Prayers and Meditations — §666

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 666 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

اى توانا ناتوانان را توانائى بخش و مردگان را زندگى عطا فرما، شايد ترا بيابند و بدرياى آگاهيت راه يابند و بر امرت مستقيم مانند، اگر از لغات مختلفه عالم عرف ثناى تو متضوّع شود همه محبوب جان و مقصود روان چه تازى چه فارسى اگر از آن محروم ماند قابل ذكر نه چه الفاظ چه معانی، اى

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Vouchsafe Thy strength, O Almighty One, unto Thy weak creatures, and quicken them who are as dead, that haply they may find Thee, and may be led unto the ocean of Thy guidance, and may remain steadfast in Thy Cause. Should the fragrance of Thy praise be shed abroad by any of the divers tongues of the world, out of the East or out of the West, it would, verily, be prized and greatly cherished. If such tongues, however, be deprived of that fragrance, they assuredly would be unworthy of any mention, be they words or thoughts.

Translation Notes

توانا

túáná t-w-ʾ-n → “most”

literal: powerful; power; can, able

most 25% can 25% unto 13% strength 13% almighty 13% how 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the Most Powerful gleaningsGWB §145: almighty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: can never prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: Most Powerful will-and-testamentW&T §8: how could they epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: strength epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: unto Thy weak creatures epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: you can

ناتوانان

nátúánán t-w-n → “can” Distinctive

literal: can

This form usually rendered as “weak” (1 occurrences)

can 23% power 15% canst 8% dare 8% claim 8% could 8% almighty 8% weak 8% strength 8% cannot 8%

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: claim prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: weak creatures will-and-testamentW&T §39: power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: dare prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: Almighty will-and-testamentW&T §9: cannot any more explain.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: could prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: strength

بخش

bkhsh b-kh-sh → “vouchsafe”

literal: grant; bestow; give

vouchsafe 50% cause 25% free 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: have failed gleaningsGWB §558: bestoweth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: yielded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: Cause them to be made the-hidden-wordsHW §116: Free will-and-testamentW&T §24: their souls epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: deliver gleaningsGWB §563: Divine forgiveness

مردگان

mrdgán m-r-d → “dead”

literal: dead

dead 67% ye 17% lying 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: people gleaningsGWB §147: men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: foul carcasses the-hidden-wordsHW §120: others will-and-testamentW&T §20: disobey epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: them who are as dead gleaningsGWB §144: peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: carrion of

زندگى

zndgى z-n-d

literal: life; alive

SE rendered توانائى (túánáʾى), بخش (bkhsh), مردگان (mrdgán), زندگى (zndgى), عطا (ʿṭá), فرما، (frmá،), شايد (sháyd), ترا (trá), بيابند (bíábnd) as “strength, Vouchsafe, dead, quicken, haply, Thee, find”

life 50% live 25% didst 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: life gleaningsGWB §431: live kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: risen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: didst quicken will-and-testamentW&T §3: the stocks epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: fleeting life gleaningsGWB §431: been reborn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: quickened

عطا

ʿṭá ʿ-ṭ-w

literal: bounty

SE rendered توانائى (túánáʾى), بخش (bkhsh), مردگان (mrdgán), زندگى (zndgى), عطا (ʿṭá), فرما، (frmá،), شايد (sháyd), ترا (trá), بيابند (bíábnd), بدرياى (bdríáى) as “strength, Vouchsafe, dead, quicken, haply, Thee, find, ocean”

bestow 33% show 17% vouchsafing 17% all 17% bounty 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: bounty fire-tabletFire §4: generosity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: show kindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: and Thy generosity the-hidden-wordsHW §66: is will-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: of bounty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: all favors

فرما،

frmá، f-r-m → “saith” Distinctive

literal: say; command; says

This form usually rendered as “bestow”, “thyself”, “strive” (16 occurrences)

bestow 25% thyself 25% strive 25% quicken 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: is said gleaningsGWB §626: Say kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: hath been foretold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: quicken the-hidden-wordsHW §156: have I bestowed will-and-testamentW&T §25: must epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: delivered gleaningsGWB §94: hath revealed

شايد

sháyd sh-y-d → “haply”

literal: perhaps; befits, is fitting; worthy, befitting

haply 50% perchance 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: haply gleaningsGWB §563: perchance gleaningsGWB §146: befitted

ترا

trá r-ʾ-ʾ → “thee”

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

13 occurrences in corpus

بيابند

bíábnd y-ʾ-b → “may”

literal: find; to find; finds

may 50% find 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: fathom gleaningsGWB §556: perceive prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: find will-and-testamentW&T §38: doth carry epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: they may find gleaningsGWB §622: tasted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: discover

بدرياى

bdríáى d-r-y-ʾ → “led”

literal: ocean

1 occurrence in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be led

آگاهيت

ágáhít ʾ-g-h → “cognizant” Distinctive

literal: aware; awareness; aware/informed

This form usually rendered as “ocean” (1 occurrences)

cognizant 20% aware 20% acquainted 13% ocean 7% well-informed 7% know 7% become 7% unaware 7% became 7% perceive 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: acquainted gleaningsGWB §145: understood epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: perceive gleaningsGWB §389: understanding epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the ocean of Thy guidance gleaningsGWB §333: take heed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: cognizant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: became cognizant

راه

ráh r-h → “guide” Distinctive

literal: path; way; ways, paths

This form usually rendered as “path”, “gain”, “way” (9 occurrences)

path 25% gain 25% way 25% enter 25%

gleaningsGWB §171: deliver kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: path prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: gain admittance the-hidden-wordsHW §129: to enter gleaningsGWB §144: guide kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: for His sake prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: way

بر

br b-r-r → “in”

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered بدرياى (bdríáى), آگاهيت (ágáhít), راه (ráh), يابند (yábnd), بر (br), امرت (imrt), مستقيم (mstqím), مانند، (mánnd،), از (iz), لغات (lghát) as “ocean, guidance, led, in, Cause, steadfast, remain, of, tongues”

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 §63: righteousness gleaningsGWB §11: Beseech ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: against the-hidden-wordsHW §92: HIGHEST will-and-testamentW&T §25: in epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: to gleaningsGWB §201: righteous kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: voiced by

امرت

imrt ʾ-m-r → “cause” Distinctive

literal: command; cause

This form usually rendered as “hast”, “thou”, “bidden” (16 occurrences)

hast 21% thou 14% bidden 14% prescribed 14% commanded 14% didst 7% hath 7% summoned 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: thou hast bidden fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §619: creation of kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: features of the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §735: in Him tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power

مستقيم

mstqím q-w-m → “steadfast”

literal: station; people; place

steadfast 35% straight 25% path 15% which 5% sound 5% cleave 5% cause 5% behold 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: people knew fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §101: other station kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “resurrection”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: risen up against tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

مانند،

mánnd، m-ʾ-n → “remain”

literal: remain; remained; to remain

veiled 50% remain 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: remain gleaningsGWB §361: strayed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: linger the-hidden-wordsHW §122: kept will-and-testamentW&T §56: deprive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: left gleaningsGWB §722: not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: failed

از

iz ʾ-z → “amongst”

literal: from

23 occurrences in corpus

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

لغات

lghát l-gh-w → “divers”

literal: vain; word; vain, idle, useless

divers 50% tongues 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: divers tongues kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: a fool—which prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: tongues kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: fallacious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: futility

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “world”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

world 68% earth 8% mankind 7% realm 4% men 3% whole 2% all 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 2% dwell 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Object fire-tabletFire §3: Enchanter gleaningsGWB §387: whole kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: science prayers-and-meditationsP&M §305: Thy wisdom tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment

ثناى

thnáى th-n-y → “praise”

literal: praise; praise, commendation

praise 40% glorify 20% magnify 20% whose 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify Thee gleaningsGWB §46: celebrate His praise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: extolling Thy virtues epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: second gleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: extol epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebration

تو

tú t-w-w

literal: you

SE rendered از (iz), لغات (lghát), مختلفه (mkhtlfh), عالم (ʿálm), عرف (ʿrf), ثناى (thnáى), تو (tú), متضوّع (mtḍúḍʿ), همه (hmh), محبوب (mḥbúb), جان (ján), مقصود (mqṣúd) as “of, tongues, divers, world, fragrance, praise, shed, prized, and greatly, cherished”

2 occurrences in corpus

kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: thou

متضوّع

mtḍúḍʿ ḍ-w-ʿ → “shed”

literal: diffuse; diffused

shed 50% diffuse 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffused gleaningsGWB §51: hath shed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §703: shed forth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffuse gleaningsGWB §232: hath been shed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: sweet smell epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroad gleaningsGWB §655: and diffused

همه

hmh h-m-h → “all”

literal: all; every/all

all 63% every 16% each 5% whole 5% actuated 5% such 5%

gleaningsGWB §107: all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: all the gleaningsGWB §107: all these kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: their kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: actuated solely kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: them all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: the whole

محبوب

mḥbúb ḥ-b-b → “prized” Distinctive

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

This form usually rendered as “beloved”, “well-beloved”, “best-beloved” (113 occurrences)

beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 6% prized 2% who 2% one 2% pleasing 1% god 1% new 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Beloved fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §666: and as a token kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §515: hearts of Thy dear ones tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wish

مقصود

mqṣúd q-ṣ-d → “purpose”

literal: intended; purpose; desired

purpose 34% desire 28% meant 18% goal 5% object 4% desired 3% intended 2% aim 2% heart’s 2% meaning 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the Desire of their hearts gleaningsGWB §25: entered kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The object kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: By the term prayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: and the Desire the-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charm will-and-testamentW&T §7: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Desired

روان

rúán r-w-ḥ

literal: soul

SE rendered همه (hmh), محبوب (mḥbúb), جان (ján), مقصود (mqṣúd), روان (rúán), چه (chh), تازى (tázى), چه (chh), فارسى (fársى), از (iz) as “tongues, prized, and greatly, cherished, East, West, out of”

souls 50% soul 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: spirit fire-tabletFire §49: fragrance gleaningsGWB §676: the holy and sanctified beings kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of Spirits prayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: wine tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of the-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My spirit

چه

chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered همه (hmh), محبوب (mḥbúb), جان (ján), مقصود (mqṣúd), روان (rúán), چه (chh), تازى (tázى), چه (chh), فارسى (fársى), از (iz), محروم (mḥrúm) as “tongues, prized, and greatly, cherished, East, West, out of, deprived”

what 50% whatsoever 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: For gleaningsGWB §436: Whatsoever epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: what

تازى

tázى ʿ-r-b → “arabic” Distinctive

literal: Arabic; Arab

This form usually rendered as “out” (1 occurrences)

arabic 40% out 20% arab 20% ‘iráq 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: ‘Iráq gleaningsGWB §347: Arabic epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: out of the East epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: an Arab

فارسى

fársى f-r-s → “send” Distinctive

literal: send

This form usually rendered as “west” (3 occurrences)

send 17% ponder 17% despatched 8% observed 8% have 8% sent 8% discerning 8% prophets 8% sharp-sighted 8% perceive 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We observed closely gleaningsGWB §144: send kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: heroes prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: West epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: have been sent gleaningsGWB §523: perceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: ponder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: and were he to ponder

قابل

qábl q-b-l → “unworthy”

literal: before; acceptance; approach

worthy 26% unworthy 21% such 11% made 11% fit 11% able 5% celebrateth 5% may 5% wholly 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: before Him fire-tabletFire §46: press onward gleaningsGWB §702: such as are receptive kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: disposed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: to set myself towards tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

ذكر

dhkr dh-k-r → “mention”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: remember Him gleaningsGWB §90: that thou mayest remind kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: above-mentioned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: with any remembrance tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §67: mention of Me

نه

nh n-h-y

literal: end; ended; utmost

SE rendered از (iz), محروم (mḥrúm), ماند (mánd), قابل (qábl), ذكر (dhkr), نه (nh), چه (chh), الفاظ (al-fáẓ), چه (chh), معانی، (mʿání،) as “out of, deprived, unworthy, mention, words, thoughts”