Prayers and Meditations — §659
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 659 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
و مطيع تابيده، اى رحيمى كه ساذج رحمت بابت را ساجد و جوهر عنايت كعبهء امرت را طائف از تو سؤآل مينمائيم فضل قديمت را ميطلبيم و جود جديدت را ميجوئيم كه بر مظاهر وجود رحم فرمائى و از فيوضات ايّامت محروم نسازى جميع
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O God of mercy, before Whose door the quintessence of mercy hath bowed down, and round the sanctuary of Whose Cause loving-kindness, in its inmost spirit, hath circled, we beseech Thee, entreating Thine ancient grace, and seeking Thy present favor, that Thou mayest have mercy upon all who are the manifestations of the world of being, and to deny them not the outpourings of Thy grace in Thy days.
Translation Notes
SE rendered مطيع (mṭíʿ), تابيده، (tábídh،), رحيمى (rḥímى), ساذج (sádhj), رحمت (rḥmt) as “God, quintessence, mercy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: obeyestgleaningsGWB §699: Whoso arisethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: believerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: to obeytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to do thiswill-and-testamentW&T §7: obedientepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: “ObeygleaningsGWB §492: to be obedient unto Him
SE rendered مطيع (mṭíʿ), تابيده، (tábídh،), رحيمى (rḥímى), ساذج (sádhj), رحمت (rḥmt), بابت (bábt) as “God, quintessence, mercy, door”
mercy 75% have 6% most 4% tender 3% merciful 2% all-merciful 2% grace 2% late 2% compassionate 2% will 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: All-Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §12: charitykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: mercy of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: to Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: EssencegleaningsGWB §92: subtleties of His imperishable Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: divine Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: the inmost spiritgleaningsGWB §40: the Divine Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: SubstancegleaningsGWB §122: pure and stainlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: subtleties
SE expanded to “hath bowed down”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: bow down beforegleaningsGWB §70: prostratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: to worshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: hath bowed downthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: Ye bow the kneeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The MosquegleaningsGWB §668: bow the kneekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Mosque.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: jewelgleaningsGWB §222: stones of inestimable valuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: luminous Gemsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: gem-like evidencesthe-hidden-wordsHW §149: worthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: EssencegleaningsGWB §100: Essenceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: purpose
gleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: the adored tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: the adored Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Lodestarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: the sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: object of my adorationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Lodestar
This form usually rendered as “hast”, “thou”, “bidden” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: circledgleaningsGWB §219: circlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: gatheredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §638: keep company withtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §23: the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have circledgleaningsGWB §20: its faithful followers
23 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered عنايت (ʿnáyt), كعبهء (kʿbhʾ), امرت (imrt), طائف (ṭáʾf), از (iz), تو (tú), سؤآل (sʾál), مينمائيم (mínmáʾím), فضل (fḍl), قديمت (qdímt), ميطلبيم (míṭlbím) as “loving-kindness, sanctuary, Cause, hath circled, of, we beseech Thee, grace, ancient, entreating”
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered عنايت (ʿnáyt), كعبهء (kʿbhʾ), امرت (imrt), طائف (ṭáʾf), از (iz), تو (tú), سؤآل (sʾál), مينمائيم (mínmáʾím), فضل (fḍl), قديمت (qdímt), ميطلبيم (míṭlbím) as “loving-kindness, sanctuary, Cause, hath circled, of, we beseech Thee, grace, ancient, entreating”
This form usually rendered as “beseech” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: distinguishedgleaningsGWB §652: My bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: and loving-kindnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
ancient 52% eternity 9% footsteps 7% feet 7% step 6% eternal 5% everlasting 5% past 4% ever-abiding 2% most 2%
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bountiful”, “through” (35 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bountyfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §627: and bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: bountiful graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: by Thy bountiful favorthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal
This form usually rendered as “beseech” (2 occurrences)
land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the piousgleaningsGWB §11: Beseech yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: againstthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: immensity of spacewill-and-testamentW&T §25: inepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: wildernessgleaningsGWB §575: good counselkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the limitless profound
manifestations 69% exponents 10% manifestation 6% embodiments 5% who 2% such 2% revealers 2% revelations 1% any 1% dispensations 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: now manifestedfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §116: streamkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: sent downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: the revelationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
SE expanded to “world of being”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We found themfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §555: his beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: non-existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §51: of all thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §4: the firm
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Lord of grace aboundinggleaningsGWB §117: favorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: overflowingwill-and-testamentW&T §17: unerringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §51: have gushed outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the streaming grace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: On this daygleaningsGWB §111: lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: heaven and on earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: the Fastwill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: their timegleaningsGWB §47: Day — the Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Last Day.”
This form usually rendered as “deprived”, “deprive”, “bereft” (86 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: deprivethgleaningsGWB §577: upon youkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: deprived themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: Deny me notthe-hidden-wordsHW §31: Denywill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: withheld
SE rendered از (iz), فيوضات (fíwḍát), ايّامت (iyyámt), محروم (mḥrúm), نسازى (nsázى), جميع (jmíʿ) as “of, outpourings, Thy days, to deny, all”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: in the facegleaningsGWB §192: every limbkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: by reasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: compassed Him roundtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: thereofwill-and-testamentW&T §36: all trials
