Prayers and Meditations — §372
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 372 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
العَزِيزُ الْكَرِيمُ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْئَلُكَ بِأَنْ لا تَطْرُدَ مَنْ أَرادَكَ وَلا تَمْنَعَ مَنْ قَصَدَكَ وَلا تَحْرِمَ مَنْ أَحَبَّكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ سَمَّيْتَ نَفْسَكَ بِالرَّحْمنِ ثُمَّ بِالرَّحيمِ، فَارْحَمْ أَمَتَكَ الَّتِيْ لاذَتْ بِكَ وَتَوَجَّهَتْ إِلَيْكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Cast not out, I entreat Thee, O my Lord, them that have sought Thee, and turn not away such as have directed their steps towards Thee, and deprive not of Thy grace all that love Thee. Thou art He, O my Lord, Who hath called Himself the God of Mercy, the Most Compassionate. Have mercy, then, upon Thy handmaiden who hath sought Thy shelter, and set her face towards Thee.
Translation Notes
SE rendered العَزِيزُ (al-ʿazíz), الْكَرِيمُ، (al-karímu،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “O 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 §118: gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §534: preciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: the excellence of Whose glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pride
SE rendered الْكَرِيمُ، (al-karímu،), رَبِّ (rabb), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “O my Lord, I entreat Thee”
most 41% all-bountiful 23% generous 13% bountiful 5% god 5% goodness 3% noble 3% all-powerful 3% bounteousness 3% wisdom 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §684: glorious bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: the cloudswill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bounty
SE expanded to “O my Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §548: everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Lordshiptablet-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 §102: its Lord
SE expanded to “I entreat Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §39: thy questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §630: pray Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: I imploreepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: pray
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), تَطْرُدَ (taṭrud), أَرادَكَ (ʾarádak), تَمْنَعَ (tamnaʿ) as “O my Lord, I entreat Thee, have sought Thee, away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: banishedgleaningsGWB §243: justify Our banishmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: drivenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: cast them outgleaningsGWB §464: reject Usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: Cast meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: cast him outgleaningsGWB §461: “Thrust
SE expanded to “have sought Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: wishgleaningsGWB §460: Seek yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Purpose,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: seekingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: hath soughtgleaningsGWB §499: hast no desire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thou hast forbiddengleaningsGWB §307: interferekitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: held backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: withhold
SE expanded to “have directed their steps”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Withhold not yourselvesgleaningsGWB §382: are deprivedkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: those thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy namethe-hidden-wordsHW §31: Denywill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: deprive
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: love of Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §415: His lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: the New Belovedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: in his lovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: seek thine own
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: namedgleaningsGWB §101: a different namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: in the name ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §104: Himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: conferred upon theegleaningsGWB §563: Our nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: by Thy most glorious Name
SE expanded to “God of Mercy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: to have mercy upon mefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §234: and mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: mercy of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: Thy shadowing mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §89: celestial
handmaiden 60% handmaid 40%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: His handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: handmaidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: handmaidengleaningsGWB §266: handmaid of Thineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: Thy handmaidensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: of Thy handmaidenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §193: handmaidensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: Thy handmaiden
SE expanded to “hath sought Thy shelter”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: refugeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: whosoever hath repaired unto Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: havenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Refugeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Refugeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: hath sought Thy shelterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: hath fledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §67: to seek Thy shelter
SE expanded to “and set her face”
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
