Prayers and Meditations — §703
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 703 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَعِزَّتِكَ لا أُرِيْدُ مِنَ النَّوْمِ وَلا مِنَ اليَقْظَةِ إِلاَّ ما أَنْتَ تُرِيْدُ، أَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَفِي قَبْضَتِكَ أَيِّدْنِيْ عَلَى ما يَتَضَوَّعُ بِهِ عَرْفُ رِضائِكَ، هذا أَمَلِي وَأَمَلُ المُقَرَّبِيْنَ الحَمْدُ لَكَ يا إِلهَ العالَمِيْنَ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
By Thy might! I ask not, whether sleeping or waking, but that which Thou dost desire. I am Thy servant and in Thy hands. Do Thou graciously aid me to do what will shed forth the fragrance of Thy good pleasure. This, truly, is my hope and the hope of them that enjoy near access to Thee. Praised be Thou, O Lord of the worlds!
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “By Thy might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: More precious is it thangleaningsGWB §183: that ye may be exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: and powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: to this Thy glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pride Myself
This form usually rendered as “wish”, “have”, “what” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: His wishgleaningsGWB §246: He hath wishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: have soughtthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: what He pleasethgleaningsGWB §621: hath chosenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: divine Purpose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: he that liethgleaningsGWB §316: man is asleepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: entitledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: my sleepwill-and-testamentW&T §33: that sleepeth notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: sleepgleaningsGWB §457: your slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: sleeping
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: wakenedgleaningsGWB §167: roused Me from My slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: wakingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and roused me upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: “MustayqizgleaningsGWB §257: may shake offprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: hast wakenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: Thou hast awakened me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: upon thyself and upon othersfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §173: children of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: of all mankindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: This servant of Thinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §35: meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: even as a slave
SE rendered عَبْدُكَ (ʿabduk), وَفِي (wafí), قَبْضَتِكَ (qabḍatik), أَيِّدْنِيْ (ʾayyidní) as “servant, in Thy hands, Do Thou graciously aid”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: in Whose graspgleaningsGWB §303: yield upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: handfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: but a handfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: this afflictiongleaningsGWB §78: within His graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the contractprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: into my hands
SE expanded to “Do Thou graciously aid”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: to aidgleaningsGWB §478: and would strengthen theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: assistanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §703: Do Thou graciously aidthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: springwill-and-testamentW&T §56: the Grace of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: graciously assistgleaningsGWB §154: the quickening power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §28: waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: have been shed abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §232: hath been shedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §703: shed forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §51: hath shed its perfume
fragrance 40% hath 15% sweet 13% recognized 12% known 6% have 4% perfume 4% recognize 2% breath 2% recognizeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: Thou wilt appreciategleaningsGWB §3: the most learned of menkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: knowledge of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: all such as have recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: renowned
pleasure 30% good 21% good-pleasure 13% sake 13% will 6% thee 6% unto 4% content 2% please 2% pleasure!” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: pleasedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §656: to Thy Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: preferredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: Thy good pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §51: them that are contentwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: and acceptable
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of my hopegleaningsGWB §465: My dearest wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: consider and reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my hopethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: OF DESIREepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: of all aspirationsgleaningsGWB §602: aspirationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Meditate
المُقَرَّبِيْنَ
literal: nearness; near; bring near
This form usually rendered as “such”, “nigh”, “who” (59 occurrences)
SE expanded to “them that enjoy near access”
such 18% nigh 16% who 14% enjoy 14% favored 12% have 10% all 8% well-favored 6% shall 2% well-favoured 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: abovefire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §684: closer tokitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: of the divine Presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: of drawing nigh unto Thy courttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §62: “Praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: I give Thee thankstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: gloriousgleaningsGWB §569: Unto Him do I render thanks and praise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Who knowethfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §151: the learned menkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: teachprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: I recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
