Prayers and Meditations — §303
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 303 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ لَمَّا هَدَيْتَهُمْ إِلى كَوْثَرِ فَضْلِكَ لا تَمْنَعْهُمْ بِجُودِكَ وَلَمَّا دَعَوتَهُمْ إِلى مَقَرِّ عَرْشِكَ لا تَطْرُدْهُمْ بِعنايَتِكَ، فَأَنْزِلْ عَلَيْهِمْ يا إِلهِي ما يَجْعَلُهُمْ مُنْقَطِعًا عَنْ دُونِكَ وَطَائِرًا فِي هَوآءِ قُرْبِكَ عَلَى شَأنٍ لا تَمْنَعُهُمْ سَطْوَةُ الظَّالِمِينَ وَلا إِشَاراتُ الَّذِين كَفَرُوا بِنَفْسِكَ العَلِيِّ العَظِيمِ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Since Thou hast guided them, O my Lord, unto the living waters of Thy grace, grant, by Thy bounty, that they may not be kept back from Thee; and since Thou hast summoned them to the habitation of Thy throne, drive them not out from Thy presence, through Thy loving-kindness. Send down upon them what shall wholly detach them from aught else except Thee, and make them able to soar in the atmosphere of Thy nearness, in such wise that neither the ascendancy of the oppressor nor the suggestions of them that have disbelieved in Thy most august and most mighty Self shall be capable of keeping them back from Thee.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “O my Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of DivinitygleaningsGWB §36: everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: His realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: O my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord of
SE expanded to “Thou hast guided them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: directeth your stepsgleaningsGWB §291: were guidedkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: a guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the light of guidance.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidance ofgleaningsGWB §493: His guidancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: His divine guidance
كَوْثَرِ
literal: abundance/fountain; abundance, fountain in paradise
living 56% waters 9% river 9% through 6% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3% after 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: through the living watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §269: the everlasting streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: living watersgleaningsGWB §435: streamprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: to quaff the living watersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving waters
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §358: most distinguishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouring of bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: bounteousnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: DebargleaningsGWB §23: hindered themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have been the cause of the deprivationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: can withstandtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: obscure
SE expanded to “grant, by Thy bounty”
bounty 43% bounteousness 10% favor 9% through 9% grace 9% generosity 9% bountiful 5% graciousness 3% bestowal 2% never-failing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of My generosityfire-tabletFire §34: downpourgleaningsGWB §569: Thy favorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: the showerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §156: graciousnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: My loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: of His bountyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal
SE expanded to “Thou hast summoned them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: summongleaningsGWB §216: calleth upon Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: pretensionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: have called upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: these idle claimantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: wear the guise ofwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
seat 34% habitation 11% spot 11% abide 11% place 9% retreats 6% court 6% throne 4% established 4% confessed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: to her own housegleaningsGWB §5: stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: the producttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: destinedwill-and-testamentW&T §32: fathomless
SE expanded to “of Thy throne”
SE rendered مَقَرِّ (maqarr), عَرْشِكَ (ʿarshik), تَطْرُدْهُمْ (taṭrudhum), بِعنايَتِكَ، (biʿnáyatika،), فَأَنْزِلْ (faʾanzil) as “the habitation, of Thy throne, Send down upon them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: abandonedgleaningsGWB §461: Thrust not awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: outcastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: they be driven away by Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: cast them outgleaningsGWB §243: Our banishmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: cast Him out from their midstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: Cast not away
SE rendered عَرْشِكَ (ʿarshik), تَطْرُدْهُمْ (taṭrudhum), بِعنايَتِكَ، (biʿnáyatika،), فَأَنْزِلْ (faʾanzil) as “of Thy throne, Send down upon them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: interpretedfire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §188: of glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §210: truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: of Thy manifold merciesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: by My favorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
SE expanded to “Send down upon them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: We revealedgleaningsGWB §452: as recorded inkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: the revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: sendest downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal
SE rendered فَأَنْزِلْ (faʾanzil), عَلَيْهِمْ (ʿalayhim), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), يَجْعَلُهُمْ (yajʿaluhum), مُنْقَطِعًا (munqaṭiʿan) as “Send down upon them, make them able, wholly detach them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: By Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §105: God.”kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thy Divinetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “make them able”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: We made itfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §70: Letkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: as decreed by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
SE expanded to “wholly detach them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of renunciationgleaningsGWB §559: infalliblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: detached themselves from all saveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §614: rid us of all attachmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Thou hast torn in piecesgleaningsGWB §682: checked
SE expanded to “aught else except Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all else beside TheegleaningsGWB §246: none but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: except thethe-hidden-wordsHW §18: none but Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: withoutgleaningsGWB §702: Without it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Birdfire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §320: soarethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Birds ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: and may soartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have never attainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: soargleaningsGWB §387: The birds
atmosphere 48% heights 16% immensity 6% heavens 6% heaven 6% desire 3% firmament 3% limitless 3% precincts 3% sublimities 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: their personal desiresfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §571: your evil and corrupt inclinationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: Quintessenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: their corrupt inclinationstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: spherethe-hidden-wordsHW §122: idlewill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
SE expanded to “of Thy nearness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: will cause thee to draw nigh unto Himfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §642: Erelongkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: well-nighprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: and of drawingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
SE expanded to “such wise that”
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §314: the true stature of such a soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: unworthythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the people
ascendancy 25% powers 13% awful 13% dominion 13% authorities 6% sovereignty 6% influence 6% threats 6% crushing 6% assaults 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the awful majestyfire-tabletFire §6: mightgleaningsGWB §314: authoritieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the power of Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: the threatsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the dominiongleaningsGWB §512: onslaughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: overpowering might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: This Wronged Onefire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §508: the downtroddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of tyranny.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: by the wrongthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §34: wrought the most glaring crueltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of a tyranny
This form usually rendered as “allusions”, “evil”, “whisperings” (35 occurrences)
SE expanded to “nor the suggestions”
allusions 38% evil 19% whisperings 8% hints 8% suggestions 8% blind 4% vain 4% fanciful 4% implications 4% obscure 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the descriptionfire-tabletFire §14: evil suggestionsgleaningsGWB §387: hint atkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: obscure intricaciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: the strivings of Thy people to hint at Thy naturethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: No allusion of MinegleaningsGWB §19: can adequately describe
have 33% disbelieved 17% who 13% repudiated 13% believe 7% infidels 7% denied 4% unbelievers 2% rejected 2% refused 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: ye deny notgleaningsGWB §260: reject His truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: of unbeliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and disbelievedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they were unbelieversgleaningsGWB §221: those that have repudiated the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: believed not
SE rendered إِشَاراتُ (ʾishárát), الَّذِين (adh-dhín), كَفَرُوا (kafarúá), بِنَفْسِكَ (binafsik), العَلِيِّ (al-ʿalíl), العَظِيمِ (al-ʿaẓím) as “nor the suggestions, of them that, have disbelieved, most august and most mighty, Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: their owngleaningsGWB §675: the brief momentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the minds of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: of eviltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His
SE expanded to “most august and most mighty”
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of the GrandeurgleaningsGWB §651: louderkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: more grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: How greatthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Great
