Prayers and Meditations — §125
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 125 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فِيْ سَماءِ مَشِيَّتِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ فَأَلْهِمْهُمْ عَجْزَ أَنْفُسِهِمْ تِلْقاءَ مَظْهَرِ نَفْسِكَ وَعَلِّمْهُمْ فَقْرَ ذَواتِهِمْ لَدَى ظُهُوراتِ غَنائِكَ وَاسْتِغْنائِكَ لِيَجْمَعُوا عَلَى أَمْرِكَ وَيَتَشَبَّثُوا بِذَيْلِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَيَتَمَسَّكُوا بِحَبْلِ إِرادَتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Inspire them, O my Lord, with a sense of their own powerlessness before Him Who is the Manifestation of Thy Self, and teach them to recognize the poverty of their own nature in the face of the manifold tokens of Thy self-sufficiency and riches, that they may gather together round Thy Cause, and cling to the hem of Thy mercy, and cleave to the cord of the good pleasure of Thy will.
Translation Notes
SE rendered سَماءِ (samáʾ), مَشِيَّتِكَ، (mashíhatika،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “will, Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: in the Most Great Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §59: His most excellent nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: empty nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §86: surpassingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His willgleaningsGWB §70: naught else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: such a mantablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: nothing amongst
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: ExaltedgleaningsGWB §686: Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Lordshiptablet-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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §635: will inspirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: Inspire themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thine inspirationgleaningsGWB §662: inspire
powerlessness 38% helplessness 14% none 10% impotence 10% failed 5% futility 5% incapacity 5% impotent 5% pen 5% weakness 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: cangleaningsGWB §297: powerlessnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: unableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: its impotencewill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: powerlessgleaningsGWB §449: to frustrate His Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: incapacity
own 41% themselves 31% souls 10% proper 3% themselves.” 3% selves 3% uttered 3% hearts 3% within 3% lives 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: Not one single soulgleaningsGWB §221: Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: to be the same astablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: By Presencefire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §202: to hand downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: of the “Divine Presence”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: when Thou art rememberedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: of eternal reunionthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling
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 §101: divinesfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §717: of all creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: commentatorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: the ensignstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
poverty 38% poor 25% destitution 8% matter 4% subject 4% passages 4% perversity 4% destitute 4% ‘poverty’ 4% lack 4%
SE expanded to “their own nature”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: beinggleaningsGWB §87: womankitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: soulswill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §92: unchangeable Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: innermost Essence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the All-PossessinggleaningsGWB §581: with the bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: richprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: the cooingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §57: rich in its possessionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: sung
SE expanded to “they may gather together”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: mosquegleaningsGWB §499: them that love Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: bandtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §40: The utmost
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: Peacefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §534: His Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Command,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: Thy Commandmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: hemfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §223: skirtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to the resplendent hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: unto My hemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: to the hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: hem of His generosity
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou holdest fastgleaningsGWB §125: centeredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: “Clingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: were not kept backtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: cleave tenaciously untogleaningsGWB §418: adherencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: poor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: firm CordgleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: tieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cord of my hopegleaningsGWB §719: by the Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: on Thy cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the firm cordgleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously to
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: pleasethgleaningsGWB §222: striven to deprivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Weprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: by Thy willtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: determined
