Prayers and Meditations — §546
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 546 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهِي بِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِيْ سَبَقَتِ الأَشْيآءَ وَيَشْهَدُ بِها مَنْ فِي لُجَجِ الأَسْمآءِ بِأَنْ لا تَدَعَنِي بِنَفْسِيْ لأنَّها أَمَّارَةٌ بِالسُّوءِ، فَاحْفَظْنِي فِي حِصْنِ عِصْمَتِكَ وَكَنَفِ حِمايَتِكَ، أَنَا الَّذِيْ يا إِلهِي ما أُرِيْدُ إِلاَّ ما أَنْتَ قَضَيْتَهُ بِقُدْرَتِكَ، وَهذا مَا اخْتَرْتُهُ لِنَفْسِي أَنْ يُؤَيِّدَنِي حُسْنُ قَضائِكَ وَتَقْدِيرِكَ وَيُسْعِدَنِي شُئُوناتُ إِمْضائِكَ وَإِذْنِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I implore Thee, O my God, by Thy mercy that hath surpassed all created things, and to which all that are immersed beneath the oceans of Thy names bear witness, not to abandon me unto my self, for my heart is prone to evil. Guard me, then, within the stronghold of Thy protection and the shelter of Thy care. I am he, O my God, whose only wish is what Thou hast determined by the power of Thy might. All I have chosen for myself is to be assisted by Thy gracious appointments and the ruling of Thy will, and to be aided with the tokens of Thy decree and judgment.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I implore Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: inquiregleaningsGWB §259: questionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: hath soughtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I beseech TheegleaningsGWB §489: be askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: to beg of Thee
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 §220: Thou hast not mercy upon themfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §35: loving-kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §853: Wilt Thou not pitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
hath 44% surpassed 22% preceded 6% surpasseth 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% pervaded 3% permeated 3% surpass 3% grasp 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: surpassinggleaningsGWB §682: ancientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: surpassprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: beforethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereuntoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: excelledgleaningsGWB §255: they that speak not till He hath spokenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: grasp
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willethgleaningsGWB §409: things.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: Primal Willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thou hast desiredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “beareth”, “testifieth”, “testify” (57 occurrences)
beareth 25% testifieth 23% testify 19% bear 13% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% would 4% witnesseth 2% witness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: evidentfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §328: Regard thoukitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: the martyrdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: is overshadowedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: couldst thou but see
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: thou wouldst cast awaygleaningsGWB §590: Leavekitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: “Letprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thou hast infused into Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Cast themgleaningsGWB §63: will renounce
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: residentsgleaningsGWB §338: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: Spiritsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: within himselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: desirewill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: the souls
This form usually rendered as “concupiscence”, “base”, “prone” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: evilgleaningsGWB §300: every evil thingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: wickednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: misfortuneswill-and-testamentW&T §36: the misdeedsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: condemnationgleaningsGWB §509: Our illskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: iniquity
This form usually rendered as “keep”, “do”, “preserve” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: protectiongleaningsGWB §705: for their protectionkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: secureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: to keep safetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: watch over thee
stronghold 55% fortress-town 10% within 10% tower 7% fortress 7% captivity 3% sanctuary 3% bulwark 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: strongholdgleaningsGWB §490: a strongholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: married womanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: a refugethe-hidden-wordsHW §10: My strongholdwill-and-testamentW&T §12: impregnableepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: StronggleaningsGWB §594: a tower of strength
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: protectiongleaningsGWB §534: one to defend or to protectkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §614: through Thine unfailing protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §2: pricelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: honorgleaningsGWB §591: an inviolable security
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: fanaticismprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §3: the safeguardingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: decencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: Thy protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §1: preservedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: Thy carewill-and-testamentW&T §1: Sanctuary
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: He willethgleaningsGWB §250: hath purposedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: divine Purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: of Thy good pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: desiregleaningsGWB §703: desiringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: would fain
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “ordained” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: by his own sagacious judgmentfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §259: irrevocably decreedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: Such is His decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: Thine irrevocable decreethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My decreewill-and-testamentW&T §39: exigencies
SE expanded to “power of Thy might”
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
SE expanded to “I have chosen”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §224: goodlykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: preferableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: of Thy bestowalswill-and-testamentW&T §38: for the goodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Better isgleaningsGWB §563: the pious
assist 32% aid 30% graciously 13% may 10% strengthened 3% inspired 2% aided 2% helper 2% enable 2% strengthen 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: assistgleaningsGWB §11: graciously assistedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: step forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: to graciously aid methe-hidden-wordsHW §93: approachwill-and-testamentW&T §25: reinforceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: to aidgleaningsGWB §698: strengthen
This form usually rendered as “goodly”, “kindly”, “pleasing” (16 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “aided” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “with the tokens”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: the rankfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §314: the true stature of such a soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: His waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: such asthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: rank
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: passedgleaningsGWB §245: havekitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: hath passedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: irrevocable purposegleaningsGWB §219: In the fullness of timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: past tenseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §801: and purposegleaningsGWB §488: shall all pass away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: leavegleaningsGWB §661: purge thine earkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: by the permissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: Thy leavetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: these earsgleaningsGWB §222: Leave hath, moreover, been given
