Prayers and Meditations — §257

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 257 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

الإِحْسانِ لِيَقُوْمُنَّ كُلٌّ عَلَى أَمْرِكَ وَيَنْقَطِعُنَّ عَمَّا دُونَكَ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيزُ المُخْتارُ، فَيا إِلهِي وَسَيِّدِي وَمَحْبوبِي أَنَا عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ قَدْ تَمَسَّكْتُ بِحَبْلِ عِنايَتِكَ وَتَشَبَّثْتُ بِذَيْلِ رِداءِ عُطُوفَتِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الأَعْظَمِ الَّذِيْ جَعَلْتَهُ مِيزانَ الأُمَمِ وَبُرْهانَكَ الأَقْوَمَ بِأَنْ لا تَدَعَنِي بِنَفْسِي وَهَوايَ فَاحْفَظْنِي فِي ظِلِّ عِصْمَتِكَ الكبْری، ثُمَّ أَنْطِقْنِيْ بِثَنآءِ نَفْسِكَ بَيْنَ مَلإِ الإِنشآءِ وَلا تَجْعَلْنِي مَحْرُومًا عَنْ نَفَحاتِ أَيَّامِكَ وَفَوْحَاتِ مَطْلَعِ أَمْرِكَ، وَبِأَنْ تَرْزُقَنِي خَيْرَ الدُّنْيا وَالآخِرَةِ بِفَضْلِكَ الَّذِيْ أَحَاطَ المَوْجُوداتِ وَرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِيْ سَبَقَتِ المُمْكِناتِ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ فِي قَبْضَتِكَ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ تَفْعَلُ ما تَشآءُ بِأَمرِكَ وَتَحْكُمُ ما تُرِيْدُ بِقُدْرَتِكَ، لا لِمَشِيَّتِكَ مِنْ مانِعٍ وَلا لِحُكْمِكَ مِنْ نَفادٍ، لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيزُ الوَهَّابُ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O my God, my Master, my Best-Beloved! I am Thy servant and the son of Thy servant. I have held fast the cord of Thy grace, and clung to the hem of the garment of Thy loving providence. I entreat Thee, by Thy Most Great Name, Whom Thou hast appointed as the unerring Balance among the nations, and Thine infallible Proof unto all men, not to forsake me, nor to abandon me to my corrupt desires. Do Thou preserve me beneath the shadow of Thy Supreme Sinlessness, and enable me to magnify Thine own Self amidst the concourse of Thy creatures. Withhold not from me the Divine fragrance of Thy days, and deprive me not of the sweet savors wafting from the Dayspring of Thy Revelation. Bestow on me the good of this world and of the next, through the power of Thy grace that hath encompassed all created things and Thy mercy that hath surpassed the entire creation. Thou art He Who holdeth in His grasp the kingdom of all things. Thou doest what Thou willest through Thy decree, and choosest, through the power of Thy might, whatsoever Thou desirest. None can resist Thy will; naught can exhaust the impelling force of Thy command. There is no God but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Most Bountiful.

Translation Notes

الإِحْسانِ

al-ʾiḥsán ḥ-s-n

literal: best; Husayn; beautiful

which 25% bounties 25% loving-kindness 25% favour 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: right gleaningsGWB §227: most comely kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: favour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: through Thy graciousness the-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindly will-and-testamentW&T §21: improve epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: good ones gleaningsGWB §579: kindly manner

لِيَقُوْمُنَّ

líaqúmunn q-w-m

literal: station; people; place

may 43% shall 14% bestir 14% arise 14% will 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Self-Subsisting fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §401: this most blessed Seat kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: Day of Resurrection—as prayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: invested tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose

أَمْرِكَ،

ʾamrika، ʾ-m-r → “of thy revelation”

literal: command; cause

SE expanded to “of Thy Revelation”

cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My Cause fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §39: His commandments kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: all acts prayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: prescribed unto Him tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summoned the-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee

وَيَنْقَطِعُنَّ

wayanqaṭiʿunn q-ṭ-ʿ

literal: detachment; detached; severed

rid 67% forsake 17% shall 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: barred gleaningsGWB §299: the emblems of true detachment.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: falleth short prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: wilt Thou cease tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed ones tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passed will-and-testamentW&T §11: decisive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: torn in pieces

دُونَكَ

dúnak d-w-n

literal: besides

SE rendered دُونَكَ (dúnak), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), المُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir) as “Almighty”

all 21% any 19% except 17% thee 11% aught 9% save 9% beside 6% besides 4% neighbor 2% none 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: except Himself gleaningsGWB §549: else kitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: nothing short of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: of anyone beside me the-hidden-wordsHW §14: Me will-and-testamentW&T §38: All others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: without gleaningsGWB §246: none but Him

وَإِنَّكَ

waʾinnak ʾ-n-n → “thou”

literal: indeed/verily

thee 43% thou 29% verily 14% since 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: now gleaningsGWB §2: that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §534: for Thou will-and-testamentW&T §36: I call upon Thee gleaningsGWB §2: to admit that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: likewise, recognize will-and-testamentW&T §36: for they are gleaningsGWB §704: Liberty

المُقْتَدِرُ

al-muqtadir q-d-r → “almighty”

literal: power; powerful

almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Ponder a while fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §490: can bear kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: men prayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and Thy dominion tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

العَزِيزُ

al-ʿazíz ʿ-z-z → “the all-glorious”

literal: glory; mighty; might

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 §227: the Mighty fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §615: God’s transcendent glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: to the-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glory will-and-testamentW&T §10: my pride epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: sovereignty and glory

المُخْتارُ،

al-mukhtáru، kh-y-r → “good” Distinctive

literal: good

This form usually rendered as “unconstrained”, “unconditioned”, “unrestrained” (15 occurrences)

unconstrained 33% unconditioned 33% unrestrained 17% who 8% what 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: chosen gleaningsGWB §690: shall be better kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: retired prayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: for the choicest the-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponder will-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly gifts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: chose gleaningsGWB §476: highest good

فَيا

fayá y-ʾ → “o”

literal: O; or

SE rendered المُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir), العَزِيزُ (al-ʿazíz), المُخْتارُ، (al-mukhtáru،), فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), وَسَيِّدِي (wasayyidí), وَمَحْبوبِي (wamaḥbúbí) as “Almighty, the All-Glorious, Most Bountiful, O, my God, my Master, my Best-Beloved”

ye 50% sought 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: O kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: sought epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: O ye

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h → “my god”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godhead gleaningsGWB §560: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Divine gleaningsGWB §386: other God

وَسَيِّدِي

wasayyidí s-w-d → “my master”

literal: master; master, lord

master 27% prince 14% black 9% lord 9% siyyid 9% princes 9% turned 9% siyyids 5% afore-mentioned 5% much 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: princes gleaningsGWB §84: turned black prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Master epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Siyyid Javád gleaningsGWB §404: corrosion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Master epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: black gleaningsGWB §181: descendant of the Prophet

وَمَحْبوبِي

wamaḥbúbí ḥ-b-b → “my best-beloved”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

beloved 58% best-beloved 18% well-beloved 11% thou 3% one 3% divine 3% god 3% desire 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: how excellent fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §451: His Well-Beloved One kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the Best-Beloved prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: upon them that are dear tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §20: a beloved

عَبْدُكَ

ʿabduk ʿ-b-d → “thy servant”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servant 97% wronged 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: adore fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §227: follower kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: Object prayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: to Thy servants tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servants will-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant

وَابْنُ

wábn b-n-y → “son”

literal: son; sons

son 94% descendant 2% sons 1% scion 1% daughter 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: Ibn-i-Mas’ud gleaningsGWB §454: the descendant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Baní-Háshim prayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: their children the-hidden-wordsHW §70: SONS will-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edifice epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: edifice gleaningsGWB §306: man, as apart from

تَمَسَّكْتُ

tamassakt m-s-k → “held fast the cord” Distinctive

literal: clinging; cling

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “clinging” (13 occurrences)

SE expanded to “held fast the cord”

hath 18% have 18% clinging 9% cleaving 9% held 9% laid 9% taken 9% behold 9% clung 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou holdest fast gleaningsGWB §295: no, not though ye produce kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: We cleave prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: were not kept back tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: seized upon gleaningsGWB §419: prove kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: poor

بِحَبْلِ

biḥabl ḥ-b-l → “of”

literal: rope/cord; cord

SE rendered عَبْدِكَ (ʿabdik), تَمَسَّكْتُ (tamassakt), بِحَبْلِ (biḥabl), عِنايَتِكَ (ʿináyatik), وَتَشَبَّثْتُ (watashabbatht) as “Thy servant, held fast the cord, of, Thy grace, clung”

cord 78% firm 8% clung 3% unto 3% tenaciously 3% tie 3% every 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cord of my hope gleaningsGWB §719: by the Cord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: tie epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto the cord gleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Cord gleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously to

عِنايَتِكَ

ʿináyatik ʿ-n-y → “thy grace”

literal: care; meaning; meanings

loving-kindness 65% bounty 7% grace 7% gracious 5% tender 4% mercy 4% through 2% mercies 2% favor 2% love 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its meaning fire-tabletFire §15: Thy bounty gleaningsGWB §311: His loving kindness kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: is prayers-and-meditationsP&M §329: gracious providence the-hidden-wordsHW §146: mystery will-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness

وَتَشَبَّثْتُ

watashabbatht sh-b-th → “clung”

literal: cling; clinging; clinging/holding fast

clung 38% hath 25% clinging 13% have 13% behold 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: hold fast gleaningsGWB §647: Cling kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adhere kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: set our hearts on prayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: clinging will-and-testamentW&T §17: seize upon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: clung unto gleaningsGWB §645: holdeth fast

بِذَيْلِ

bidhayl dh-y-l → “to the hem”

literal: hem; hem, train; hem/tail

SE expanded to “to the hem”

hem 97% robe 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: hem of His generosity fire-tabletFire §31: The robe gleaningsGWB §223: skirt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robe prayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: to the hem epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: unto My hem prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to the resplendent hem epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the hem

رِداءِ

ridáʾ r-d-y → “of the garment”

literal: garment; mantle/cloak

SE expanded to “of the garment”

mantle 30% robe 20% garment 20% honored 10% raiment 10% robes 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: death gleaningsGWB §717: arrayed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: mantle prayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: the robe the-hidden-wordsHW §65: garment gleaningsGWB §99: honored with the mantle kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the mantle prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the robes

عُطُوفَتِكَ،

ʿuṭúfatika، ʿ-ṭ-f → “of thy loving providence”

literal: kindness

SE expanded to “of Thy loving providence”

loving 50% mercifulness 17% loving-kindness 17% tender 17%

gleaningsGWB §631: Gracious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: Thy mercifulness will-and-testamentW&T §23: the affections prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: Thy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: Thy loving-kindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of Thy gracious providence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: the Most Compassionate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §515: of Thy tender mercies

أَسْئَلُكَ

ʾasʾaluk s-ʾ-l → “i entreat thee”

literal: ask; ask/request; ask/beseech

SE expanded to “I entreat Thee”

beseech 46% implore 24% entreat 18% beg 5% pray 4% destroy 1% ask 1% deal 1% god 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore Thee gleaningsGWB §656: Grant, I beseech Thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: beseech Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We pray gleaningsGWB §467: Find out prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: hath been set aflame epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliant

بِاسْمِكَ

biásmik s-m-w → “by thy most great name”

literal: name; names

SE expanded to “by Thy Most Great Name”

name 87% most 4% through 2% whose 2% called 1% all-glorious 1% beareth 1% friend 1% shadowing 1% have 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: this Name fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §60: and the heavens kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: all other names tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §121: call

الأَعْظَمِ

al-ʾaʿẓam ʿ-ẓ-m

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE rendered أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), الأَعْظَمِ (al-ʾaʿẓam), جَعَلْتَهُ (jaʿaltah), مِيزانَ (mízán) as “I entreat Thee, by Thy Most Great Name, Thou hast appointed, as the unerring Balance”

most 61% greater 10% greatest 6% great 5% more 5% supreme 4% mightier 4% transcendeth 2% potency 2% mightiest 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: abounding gleaningsGWB §621: bountiful favor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: most excellent favour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: Almighty the-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-glorious will-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguished epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy majesty gleaningsGWB §27: majesty.”

جَعَلْتَهُ

jaʿaltah j-ʿ-l → “thou hast appointed”

literal: made

SE expanded to “Thou hast appointed”

thou 36% hast 24% made 9% ordained 7% hath 7% ordain 4% didst 4% have 4% keep 2% appointed 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: allow not fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §219: He shall cause kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: beetle prayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: hath been made the-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath ordained

مِيزانَ

mízán w-z-n → “as the unerring balance”

literal: balance/scale; balance

SE expanded to “as the unerring Balance”

standard 50% balance 20% unerring 20% most 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: weighed gleaningsGWB §35: standard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: and prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: as the unerring Balance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Balance gleaningsGWB §398: be weighed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: as a standard epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Weigh

الأُمَمِ

al-ʾumam ʾ-m-m → “among the nations”

literal: nations

SE expanded to “among the nations”

nations 42% peoples 30% kindreds 6% all 6% adoring 3% human 3% generations 3% such 3% among 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: of fire-tabletFire §13: the peoples gleaningsGWB §182: the Mother kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the peoples and kindreds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: such nations the-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: nations

وَبُرْهانَكَ

waburhának b-r-h-n → “and thine infallible proof”

literal: proof

SE expanded to “and Thine infallible Proof”

infallible 33% testimony 33% testimonies 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: proof gleaningsGWB §238: your proofs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: demonstrate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: in Thy testimony epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: bare gleaningsGWB §448: His testimony kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: doubt prayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: Thy proof

تَدَعَنِي

tadaʿaní w-d-ʿ → “forsake”

literal: leave

abandon 50% forsake 25% leave 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Cast them gleaningsGWB §590: Leave kitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: “Let prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: Leave me the-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathed will-and-testamentW&T §48: left epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: to cast away gleaningsGWB §118: inherent

بِنَفْسِي

binafsí n-f-s → “to my corrupt desires” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “myself”, “soul”, “one” (224 occurrences)

SE expanded to “to my corrupt desires”

myself 28% soul 15% one 14% man 10% anyone 8% any 8% mine 5% self 5% life 3% souls 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: thy passions gleaningsGWB §505: thy station kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: such souls prayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: their own sakes tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELF will-and-testamentW&T §58: To none

وَهَوايَ

wahawáy h-w-y

literal: desire

SE rendered تَدَعَنِي (tadaʿaní), بِنَفْسِي (binafsí), وَهَوايَ (wahawáy), فَاحْفَظْنِي (fáḥfaẓní), ظِلِّ (ẓill) as “forsake, to my corrupt desires, Do Thou preserve, beneath the shadow”

desires 50% book 13% worldly 13% realm 13% selfish 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: mere impulse fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §187: the things of the flesh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: Quintessence 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

فَاحْفَظْنِي

fáḥfaẓní ḥ-f-ẓ → “do thou preserve”

literal: preserve

SE expanded to “Do Thou preserve”

do 25% preserve 25% guard 25% enfold 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: defence gleaningsGWB §505: Keep kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: ensure the preservation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Preserve us tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn well will-and-testamentW&T §5: shielded and protected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: preserved

ظِلِّ

ẓill ẓ-l-l → “beneath the shadow”

literal: shadow; shade; shadow/shade

SE expanded to “beneath the shadow”

shadow 63% shelter 11% beneath 7% shade 7% through 2% sheltered 2% unto 2% overshadowed 2% most 2% under 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the clouds gleaningsGWB §25: the shadow kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to overshadow prayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: the shelter of the-hidden-wordsHW §104: shade will-and-testamentW&T §5: under the shadow epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bounty gleaningsGWB §188: shadows of the clouds

عِصْمَتِكَ

ʿiṣmatik ʿ-ṣ-m → “protection”

literal: protection; protector

unerring 20% protection 20% chastity 20% stronghold 10% supreme 10% unfailing 10% through 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: protection gleaningsGWB §630: stronghold of Thy inviolable fastness kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preserved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Protector prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy Supreme Sinlessness will-and-testamentW&T §2: priceless epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: dishonor gleaningsGWB §77: secure

الكبْری،

al-kbrí، k-b-r

literal: greatest; greater; grandeur

SE rendered فَاحْفَظْنِي (fáḥfaẓní), ظِلِّ (ẓill), عِصْمَتِكَ (ʿiṣmatik), الكبْری، (al-kbrí،), أَنْطِقْنِيْ (ʾanṭiqní) as “Do Thou preserve, beneath the shadow, of Thy Supreme Sinlessness, enable me to magnify”

most 33% mighty 13% supreme 7% resplendent 7% immeasurable 7% which 7% measureless 7% transcendent 7% entire 7% tribulations 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: most weighty gleaningsGWB §159: most perfect kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greater kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: pride prayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: Thy grandeur tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pride tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entire tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be

أَنْطِقْنِيْ

ʾanṭiqní n-ṭ-q → “enable me to magnify”

literal: speak; speaking; spoke

SE expanded to “enable me to magnify”

caused 75% enable 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: exclaimed fire-tabletFire §37: uttereth gleaningsGWB §690: Unloose your tongues kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: to celebrate will-and-testamentW&T §2: declared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: related

بِثَنآءِ

bithanáʾ th-n-y

literal: praise; praise, commendation

SE rendered أَنْطِقْنِيْ (ʾanṭiqní), بِثَنآءِ (bithanáʾ), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), مَلإِ (malʾ) as “enable me to magnify, Thine own Self, the concourse”

praise 53% glory 12% celebrate 6% “praise 6% virtues 6% speak 6% extolling 6% extol 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Secondarily gleaningsGWB §396: magnify kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: and from magnifying Thy glory epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: second gleaningsGWB §117: praise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: speak forth Thy praise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorify

مَلإِ

malʾ m-l-ʾ → “concourse”

literal: assembly/people; concourse

concourse 37% people 25% ye 12% celestial 6% inmates 4% believers 4% followers 4% chiefs 4% ones 2% peoples 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Concourse gleaningsGWB §295: the people of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefs prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: inmates of tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: the Celestial Concourse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Concourse gleaningsGWB §56: ye that inhabit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his people

الإِنشآءِ

an-nsháʾ n-sh-ʾ → “creation”

literal: creation; creation/origination; creation, composition

creation 71% creatures 7% unto 7% entire 7% erected 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of gleaningsGWB §428: creation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy creatures will-and-testamentW&T §7: erected prayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: in the entire creation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: of Thy creation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: Thy creation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: unto all Thy creatures

مَحْرُومًا

maḥrúman ḥ-r-m → “deprive me not”

literal: deprived; deprive

SE expanded to “deprive me not”

deprived 59% deprive 13% bereft 5% withhold 5% deny 5% depriveth 4% debarred 4% withheld 2% utterly 2% have 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: withheld gleaningsGWB §215: thy holiness kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Household kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: not return, deprived prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy name the-hidden-wordsHW §31: Deny will-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be deprived

نَفَحاتِ

nafaḥát n-f-ḥ

literal: fragrance; breeze; breath

SE rendered تَجْعَلْنِي (tajʿalní), مَحْرُومًا (maḥrúman), نَفَحاتِ (nafaḥát), أَيَّامِكَ (ʾayyámik), وَفَوْحَاتِ (wafawḥát) as “from me the Divine fragrance, deprive me not, of Thy days, the sweet savors”

breezes 20% sweet 20% fragrances 17% fragrance 12% breath 11% breaths 9% savors 5% holy 3% carried 2% grievous 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: breezes gleaningsGWB §506: and have withheld kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: sweet smell will-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savours epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breath gleaningsGWB §289: the breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §129: fragrances

أَيَّامِكَ

ʾayyámik y-w-m → “of thy days”

literal: day; days; today

SE expanded to “of Thy days”

days 85% day 10% own 2% utterance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that day gleaningsGWB §279: your bygone days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: heaven and on earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: Thine utterance will-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: this day gleaningsGWB §618: sooner or later kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: Many a day

وَفَوْحَاتِ

wafawḥát f-w-ḥ → “sweet savors”

literal: fragrance; spread/wafted; diffuse/spread

sweet 50% perceived 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: passed gleaningsGWB §694: laden prayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: would send forth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: breaths prayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: hath been shed abroad prayers-and-meditationsP&M §129: breathings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: will shed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: the sweet savors

مَطْلَعِ

maṭlaʿ ṭ-l-ʿ → “wafting from the dayspring”

literal: dawning-place

SE expanded to “wafting from the Dayspring”

dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: dawning-places of Thy grace fire-tabletFire §12: Revealer gleaningsGWB §88: the heaven of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “first,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: and of the Manifestation tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearken the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance will-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company

وَبِأَنْ

wabiʾan ʾ-n-n → “moment”

literal: moment

moment 29% such 14% just 14% truly 14% should 14% how 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: that gleaningsGWB §353: that just as thou prayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: how epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: is gleaningsGWB §694: He prayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: to epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: a moment gleaningsGWB §242: such as to justify

تَرْزُقَنِي

tarzuqaní r-z-q

literal: provide; sustenance; provided

SE rendered مَطْلَعِ (maṭlaʿ), أَمْرِكَ، (ʾamrika،), وَبِأَنْ (wabiʾan), تَرْزُقَنِي (tarzuqaní), خَيْرَ (khayr), الدُّنْيا (ad-dunyá), وَالآخِرَةِ (wálákhirah) as “wafting from the Dayspring, of Thy Revelation, Bestow on me, the good, of this world, and of the next”

supply 45% partake 15% sustenance 8% attain 5% nourished 5% partaken 5% nourish 5% food 5% provider 5% who 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attain gleaningsGWB §17: partake kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: partake of the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Provider will-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto them gleaningsGWB §449: Who hath nourished thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: attained unto His Court prayers-and-meditationsP&M §382: to supply

الدُّنْيا

ad-dunyá d-n-w → “of this world”

literal: world; world/this life

SE expanded to “of this world”

world 78% things 5% life 5% earth 4% world’s 1% desire 1% nothing 1% earthly 1% worldly 1% “the 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: this world’s gleaningsGWB §675: that which kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: of the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: that the world the-hidden-wordsHW §56: with this world epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the world gleaningsGWB §34: low

وَالآخِرَةِ

wálákhirah ʾ-kh-r → “and of the next”

literal: other

SE expanded to “and of the next”

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 §182: concluding gleaningsGWB §305: world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: rest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: next gleaningsGWB §116: can have no end prayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: etc.…)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the world

بِفَضْلِكَ

bifaḍlik f-ḍ-l → “grace”

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

grace 71% through 24% mercy 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: best gleaningsGWB §135: favor kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: exalted you prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: by Thy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bounties the-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garment will-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom

أَحَاطَ

ʾaḥáṭ ḥ-w-ṭ → “hath encompassed”

literal: encompassing; encompass; encompassed

encompassed 40% hath 16% envelop 11% pervaded 7% embraced 7% have 4% comprehend 4% all-encompassing 4% surrounded 4% surround 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: neglect fire-tabletFire §9: enveloped gleaningsGWB §304: comprehend them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: besieged prayers-and-meditationsP&M §605: have compassed me about the-hidden-wordsHW §98: beset will-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroad epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: surround

المَوْجُوداتِ

al-mawjúdát w-j-d → “all created things”

literal: existence; find; existent

SE expanded to “all created things”

all 40% entire 20% creation 7% things 7% creatures 7% beings 7% every 3% created 3% universe 3% any 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: embodied fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §481: We found kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: those who prayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: may discover tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may find the-hidden-wordsHW §16: will be in vain will-and-testamentW&T §4: despite

وَرَحْمَتِكَ

waraḥmatik r-ḥ-m → “and thy mercy”

literal: mercy; merciful

SE expanded to “and Thy mercy”

mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: the mercy fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §149: His irrefutable kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of Thy tender mercies tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §89: celestial

سَبَقَتِ

sabaqat s-b-q → “that hath surpassed”

literal: precede; preceded; precedence

SE expanded to “that hath surpassed”

hath 52% surpassed 16% preceded 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% surpasseth 3% surpassing 3% permeated 3% grasp 3% encompassed 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: excelled gleaningsGWB §539: have rained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: may encompass prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: that hath surpassed the-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: surpassed gleaningsGWB §683: permeated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: grasp

المُمْكِناتِ،

al-mumkináti، m-k-n → “the entire creation”

literal: possible things

SE expanded to “the entire creation”

all 49% entire 21% created 14% creatures 5% creation 5% things 2% souls 2% every 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all created things fire-tabletFire §20: every creature gleaningsGWB §360: all that is therein.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: places prayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: of all beings the-hidden-wordsHW §128: secure will-and-testamentW&T §17: subordination epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: be achieved

قَبْضَتِكَ

qabḍatik q-b-ḍ → “holdeth in his grasp”

literal: grasp; grasp/grip; grasped

SE expanded to “holdeth in His grasp”

grasp 63% whose 19% holdeth 6% hollow 6% within 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: relief gleaningsGWB §627: Whose grasp kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the hollow prayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: holdeth within His grasp epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: grasp of gleaningsGWB §78: His grasp kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: holdeth in His grasp

مَلَكُوتُ

malakút m-l-k → “kingdom”

literal: kingdom; king

kingdom 73% kingdoms 13% heaven 4% empire 4% heavens 2% glory 1% realm 1% whole 1% realms 1% dominion 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: Kingdom gleaningsGWB §69: the Sovereign Lord of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: world prayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: Thou Who art the Possessor tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angels the-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdom will-and-testamentW&T §48: of the

تَفْعَلُ

tafʿal f-ʿ-l → “thou doest”

literal: do

thou 44% doeth 22% wilt 11% doest 11% transgress 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thine acts gleaningsGWB §340: deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: motive for such deeds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: doest what the-hidden-wordsHW §28: transgress epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: doeth gleaningsGWB §168: have done kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: deed

وَتَحْكُمُ

wataḥkum ḥ-k-m → “wisdom” Distinctive

literal: wisdom

This form usually rendered as “ordainest”, “rulest”, “rule” (11 occurrences)

ordainest 30% rulest 20% rule 10% decree 10% choosest 10% ordaineth 10% commandeth 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: hath enjoined gleaningsGWB §221: fortified kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: judgment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy laws tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §22: Tribunal

تُرِيْدُ

turíd r-y-d → “thou desirest”

literal: desire; will

thou 53% wish 5% days 5% pleaseth 5% pleasure 5% able 5% desire 5% seeketh 5% will 5% willest 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: wish gleaningsGWB §699: determineth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Purpose,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: desired tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desire the-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of the will gleaningsGWB §472: ask

مانِعٍ

mániʿin m-n-ʿ

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

SE rendered بِقُدْرَتِكَ، (biqudratika،), لِمَشِيَّتِكَ (limashíhatik), مانِعٍ (mániʿin), لِحُكْمِكَ (liḥukmik), نَفادٍ، (nafádin،) as “power, exhaust”