Prayers and Meditations — §30
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 30 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ لا تَمْنَعْنِي عَمَّا قَدَّرْتَهُ لإِمائِكَ اللاَّئِي يَطُفْنَ فِيْ حَوْلِكَ وَيَتَجَلَّى عَلَيْهِنَّ فِيْ كُلِّ حِينٍ شَمْسُ جَمالِكَ وَأَنْوارُ وَجْهِكَ، إِنَّكَ لَمْ تَزَلْ كُنْتَ مُعِينَ مَنْ أَرادَكَ وَمُعْطِيَ مَنْ سَئَلَكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Withhold not from me, O my Lord, the things Thou didst ordain for such of Thy handmaidens as circle around Thee, and on whom are poured continually the splendors of the sun of Thy beauty and the beams of the brightness of Thy face. Thou art He Who from everlasting hath succored whosoever hath sought Thee, and bountifully favored him who hath asked Thee.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: LordgleaningsGWB §557: of Lordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORDprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: and
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: will not hindergleaningsGWB §80: can obscurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: detachmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: hath forsakentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: withhold
This form usually rendered as “power”, “thou”, “might” (157 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy strengthfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §636: of His own powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: for a whileprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy transcendent powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: His handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: handmaidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: Thy handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: handmaid of Thineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: of Thy handmaidenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: handmaidenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: Thy handmaidenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §193: handmaidens
SE rendered قَدَّرْتَهُ (qaddartah), لإِمائِكَ (lʾimáʾik), اللاَّئِي (al-lálaʾí), يَطُفْنَ (yaṭufn), حَوْلِكَ (ḥawlik) as “ordain, handmaidens, as, circle, around”
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: circlethgleaningsGWB §311: circle aroundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: revolvethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §638: keep company withtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §24: kindredsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have circledgleaningsGWB §406: they who lived
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: reportsgleaningsGWB §656: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: This, notwithstandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: by Thy strengthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
وَيَتَجَلَّى
literal: manifestation; manifest; manifested
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “poured” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: RevelationgleaningsGWB §160: hath been vouchsafedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent gloriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: hath shone forththe-hidden-wordsHW §100: beamepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: by the splendorsgleaningsGWB §563: hath shedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours
This form usually rendered as “moment”, “hour”, “time” (90 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: soongleaningsGWB §537: continuallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: thousand livesthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: nowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the occasionsgleaningsGWB §247: the timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: this very moment
beauty 86% countenance 3% radiant 1% revelation 1% glory 1% whose 1% most 1% through 1% exalted 1% meditating 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: Ancient BeautygleaningsGWB §4: of Thy Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: light of the countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: revelation of Thy countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §88: a beautywill-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty
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 §12: the lightfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §718: litkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: becomeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: of the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: hath, at all timesgleaningsGWB §387: throughout eternitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: Eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: continue to remainthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: Imperishablewill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: eventidegleaningsGWB §669: will everlastingly continue to remain
This form usually rendered as “appointed”, “appoint”, “distinct” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: eyesgleaningsGWB §490: the eyes of Our enemieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: visionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: their eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: eyes and thinewill-and-testamentW&T §12: watchful eye
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “eagerly”, “have” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: He pleasethgleaningsGWB §211: eagerly seekkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: venturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: purposedgleaningsGWB §499: hast no desire
This form usually rendered as “favored” (1 occurrences)
bounty 42% generosity 19% bestow 8% favors 8% favor 4% show 4% graciousness 4% favored 4% manifold 4% bounteousness 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: of bountyfire-tabletFire §4: generositykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: show kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: and Thy generositythe-hidden-wordsHW §66: iswill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy favorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: the Great Giver
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: praygleaningsGWB §467: Find outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §217: I beseech Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: I imploreepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore Thee
