Prayers and Meditations — §524
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 524 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَأَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ يا إِلهِي بِأَنِّي ما قَصَّرْتُ فِي أَمْرِكَ، أَرْسَلْتُ فِي كُلِّ الأَحْيانِ نَفَحَاتِ وَحْيِكَ عَلَى الأَشْطارِ وَعَرْفَ قَمِيصِ رَحْمانِيَّتِكَ إِلى الأَقْطَارِ، لَعَلَّ يَجِدُونَهُ عِبادُكَ وَيَتَوَجَّهُونَ بِهِ إلَيْكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou art well aware, O my God, that I have not failed in my duty towards Thy Cause. At all times and under all conditions I have wafted, in every direction, the breezes of Thine inspiration, and shed abroad the sweet smell of the raiment of Thy mercy, that haply Thy servants may discover its fragrance, and through it be enabled to turn towards Thee.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Teacherfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §535: comprehendeth all thingskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: that ye may knowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: comprehensiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), بِأَنِّي (biʾanní), قَصَّرْتُ (qaṣṣart), أَمْرِكَ، (ʾamrika،), أَرْسَلْتُ (ʾarsalt) as “my God, my duty towards, have wafted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: guiltgleaningsGWB §591: the Mansionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: for the sake of brevityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: impotencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: within her most lofty mansionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: their palacesgleaningsGWB §220: darekitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: only guilt
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (244 occurrences)
SE expanded to “my duty towards”
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: taskfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §300: preordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: God’s holy Causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and Thy commandmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thine
This form usually rendered as “unsent”, “entrusted”, “whom” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: ApostlegleaningsGWB §198: and Messengerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: a Messengerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: Whom Thou didst send forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Apostles
SE rendered أَرْسَلْتُ (ʾarsalt), الأَحْيانِ (al-ʾaḥyán), نَفَحَاتِ (nafaḥát), وَحْيِكَ (waḥyik) as “have wafted, the breezes, of Thine inspiration”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the present daygleaningsGWB §311: at the hourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Whereuponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §98: one momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: timesgleaningsGWB §552: hourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: at the same timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: thousand lives
sweet 28% breezes 20% fragrances 16% breaths 13% breath 9% fragrance 9% ecstasy 1% vitalizing 1% assail 1% breeze 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: breathsgleaningsGWB §289: the breathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Thy sweet savorswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the Fragrances of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the breezesgleaningsGWB §111: sweet fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savours
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
SE expanded to “of Thine inspiration”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of RevelationgleaningsGWB §583: Divine inspirationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: is revealedgleaningsGWB §290: is being sent down unto theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: chambergleaningsGWB §591: proceeding fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: Whose habitationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: to their CapitalgleaningsGWB §635: thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: every directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: from
fragrance 40% hath 15% sweet 13% recognized 12% known 6% have 4% perfume 4% recognize 2% breath 2% recognizeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: failed to recognizegleaningsGWB §694: divine fragrancekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: seize the significanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: having enabled me to recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Every man of discernment
SE expanded to “of the raiment”
SE expanded to “of Thy mercy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Him Who is the God of mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §548: eternalkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE rendered قَمِيصِ (qamíṣ), رَحْمانِيَّتِكَ (raḥmánínatik), الأَقْطَارِ، (al-ʾaqṭári،), لَعَلَّ (laʿall), يَجِدُونَهُ (yajidúnah), عِبادُكَ (ʿibáduk) as “of the raiment, of Thy mercy, haply, discover, Thy servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: regionsgleaningsGWB §357: a dropkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: single dropprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Every dropepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: landsgleaningsGWB §404: every landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: sidesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: drop
This form usually rendered as “find”, “may”, “inhale” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: inhaledfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §461: could havekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the Revealerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: any one of Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest findwill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: ‘Abdi’llahfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §268: all that serve Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: people fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: they who serve Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Baháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: can I worship
SE rendered لَعَلَّ (laʿall), يَجِدُونَهُ (yajidúnah), عِبادُكَ (ʿibáduk), وَيَتَوَجَّهُونَ (wayatawajjahún) as “haply, discover, Thy servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: the face of menfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §504: fastened his eyes uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: through the brightness of whose facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
