Prayers and Meditations — §704
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 704 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
الها معبودا ملكا مقصودا بچه لسان ترا شكر نمايم، غافل بودم آگاهم فرمودی، معرض بودم بر اقبال تأييد نمودی، مرده بودم از آب حيات زندگى بخشيدی، پژمرده بودم از كوثر بيان كه از قلم رحمن جارى شده تازگى عطا
Shoghi Effendi Translation
My God, my Adored One, my King, my Desire! What tongue can voice my thanks to Thee? I was heedless, Thou didst awaken me. I had turned back from Thee, Thou didst graciously aid me to turn towards Thee. I was as one dead, Thou didst quicken me with the water of life. I was withered, Thou didst revive me with the heavenly stream of Thine utterance which hath flowed forth from the Pen of the All-Merciful.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: gracegleaningsGWB §386: other God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: othersfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §200: My servantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: the comprehension of Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: QueengleaningsGWB §64: heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: angelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: vassal dependent upontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: My purposegleaningsGWB §549: them thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: such as have sought Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: them who haste to
what 50% whatsoever 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: render thanksfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §352: gratitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: I render Thee thankstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanksthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: and thankfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: thankful
This form usually rendered as “recount”, “will”, “relate” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my waywardnessgleaningsGWB §542: that are gone astraykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: knew not, howeverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: our waywardnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: they are obliviousgleaningsGWB §683: evil
This form usually rendered as “had”, ““i” (11 occurrences)
turned 38% who 13% withdrawn 6% strayed 6% disbelieved 6% cast 6% repudiate 6% rejected 6% repudiated 6% faithful 6%
This form usually rendered as “land”, “upon”, “piety” (59 occurrences)
land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%
SE expanded to “to turn towards”
turn 26% turned 16% having 11% setting 11% recognizing 11% return 5% acknowledged 5% conversion 5% direct 5% disinclined 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: that set their facesfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §109: pastkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: them that acceptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: and set himself towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “aided”, “assist”, “grace” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: may God assistkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: assistance ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: have I turnedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: the Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: is their “Seal.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Assist himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: yield
This form usually rendered as “guided”, “having” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: deadgleaningsGWB §306: his deathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “death”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: the deadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: among the deadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: deathgleaningsGWB §587: expired
23 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: watergleaningsGWB §292: for the thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: foul and mortalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: its watersgleaningsGWB §395: the soft-flowing watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §453: inasmuch as
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: My existence would havefire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §724: Our lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “life”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: By Thy lifetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of lovewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
SE rendered مرده (mrdh), بودم (búdm), از (iz), آب (áb), حيات (ḥíát), زندگى (zndgى), بخشيدی، (bkhshídí،), پژمرده (pzhmrdh), بودم (búdm), از (iz), كوثر (kúthr), بيان (bíán) as “dead, was, with, water, life, didst quicken, withered, stream, utterance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: VouchsafegleaningsGWB §558: bestowethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: beareth noprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: Cause them to be madethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: bestowalswill-and-testamentW&T §24: their soulsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: delivergleaningsGWB §563: Divine forgiveness
withered 67% despondent 33%
living 45% kawthar 14% waters 10% river 10% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% through 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving waters of reunionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: to quaff the living watersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the living waters of Thy pardongleaningsGWB §57: cupkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: living waters
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: the Most Sublime PengleaningsGWB §66: exclaimethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: of Thy penwill-and-testamentW&T §1: by His All-Glorious Penepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: PengleaningsGWB §387: His Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: my afflicted pen
This form usually rendered as “have”, “floweth”, “streamed” (31 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: carry it outgleaningsGWB §505: been movedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: receivethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: running down—thetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: maidenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: travelethgleaningsGWB §17: streamedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: enforced
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered از (iz), قلم (qlm), رحمن (rḥmn), جارى (járى), تازگى (tázgى), عطا (ʿṭá) as “from, Pen, the All-Merciful, hath flowed, didst revive”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: bestowfire-tabletFire §4: generositykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: show kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: of Thy favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: iswill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy generosityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: and Thy generosity
