Prayers and Meditations — §221
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 221 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ثُمَّ أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهِي بِأَنْ تُنْزِلَ مِنْ سَمآءِ إِرادَتِكَ وَسَحابِ رَحْمَتِكَ ما يُذْهِبُ عَنَّا رَوائِحَ العِصْيانِ يا مَنْ سَمَّيْتَ نَفْسَكَ بِالرَّحْمنِ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْمُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيْزُ الْمَنَّانُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I moreover entreat Thee, O my God, to rain down, from the heaven of Thy will and the clouds of Thy mercy, that which will cleanse us from the noisome savors of our transgressions, O Thou Who hast called Thyself the God of Mercy! Thou art, verily, the Most Powerful, the All-Glorious, the Beneficent.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §214: implorekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek enlightenmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: to appearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §323: for any man to question his Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: God possessethfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §135: before Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of divine mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Divinitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: We revealedgleaningsGWB §113: have accompanied and proclaimedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: “comeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: Thou hast revealedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My home
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: heavensfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §212: the Names of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: out of the heaven oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “of Thy will”
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 §171: Fain would theygleaningsGWB §465: through the operation of His Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: pleaseth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thy will had decreedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: hath conspired against meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy willgleaningsGWB §722: his own
SE expanded to “and the clouds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: cloudsgleaningsGWB §117: showerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: the outpouringsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §627: from the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: showeringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of the clouds
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 §108: All-Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §673: Divine glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: infinite graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: of those who show mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
This form usually rendered as “sweet”, “fragrance”, “fragrances” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soulsfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §169: the peace and the well-beingkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: gladdenedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §34: thou mayest live in peace
العِصْيانِ
literal: disobedience; disobedient; disobey
This form usually rendered as “sins”, “sin”, “trespasses” (15 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of our transgressions”
sins 21% sin 14% trespasses 14% sinfulness 7% transgressed 7% perversity 7% evil 7% iniquity 7% wicked 7% transgressions 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sinnerfire-tabletFire §35: singleaningsGWB §491: did We rebel against theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: rebelled.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: the wickedthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: rebellionwill-and-testamentW&T §58: obeyethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my rebelliousness
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “conferred”, “thou” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Who hast called”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My namesgleaningsGWB §27: His holy Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: His nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: Who hast calledthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: By thewill-and-testamentW&T §20: nominatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: through Thy NamegleaningsGWB §629: in Thy name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: His lifegleaningsGWB §202: By the righteousness of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: inclinationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: I sweartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: passions
SE expanded to “the Most Powerful”
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
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 §115: the AlmightygleaningsGWB §184: My glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: Dear friend!prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: stupendoustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: mighty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: BeneficentgleaningsGWB §556: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to show favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §12: bountytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: We bestowedwill-and-testamentW&T §27: hath graciously favouredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: mannaprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: the Beneficent
