Prayers and Meditations — §643
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 643 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ سَبَقَ كَرَمُكَ وَعَلَتْ قُدْرَتُكَ وَأَحاطَتْ رَحْمَتُكَ، فَانْظُرْ إِلى بَرِيَّتِكَ بِلَحَظاتِ أَعْيُنِ أَلْطافِكَ وَلا تَدَعْهُمْ بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَأَهْوائِهِمْ فِي أَيَّامِكَ، وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ يا إِلهِي بَعِدُوا عَنْ قُرْبِكَ وَأَعْرَضُوا عَنْ وَجْهِكَ وَلكِنْ أَنْتَ الكَرِيْمُ فِي ذاتِكَ وَالرَّحِيمُ فِي نَفْسِكَ، عامِلْهُمْ بِخَفِيَّاتِ جُودِكَ وَمَواهِبِكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ أَقَرَّ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَاعْتَرَفَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ لِعَظَمَتِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou art He, O my Lord, Whose bounty hath surpassed all things, and Whose power hath transcended all things, and Whose mercy hath encompassed all things. Look, then, upon Thy people with the eyes of Thy tender mercies, and leave them not to themselves and to their corrupt desires in Thy days. How farsoever they may have strayed from Thee, and however grievously they have turned back from Thy face, yet Thou, in Thine essence, art the All-Bountiful, and, in Thine inmost spirit, art the Most Merciful. Deal with them according to the unrevealed tokens of Thy bounty and Thy gifts. Thou art, verily, the One to the power of Whose might all things have testified, and to Whose majesty and omnipotence the whole creation hath borne witness.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §127: divinely revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: O Thou Who art the Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: of the Lord
This form usually rendered as “have”, “can”, “hath” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: hath, verily, encompassedgleaningsGWB §610: have excelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: worthierprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: that hath surpassedthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereuntoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: surpassedgleaningsGWB §569: encompassethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: old
bounty 46% generosity 23% favor 8% bountiful 8% grace 5% bestowal 3% bounteousness 3% through 3% thou 3%
This form usually rendered as “hath” (1 occurrences)
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
encompassed 30% have 23% compassed 13% hath 13% enveloped 3% all-encompassing 3% encompasseth 3% blew 3% encompass 3% embraced 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: have encompassedfire-tabletFire §20: have been breathed togleaningsGWB §191: spread throughkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: supremacyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: hemmed inthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §5: from all sides afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: have appeared on
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 §193: mankindgleaningsGWB §195: God, your Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: and Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §130: arisenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §416: of creationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: mengleaningsGWB §155: healed
SE rendered فَانْظُرْ (fánẓur), بَرِيَّتِكَ (baríratik), بِلَحَظاتِ (bilaḥaẓát), أَعْيُنِ (ʾaʿyun), أَلْطافِكَ (ʾalṭáfik) as “Look, people, Thy, eyes, tender”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: recognizedgleaningsGWB §310: as thou hast observedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: take heedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: glancethe-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §30: observedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: observegleaningsGWB §168: I beheld
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: consignedgleaningsGWB §119: elementskitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: the sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: Thee with Thine own eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: thine
This form usually rendered as “favors”, “loving-kindness”, “gifts” (65 occurrences)
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 §162: these bountiesgleaningsGWB §340: choicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: highest and purestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: as a sign of My loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: bountygleaningsGWB §119: honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: goodly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: entrustedgleaningsGWB §475: resign notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: entrustethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: leave themthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: and within thee have I placedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Abandon itgleaningsGWB §636: hath committed
own 36% themselves 30% souls 9% within 6% hearts 6% lives 4% proper 2% what 2% persons 2% heedlessness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: my own wishgleaningsGWB §668: the fallenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: a soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: by Thy most effulgent Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou
This form usually rendered as “prompted”, “own”, “things” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: mere impulsefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §414: prompted by their vain imaginationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the heavenstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: spherethe-hidden-wordsHW §114: into the firmament ofwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
SE rendered أَيَّامِكَ، (ʾayyámika،), وَلَوْ (walaw), أَنَّهُمْ (ʾannahum), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), بَعِدُوا (baʿidúá), قُرْبِكَ (qurbik), وَأَعْرَضُوا (waʾaʿraḍúá) as “days, strayed, Thee, turned”
after 48% when 14% remoteness 12% far 7% then 5% notwithstanding 3% since 3% subsequent 3% future 3% subsequently 3%
This form usually rendered as “nearness”, “presence”, “whose” (36 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: as are nigh unto Theefire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §233: to draw nigh unto Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: is at hand.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §275: and to enable them to draw nigh untotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: disbelieversgleaningsGWB §110: denunciationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §210: turned away their eyesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they have turned asidetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: withdrawn from
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: proceededfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §30: before thy facekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: on His facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
SE rendered وَلكِنْ (walkin), الكَرِيْمُ (al-karím), ذاتِكَ (dhátik), وَالرَّحِيمُ (wálrraḥím), نَفْسِكَ، (nafsika،) as “yet, All-Bountiful, Merciful, spirit”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: in the discharge of his dutygleaningsGWB §458: and the things your hands have wroughtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: work aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: Thy dealingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §15: that are men of actionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: That which was done
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: to be obscuredgleaningsGWB §137: hiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: passed beyond the veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: secretstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: invisiblethe-hidden-wordsHW §124: unseenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: it is no secretgleaningsGWB §455: was unnoticed
bounty 43% bounteousness 10% favor 9% through 9% grace 9% generosity 9% bountiful 5% graciousness 3% bestowal 2% never-failing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §631: and Divine generosityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Thy manifold bountieswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: \‘The All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §621: upon His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and the plenteousness of Thy giftswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bounty
This form usually rendered as “acknowledged”, “acknowledge”, “whoso” (15 occurrences)
acknowledged 31% acknowledge 8% whoso 8% testified 8% hath 8% assigned 8% acknowledgeth 8% confessed 8% have 8% recognized 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: placegleaningsGWB §650: retreatskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: appointingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: and to ascend into the heaventablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: be solacedwill-and-testamentW&T §8: quietness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy WillgleaningsGWB §357: beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: willeth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: through the potency of Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “confessed”, “recognized” (26 occurrences)
hath 25% confessed 21% recognized 13% have 13% confessing 8% hast 4% confess 4% confesseth 4% borne 4% testifieth 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of knowledgegleaningsGWB §282: but know itkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: “Knowestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §299: hath recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: to do that which is praiseworthy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: greatnessgleaningsGWB §651: louderkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: weightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: Greater isthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the greatness of Thy majesty
