Prayers and Meditations — §42
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 42 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
بِأَنْ تُنْزِلَ عَلَى أَحِبَّائِكَ مِنْ سَحابِ رَحْمَتِكَ ما يَجْعَلُهُمْ أَرْضِياءَ مِنْكَ وَمُقْبِلِينَ إِلَيْكَ وَمُنْقَطِعِينَ عَمَّنْ سِواكَ، ثُمَّ قَدِّرْ لَهُمْ كُلَّ خَيْرٍ أَحاطَهُ عِلْمُكَ وَقُدِّرَ فِيْ كِتابِكَ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ الَّذِيْ لا يُعْجِزُكَ شَيْءٌ، لَمْ تَزَلْ كُنْتَ فِيْ عُلُوِّ الرِّفْعَةِ وَالاقْتِدارِ وَسُمُوِّ العَظَمَةِ وَالاجْتِبارِ، لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ الْعَزِيزُ الغَفَّارُ، وَالحَمْدُ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art my Companion in my lowliness, to rain down upon Thy loved ones from the clouds of Thy mercy that which will cause them to be satisfied with Thy pleasure, and will enable them to turn unto Thee and to be detached from all else except Thee. Ordain, then, for them every good conceived by Thee and predestined in Thy Book. Thou art, verily, the All-Powerful, He Whom nothing whatsoever can frustrate. From everlasting Thou hast been clothed with transcendent greatness and power, with unspeakable majesty and glory. There is no God beside Thee, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Ever-Forgiving.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “send”, “rain”, “steadily” (26 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: descendgleaningsGWB §160: steadily it declinethkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: aforementionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: Thou hast revealedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: prized and greatly cherishedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §499: them that love Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: myprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: of them that lovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be set
clouds 77% showers 6% thick 4% outpourings 4% which 2% clouded 2% intervening 2% showering 2% veil 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: cloudsgleaningsGWB §627: from the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: outpouringsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: thick cloudsgleaningsGWB §308: by the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of the clouds
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: sufferfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §55: chosen theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: fanciful imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §597: assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: adorneth
أَرْضِياءَ
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
pleasure 37% good 18% good-pleasure 12% content 9% satisfied 6% acceptable 4% will 4% thee 4% upright 3% contentment 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: and acceptablefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §607: resignationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: surrenderedthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: Be then contentwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: pleased
SE expanded to “enable them to turn”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: broke the graspgleaningsGWB §533: may detach yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: forsakentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: renunciation
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 §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §155: from theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Now thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §572: of all attachment toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: from whatsoevergleaningsGWB §28: and beyond
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §680: none exceptkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: been establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: from all else except Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: other than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §616: and fashioned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: in theefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §307: might and powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: ordained—fastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: almighty powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: choosegleaningsGWB §252: bestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: How wellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: have chosenthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: best advantagegleaningsGWB §120: unconstrained and sovereign Will
encompassed 40% hath 16% envelop 11% pervaded 7% embraced 7% have 4% comprehend 4% all-encompassing 4% surrounded 4% surround 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: surroundfire-tabletFire §20: whisperingsgleaningsGWB §390: all-embracing knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: supremacyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §297: encompassed aboutthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §5: afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: encompassed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Teacherfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §401: Object of all knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: of all menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Teach themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: in Thy BookgleaningsGWB §633: inscribedkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: compositionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: of these Booksthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: written
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: nothinggleaningsGWB §489: He willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: pleasetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: He pleaseth
SE expanded to “everlasting Thou hast been”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: declineth notgleaningsGWB §306: deprive him ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: will through eternity continueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: hastthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: eternal wealthwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: eliminategleaningsGWB §213: still
This form usually rendered as “loftiness”, “glory”, “sublime” (43 occurrences)
loftiness 27% glory 9% sublime 9% lofty 9% excellence 9% transcendent 9% heights 9% inaccessible 9% all-glorious 5% high-minded 5%
SE rendered تَزَلْ (tazal), عُلُوِّ (ʿulúl), الرِّفْعَةِ (ar-rifʿah), وَالاقْتِدارِ (wáláqtidár), وَسُمُوِّ (wasumúm) as “everlasting Thou hast been, transcendent greatness, power, unspeakable majesty”
This form usually rendered as “sublimity”, “exaltation”, “transcendent” (28 occurrences)
sublimity 27% exaltation 13% transcendent 13% sublime 7% noble 7% advancement 7% exalt 7% all-highest 7% exalted 7% greatness 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: in My Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §59: His most excellent nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: of Thytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven
SE rendered وَالاقْتِدارِ (wáláqtidár), وَسُمُوِّ (wasumúm), العَظَمَةِ (al-ʿaẓamah), وَالاجْتِبارِ، (wálájtibári،), إِلهَ (ʾilh) as “power, unspeakable majesty, glory, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: grievousgleaningsGWB §600: most sublimekitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: mightiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: through His glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: greatgleaningsGWB §404: transcendeth
This form usually rendered as “glory” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a tyrantfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §427: realmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Bindtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §12: Realm of Glory
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 §161: Strongfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §640: glory of all temporal honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: Thine omnipotencethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Almighty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: forgavefire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §569: ask forgivenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy forgivenesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: forgivegleaningsGWB §216: Forgiving
SE rendered الْعَزِيزُ (al-ʿazíz), الغَفَّارُ، (al-ghaffáru،), وَالحَمْدُ (wálḥamd) as “All-Glorious, Ever-Forgiving”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: thanksgleaningsGWB §219: All praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: sufficiently praise Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: “Praised begleaningsGWB §163: time Thou
