Prayers and Meditations — §72
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 72 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَسْئَلُكَ بِهُبُوبِ أَرْياحِ فَضْلِكَ وَبِمَشارِقِ وَحْيِكَ وَمَطالِعِ إِلْهامِكَ بِأَنْ تُنَزِّلَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى مَنْ أَرادَ وَجْهَكَ ما يَنْبَغِي لِكَرَمِكَ وَإِحْسانِكَ وَما يَلِيقُ لِمَواهِبِكَ وَأَلْطافِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَنَا الفَقِيرُ فَأَدْخِلْنِي فِيْ لُجَّةِ غَنائِكَ وَأَنَا الظَّمْآنُ فَأَشْرِبْنِي كَوْثَرَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee by the onrushing winds of Thy grace, and by them Who are the Daysprings of Thy purpose and the Dawning-Places of Thine inspiration, to send down upon me and upon all that have sought Thy face that which beseemeth Thy generosity and bountiful grace, and is worthy of Thy bestowals and favors. Poor and desolate I am, O my Lord! Immerse me in the ocean of Thy wealth; athirst, suffer me to drink from the living waters of Thy loving-kindness.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Glorified art Thou”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: “GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §450: High is God exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: Immeasurably highprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Magnified betablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the mistsgleaningsGWB §190: Glory be
SE usually renders this root as “god”, “divine”, “god’s”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: gracegleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: God but their own desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed
SE expanded to “I implore Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §630: pray Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: I imploreepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §259: questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to accountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseech
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: waftedfire-tabletFire §29: onrushing galesgleaningsGWB §684: evilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §26: onrushing windsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: blowingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: the fierce windsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: breaths waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: tempests
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 §11: the very essence of gracegleaningsGWB §548: blessingkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: bounteousnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful
SE rendered بِهُبُوبِ (bihubúb), أَرْياحِ (ʾaryáḥ), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), وَبِمَشارِقِ (wabimasháriq), وَحْيِكَ (waḥyik), وَمَطالِعِ (wamaṭáliʿ) as “onrushing, winds, grace, Thy purpose, the Dawning-Places”
dayspring 24% hath 12% shineth 12% shining 10% shone 9% dawning-place 8% radiance 7% east 7% daysprings 6% shine 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: shinethfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §670: a radiancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: shed abroadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: realmsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: illumined
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Divine RevelationgleaningsGWB §583: inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: inspiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: sent downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: RevelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelation
daysprings 43% dawning-places 13% exponents 13% revealers 11% day-springs 7% manifestations 4% embodiments 2% wellsprings 2% instigators 2% incarnations 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the Dawning-Placefire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §506: and partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: risenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: and the Revealertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §635: will inspirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: Inspire themgleaningsGWB §662: inspire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: at its RevealergleaningsGWB §113: their messageskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: heardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: Pour outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “will”, “purpose” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thou wishestgleaningsGWB §250: hath purposedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-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 §226: His wishgleaningsGWB §706: Purpose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: faces of menfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §499: upon the groundkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: and set their faces towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: it behoovegleaningsGWB §702: must needskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: meetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §656: as it befittethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: of
bounty 36% generosity 27% favor 9% bountiful 9% shadow 3% bestowal 3% bounteousness 3% graciousness 3% grace 3% through 3%
SE expanded to “and bountiful grace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: most excellentgleaningsGWB §227: most comelykitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: and bountiful favorthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the beauty thereofgleaningsGWB §712: receive his reward
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: worthygleaningsGWB §492: and beseemeth thy sovereigntykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: best befitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §731: falleth shortepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: fitgleaningsGWB §411: beseemethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: what can truly befitepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: unseemly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §477: hath favored theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: bestowalswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §195: All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: bounties vouchsafedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: the gift
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our LordgleaningsGWB §451: my Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: omnipotencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: His Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: mattergleaningsGWB §471: have forsaken their allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: instancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §786: mine own povertythe-hidden-wordsHW §58: My poorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: poorgleaningsGWB §408: poor thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the lack
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: instillgleaningsGWB §563: have sought Our Presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: egressprayers-and-meditationsP&M §489: stepping intothe-hidden-wordsHW §61: Putwill-and-testamentW&T §42: leading partepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: conducted alonggleaningsGWB §43: refused to embrace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the All-PossessinggleaningsGWB §284: all creatureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: melodiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of Thy wealthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §57: rich in its possessionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: notes
3 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “give”, “quaff”, “let” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “suffer me to drink”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: quaff thy fillgleaningsGWB §537: Drink ye your fillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: where to quench their thirst.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: to give me to drinkthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: Drink your fillgleaningsGWB §78: They drinkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: cup
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 §245: watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving waters of reunionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: living watersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: living fountain
