Prayers and Meditations — §73
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 73 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
عِنايَتِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِنَفْسِكَ وَبِالَّذِيْ جَعَلْتَهُ مَظْهَرَ نَفْسِكَ وَكَلِمَةَ الفَصْلِ بَيْنَ السَّمواتِ وَالأَرْضِ بِأَنْ تَجْمَعَ عِبادَكَ فِيْ ظِلِّ سِدْرَةِ عُطُوفَتِكَ، ثُمَّ ارْزُقْهُمْ مِنْ أَثْمارِها وَأَسْمِعْهُمْ نَغَماتِ أَوْراقِها وَتَغَنِّيَ عَنْدَلِيبِها وَتَغَرُّدَ وَرْقَائِها وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُهَيْمِنُ المُتَعالِ العَزِيزُ الْكَرِيمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, by Thine own Self and by Him Whom Thou hast appointed as the Manifestation of Thine own Being and Thy discriminating Word unto all that are in heaven and on earth, to gather together Thy servants beneath the shade of the Tree of Thy gracious providence. Help them, then, to partake of its fruits, to incline their ears to the rustling of its leaves, and to the sweetness of the voice of the Bird that chanteth upon its branches. Thou art, verily, the Help in Peril, the Inaccessible, the Almighty, the Most Bountiful.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “loving-kindness”, “bounty”, “grace” (65 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §506: and shall be calledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to accountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §356: We beseechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: I pray Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, that
SE expanded to “by Thine own Self”
SE expanded to “and by Him Whom”
who 26% which 26% such 11% doubters 5% one 5% caused 5% dependents 5% generations 5% unto 5% whom 5%
SE expanded to “Thou hast appointed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: is madefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §157: Fastenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: pretentiousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: withhold not fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: adorneth
SE expanded to “as the Manifestation”
manifestation 63% revealer 18% who 5% manifest 4% dayspring 3% supreme 3% revelation 3% revealest 1% symbol 1% exponent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: may be manifestedfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §425: hath been broughtkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: dawn ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: laying baretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
SE rendered جَعَلْتَهُ (jaʿaltah), مَظْهَرَ (maẓhar), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), وَكَلِمَةَ (wakalimah), الفَصْلِ (al-faṣl), السَّمواتِ (as-samúát) as “Thou hast appointed, as the Manifestation, of Thine own Being, and Thy, discriminating, in heaven”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: these exalted wordsfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §311: conversekitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: a fool—whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: speak
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “expounded”, “meaning” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forthgleaningsGWB §101: of distinctionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: separated and distinguishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: was unfoldedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be distinguishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §11: been cut offepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial account
SE expanded to “and on earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §286: every human frameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: on Thine earththe-hidden-wordsHW §98: realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §636: refrain from contending
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: under all circumstancesgleaningsGWB §497: the entire creationkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: took counsel togetherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that all may gather togethertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: thereofwill-and-testamentW&T §22: all the universe
SE expanded to “beneath the shade”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: overshadowedgleaningsGWB §25: the shadowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the shelter of the shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: entered beneath the shadowthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §607: unto them.…
SE expanded to “of the Tree of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: The blessed Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §310: the treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: that sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: of the Treetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: upon the Divine Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §288: from the Tree
SE rendered عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak), ظِلِّ (ẓill), سِدْرَةِ (sidrah), عُطُوفَتِكَ، (ʿuṭúfatika،), ارْزُقْهُمْ (irzuqhum) as “Thy servants, beneath the shade, of the Tree of, Thy, to partake”
gleaningsGWB §631: Graciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §57: tender mercywill-and-testamentW&T §23: the affectionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of Thy gracious providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: Thyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: the Most Compassionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: robe of Thy tender merciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: Thy mercifulness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §17: partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: sustenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Providerwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themgleaningsGWB §581: suffice to enrichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: attained unto His Courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Supply her, then
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: fruitsgleaningsGWB §264: fruit of My Treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: the fruitstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: fully grownwill-and-testamentW&T §57: fruit given forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: fruit
SE expanded to “to incline their ears”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: have learnedfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §199: hearkeningkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: as shall incline their earstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodiesfire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodiesgleaningsGWB §618: sweetness of thy melodykitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: languageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: accents of Thy voicetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: songgleaningsGWB §612: the sweet melodies
SE expanded to “of its leaves”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: first leaffire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §56: foliagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: the Bird of Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: the Dovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: celestial dovewill-and-testamentW&T §30: itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: documents
This form usually rendered as “sung”, “cooing”, “sweetness” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the richgleaningsGWB §405: independentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: ‘riches’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thine all-sufficing richestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: being richepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy riches
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “warble”, “bird” (2 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thou art, verily”
المُهَيْمِنُ
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
SE expanded to “the Help in Peril”
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §579: Supreme Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §244: the All-SubduinggleaningsGWB §531: Sovereign Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: these twoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §53: the GuardiangleaningsGWB §230: Help in Peril
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Most Exaltedfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §389: Immeasurably exaltedkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: the most exalted—mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §394: Potent art Thou to dotablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: on thee
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: sovereignty and gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §184: My glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: Thy transcendentthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: exalted and glorified be He
SE expanded to “the Most Bountiful”
most 41% all-bountiful 23% generous 13% bountiful 5% god 5% goodness 3% noble 3% all-powerful 3% bounteousness 3% wisdom 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the Bountifulfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §217: the most Bountifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: bountiful favorwill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: bounty
