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،

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 túáná → “almighty”

literal: able/mighty

most 50% almighty 33% mighty 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the Most Powerful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Most Powerful the-hidden-wordsHW §73: Mighty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: O Almighty One

ناتوانان

nátúánán t-w-n → “how” Distinctive

literal: can; can/ability; power

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

how 29% through 14% dare 14% could 14% weak 14% strength 14%

gleaningsGWB §140: through the power of His might kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: dare prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: strength kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: how can prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: weak creatures kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: How could kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: Could

توانائى

túánáʾى t-w-ʾ-n → “unto” Distinctive

literal: power; powerful

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

unto 50% strength 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: unto Thy weak creatures epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: strength

بخش

bkhsh b-kh-sh → “vouchsafe”

literal: grant; bestowal; bounty

vouchsafe 67% free 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Vouchsafe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: magnificence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: Whose grace the-hidden-wordsHW §104: bestowals prayers-and-meditationsP&M §662: grace the-hidden-wordsHW §116: Free thyself

مردگان

mrdgán mrdgán → “dead”

literal: dead; dead-ones

dead 63% ye 25% who 13%

gleaningsGWB §335: dead prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: them who are as dead the-hidden-wordsHW §95: YE THAT ARE LYING AS DEAD gleaningsGWB §431: ye who are as dead

زندگى

zndgى zndgí → “quicken”

literal: life

quicken 50% life 33% live 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: quicken gleaningsGWB §431: live prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: quicken me epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: life

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, may be led”

bestow 25% bounteousness 13% show 13% conferreth 13% vouchsafing 13% favors 13% bounty 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: bestow fire-tabletFire §4: generosity gleaningsGWB §631: munificence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: show kindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: vouchsafing Thy bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §66: is My gift to thee will-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy generosity

فرما،

frmá، f-r-m

literal: say; command; to say

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

ponder 25% thyself 25% endeavour 25% strive 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: hast gleaningsGWB §333: disobedience kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: Endeavour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: deprive it not the-hidden-wordsHW §148: rebellion epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: He hath said kitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: strive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: hath said

شايد

sháyd sháyd → “haply”

literal: perhaps; perhaps, maybe; befits, is allowed

haply 42% perchance 42% should 4% am 4% must 4% hoping 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Should gleaningsGWB §146: must needs be adorned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: hoping that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: haply gleaningsGWB §142: as I am allowed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: perchance

بيابند

bíábnd yáftn → “found” Distinctive

literal: found

This form usually rendered as “may”, “discover”, “apprehend” (11 occurrences)

may 44% discover 11% apprehend 11% attain 11% conferreth 11% should 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: perceive gleaningsGWB §431: shall never live kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: inhaled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: can never prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: may be led the-hidden-wordsHW §90: understand will-and-testamentW&T §39: decide epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: mayest inhale

بدرياى

bdríáى d-r-y → “know” Distinctive

literal: know; ocean

This form usually rendered as “ocean”, “out”, “waters” (6 occurrences)

ocean 67% out 17% waters 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: knowing not gleaningsGWB §563: ocean prayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: find himself powerless the-hidden-wordsHW §83: rise to epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: know not gleaningsGWB §287: Tear asunder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: How mysterious epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I know not

آگاهيت

ágáhít ágáh → “guidance”

literal: aware; awareness; aware, knowing

aware 25% cognizant 17% recognize 13% guidance 8% acquainted 8% know 8% who 8% well-informed 4% become 4% unaware 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: He Who knoweth all things gleaningsGWB §389: understanding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: acquaint yourself prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: guidance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: well-informed gleaningsGWB §173: Watch over yourselves prayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: awaken epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: of comprehending

راه

ráh ráh

literal: way; path; path, way

SE rendered ترا (trá), بيابند (bíábnd), بدرياى (bdríáى), آگاهيت (ágáhít), راه (ráh), يابند (yábnd), بر (br), امرت (imrt), مستقيم (mstqím) as “Thee, find, may be led, guidance, in, Cause, steadfast”

led 21% way 14% path 14% enter 14% shed 7% summoned 7% thus 7% beaconing 7% gain 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: led gleaningsGWB §436: Path kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: Thus prayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: gain admittance the-hidden-wordsHW §129: to enter epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: played no part gleaningsGWB §561: summoned and directed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: for

مستقيم

mstqím q-w-m → “steadfast”

literal: station; people; place

straight 53% steadfast 22% path 3% immovable 3% right 3% standeth 3% steadfastness 3% sound 3% cleave 3% make 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: I had to face fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §374: are equal kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: figure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: and turned away tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfast tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station

لغات

lghát l-gh-w → “tongues”

literal: vain; futile, vain; language

tongues 40% fallacious 20% vile 20% futility 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: tongues kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: vile kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: fallacious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: futility

مختلفه

mkhtlfh kh-l-f → “divers”

literal: different; difference

divers 47% various 9% contending 9% conflicting 6% diverge 6% varying 6% diverse 6% contrary 3% different 3% state 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: capital gleaningsGWB §299: from behind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: strife and conflict prayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: divided will-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: such as create dissension gleaningsGWB §102: this difference kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: to oppose Him

عالم

ʿálm ʿ-l-m → “world”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

world 66% earth 9% mankind 7% realm 4% all 4% whole 3% learned 2% men 2% all-knowing 2% knoweth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: all mankind fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §153: all creatures kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: We instruct prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: hast taught tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

ثناى

thnáى th-n-y → “praise”

literal: praise; praise, commendation

praise 43% glorify 29% magnify 14% whose 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: praise Thee gleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Thereupon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §104: and to praise Thee will-and-testamentW&T §39: another epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: praise gleaningsGWB §321: created kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary

متضوّع

mtḍúḍʿ ḍ-w-ʿ → “shed”

literal: diffuse; diffused

shed 50% diffuse 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffuse gleaningsGWB §367: degradeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: were diffused epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroad gleaningsGWB §28: wafted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: shedding epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffused gleaningsGWB §210: caused thee to diffuse

همه

hmh h-m-h

literal: all; every/all

SE rendered عالم (ʿálm), عرف (ʿrf), ثناى (thnáى), تو (tú), متضوّع (mtḍúḍʿ), همه (hmh), محبوب (mḥbúb), جان (ján), مقصود (mqṣúd), روان (rúán), چه (chh), تازى (tázى) as “world, fragrance, praise, Thy, shed, prized and greatly cherished, East”

all 52% every 17% whole 9% each 4% besides 4% throughout 4% solely 4% one 4%

gleaningsGWB §107: all these declarations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: throughout gleaningsGWB §40: the whole kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: one and all gleaningsGWB §107: all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: every kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: each and every one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: their

محبوب

mḥbúb ḥ-b-b → “prized and greatly cherished” Distinctive

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

This form usually rendered as “beloved”, “well-beloved”, “best-beloved” (116 occurrences)

SE expanded to “prized and greatly cherished”

beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: grain fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §653: is highly acceptable in My sight kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: that lover tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §20: a beloved will-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)

جان

ján ján

literal: soul; life; soul, life

SE rendered ثناى (thnáى), تو (tú), متضوّع (mtḍúḍʿ), همه (hmh), محبوب (mḥbúb), جان (ján), مقصود (mqṣúd), روان (rúán), چه (chh), تازى (tázى), چه (chh), فارسى (fársى) as “praise, Thy, shed, prized and greatly cherished, East, West”

lives 40% life 23% soul 16% spirit 5% heart 5% souls 4% dearly 2% own 2% inner 2% lifeless 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: life gleaningsGWB §493: inner kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: with all their soul the-hidden-wordsHW §111: from the depths of his heart epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: his life gleaningsGWB §141: soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: spirit epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: his spirit

مقصود

mqṣúd q-ṣ-d

literal: intended; purpose; desired

SE rendered تو (tú), متضوّع (mtḍúḍʿ), همه (hmh), محبوب (mḥbúb), جان (ján), مقصود (mqṣúd), روان (rúán), چه (chh), تازى (tázى), چه (chh), فارسى (fársى) as “Thy, shed, prized and greatly cherished, East, West”

purpose 28% desire 26% meant 20% goal 5% meaning 4% desired 3% who 3% object 3% intended 3% thou 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: them who haste to meet Thee gleaningsGWB §93: ultimate Purpose kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: The aim kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: sought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: all such as have hastened towards Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §76: seeketh will-and-testamentW&T §7: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: Our purpose

روان

rúán rúán

literal: soul

SE rendered متضوّع (mtḍúḍʿ), همه (hmh), محبوب (mḥbúb), جان (ján), مقصود (mqṣúd), روان (rúán), چه (chh), تازى (tázى), چه (chh), فارسى (fársى) as “shed, prized and greatly cherished, East, West”

7 occurrences in corpus

gleaningsGWB §674: souls kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: the being

تازى

tázى ʿ-r-b → “arabic” Distinctive

literal: arabic; arab; arabs

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

arabic 50% arab 33% out 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: out of the East gleaningsGWB §347: Arabic kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: in the Arabic tongue epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: an Arab kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: the Arab

فارسى

fársى f-r-s → “knight” Distinctive

literal: persian; contemplate; discerning

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

knight 11% observed 11% discerning 11% who 11% ye 11% into 11% heroes 11% ponder 11% west 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: discerning gleaningsGWB §523: if ye but perceive kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: into the Persian tongue prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: and were he to ponder epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We observed closely gleaningsGWB §503: them who are sharp-sighted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: heroes prayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: West

محروم

mḥrúm ḥ-r-m

literal: deprived; deprive

SE rendered تازى (tázى), چه (chh), فارسى (fársى), از (iz), محروم (mḥrúm), ماند (mánd), قابل (qábl), ذكر (dhkr), نه (nh), چه (chh), الفاظ (al-fáẓ) as “East, West, unworthy, mention, words”

deprived 60% deprive 16% bereft 5% deny 5% depriveth 3% debarred 3% remained 3% withheld 2% utterly 2% have 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: bereft gleaningsGWB §152: deprive yourselves kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Household kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: can never scent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: Suffer me not the-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeit will-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: forbidden

ماند

mánd mándn

literal: remain; remained; to remain

SE rendered تازى (tázى), چه (chh), فارسى (fársى), از (iz), محروم (mḥrúm), ماند (mánd), قابل (qábl), ذكر (dhkr), نه (nh), چه (chh), الفاظ (al-fáẓ), چه (chh), معانی، (mʿání،) as “East, West, unworthy, mention, words, thoughts”