Prayers and Meditations — §409
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 409 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ِّنَ كُلَّ نَفْسٍ بِطِرازِ حُبِّكَ لِئَلا يَبْقَى أَحَدٌ فِي أَرْضِكَ إِلاَّ وَيَكُونُ مُقْبِلاً إِلَيْكَ وَمُنْقَطِعًا عَمَّنْ سِواكَ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ يا إِلهِي قَبِلْتَ كُلَّ الضَّرَّاءِ لِمَظْهَرِ نَفْسِكَ لِيَصِلُنَّ عِبادُكَ إِلى ذُرْوَةِ فَضْلِكَ وَما قَدَّرْتَ لَهُمْ فِي أَلْواحِ القَضآءِ بِجُودِكَ وَأَلْطافِك، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ لَوْ يَفْدُونَ فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ أَنْفُسَهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِكَ لَيَكُونُ قَلِيلاً عِنْدَ عَطَاياكَ، إِذًا أَسْئَلُكَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَهُمْ راغِبينَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou hast, verily, O my God, suffered Him Who is the Manifestation of Thine own Self to be afflicted with all manner of adversity in order that Thy servants may ascend unto the pinnacle of Thy gracious favor, and attain unto that which Thou hast, through Thy providence and tender mercies, ordained for them in the Tablets of Thine irrevocable decree. The glory of Thy might beareth me witness! Were they, every moment of their lives, to offer up themselves as a sacrifice in Thy path, they would still have done but little in comparison with the manifold bestowals vouchsafed unto them by Thee.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: yourgleaningsGWB §210: thy jewelkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: decked forth bytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: templegleaningsGWB §653: highly acceptable
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: love of Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §203: great love for theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: His loving mentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: divine sweetnesstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a beloved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: nightsgleaningsGWB §492: in the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: nightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: the nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: the daytimeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: blessed night
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: life would havefire-tabletFire §36: isgleaningsGWB §642: shall belongkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: abiding testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: of Thine eternitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: the eternalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: remained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: of the earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §441: the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: Thine earththe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: all that is on earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §594: soil of the human heart
SE rendered وَيَكُونُ (wayakún), مُقْبِلاً (muqbiláan), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk) as “Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: beingfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §257: and bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: art thou toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §695: art He Whotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “would”, “didst”, “hast” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: turn thou untofire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §548: face to facekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §235: of old;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: and to incline metablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), وَمُنْقَطِعًا (wamunqaṭiʿan), عَمَّنْ (ʿamman), سِواكَ، (siwáka،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak) as “Thee, Thou hast”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: cutgleaningsGWB §414: be detachedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: sublime renunciationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §595: rich enough to dispensetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: detached
SE rendered إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), وَمُنْقَطِعًا (wamunqaṭiʿan), عَمَّنْ (ʿamman), سِواكَ، (siwáka،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak) as “Thee, Thou hast”
concerning 10% whatsoever 10% beyond 10% well 10% fear 10% all 10% entering 10% behind 10% recognizing 10% above 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §467: as well asprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: togleaningsGWB §635: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: from recognizing Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §635: behind
SE rendered إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), وَمُنْقَطِعًا (wamunqaṭiʿan), عَمَّنْ (ʿamman), سِواكَ، (siwáka،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “Thee, Thou hast, O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §246: of no one except Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: besidesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: aught else except Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §457: and fashioned you
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §23: is of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §560: is
This form usually rendered as “hardships”, “distress”, “tribulation” (10 occurrences)
manifestation 63% revealer 18% who 5% manifest 4% dayspring 3% supreme 3% revelation 3% revealest 1% symbol 1% exponent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: have occurredfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §411: to utterkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: expoundedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: that I may manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
This form usually rendered as “order”, “pass” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: one thingfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §122: Detachmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: their reuniontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: may attainthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: hast obtainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: testifieth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: servantfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §218: Our servantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: the soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the summitgleaningsGWB §725: Summitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: heightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: Pinnacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: the highest goalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: Sublime Summitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: unto the summitepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: Most Sublime Pinnacle
This form usually rendered as “grace”, “tender”, “dawning-places” (118 occurrences)
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hand of Thy loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §406: of His gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy bountiful favortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful
This form usually rendered as “power”, “thou”, “might” (157 occurrences)
tablets 69% pages 6% tablet 6% writ 3% scriptures 3% pen 3% tablets.… 3% writings 3% chronicles 3% heavenly 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Our TabletsgleaningsGWB §424: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: best establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and Thy Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tabletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the TabletsgleaningsGWB §709: His Tablets
decree 52% irrevocable 14% destiny 5% decreed 5% ruling 5% tribulations 5% meet 5% irrevocably 5% fate 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: decision madefire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §607: hath decreedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: wasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: as were decreedthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: for that which I ordainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: decided
بِجُودِكَ
literal: generosity; bounty; generosity, bounty
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bounteousness”, “generosity” (63 occurrences)
SE expanded to “through Thy providence”
bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §627: and bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: bountiful graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: the wondersthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
وَأَلْطافِك،
literal: kindness; kindness, grace
This form usually rendered as “favors”, “gifts”, “loving-kindness” (65 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and tender mercies”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: crystal puregleaningsGWB §327: subtle Realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: irreproachable and purest Symbolsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: blessingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: loving and kindnesswill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: is puregleaningsGWB §100: discriminating
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: exalted and glorified be Hefire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §402: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: the excellence of Whose glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: is the Almighty
8 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “to offer up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: laid downfire-tabletFire §48: of sacrificegleaningsGWB §655: be laid downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: sacrificedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: I offered him upwill-and-testamentW&T §3: in sacrificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: offered Myself upfire-tabletFire §46: Sacrifice
This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “favors” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy generosityfire-tabletFire §4: generositykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: show kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: bounteousnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: iswill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: bestowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: and Thy generosity
SE rendered عَطَاياكَ، (ʿaṭáyáka،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “bestowals”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §260: ‘Askkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Dealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §356: We beseechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: hath been set aflameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: allow notfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §63: as ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: Whom Thou hast designatedthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: hath adorned
SE rendered تَجْعَلَهُمْ (tajʿalahum), راغِبينَ (rághibín) as “”
