Prayers and Meditations — §455

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 455 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

وَيا إِلهِي إِنِّي حَبَّةٌ قَدْ زَرَعْتَهَا فِي أَرْضِ حُبِّكَ وَأَنْبَتْتَها بِيَدِ إِحْسَانِكَ، إِذًا تَطْلُبُ بِكيْنُونَتِهَا مَاءَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَكَوْثَرَ فَضْلِكَ، فَأَنْزِلْ عَلَيْهَا مِنْ سَمَاءِ عنَايَتِكَ ما يُرَبِّيهَا فِي ظِلِّكَ وَجِوارِكَ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ ساقِي قُلُوبِ العارِفِينَ مَاءَ الكَوْثَرِ وَالتَّسْنِيمِ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

I am, O my God, but a tiny seed which Thou hast sown in the soil of Thy love, and caused to spring forth by the hand of Thy bounty. This seed craveth, therefore, in its inmost being, for the waters of Thy mercy and the living fountain of Thy grace. Send down upon it, from the heaven of Thy loving-kindness, that which will enable it to flourish beneath Thy shadow and within the borders of Thy court. Thou art He Who watereth the hearts of all that have recognized Thee from Thy plenteous stream and the fountain of Thy living waters.

Translation Notes

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h

literal: god; divine; o god

SE rendered وَيا (wayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), إِنِّي (ʾinní), حَبَّةٌ (ḥabbahun), زَرَعْتَهَا (zaraʿtahá) as “O my God, I am, tiny seed, Thou hast sown”

god 82% divine 10% lord 3% god’s 2% holy 1% heavenly 1% god’s 0% sacred 0% divinely 0% thou 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: I adjure thee by God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §268: but God kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: God, the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: name tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

حَبَّةٌ

ḥabbahun ḥ-b-b → “love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

love 82% loving 4% sake 3% token 3% because 1% grain 1% love!” 1% devotion 1% unto 1% fervid 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherish fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §665: well is it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: their heart’s desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §190: my affections tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love thee will-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)

زَرَعْتَهَا

zaraʿtahá z-r-ʿ → “which”

literal: sow, plant

1 occurrence in corpus

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: which Thou hast sown

أَرْضِ

ʾarḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “soil” Distinctive

literal: earth; land; earth, land

This form usually rendered as “earth”, “land”, “world” (459 occurrences)

earth 65% land 13% world 9% all 4% soil 2% whole 2% amongst 2% mankind 1% realm 1% city 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: those regions fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §587: and all that are on the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: “The whole earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: earth and heaven tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the lands the-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all who are on earth

وَأَنْبَتْتَها

waʾanbattahá n-b-t → “and caused to spring forth”

literal: cause to grow

SE expanded to “and caused to spring forth”

spring 20% may 13% tender 13% plants 13% bringeth 7% blossom 7% produced 7% germinate 7% yieldeth 7% hast 7%

gleaningsGWB §82: tender herbs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: spring forth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: hast caused the-hidden-wordsHW §108: spring up will-and-testamentW&T §16: branched gleaningsGWB §312: bringeth forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: germinate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §516: grow

بِيَدِ

bíad y-d-y → “by the hand”

literal: hand; hands; by-hand

SE expanded to “by the hand”

hand 61% hands 22% into 2% rod 2% mercy 2% right 2% all 2% care 2% between 2% whose 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: hands gleaningsGWB §40: their own hands kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His hands prayers-and-meditationsP&M §739: from the hand will-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: grasp gleaningsGWB §167: in Mine hands kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands

إِحْسَانِكَ،

ʾiḥsánika، ḥ-s-n → “of thy bounty”

literal: best; beautiful; kindness

SE expanded to “of Thy bounty”

bounty 37% bountiful 26% through 11% favor 11% favors 5% providence 5% gracious 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: preferable gleaningsGWB §284: good works kitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: which of you excel prayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: providence will-and-testamentW&T §21: improve epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Most Excellent gleaningsGWB §588: most melodious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: profit

تَطْلُبُ

taṭlub ṭ-l-b → “seeker”

literal: seeking; seek; seeker

craveth 25% seekest 25% seek 25% ask 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: Entreat gleaningsGWB §22: hath thirsted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: clamour for prayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: seeking after the-hidden-wordsHW §97: without search epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: seek gleaningsGWB §395: longing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: they seek

بِكيْنُونَتِهَا

bikynúnatihá k-w-n → “in its inmost being”

literal: be; to be

SE expanded to “in its inmost being”

thou 34% ye 18% have 10% all 7% hath 6% may 6% will 6% essence 5% who 4% had 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: thou been gleaningsGWB §666: shall always be kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: If he be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: Who hast tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combine tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thou tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath the-hidden-wordsHW §4: My essence

مَاءَ

máʾ m-w-h → “waters”

literal: water

waters 48% water 43% rivers 4% dregs 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: water gleaningsGWB §82: rivers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: waters of the-hidden-wordsHW §108: with the water epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: their waters gleaningsGWB §634: the waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: by water the-hidden-wordsHW §138: dregs

رَحْمَتِكَ

raḥmatik r-ḥ-m → “of thy mercy”

literal: mercy; merciful; the merciful

SE expanded to “of Thy mercy”

mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Most Merciful fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §35: loving-kindness kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §853: Wilt Thou not pity tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy

وَكَوْثَرَ

wakawthar k-w-th-r → “living fountain”

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 §101: through the living waters gleaningsGWB §57: cup prayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: the living fountain epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: living waters gleaningsGWB §435: stream prayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: the waters epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living waters gleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving waters

فَضْلِكَ،

faḍlika، f-ḍ-l → “of thy grace”

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

SE expanded to “of Thy grace”

grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: of the grace gleaningsGWB §234: of immense bounteousness kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: bounties prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Thy loving-kindness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bounty the-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of grace will-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom

فَأَنْزِلْ

faʾanzil n-z-l → “send down”

literal: send down

send 55% hath 15% sent 9% rain 9% revealed 6% pour 4% caused 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the Revealer gleaningsGWB §452: as recorded in kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: been perpetrated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: Thou hast revealed tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: grades the-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined

عنَايَتِكَ

ʿnáyatik ʿ-n-y → “of thy loving-kindness”

literal: meaning; care; meanings

SE expanded to “of Thy loving-kindness”

loving-kindness 73% bounty 6% grace 5% tender 5% gracious 3% mercy 2% through 2% mercies 2% partake 2% favor 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: God’s loving-kindness fire-tabletFire §26: grace gleaningsGWB §124: favors kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: fulfilment thereof prayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: manifold blessings the-hidden-wordsHW §156: bestowed upon thee will-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner

يُرَبِّيهَا

yurabbíhá r-b-y → “education” Distinctive

literal: education; educator

This form usually rendered as “enable” (1 occurrences)

education 20% educator 16% nurtured 12% educate 12% disciplined 12% hath 8% trained 8% teachings 4% influence 4% fostereth 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: education gleaningsGWB §44: trained kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: being nurtured in kitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: develop prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: for the edification the-hidden-wordsHW §104: training will-and-testamentW&T §21: edify epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: hath been brought up

ظِلِّكَ

ẓillik ẓ-l-l → “thy shadow”

literal: shade; shadow; shadow/shade

shadow 86% beneath 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the clouds gleaningsGWB §378: under the shadow kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to overshadow prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: beneath the-hidden-wordsHW §104: shade will-and-testamentW&T §2: seeketh the shelter epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: beneath the shadow gleaningsGWB §572: cloud

وَجِوارِكَ،

wajiwárika، j-w-r

literal: essence; vicinity; proximity

SE rendered يُرَبِّيهَا (yurabbíhá), ظِلِّكَ (ẓillik), وَجِوارِكَ، (wajiwárika،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), ساقِي (sáqí) as “will enable it to flourish, Thy shadow, Thou art, watereth”