Prayers and Meditations — §382
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 382 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ بِأَنْ تَرْزُقَ مَنْ تَوَجَّهَ إِلَيكَ كَوْثَرَ عَطَائِكَ لِيَنْقَطِعَهُ عَمَّا دُونَكَ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيزُ القَدِيرُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I implore Thee to supply whosoever hath sought Thee with the living waters of Thy bounty, that they may rid him of all attachment to any one but Thee. Thou art, verily, the Omniscient, the All-Glorious, the Almighty.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I implore Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §265: entreatykitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: was questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: We entreatgleaningsGWB §300: questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: I, therefore, beseech Thee
supply 75% sustainest 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: nourish themselvesgleaningsGWB §688: sustaining gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: partakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §478: and supply themwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §17: tastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: Upon him was also bestowed a portion of
This form usually rendered as “turning”, “turn”, “set” (118 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: with snow-white facesfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §512: may journeykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: the splendors of Thine own facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
كَوْثَرَ
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 §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: the watersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: through the living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: living watersgleaningsGWB §435: stream
SE expanded to “of Thy bounty”
bounty 33% favor 13% generosity 13% bounteousness 13% munificence 7% graciousness 7% favors 7% bounties 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §4: generositygleaningsGWB §631: munificencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: givingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: is My gift to theewill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy generosity
This form usually rendered as “can”, “cease”, “will” (12 occurrences)
SE expanded to “that they may rid”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I had been severedgleaningsGWB §656: detached from all else but Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: them that have rid themselves of all attachment to any one but Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §53: conclusiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: renunciationgleaningsGWB §202: that it may detach them
SE expanded to “to any one but Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: except TheegleaningsGWB §621: every defilementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: to aught else except Thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: withoutgleaningsGWB §575: Unless
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: gloriousgleaningsGWB §486: pricelesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: the excellence of Whose glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: glory
