Prayers and Meditations — §396
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 396 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ لَمَّا عَرَّفْتَها عُرْفَكَ لا تَمْنَعْها بِجُودِكَ، وَلَمَّا دَعَوْتَها إِلى نَفْسِكَ لا تَطْرُدْها بِكَرَمِكَ، فَارْزُقْها ما لا يُعَادِلُهُ ما فِي أَرْضِكَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْكَرِيمُ ذُو الفَضْلِ العَظِيمِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Now that Thou hast revealed unto her the knowledge of Thee, O my Lord, deny her not, by Thy bounty, Thy grace; and now that Thou hast called her unto Thyself, drive her not away from Thee, through Thy favor. Supply her, then, with that which excelleth all that can be found on Thine earth. Thou art, verily, the Most Bountiful, Whose grace is immense.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: HisgleaningsGWB §381: the Educatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: overshadowed with Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your Lord
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “who”, “sweetness” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the breezegleaningsGWB §696: the sweet fragrancekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: all the learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: is endued with understandingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: Comprehend
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: withheldgleaningsGWB §668: may not hinder youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: of the graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: I find myself over-poweredtablet-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 §169: to be deprived
SE expanded to “by Thy bounty, Thy”
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 §57: bountyfire-tabletFire §34: downpourgleaningsGWB §35: manifold bountieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: everlasting gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: as a sign of Thy generositythe-hidden-wordsHW §104: My loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
This form usually rendered as “thou” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: supplicationsgleaningsGWB §426: is summoningkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: summoned themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §488: Thou art Hetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: these idle claimantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: I call theewill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: through its own selfgleaningsGWB §283: of the fleshkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: twoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: by Thy most effulgent Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: corrupt and selfish
SE rendered دَعَوْتَها (daʿawtahá), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), تَطْرُدْها (taṭrudhá), بِكَرَمِكَ، (bikaramika،), فَارْزُقْها (fárzuqhá) as “called, Thyself, through Thy favor, Supply her, then”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: to have been banishedgleaningsGWB §461: Thrust not awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: outcastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: Cast not awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: abandonedgleaningsGWB §464: reject Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: cast Him out from their midstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: cast out
SE expanded to “through Thy favor”
bounty 46% generosity 23% favor 8% bountiful 8% grace 5% bestowal 3% bounteousness 3% through 3% thou 3%
SE expanded to “Supply her, then”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: nourish themselvesgleaningsGWB §17: tastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: sustenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Providerwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §688: sustaining gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: such sustenance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: with justicegleaningsGWB §520: of them that act equitably towards their neighborkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: equityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Who dealest equitablythe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §36: rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: comparegleaningsGWB §480: Deal
SE rendered يُعَادِلُهُ (yuʿádiluh), أَرْضِكَ (ʾarḍik), الْكَرِيمُ (al-karím), ذُو (dhú) as “excelleth, Whose”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §582: and on the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: earth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: earth and heaventablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Land
This form usually rendered as “girded” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered الْكَرِيمُ (al-karím), ذُو (dhú), الفَضْلِ (al-faḍl), العَظِيمِ، (al-ʿaẓími،) as “Whose, immense”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §101: have caused to excelkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: the most distinguishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy bountiful favortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §12: All-Bountiful
This form usually rendered as “great”, “most”, “mighty” (130 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Most GreatgleaningsGWB §722: so bountifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: so grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: Tongue of Grandeurthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §8: fierceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: glory
