Prayers and Meditations — §80
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 80 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أيْ رَبِّ فِيْ جِوارِ قُرْبِكَ فَأَسْكنِّي لأنَّ البُعْدَ أَهْلَكَنِي، وَفِيْ ظِلِّ جَنَاحِ فَضْلِكَ أَرِحْنِيْ لأنَّ الحَرارَةَ ذابَتْ كَبِدِيْ، وَإِلى كَوْثَرِ الحَيَوانِ قَرِّبْنِي لأنَّ عَطَشَ الطَّلَبِ أَحْرَقَنِي، يا إِلهِي زَفَراتِيْ تَشْهَدُ لِبَلائِيْ وَعَبَرَاتِيْ تَحْكِي عَن
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Suffer me, O my God, to draw nigh unto Thee, and to abide within the precincts of Thy court, for remoteness from Thee hath well-nigh consumed me. Cause me to rest under the shadow of the wings of Thy grace, for the flame of my separation from Thee hath melted my heart within me. Draw me nearer unto the river that is life indeed, for my soul burneth with thirst in its ceaseless search after Thee. My sighs, O my God, proclaim the bitterness of mine anguish, and the tears I shed attest my love for Thee.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: LordsgleaningsGWB §293: Lord, your Godkitab-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 §193: Exalted
SE expanded to “precincts of Thy court”
This form usually rendered as “nearness”, “presence”, “whose” (36 occurrences)
SE expanded to “draw nigh unto Thee”
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “let”, “suffer” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: silencedfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §496: are now abidingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: abide withinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §88: all wretchednesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: calm
This form usually rendered as “far”, “after”, “sands” (11 occurrences)
SE expanded to “remoteness from Thee”
SE expanded to “hath well-nigh consumed me”
SE expanded to “under the shadow of”
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 §594: and guarded in thy speechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: in mewill-and-testamentW&T §10: through my love forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: within theegleaningsGWB §594: Be as a lampprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: within mewill-and-testamentW&T §10: in the
SE rendered البُعْدَ (al-buʿd), أَهْلَكَنِي، (ʾahlakaní،), وَفِيْ (wafí), ظِلِّ (ẓill), جَنَاحِ (janáḥ), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), أَرِحْنِيْ (ʾariḥní) as “remoteness from Thee, hath well-nigh consumed me, under the shadow of, the wings, of Thy grace, Cause me to rest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: overshadowedgleaningsGWB §87: cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: shelter of His shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: beneath the shadethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §188: shadows of the clouds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: wingsgleaningsGWB §63: on the wingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: humilityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: on thetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: upon the wingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the wingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: steady wingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: sinful
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
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 §111: distinguishedgleaningsGWB §10: favorskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: men of consummate learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: tender merciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
SE expanded to “Cause me to rest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describe themfire-tabletFire §7: warmthgleaningsGWB §160: its warmthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: describeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: the ablest of pensthe-hidden-wordsHW §135: righteouswill-and-testamentW&T §38: to writeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the heat
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath causedgleaningsGWB §644: melt awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: would melt awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: are meltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: hath meltedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: consumedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: my heart meltethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soul
SE expanded to “my heart within me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: Our soulsgleaningsGWB §456: heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: have meltedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: the heartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: my heart within meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soul
This form usually rendered as “governor” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: friendsgleaningsGWB §306: His chosen oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: master?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: and Thy loved oneswill-and-testamentW&T §35: mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: holy onesgleaningsGWB §235: who follow Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: friends!”
This form usually rendered as “living”, “kawthar”, “waters” (34 occurrences)
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 §435: streamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: through the living fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the living waters of Thy pardongleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving waters of reunionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §269: the everlasting streams
SE expanded to “that is life indeed”
SE expanded to “in its ceaseless search”
SE expanded to “my soul burneth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the sighs which my heedlessness have led me to utterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: The sighstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: tearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: the criesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: groansepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: criesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: flameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: sigh
bearest 21% thou 14% proclaim 14% thereby 7% beholdest 7% witnessed 7% witness 7% testifiest 7% beareth 7% acknowledgeth 7%
SE expanded to “bitterness of mine anguish”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: tribulationfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §110: agonieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: victimsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: troublethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my afflictionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: suffered grievously
SE expanded to “tears I shed”
tears 36% words 18% take 9% utterances 9% interpretations 5% warned 5% thou 5% lesson 5% (‘ibrání) 5% crossing.” 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the tears that my shame have caused to flowgleaningsGWB §347: crossing.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: sayingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: the tears I shedwill-and-testamentW&T §34: with tearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: interpretationsgleaningsGWB §347: (‘Ibrání)kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: verses
This form usually rendered as “attest”, “anything” (2 occurrences)
