Prayers and Meditations — §129
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 129 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
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 لا إِلهَ
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 §159: the breathsgleaningsGWB §111: fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the holy breathswill-and-testamentW&T §13: sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §618: the fragranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Thy sweet savors
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: whichgleaningsGWB §250: days of your lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: as yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: Thine own dayswill-and-testamentW&T §10: no day passethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the days of MygleaningsGWB §210: the former dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: His
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: breathsgleaningsGWB §694: ladenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: the sweet savorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: passedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: hath been shed abroadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: and perceived the fragrancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §129: breathingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: sweet smell
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of RevelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: by Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelationgleaningsGWB §583: inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: Thy purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Divine RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: sent down
This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (396 occurrences)
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: that thou mayest show forthfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §286: wordkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: shall be made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: boweth down in worshiptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My radiancefire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §399: radiantkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: of the splendors oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Set your facesfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §548: attuned tokitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §581: hath settablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
SE expanded to “by Thy power”
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: in theefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §128: hath it been ordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: all-subduing powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: didst destinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: whatsoevergleaningsGWB §70: naught else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §634: by Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: wisheth
SE rendered تَشَاءُ (tasháʾ), مانِعَ (mániʿ), لِمَشِيَّتِكَ (limashíhatik) as “pleaseth Thee, Thy will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: had been forbiddengleaningsGWB §127: exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: depriveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: strove to hindertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: deter
SE rendered مانِعَ (mániʿ), لِمَشِيَّتِكَ (limashíhatik), رَادَّ (rádd), أَرَدْتَهُ (ʾaradtah), بِقُدْرَتِكَ (biqudratik) as “Thy will, Thou hast purposed, by Thy power”
reject 33% rejected 19% outcast 10% refuting 10% refute 5% refutation 5% hath 5% contemplates 5% none 5% inflicting 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: outcast amonggleaningsGWB §244: none can put backkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: rejected.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: Thou be frustratedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: confutedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: rejectgleaningsGWB §469: hast inflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: reject or accept
SE expanded to “Thou hast purposed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His wishgleaningsGWB §636: He hath reservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Purpose,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: is totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: hath soughtgleaningsGWB §703: desiring
SE rendered أَرَدْتَهُ (ʾaradtah), بِقُدْرَتِكَ (biqudratik), إِلهَ (ʾilh) as “Thou hast purposed, by Thy power”
