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 §85: BlackgleaningsGWB §230: from afarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: SiyyidsgleaningsGWB §84: turned blackprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: and my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: PrincegleaningsGWB §181: descendant of the Prophet
SE expanded to “Goal of my desire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my DesiregleaningsGWB §563: No man that seeketh Uskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: the significanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: such as have sought Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §25: By this House is meantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: direct thyself towards
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: Abdu’-Salamfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §173: children of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of servitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: Whom I worshiptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §10: servant of Thineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the faithful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the fugitivegleaningsGWB §207: a jewelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Essencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: within the precincts oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the nearnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and the essencewill-and-testamentW&T §32: my Shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: He that secludeth himself
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: late Excellencyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §673: Divine glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §817: art the Most Mercifultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: breath of lifefire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §463: thy departurekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: Cause me to resttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §58: thy soul
SE rendered رَحْمَتِكَ (raḥmatik), وَيَسْتَرِيحَ (wayastaríḥ), ظِلِّ (ẓill), قِبابِ (qibáb), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), مُسْتَعِينًا (mustaʿínan) as “Thy mercy, repose, the canopy, Thy grace, imploring”
shadow 60% beneath 15% shelter 8% shade 7% through 2% unto 2% faith 2% face 2% sheltering 2% overshadowed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: beneath the shadowgleaningsGWB §550: ephemeralkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: the sheltering shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: to enter beneaththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: seeketh the shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: overshadowedgleaningsGWB §524: your dependents
6 occurrences in corpus
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the GraciousgleaningsGWB §569: Munificentkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: exalted youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: as a token of Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
This form usually rendered as “imploring” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: assistgleaningsGWB §452: and sole sustainerkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: to Him We cry for helpprayers-and-meditationsP&M §437: He Whose help is implored by all menwill-and-testamentW&T §5: his associatesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: raised funds to supportgleaningsGWB §9: with the aid of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: out of regard forgleaningsGWB §475: guardkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §814: Protect ittablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §112: sanctuary
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: protect himgleaningsGWB §515: the protectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §1: hath watched overepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: guardeth him againstgleaningsGWB §475: protectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §17: shelter
