Prayers and Meditations — §857
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 857 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
لا تُخَيِّبْ هذَا الذَّلِيْلَ عَنْ شاطِئِ عِزِّكَ، وَلا تَحْرِمْ هذَا المِسْكِينَ عَنْ مَيادِيْنِ غَنائِكَ، وَلا تَطْرُدْ هذَا السَّائِلَ عَنْ أَبْوابِ فَضْلِكَ وَإِحْسانِكَ وَمَوْهِبَتِكَ، ثُمَّ ارْحَمْ هذَا المُفْتَقِرَ الَّذِيْ ما اتَّخَذَ لِنَفْسِهِ وَلِيًّا دُونَكَ وَلا أَنِيْسًا سِواكَ وَلا مُصاحِبًا غَيْرَكَ وَلا مَحْبُوبًا إِلاَّ أَنْتَ وَلا مَقْصُودًا إِلاَّ إِيَّاكَ، ثُمَّ انْظُرْنِيْ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glorified, immeasurably glorified art Thou, O my God, and my Beloved, and my Master, and my Desire! Shatter not the hopes of this lowly one to attain the shores of Thy glory, and deprive not this wretched creature of the immensities of Thy riches, and cast not away this suppliant from the doors of Thy grace, and Thy bounty, and Thy gifts. Have mercy, then, upon this poor and desolate soul who hath sought no friend but Thee, and no companion except Thee, and no comforter save Thee, and no beloved apart from Thee, nor cherished any desire but Thyself.
Translation Notes
تُخَيِّبْ
literal: disappoint; disappoint, frustrate; disappointed/frustrated
prayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Disappoint me notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: as one disappointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §817: Disappointprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Wilt Thou shatterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: hath turned awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: Denyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §457: the hopesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: Shatter
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §279: the pompkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: Thy Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: on thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Withhold not yourselvesgleaningsGWB §578: withhold notkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: those thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: withhold from methe-hidden-wordsHW §31: Denywill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: deprive
This form usually rendered as “wretched”, “poor” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: seized upongleaningsGWB §367: take yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: bear witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: lay holdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou holdest fastgleaningsGWB §719: Hold ye fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: to cling
This form usually rendered as “immensities” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the richgleaningsGWB §581: with the bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: melodiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: handmaidens whotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all-possessing,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: possessest shall profit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: cast him outgleaningsGWB §461: “Thrustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: drive me awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: cast them outgleaningsGWB §464: reject Usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: cast outepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: banishedgleaningsGWB §243: justify Our banishment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §265: prayer and entreatykitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: Destroy not, I implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: praygleaningsGWB §466: Enquire for thyselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: hath been set aflameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the doorgleaningsGWB §176: bright and shiningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: to Thy doorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: doorgleaningsGWB §34: the portalskitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: Cast me not from
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 §85: great bountygleaningsGWB §621: upon His grace and bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: horizon of Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful
bounteousness 50% gifts 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §195: All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: the Most Bountiful.”will-and-testamentW&T §10: a bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §621: upon His grace and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: Thy favorswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the gift
This form usually rendered as “desolate” (1 occurrences)
poor 46% poverty 29% paupers 6% destitute 6% passages 4% destitution 3% misery 3% matter 1% subject 1% perversity 1%
SE rendered اتَّخَذَ (ittakhadh), لِنَفْسِهِ (linafsih), وَلِيًّا (waliyyan), دُونَكَ (dúnak) as “hath sought, friend, but Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: peoplesgleaningsGWB §77: they utteredkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: selfishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thou art Thyself my witness—Itablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: His trustwill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: lovedgleaningsGWB §125: Ideal Leader and Masterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: provincesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: of Thy loved oneswill-and-testamentW&T §35: mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: maliciousgleaningsGWB §137: Prophets of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: endowed
This form usually rendered as “all”, “any”, “except” (66 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: anygleaningsGWB §196: havekitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: nothing short ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §488: save Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: from the comprehension of othersgleaningsGWB §298: through others
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §620: of manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: companionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: joyful tidings of reunionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §594: Be unjust to no manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Him Who was the Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §82: communion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §118: imprintedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: but Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: any one except Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: other than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: besides ThyselfgleaningsGWB §616: and fashioned
This form usually rendered as “intimacy”, “beholder”, “comforter” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: unseemly and unholy deedsfire-tabletFire §27: puritygleaningsGWB §452: orphanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: throughprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: any save Thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: with anotherwill-and-testamentW&T §2: all thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not to be compared
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 6% prized 2% who 2% one 2% pleasing 1% god 1% new 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: By this is meantgleaningsGWB §528: his motivekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: signifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: have scornedthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my Desire
This form usually rendered as “"beware”, “beware” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: signsgleaningsGWB §363: whatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: consummate verseswill-and-testamentW&T §6: the Holy Writingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: versekitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: believe notwill-and-testamentW&T §9: sacred verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the verses
