Prayers and Meditations — §47
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 47 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ قَرِّبْهُ بِفَضْلِكَ وَعِنايَتِكَ ثُمَّ أَنْزِلْ عَلَى أَحِبَّتِكَ ما لا يَضْطَرِبُهُمْ بَعْدِي، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ العَزِيزُ الحَكِيمُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Hasten, by Thy grace and bounty, my passing, O my Lord, and pour forth upon all them that are dear to Thee what will preserve them from fear and trembling after me. Powerful art Thou to do whatsoever may please Thee. No God is there except Thee, the All-Glorious, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the LordgleaningsGWB §381: the Educatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: and the Enlightener oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its Lord
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “proximity”, “nearness” (61 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy presencefire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §464: draw you nigh untokitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: nigh.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: such as have drawn nigh unto Thy courttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
SE expanded to “Thy grace and bounty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: a token of His gracegleaningsGWB §548: blessingkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: Thy gracious favortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §12: All-Bountiful
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), قَرِّبْهُ (qarribh), بِفَضْلِكَ (bifaḍlik), وَعِنايَتِكَ (waʿináyatik), أَنْزِلْ (ʾanzil) as “Lord, passing, Thy grace and bounty, pour forth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: God’s loving-kindnessfire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §111: gracious favorkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: hidden meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §146: mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
This form usually rendered as “send”, “hath”, “sent” (53 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: it hath been sent downgleaningsGWB §323: We have formerly utteredkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: as unfolded by these utterancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: Thou wilt send downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: for that which perisheth
SE rendered أَنْزِلْ (ʾanzil), أَحِبَّتِكَ (ʾaḥibbatik), يَضْطَرِبُهُمْ (yaḍṭaribuhum), بَعْدِي، (baʿdí،) as “pour forth, fear and trembling, after me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: For the lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §134: Best-Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: cherishedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be setwill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
يَضْطَرِبُهُمْ
literal: disturbed; be disturbed; agitation
SE usually renders this root as “tremble”, “have”, “hath”
SE expanded to “fear and trembling”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: tempestuousgleaningsGWB §75: have trembledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: dismayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: shook and trembledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: be not thou troubledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be perturbedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: scourged
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
SE expanded to “whatsoever may please Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willethgleaningsGWB §39: they are the samekitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: willeth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §569: to do Thy pleasuretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
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 §86: Hath thy pompgleaningsGWB §279: the pompkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: the Most Precioustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pride Myself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: through the power of wisdomgleaningsGWB §221: fortifiedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of divine wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: commandethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §22: Tribunal
