Prayers and Meditations — §78
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 78 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَرَدْتَهُ مُرَادِيْ وَما أَحْبَبْتَهُ مَحْبُوبِيْ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَنَا العَاصِي وَأَنْتَ الغَافِرُ لَمَّا عَرَفْتُكَ سَرُعْتُ إِلى سَاحَةِ عِزِّ عِنايَتِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ فَاغْفِرْ لِي جَرِيرَاتِي الَّتِيْ مَنَعَتْنِي عَنِ ا
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I am a sinner, O my Lord, and Thou art the Ever-Forgiving. As soon as I recognized Thee, I hastened to attain the exalted court of Thy loving-kindness. Forgive me, O my Lord, my sins which have hindered me from walking in the ways of Thy good-pleasure, and from attaining the shores of the ocean of Thy oneness.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: wish onlygleaningsGWB §275: to seek itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: Thou didst purposetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: He pleasethgleaningsGWB §636: He hath reserved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: purposedgleaningsGWB §232: is Our wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: pleaseth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: or wilt wishtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze uponwill-and-testamentW&T §8: the gracious willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: was being despatched
SE rendered أَحْبَبْتَهُ (ʾaḥbabtah), مَحْبُوبِيْ، (maḥbúbí،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: affectionfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §451: His Well-Beloved Onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Whose affectiontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: seek thine own
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §585: and the Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thine overruling providencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: with my Lord
SE expanded to “art the Ever-Forgiving”
ever-forgiving 40% forgive 18% forgiveness 12% forgiving 9% pardon 6% forgiven 5% pardoner 2% will 2% wash 2% ask 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: grant me Thy pardonfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §257: wash awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: and pardonwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘I beg forgivenessgleaningsGWB §656: Thy forgiveness
SE expanded to “I recognized Thee”
knowledge 34% understanding 12% recognize 9% know 9% fragrance 8% have 6% comprehend 6% known 5% recognized 5% hath 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: discerngleaningsGWB §679: My knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the renownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: all them that have recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: promoting the knowledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §78: have made hastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swiftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: rushed forththe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste yegleaningsGWB §278: would hastenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: rush forward
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sanctuary of Thy presencegleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: hallowed sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: the exalted court
SE rendered عَرَفْتُكَ (ʿaraftuk), سَرُعْتُ (saruʿt), سَاحَةِ (sáḥah), عِزِّ (ʿizz), عِنايَتِكَ، (ʿináyatika،), رَبِّ (rabb), فَاغْفِرْ (fághfir) as “I recognized Thee, I hastened, the exalted court, of Thy loving-kindness, Lord, Forgive me”
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy mightfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §199: all-compellingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: what shall exaltthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: might
SE expanded to “of Thy loving-kindness”
SE rendered عِنايَتِكَ، (ʿináyatika،), رَبِّ (rabb), فَاغْفِرْ (fághfir), لِي (lí), جَرِيرَاتِي (jarírátí), مَنَعَتْنِي (manaʿatní) as “of Thy loving-kindness, Lord, Forgive me, my sins, have hindered me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my wrong-doinggleaningsGWB §257: your trespassesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: me my trespassesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: my sinsgleaningsGWB §665: own shortcomingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: and the trespassesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mighty sinsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: to his evil doings
SE expanded to “have hindered me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-HighestgleaningsGWB §247: nor ripe forkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: withholdethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: hath forsakentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: have deterred
