Prayers and Meditations — §88
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 88 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أَنَا المِسْكينُ وَأَنْتَ القَوِيُّ القَدِيرُ، أَنِ ارْحَمْنِي بِجُودِكَ وَإِحْسانِكَ وَوَفِّقْنِي عَلَى خِدْمَتِكَ وَخِدْمَةِ أَوْلِيائِكَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيزُ العَلاَّمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I am all wretchedness, O my Lord, and Thou art the Most Powerful, the Almighty. Have pity upon me by Thy grace and bountiful favor, and graciously aid me to serve Thee and them that are dear to Thee. Potent art Thou to do as Thou willest. No God is there but Thee, the God of strength, of glory and wisdom.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its LordgleaningsGWB §549: His holykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of Lordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: Enlightenertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: I have nurtured
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: to hold fastgleaningsGWB §7: strict observancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: clinging tenaciouslytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: will cleavegleaningsGWB §719: Hold ye fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: clinging
This form usually rendered as “strong”, “all-powerful”, “almighty” (33 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the Most Powerful”
strong 22% all-powerful 13% almighty 13% most 13% potent 9% strength 9% mighty 9% omnipotent 4% powerful 4% sustained 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: is mightier than IgleaningsGWB §19: is endowed with a potency superior tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: and powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §40: utmostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: All-PowerfulgleaningsGWB §246: and His might
SE expanded to “Have pity upon me”
mercy 52% all-merciful 16% most 9% god 5% merciful 5% have 4% compassionate 3% tender 2% divine 2% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Most Compassionatefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §35: tender mercieskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: infinite graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: and Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
بِجُودِكَ
literal: generosity; bounty; generosity, bounty
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bounteousness”, “favor” (63 occurrences)
SE expanded to “by Thy grace”
bounty 43% bounteousness 10% favor 9% through 9% grace 9% generosity 9% bountiful 5% graciousness 3% bestowal 2% never-failing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §217: through Thy bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: the showerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of Thy giftsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: My loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
SE expanded to “and bountiful favor”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: good deedsgleaningsGWB §574: that do goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: most excellent titleswill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: into good onesgleaningsGWB §579: kindlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: righteousness
وَوَفِّقْنِي
literal: agreement; grant success; grant-success
SE expanded to “and graciously aid me”
aid 28% assist 14% graciously 12% thou 9% concord 9% may 9% unity 7% unanimously 5% fellowship 4% unitedly 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: assistgleaningsGWB §492: that He may graciously aid theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: to grantthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §19: unanimouslyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: and fellowshipgleaningsGWB §502: that He may graciously assist him
SE expanded to “to serve Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: ministergleaningsGWB §598: to aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: wentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: him adequate servicewill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: to serve HimgleaningsGWB §698: honor of servingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: before
SE rendered خِدْمَتِكَ (khidmatik), وَخِدْمَةِ (wakhidmah), أَوْلِيائِكَ (ʾawlíáʾik), المُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir) as “to serve Thee, to do as Thou willest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: Mine own MissiongleaningsGWB §467: Governorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: friends!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §88: them that are dear to Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: O ye men ofgleaningsGWB §439: their rulers
SE rendered المُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir), تَشآءُ (tasháʾ) as “to do as Thou willest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: whom He willethgleaningsGWB §188: wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: pleaseth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: and by the energies of Thy Willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE rendered المُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir), تَشآءُ (tasháʾ), إِلهَ (ʾilh) as “to do as Thou willest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godheadfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §544: and to this the Almighty is My witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: sent by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: O God!tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: All-Powerful, thegleaningsGWB §199: all-compellingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: He is truly exaltedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: at Him Who taughtfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §665: fathomkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: that ye may knowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Who knoweth all thingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
