Prayers and Meditations — §634
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 634 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ِ أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ أَنارَتِ الأَرَضُونَ وَالسَّمَواتُ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي راضِيًا بِما قَدَّرْتَهُ فِي أَلْواحِكَ بِحَيْثُ لَنْ أَجِدَ فِي نَفْسِي مُرَادًا إِلاَّ ما أَنْتَ أَرَدْتَهُ بِسُلْطانِكَ وَمَشِيَّةً إِلاَّ ما أَنْتَ قَضَيْتَهُ بِمَشِيَّتِكَ، إِلى مَنْ أَتَوَجَّهُ يا إِلهِي بَعْدَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I implore Thee, O my Lord, by Thy name the splendors of which have encompassed the earth and the heavens, to enable me so to surrender my will to what Thou hast decreed in Thy Tablets, that I may cease to discover within me any desire except what Thou didst desire through the power of Thy sovereignty, and any will save what Thou didst destine for me by Thy will.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §39: thy questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §217: I beseech Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: I pray Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: ask
SE expanded to “by Thy name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: enlightenedfire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning lightgleaningsGWB §308: the source of that lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: the fragrance of His lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: all that is on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §584: the dwellers on earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and on Thy earththe-hidden-wordsHW §1: obtain the gemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §202: this world
This form usually rendered as “number”, “suffer”, “set” (40 occurrences)
راضِيًا
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
This form usually rendered as “satisfied”, “content”, “willing” (16 occurrences)
SE expanded to “surrender my will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: uprightfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §656: Thy Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: good-pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: to please Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: his own willwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: was satisfied
This form usually rendered as “power”, “thou”, “might” (157 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: can neverfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §718: the mightkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §124: the power of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
tablets 88% scriptures 13%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: Lawh-i-Burhan (TabletgleaningsGWB §286: comprehendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: Tablet”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: and Thy Tabletstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tabletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: TabletsgleaningsGWB §198: the Prophets
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: inasmuchgleaningsGWB §480: so thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: in such wise thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: and willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: that I will ceaseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and to waitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: They are such that
This form usually rendered as “find”, “perceive”, “discover” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: hathfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §693: tastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the recognition ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they may discovertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “soul”, “one” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: pleasethgleaningsGWB §270: decidedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He pleaseth,”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 §636: He hath refused to reserve
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: kingsgleaningsGWB §632: all sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: and Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: and through whatsoevergleaningsGWB §295: to anything whateverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: Thy primal willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: He pleaseth
This form usually rendered as “hast”, “didst”, “ordained” (13 occurrences)
hast 18% didst 9% ordained 9% destine 9% accomplished 9% decreed 9% decree 9% thou 9% destined 9% whatsoever 9%
SE rendered بِمَشِيَّتِكَ، (bimashíhatika،), أَتَوَجَّهُ (ʾatawajjah), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “by Thy will, O my Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: proceededfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §510: fix Thy gaze uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: themtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “god”, “divine”, “god’s” (277 occurrences)
SE expanded to “O my Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: God but their own desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §560: is
