Prayers and Meditations — §648

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 648 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

را ميجوئيم، اميد چنانكه نفسى را از فضلت محروم نسازى و از طراز عدل و انصاف منع ننمائى توئى سلطان كرم و مالك عطا وَالمُهَيْمِنُ عَلَى مَنْ فِي الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاءِ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Whatever betide us, we beseech Thine ancient forgiveness, and seek Thine all-pervasive grace. Our hope is that Thou wilt deny no one Thy grace, and wilt deprive no soul of the ornament of fairness and justice. Thou art the King of all bounty, and the Lord of all favors, and supreme over all who are in heaven and on earth.

Translation Notes

ميجوئيم،

míjúʾím، j-s-t → “have” Distinctive

literal: seek; sought; to seek

This form usually rendered as “beseech” (2 occurrences)

have 18% ascended 9% eschewed 9% shun 9% inviting 9% conceived 9% sought 9% clinging 9% cling 9% seek 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have clung gleaningsGWB §148: to shun kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: have prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: we beseech the-hidden-wordsHW §84: seeketh will-and-testamentW&T §43: Watch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: ascended gleaningsGWB §130: eschewed

اميد

imíd ʾ-m-d → “our hope”

literal: hope

hope 67% fain 22% hoped 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: We fain would hope kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: Our hope is the-hidden-wordsHW §95: hath reached will-and-testamentW&T §38: the hope epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not been mentioned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: fain would hope epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: hope kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: come

نفسى

nfsى n-f-s → “no one”

literal: self; soul; souls

myself 28% soul 15% one 14% man 10% anyone 8% any 8% mine 5% self 5% life 3% souls 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: My gleaningsGWB §465: My state kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: desires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: of Thy tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soul will-and-testamentW&T §58: To none

از

iz ʾ-z

literal: from

SE rendered ميجوئيم، (míjúʾím،), اميد (imíd), چنانكه (chnánkh), نفسى (nfsى), از (iz), فضلت (fḍlt), محروم (mḥrúm), نسازى (nsázى), از (iz), طراز (ṭráz), عدل (ʿdl) as “we beseech, Our hope, that Thou, no one, Thy grace, wilt deny, the ornament, justice”

23 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: at kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: Amongst

فضلت

fḍlt f-ḍ-l → “thy grace”

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

grace 77% bounty 6% through 4% gracious 3% mercy 3% token 2% better 2% tender 2% great 1% favor 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: distinguished gleaningsGWB §10: favors kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: caused to excel prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: and grace tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garment will-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues

محروم

mḥrúm ḥ-r-m → “wilt deny” Distinctive

literal: deprived; deprive

This form usually rendered as “deprived”, “deprive”, “bereft” (86 occurrences)

deprived 59% deprive 13% bereft 5% withhold 5% deny 5% depriveth 4% debarred 4% withheld 2% utterly 2% have 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be deprived gleaningsGWB §549: holy court kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Household kitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: spiritually destitute prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and my deprivation the-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeit will-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Sanctuary

نسازى

nsázى s-ʾ-z

literal: make; make/construct; to make

SE rendered چنانكه (chnánkh), نفسى (nfsى), از (iz), فضلت (fḍlt), محروم (mḥrúm), نسازى (nsázى), از (iz), طراز (ṭráz), عدل (ʿdl), انصاف (inṣáf), منع (mnʿ) as “that Thou, no one, Thy grace, wilt deny, the ornament, justice, deprive”

illuminate 40% envelop 20% themselves 20% deprived 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: illuminate gleaningsGWB §443: envelop kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: themselves kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: being deprived

طراز

ṭráz ṭ-r-z → “ornament”

literal: ornament; adornment; ornament/embroidery

ornament 57% adornment 18% vesture 5% splendour 5% crown 3% temple 3% raiment 3% wherewith 3% jewel 3% arrayed 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: with the ornament gleaningsGWB §210: thy jewel kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendour kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: decked forth by tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: crown to gleaningsGWB §589: beauteous image

انصاف

inṣáf n-ṣ-f

literal: fairness; equity; be fair

SE rendered محروم (mḥrúm), نسازى (nsázى), از (iz), طراز (ṭráz), عدل (ʿdl), انصاف (inṣáf), منع (mnʿ), ننمائى (nnmáʾى), توئى (túʾى), سلطان (slṭán), كرم (krm) as “wilt deny, the ornament, justice, deprive, Thou art, the King, all bounty”

equity 25% justice 23% fair 18% fairness 18% fair-minded 5% fairly 4% injustice 4% equitable 2% equitably 2% far 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: of them that judge equitably gleaningsGWB §67: discerning and fair-minded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: understanding the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou aright epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: equitable gleaningsGWB §181: claim to be just kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: with epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: Judge ye fairly

منع

mnʿ m-n-ʿ → “deprive” Distinctive

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

This form usually rendered as “withhold”, “have”, “hindered” (77 occurrences)

withhold 14% have 14% hindered 14% withheld 11% prevented 8% deter 8% hinder 8% hath 8% prevent 8% can 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: had been forbidden gleaningsGWB §148: hath intervened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: mightiest and loftiest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §599: powerless to hinder tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hindered will-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permitted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: may withhold

ننمائى

nnmáʾى n-m-y

literal: do; show; to do

SE rendered از (iz), طراز (ṭráz), عدل (ʿdl), انصاف (inṣáf), منع (mnʿ), ننمائى (nnmáʾى), توئى (túʾى), سلطان (slṭán), كرم (krm), مالك (málk), عطا (ʿṭá) as “the ornament, justice, deprive, Thou art, the King, all bounty, Lord, all favors”