Prayers and Meditations — §578
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 578 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
عَلَيْكَ تَوَكَّلْتُ وَإِلَيْكَ تَوَجَّهْتُ وَبِحَبْلِ عُطُوفَتِكَ تَمَسَّكْتُ وَإِلى ظِلِّ رَحْمَتِكَ سَرُعْتُ لا تَطْرُدْنِي يا إِلهِي عَنْ بابِكَ خائِبًا وَلا تَمْنَعْنِي عَنْ فَضْلِكَ لأنِّي كُنْتُ راجِيًا، لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ الغَفُورُ الكَرِيْمُ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
In Thee I have placed my whole confidence, unto Thee I have turned my face, to the cord of Thy loving providence I have clung, and towards the shadow of Thy mercy I have hastened. Cast me not as one disappointed out of Thy door, O my God, and withhold not from me Thy grace, for Thee alone do I seek. No God is there beside Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Bountiful.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I have placed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: representativesgleaningsGWB §475: placeth his complete trustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: resign themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: in Thee have I placed my trusttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Relythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trustwill-and-testamentW&T §25: representepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: reliance
SE expanded to “I have turned”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: proceededfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §610: Whose countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §612: have set their faces towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
SE expanded to “to the cord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the cordgleaningsGWB §719: by the Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: and clung to the cord ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: CordgleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: to Thy cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto the cordgleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cord
SE expanded to “of Thy loving providence”
gleaningsGWB §631: Graciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: Thy gracious providencewill-and-testamentW&T §23: the affectionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §515: Thy tender merciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §57: tender mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy loving providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: Most Compassionate
SE expanded to “I have clung”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: cleavegleaningsGWB §125: cleave tenaciously tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: have held fastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: and make him able to hold fasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: held fastgleaningsGWB §419: prove their devotionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: depend upon
This form usually rendered as “governor” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: order of the MawlavisgleaningsGWB §123: His chosen Oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: their Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: friendthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: who are enduedgleaningsGWB §211: companion
shadow 60% beneath 15% shelter 8% shade 7% through 2% unto 2% faith 2% face 2% sheltering 2% overshadowed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: beneath the shadowgleaningsGWB §517: beneath your shadowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: the shelterthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: seeketh the shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: shadowgleaningsGWB §524: your dependents
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 §137: the God of Mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §627: of Mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: of Thy wondrous Mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE expanded to “I have hastened”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: hurried alonggleaningsGWB §275: hasten yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: hasten unto Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: may haste awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste yegleaningsGWB §31: Hasten forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swift
SE expanded to “Cast me not”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: abandonedgleaningsGWB §461: Thrust not awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: outcastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: Cast us not awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: cast him outgleaningsGWB §243: Our banishmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: cast Him out from their midstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Wilt Thou cast away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: O Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §200: God, the Eternal Truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: mysticprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thy Divinitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “as one disappointed”
prayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: Cast me notwill-and-testamentW&T §54: lost their causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: as one disappointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: not to withhold from meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: break not our hopesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: Shatter not the hopesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Disappoint me notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: Deny him not
SE rendered بابِكَ (bábik), خائِبًا (kháʾiban), تَمْنَعْنِي (tamnaʿní), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), لأنِّي (lʾanní) as “Thy door, as one disappointed, Thy grace, for Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: was withheldgleaningsGWB §173: obstructethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: ceasedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: hath deterredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: We, verily, have forbidden you
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 §261: meritgleaningsGWB §10: favorskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: attainmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: by Thy bountiful gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §12: All-Bountiful
SE rendered فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), لأنِّي (lʾanní), راجِيًا، (rájiyan،), إِلهَ (ʾilh) as “Thy grace, for Thee, the Ever-Forgiving”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Desirefire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §627: in the hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: Thee alone do I seekthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: yearnethwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: pardonfire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §552: remissionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of pardonwill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: may God forgive himfire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
SE rendered إِلهَ (ʾilh), الغَفُورُ (al-ghafúr), الكَرِيْمُ (al-karím) as “the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Bountiful”
most 53% all-bountiful 25% generous 6% all-bounteous 3% noble 3% god 3% blessed 2% bountiful 2% sublime 2% goodness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: generosityfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §273: noblekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: that Thou wilt bountifully deal with metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Generous Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: To give
