Prayers and Meditations — §226

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 226 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

الْعَزِيْزُ الْوَهَّابُ، أَيْ رَبِّ لا تَجْعَلْ هذا الْصَّوْمَ آخِرَ صَوْمِنا وَآخِرَ عَهْدِنا ثُمَّ اقْبَلْ ما عَمِلْناهُ فِي حُبِّكَ وَرِضائِكَ وَما تُرِكَ عَنَّا بِما غَلَبَتْ عَلَيْنا شُئُوناتُ النَّفْسِ وَالْهَوی، ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْنا عَلَى حُبِّكَ وَرِضائِكَ ثُمَّ احْفَظْنا مِنْ شَرِّ الَّذِيْنَ هُمْ كَفَرُوا بِكَ وَبِآياتِكَ الْكُبْرى وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ رَبُّ الآخِرَةِ وَالأُوْلى لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ الْعَلِيُّ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Do not bring our fasts to an end with this fast, O my Lord, nor the covenants Thou hast made with this covenant. Do Thou accept all that we have done for love of Thee, and for the sake of Thy pleasure, and all that we have left undone as a result of our subjection to our evil and corrupt desires. Enable us, then, to cleave steadfastly to Thy love and Thy good pleasure, and preserve us from the mischief of such as have denied Thee and repudiated Thy most resplendent signs. Thou art, in truth, the Lord of this world and of the next. No God is there beside Thee, the Exalted, the Most High.

Translation Notes

الْعَزِيْزُ

al-ʿazíz ʿ-z-z

literal: glory; mighty; might

SE rendered الْعَزِيْزُ (al-ʿazíz), الْوَهَّابُ، (al-wahhábu،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “my Lord”

all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted be His fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §374: and exalted be His glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §437: Most Powerful the-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselves will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: the glory

الْوَهَّابُ،

al-wahhábu، w-h-b

literal: gift; bestower; gifts

SE rendered الْوَهَّابُ، (al-wahhábu،), رَبِّ (rabb), تَجْعَلْ (tajʿal) as “my Lord, made”

all-bounteous 57% all-bountiful 14% generous 14% most 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly gifts gleaningsGWB §569: and bounty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy bounteousness will-and-testamentW&T §53: Bounty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all gifts gleaningsGWB §621: upon His grace and bounty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: and bounties will-and-testamentW&T §56: gift

رَبِّ

rabb r-b-b → “my lord”

literal: Lord; lord

lord 93% god 3% creator 1% one 1% art 1% none 1% ruler 1% thou 1% ‘lord 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its Lord gleaningsGWB §389: Lord of all men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: none other Lord tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord of

تَجْعَلْ

tajʿal j-ʿ-l → “made” Distinctive

literal: make; made; to make

This form usually rendered as “may”, “suffer”, “allow” (16 occurrences)

may 25% suffer 13% allow 13% debaseth 13% become 13% make 13% exalt 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: make thee fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §196: hath established kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §522: be carried away the-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shed will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: hath made thee

الْصَّوْمَ

aṣ-ṣawm ṣ-w-m → “fast”

literal: fasting; fast; fasted

fasting 50% fast 38% “fasting 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Fast gleaningsGWB §708: observe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: “Fasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: our fasts gleaningsGWB §708: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: fasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: have fasted gleaningsGWB §627: the fast

آخِرَ

ákhir ʾ-kh-r → “end”

literal: end; hereafter; other

end 38% world 14% next 11% another 8% finally 5% latter 5% reflect 5% “end 5% come 5% after 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: after gleaningsGWB §531: subsequent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: respite prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: the end will-and-testamentW&T §42: of late epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: another gleaningsGWB §247: unto the rest of mankind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “End

الآخِرَةِ

al-ákhirah ʾ-kh-r → “the next”

literal: other

world 42% next 32% concluding 3% culmination 3% can 3% another 3% “life 3% other 3% others 3% end 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the world gleaningsGWB §691: other kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: rest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: concluding gleaningsGWB §629: the next prayers-and-meditationsP&M §366: the life to come epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: next

اقْبَلْ

iqbal q-b-l → “thou accept” Distinctive

literal: acceptance

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “set”, “turned” (51 occurrences)

hath 36% set 17% turned 11% turn 11% turneth 8% accept 6% go 3% directeth 3% attain 3% recognize 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: unto Him fire-tabletFire §46: go forward gleaningsGWB §72: celebrateth the praise kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: let him turn thereunto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: with mine eyes lifted tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

عَمِلْناهُ

ʿamilnáh ʿ-m-l → “we have done”

literal: work

SE expanded to “we have done”

works 50% have 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: thine acts gleaningsGWB §483: actions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: works.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: Do with tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conforming the-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walk will-and-testamentW&T §24: Consort epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: works

حُبِّكَ

ḥubbik ḥ-b-b → “thy love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 92% thou 1% loveth 1% own 1% thee 1% whose 1% tenderness 1% have 1% bear 1% woe 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: desire fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §220: His loved ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: unto Him Who is tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I long tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §20: a beloved

وَرِضائِكَ

wariḍáʾik r-ḍ-y → “thy pleasure”

literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction

pleasure 44% good 18% good-pleasure 8% will 8% thee 8% unto 5% please 3% pleasure!” 3% sake 3% pleasure’s 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: willingness fire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasure gleaningsGWB §252: desire not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: good-pleasure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: what pleaseth Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §51: them that are content will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Will epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: content

تُرِكَ

turik t-r-k → “we have left undone” Distinctive

literal: abandon

This form usually rendered as “renounce”, “abandoned”, “noted” (6 occurrences)

SE expanded to “we have left undone”

renounce 17% abandoned 17% noted 17% forsook 17% perversity 17% have 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have put away fire-tabletFire §18: been forsaken gleaningsGWB §541: its perversity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: leave prayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: wilt Thou forsake me the-hidden-wordsHW §55: forsake epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: abandoned him fire-tabletFire §2: been abandoned

عَنَّا

ʿanná ʿ-n

literal: from; from, about; about

SE rendered وَرِضائِكَ (wariḍáʾik), تُرِكَ (turik), عَنَّا (ʿanná), غَلَبَتْ (ghalabat), عَلَيْنا (ʿalayná), شُئُوناتُ (shuʾúnát), النَّفْسِ (an-nafs) as “Thy pleasure, we have left undone, our subjection to, our evil”

beyond 14% well 14% fear 14% all 14% entering 14% behind 14% above 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: from whatsoever gleaningsGWB §572: from entering prayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: above epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: to gleaningsGWB §155: from the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Now that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerning gleaningsGWB §28: and beyond

غَلَبَتْ

ghalabat gh-l-b → “ascendancy” Distinctive

literal: dominance; overcome; victorious

This form usually rendered as “prevailed”, “vanquished”, “subjection” (7 occurrences)

prevailed 20% vanquished 20% subjection 20% rule 20% hath 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: All-Subduing gleaningsGWB §66: “Supreme ascendancy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: triumphant might prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: hath prevailed the-hidden-wordsHW §143: overcome epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailed gleaningsGWB §458: He is equal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: Dominant

عَلَيْنا

ʿalayná ʿ-l-y

literal: upon; on

SE rendered تُرِكَ (turik), عَنَّا (ʿanná), غَلَبَتْ (ghalabat), عَلَيْنا (ʿalayná), شُئُوناتُ (shuʾúnát), النَّفْسِ (an-nafs), وَالْهَوی، (wálhawí،) as “we have left undone, our subjection to, our evil, and corrupt desires”

upon 33% trials 33% against 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: us gleaningsGWB §167: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: aloud the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to exalt gleaningsGWB §395: so high

شُئُوناتُ

shuʾúnát sh-ʾ-n → “such” Distinctive

literal: manner; affair; state

This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “assaults”, “changes” (20 occurrences)

manifold 27% assaults 9% changes 9% reach 9% evil 9% compelling 9% noise 9% evidences 9% tokens 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the people gleaningsGWB §46: in such wise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: the tokens the-hidden-wordsHW §68: My state epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neither gleaningsGWB §620: the station prayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: that I

النَّفْسِ

an-nafs n-f-s → “our evil” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (324 occurrences)

own 23% self 20% soul 18% himself 15% evil 6% souls 5% life 4% man 3% corrupt 3% passions 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: upon you gleaningsGWB §574: your neighbor kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: I swear by Thyself tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Self will-and-testamentW&T §58: To none

وَالْهَوی،

wálhawí، h-w-y → “and corrupt desires”

literal: desire; passion

SE expanded to “and corrupt desires”

corrupt 22% desires 20% desire 18% evil 11% passion 7% self 7% essence 7% passions 4% promptings 2% mere 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: desire fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §470: thine evil desires kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: selfish desires prayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: any evil or corrupt desire the-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirest will-and-testamentW&T §36: my spirit epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: book of mine own desire

اسْتَقِمْنا

istaqimná q-w-m → “to cleave steadfastly”

literal: station; people; place

SE expanded to “to cleave steadfastly”

people 28% station 26% arise 15% self-subsisting 8% connection 5% resurrection 4% steadfast 4% have 4% such 3% may 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: agitated fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §513: dedicateth himself kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your station kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: significance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: steadfast his heart tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

احْفَظْنا

iḥfaẓná ḥ-f-ẓ → “preserve us”

literal: preserve

preserve 50% shield 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: protect thee gleaningsGWB §629: Shield them kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guarded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: in which account is tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn well will-and-testamentW&T §5: shielded and protected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: Watch ye, therefore, over

شَرِّ

sharr sh-r-r → “mischief”

literal: evil; wicked; wicked ones

mischief 46% evil 23% wickedness 8% most 8% maleficence 8% evils 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: evil fire-tabletFire §40: the wicked gleaningsGWB §475: the wickedness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: most wicked prayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: the wicked doers the-hidden-wordsHW §133: the ungodly will-and-testamentW&T §12: evils epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: Iniquities

الَّذِيْنَ

adh-dhín l-dh-y → “of such as” Distinctive

literal: those who; who

This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)

SE expanded to “of such as”

doubters 17% dependents 17% generations 17% unto 17% such 17% who 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: He Who gleaningsGWB §242: Him Who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §676: He epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: doubters gleaningsGWB §524: that of your dependents kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: Who prayers-and-meditationsP&M §628: them that

كَفَرُوا

kafarúá k-f-r → “have denied”

literal: disbelieve; disbelieved; disbeliever

have 40% disbelieved 21% repudiated 17% believe 4% denied 4% believed 4% rejected 2% refused 2% openly 2% had 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: believe not gleaningsGWB §531: cast it behind your backs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: the unbelievers.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: had disbelieved tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: deny will-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signs epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: unbelievers gleaningsGWB §291: and rejected

وَبِآياتِكَ

wabiáyátik ʾ-y-y → “thy most resplendent signs”

literal: sign; signs

SE expanded to “Thy most resplendent signs”

signs 75% most 13% acknowledged 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: verse fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §291: the signs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: acquainted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: utterances tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what will-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: are verses

الْكُبْرى

al-kubrى k-b-r

literal: greatest; greater; grandeur

SE rendered كَفَرُوا (kafarúá), بِكَ (bik), وَبِآياتِكَ (wabiáyátik), الْكُبْرى (al-kubrى), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), رَبُّ (rabb) as “have denied, Thee, Thy most resplendent signs, Thou art, the Lord”