Prayers and Meditations — §698
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 698 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا إِلهِي وَسَيِّدِيْ وَمَقْصُودِيْ أَرادَ عَبْدُكَ أَنْ يَنامَ فِي جِوارِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَيَسْتَرِيحَ فِي ظِلِّ قِبابِ فَضْلِكَ مُسْتَعِينًا بِحِفْظِكَ وَحِراسَتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O my God, my Master, the Goal of my desire! This, Thy servant, seeketh to sleep in the shelter of Thy mercy, and to repose beneath the canopy of Thy grace, imploring Thy care and Thy protection.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: Cause of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §10: His
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: PrincegleaningsGWB §230: from afarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: SiyyidgleaningsGWB §181: descendant of the Prophetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: SiyyidsgleaningsGWB §84: turned black
SE expanded to “Goal of my desire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: design in this mattergleaningsGWB §417: purpose underlyingkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: meant solelyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: have scornedthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: seeking peace and retirement
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “will”, “purpose” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: wishedgleaningsGWB §706: Purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He pleaseth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: such as desire Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: hath soughtgleaningsGWB §472: ask
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: them that serve Himfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §619: those of Our servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: such servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: His mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §35: loving-kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: mercy of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: and by Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace
tranquilized 50% repose 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soulsfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §319: Those soulskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of Spiritsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: a blissful reposetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: the spirit of life
SE rendered رَحْمَتِكَ (raḥmatik), وَيَسْتَرِيحَ (wayastaríḥ), ظِلِّ (ẓill), قِبابِ (qibáb), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), مُسْتَعِينًا (mustaʿínan) as “Thy mercy, repose, the canopy, Thy grace, imploring”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §607: unto them.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to overshadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: a shadowthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §5: under the shadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: overshadowedgleaningsGWB §123: Through the Teachings
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: acts which are beneficialgleaningsGWB §257: His gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: men of consummate learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: and bountytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful
This form usually rendered as “imploring” (1 occurrences)
aid 24% help 16% whose 12% succor 8% succorer 8% helper 8% assistance 8% associates 8% raised 4% assisted 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: protectedgleaningsGWB §684: protect itkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §540: protect ustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for the protectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: shield
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: securitygleaningsGWB §475: protectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: the Keeperwill-and-testamentW&T §1: hath watchedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: protect himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §17: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: guardeth
