشِيَّتِكَ (mashíhatik), كَيْفَ (kayf), تَشآءُ (tasháʾ), بِحَيْثُ (biḥayth), يَبْقى (yabqى) as “may stir me up, the gentle winds, of Thy will, in such wise that, may be”
SE expanded to “in such wise that”
This form usually rendered as “remain”, “will”, “endureth” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Eternityfire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §630: will immortalizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: all that which remainethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: the Imperishabletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §80: yet lingers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: this afflictiongleaningsGWB §303: yield upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: turnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: my movementepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: in Whose graspgleaningsGWB §476: and hold firmly within the graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: swayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §703: in Thy hands
This form usually rendered as “chose”, “chosen”, “choose” (15 occurrences)
SE expanded to “wholly directed by Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: chosengleaningsGWB §417: whatsoever He willethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §28: be their well-wishersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §690: shall be better
calm 19% stillness 13% stability 13% peace 13% tranquility 13% serenity 6% poise 6% calmly 6% lay 6% tranquillized 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: wherein to abidefire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §543: and enterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: have soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §380: tranquilitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellwill-and-testamentW&T §48: quiet
