Prayers and Meditations — §125
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 125 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: GodgleaningsGWB §549: His holykitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lord.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: Thy Divine andtablet-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 §208: of the Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §662: will, no doubt, inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: Inspireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: Inspire themgleaningsGWB §635: will inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: Inspire then my soul
powerlessness 44% impotence 15% helplessness 11% none 7% tearful 4% can 4% failure 4% failed 4% man 4% futility 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: cannot frustrate HimgleaningsGWB §519: your own impotencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: weariedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §811: to my powerlessnesswill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmed meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: with tearful eyesgleaningsGWB §449: can thwartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: the sick
own 36% themselves 30% souls 9% within 6% hearts 6% lives 4% proper 2% what 2% persons 2% heedlessness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: your own selvesgleaningsGWB §391: the gift ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: of selfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: her own selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: meetfire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §285: have We entrusted thee withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: “attainmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: when Thou art rememberedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: have engraved on theewill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
SE expanded to “Him Who is the Manifestation”
manifestation 58% revealer 16% who 12% manifest 3% dayspring 2% manifested 2% manifestations 2% revealest 1% focused 1% symbol 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: cordialfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §286: the direct consequences of the Revelation ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: the Manifestation of Holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: showing forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: outwardly it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Who knowethfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §178: dwell on earthkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: mysteries of divine Knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: with Thee istablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
poverty 36% poor 24% matter 8% destitution 8% subject 4% certain 4% particular 4% words 4% theme 4% plight 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: this mattergleaningsGWB §594: to the poorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: obscureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: this poor and desolate creaturethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: My poorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: These passagesgleaningsGWB §471: have forsaken their allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: one of these instances
SE expanded to “their own nature”
This form usually rendered as “before”, “when”, “sight” (34 occurrences)
SE expanded to “in the face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: bygleaningsGWB §279: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: in the faceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: atgleaningsGWB §11: in Our sightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: besideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: fromgleaningsGWB §386: when brought face to face with
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: All-PossessinggleaningsGWB §409: He can enrichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: independenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: and to the sweetness of the voicetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: wealthy manwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
SE expanded to “they may gather together”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thou hast laid upgleaningsGWB §312: the generalitykitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: combinationthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §52: all parts of the earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: mosque
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: state of affairsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §548: for every thingkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: His the Cause of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: behest”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: in no wise
وَيَتَشَبَّثُوا
literal: cling; clinging; clinging/holding fast
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: clinging togleaningsGWB §224: scrupulously observekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: upheldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: and clung steadfastlywill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: hold fastgleaningsGWB §411: take firm hold on
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: unto My hemfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §493: the hem of Ourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: the hem of the robethe-hidden-wordsHW §77: holdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: This Hem of His RobegleaningsGWB §223: skirt
SE expanded to “of Thy mercy”
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §519: Have mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: the Most Compassionate.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: holding fastgleaningsGWB §419: prove their devotionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: bear witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: must this wretched soul clingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: adoptgleaningsGWB §680: Set all thy hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: seek to justify themselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the cordgleaningsGWB §719: by the Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: on Thy strong cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the firm cordgleaningsGWB §684: life-veinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: tieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: clung togleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously to
This form usually rendered as “will”, “purpose”, “through” (39 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of the good pleasure”
will 47% purpose 16% through 13% conformity 8% desire 5% operation 3% according 3% good 3% accordance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: desiredgleaningsGWB §222: have strivenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: one aim in lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and in conformity with Thy pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: might desire itgleaningsGWB §202: I have never aspired after
