Prayers and Meditations — §556
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 556 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِلَيْكَ هارِبَةً مِنْ نَفْسِيْ وَمُقْبِلَةً إِلَيْكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ مِنْهُ ظَهَرَتْ كُنُوزُ الأَرْضِ كُلُّها بِأَنْ تَحْفَظَنِيْ مِنْ إِشاراتِ الَّذِينَهُمْ كَفَرُوا بِنَفْسِكَ وَأَعْرَضُوا عَنْكَ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I am, O my Lord, Thy handmaiden, who hath hearkened to Thy call, and hastened unto Thee, fleeing from herself and resting her heart upon Thee. I implore Thee, O my Lord, by Thy name out of which all the treasures of the earth were brought forth, to shield me from the hints of such as have disbelieved in Thee and repudiated Thy truth.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “soul”, “one” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: someonegleaningsGWB §338: They thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: whosoeverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: their own sakestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
This form usually rendered as “set”, “fixed”, “face” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: are acceptablefire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §417: is acceptablekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: set towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our LordgleaningsGWB §380: believerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the Enlightenertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Lord
SE expanded to “by Thy name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: amongst all namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §43: His blessed namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §118: in Thy Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “revealed” (44 occurrences)
SE expanded to “were brought forth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: remainfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §293: may be indubitably manifestedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: shall come forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: revealingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: treasurygleaningsGWB §305: treasuredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: treasury of the divine pearlsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: a hidden Treasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §70: have treasuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: treasuregleaningsGWB §480: lay up richesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: through the treasuries
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of thefire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §295: or in the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and on Thy earththe-hidden-wordsHW §98: realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §638: the peoples of the earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: all thisgleaningsGWB §669: The meditationskitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: by His wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: are continually subjectedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §40: utterly
This form usually rendered as “guard”, “keep” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: protectiongleaningsGWB §567: in ensuringkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: Thou preservetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §5: shielded and protectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: protect me
suggestions 20% allusions 13% hints 13% evil 13% vain 7% blasphemous 7% implications 7% references 7% strivings 7% doubt 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §19: can adequately describekitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: and blasphemous whisperingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: evil suggestionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkgleaningsGWB §66: degree describekitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: referencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: through a motion
who 26% which 26% such 11% doubters 5% one 5% caused 5% dependents 5% generations 5% unto 5% whom 5%
have 40% disbelieved 21% repudiated 17% believe 4% denied 4% believed 4% rejected 2% refused 2% openly 2% had 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: deniedgleaningsGWB §531: cast it behind your backskitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: the infidelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: and repudiatetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: denywill-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: disbelievedgleaningsGWB §464: condemn Us
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: have turned asidegleaningsGWB §181: have objectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: faithlessnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: estrangementtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: hathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: protest
This form usually rendered as “recognizing” (2 occurrences)
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 §103: fromgleaningsGWB §635: behindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Now thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: togleaningsGWB §532: fear of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: from recognizing Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §635: of
SE rendered بِنَفْسِكَ (binafsik), وَأَعْرَضُوا (waʾaʿraḍúá), عَنْكَ (ʿank), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak) as “in Thee, repudiated, Thy truth”
