Prayers and Meditations — §363

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 363 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

إِلهِي حَياتَنا بِذِكْرِكَ وَمَماتَنا بِحُبِّكَ، ثُمَّ ارْزُقْنا لِقائَكَ فِي عَوالِمِكَ الَّتِيْ ما اطَّلَعَ بِها أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ نَفْسُكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ رَبُّنا وَرَبُّ العالَمِيْنَ وَإِلهَ مَنْ فِي السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرَضِينَ، فَيا إِلهِي تَرَى ما وَرَدَ عَلَى أَحِبَّائِكَ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Rain down, then, upon us, O my God, that which beseemeth Thy grace and befitteth Thy bounty. Enable us, then, O my God, to live in remembrance of Thee and to die in love of Thee, and supply us with the gift of Thy presence in Thy worlds hereafter—worlds which are inscrutable to all except Thee. Thou art our Lord and the Lord of all worlds, and the God of all that are in heaven and all that are on earth.

Translation Notes

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h → “o my god”

literal: God; divine; god

SE expanded to “O my 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 §245: grace gleaningsGWB §191: God’s kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: Truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of God gleaningsGWB §148: this God-given

حَياتَنا

ḥayátaná ḥ-y-y → “life” Distinctive

literal: life

This form usually rendered as “live” (1 occurrences)

life 52% living 8% shame 8% quickened 6% quicken 4% hath 4% may 4% everlasting 4% quickener 4% new 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: ashamed fire-tabletFire §19: eternal life gleaningsGWB §651: with shame kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “life”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: hath been quickened tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soul tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of love will-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation

بِذِكْرِكَ

bidhikrik dh-k-r → “in remembrance of thee”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

SE expanded to “in remembrance of Thee”

remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy mention gleaningsGWB §295: of Him kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: been recorded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: by their remembrance tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee

وَمَماتَنا

wamamátaná m-w-t → “to die”

literal: die

death 53% dead 23% one 5% die 5% who 2% accounted 2% physical 2% slayer 2% confound 2% expired 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: him who is as one dead fallen gleaningsGWB §340: physical death kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: bite prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: doomed me tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spirit the-hidden-wordsHW §158: among the dead epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: dead gleaningsGWB §587: expired

بِحُبِّكَ،

biḥubbika، ḥ-b-b → “in love of thee”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

SE expanded to “in love of Thee”

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 §135: My love fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §163: my Well-Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: the New Beloved prayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: them that are dear tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I long tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §20: a beloved

ارْزُقْنا

irzuqná r-z-q → “supply us”

literal: provide; sustenance; provided

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 §449: Who hath nourished thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: partake of the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: and nourished me will-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto them gleaningsGWB §17: partake kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: partaken prayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: Supply them

لِقائَكَ

liqáʾak l-q-y → “presence”

literal: meeting; meeting, encounter

presence 56% reunion 13% countenance 6% thee 6% beholding 6% look 6% meet 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the Presence fire-tabletFire §1: of Thy Countenance gleaningsGWB §464: send down upon you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: attained prayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: with meeting Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: of eternal reunion the-hidden-wordsHW §72: We have revealed unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds

عَوالِمِكَ

ʿawálimik ʿ-l-m → “thy worlds”

literal: world; worlds

worlds 88% world 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: knowest fire-tabletFire §3: Enchanter gleaningsGWB §152: Object kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: the sign prayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: I know full well tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples

اطَّلَعَ

iṭṭalaʿ ṭ-l-ʿ → “are inscrutable”

literal: rising-place; dawning-place; countenance

inscrutable 30% informed 10% arise 10% revealed 10% fathom 10% discover 10% reckon 10% hasten 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Manifestation fire-tabletFire §24: exponents gleaningsGWB §588: Unveil kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: unravelled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: and the splendors 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

أَحَدٌ

ʾaḥadun ʾ-ḥ-d → “one”

literal: one; anyone; oneness

one 28% any 17% anyone 15% none 13% man 13% neighbor 4% incomparable 2% alone 2% another’s 2% king 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyone gleaningsGWB §385: alone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Not one prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: soul tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dweller the-hidden-wordsHW §28: others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Incomparable gleaningsGWB §311: any man

نَفْسُكَ،

nafsuka، n-f-s → “thee” Distinctive

literal: self; soul; souls

This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “self” (222 occurrences)

thyself 28% own 26% self 19% thee 15% soul 3% himself 3% unto 2% inmost 2% spirit 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: dictates of my passions gleaningsGWB §448: thine heart kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: satanic prayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: my soul tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §121: pure breath will-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere

وَإِلهَ

waʾilh ʾ-l-h → “and the god”

literal: God; god

SE expanded to “and the God”

god 85% lord 6% divine 3% other 1% divinity 1% two 1% almighty 1% worship 1% thee 1% there 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: God gleaningsGWB §385: two Gods kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Almighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Divinity epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: O my God gleaningsGWB §26: of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: our God

السَّمَواتِ

as-samawát s-m-w → “heaven”

literal: heaven

heaven 48% heavens 46% heaven!” 2% earth 1% into 1% exalted 1% denizens 1% realms 1% guidance 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Great Name fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §349: all-highest and transcendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: The term “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: called by Thine own name tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven

وَالأَرَضِينَ،

wálʾaraḍína، ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; earth/land

earth 93% all 4% heaven 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earth fire-tabletFire §3: on gleaningsGWB §638: the peoples of the earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: on Thine earth the-hidden-wordsHW §1: obtain the gem epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the land fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §584: men

فَيا

fayá y-ʾ

literal: O; or

SE rendered السَّمَواتِ (as-samawát), وَالأَرَضِينَ، (wálʾaraḍína،), فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “heaven, earth, O my God”

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

تَرَى

tará r-ʾ-y

literal: see; to see; see/behold

SE rendered وَالأَرَضِينَ، (wálʾaraḍína،), فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), تَرَى (tará) as “earth, O my God”

thou 53% seest 16% beholdest 12% behold 6% wert 2% regard 2% seest?” 2% discover 2% dost 2% art 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Wert thou to look fire-tabletFire §26: seest gleaningsGWB §432: eclipseth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: beholdest the-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtain will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: see gleaningsGWB §703: find

وَرَدَ

warad w-r-d

literal: entering

SE rendered وَالأَرَضِينَ، (wálʾaraḍína،), فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), تَرَى (tará), وَرَدَ (warad) as “earth, O my God”

hath 35% have 23% befell 15% befallen 11% there 4% what 4% suffered 3% things 1% which 1% whatsoever 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: have befallen gleaningsGWB §218: must befall kitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: heaped prayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: what hath befallen will-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt a epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: committed gleaningsGWB §217: lamenteth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: entered into

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