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 §223: mightfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §118: all-gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §418: Thy great glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: exalted
This form usually rendered as “wish”, “what”, “seeketh” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: We have desiredgleaningsGWB §249: askethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: Thy willtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: wish onlygleaningsGWB §699: determineth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: wakenedgleaningsGWB §167: roused Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: wakingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: hast wakenedgleaningsGWB §257: may shake offprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: awakenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and roused me upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: didst waken
within 29% under 14% acts 7% throughout 7% upon 7% mortal 7% over 7% hearts 7% prosperity 7% fair 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: in this mortal lifegleaningsGWB §218: in the days to comeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: are in heavenwill-and-testamentW&T §10: in theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: whereongleaningsGWB §468: underprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: according towill-and-testamentW&T §10: through my love for
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 §161: the graspgleaningsGWB §627: Whose graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: turnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: holdeth in His graspepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy graspgleaningsGWB §657: the mighty graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: handfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: my grasp
This form usually rendered as “assist” (3 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Do Thou graciously aid”
aid 36% assist 24% strengthened 8% assisted 8% enable 4% strengthen 4% hath 4% graciously 4% hast 4% confirmeth 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: assistgleaningsGWB §396: assistedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: assist methe-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee inwill-and-testamentW&T §26: Give them Thy graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aidgleaningsGWB §610: hath aidedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: hast aided me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §655: and diffusedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: been waftedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §232: hath been shedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: sweet smellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §367: degradeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: recognitiongleaningsGWB §126: them that comprehend its meaningkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: thou wouldst seizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §177: discoveredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: sweet savors
رِضائِكَ،
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
pleasure 44% good 18% good-pleasure 8% will 8% thee 8% unto 5% please 3% pleasure!” 3% sake 3% pleasure’s 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: may God be pleasedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §621: of His good-pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: be wholly dissolvedthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: content with My pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: was satisfied
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: hopegleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: consider and reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: supremethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: OF DESIREepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: cherish the hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my hope
المُقَرَّبِيْنَ
literal: nearness; near; bring near
SE expanded to “them that enjoy near access”
nigh 18% favored 18% enjoy 18% who 14% well-favored 11% near 7% well-favoured 4% favourites 4% brought 4% such 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: the well-favored and sincere onesfire-tabletFire §3: oceangleaningsGWB §571: may temptkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: hour draweth nighprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: having near accesstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §36: drawing near
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §427: augustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §26: let Thee be praisedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §635: and all-glorious Court.…
5 occurrences in corpus
