Prayers and Meditations — §129
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 129 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ لا تَحْرِمْنِي مِنْ نَفَحاتِ قَمِيصِكَ فِيْ أَيَّامِكَ وَلا مِنْ فَوْحاتِ وَحْيِكَ عِنْدَ ظُهُورِ أَنْوارِ وَجْهِكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشَاءُ لا مانِعَ لِمَشِيَّتِكَ وَلا رَادَّ لِما أَرَدْتَهُ بِقُدْرَتِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Deny me not, O my Lord, the fragrances of Thy raiment in Thy days, and deprive me not of the breathings of Thy Revelation at the appearance of the splendors of the light of Thy face. Powerful art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. Naught can resist Thy will, nor frustrate what Thou hast purposed by Thy power.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy LordgleaningsGWB §162: My Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: their Lord
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), تَحْرِمْنِي (taḥrimní), نَفَحاتِ (nafaḥát), قَمِيصِكَ (qamíṣik) as “my Lord, fragrances, raiment”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: SacredgleaningsGWB §588: suffer not thekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: those that had strayed far fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: Suffer me notthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: utterly deprived
sweet 28% breezes 20% fragrances 16% breaths 13% breath 9% fragrance 9% ecstasy 1% vitalizing 1% assail 1% breeze 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the breezesgleaningsGWB §494: fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: the sweet smell ofwill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §47: breezekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfume
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the day-timegleaningsGWB §210: the former dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Last Day.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: my daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: breathsgleaningsGWB §694: ladenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: hath been shed abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: have passed overprayers-and-meditationsP&M §129: breathingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: the sweet smellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: and deprive me not of the sweet savors wafting
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: is being sent down unto theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: is revealedgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of His Revelation
This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (397 occurrences)
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: had been revealedfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §123: a Manifestationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: revealersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: hath made knowntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: directeth himselffire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §697: directedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: hath not been directedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: He willethgleaningsGWB §134: He willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: to a stern businessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: please themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “obstacle”, “veil”, “interfere” (14 occurrences)
obstacle 11% veil 11% interfere 11% intervening 11% naught 11% none 11% withholder 11% can 11% hindrance 11%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: was powerless to deter MegleaningsGWB §32: Most Highkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: from attainingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §628: have failed to detertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: in withholding
This form usually rendered as “frustrate”, “can” (2 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thou hast purposed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: hath wishedgleaningsGWB §246: My heart’s desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: divine Purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §475: had no other purpose exceptthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: by the willgleaningsGWB §580: chosenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: would fain
