Prayers and Meditations — §595
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 595 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ثُمَّ أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهِي بِأَنْ تُقَدِّرَ لِي ما يَجْعَلُنِي مُنْقَطِعًا عَنْ دُونِكَ، يا إِلهِي تَرَانِي مُتَوَجِّهًا إِلَيْكَ وَمُتَمَسِّكًا بِحَبْلِ إِفْضالِكَ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيَّ رَحْمَةً مِنْ عِنْدِكَ ثُمَّ اكْتُبْ لِيْ ما كَتَبْتَهُ لأَصْفِيائِكَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشاءُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ الغَفُورُ الْكَرِيمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, moreover, O my God, to ordain for me what will make me rich enough to dispense with any one save Thee. Thou seest me, O my God, with my face turned towards Thee, and my hands clinging to the cord of Thy grace. Send down upon me Thy mercy, and write down for me what Thou hast written down for Thy chosen ones. Powerful art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. No God is there but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the All-Bountiful.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §678: Unpetitionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §696: may questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: I, therefore, beseech Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: the things that are God’sfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §268: but Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: but God aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: I swear by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “make me rich enough”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: absolutegleaningsGWB §75: and who have detached themselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is speechlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: and to be detachedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §3: highway robbersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath severedgleaningsGWB §414: be detached
This form usually rendered as “all”, “except”, “any” (65 occurrences)
SE expanded to “one save Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all else beside TheegleaningsGWB §702: Without itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: to anyone except Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: from all except TheegleaningsGWB §532: to your aid
SE expanded to “Thou seest me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: hath ever seenfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §646: We verily beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: hypocriteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: that Thou mayest behold himthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: beholdeth
SE expanded to “my face turned towards”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: facesfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §622: regardkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: set your faces towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
SE expanded to “my hands clinging”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: held fastgleaningsGWB §125: adheredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: firmly to cling untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: clinging tenaciouslytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: laid fast hold thereongleaningsGWB §686: musk-ladenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: worldly
SE expanded to “to the cord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the cordgleaningsGWB §684: life-veinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: on Thy cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: CordgleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: tieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the firm cordgleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously to
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
grace 38% bountiful 14% gracious 14% bounty 10% tender 5% loving-kindness 5% holy 5% bounteousness 5% generosity 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: grace ofgleaningsGWB §10: favorskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouring of bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: Thy tender merciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
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 §54: heardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: hath celebratedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit
SE expanded to “me Thy mercy”
mercy 69% tender 6% pity 3% god’s 3% source 3% bounty 3% all-merciful 3% have 3% compassion 3% token 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thou hast not mercy upon themfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §55: He Who is the All-Mercifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: Thy shadowing mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE rendered رَحْمَةً (raḥmahan), عِنْدِكَ (ʿindik), اكْتُبْ (iktub), لِيْ (lí) as “me Thy mercy, write down, me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: perversegleaningsGWB §397: lieth hidden in Ourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: Thy sidetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §34: stubbornnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: in His sight
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: writinggleaningsGWB §419: prescribedkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: and wrote them downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: to be a bookthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: will write down
SE expanded to “for Thy chosen ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: His chosen onesfire-tabletFire §27: and puritygleaningsGWB §151: and Messengers of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: chosenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: sanctifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: and didst choose Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: choicestwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Ones
SE rendered المُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir), تَشاءُ (tasháʾ), إِلهَ (ʾilh), الغَفُورُ (al-ghafúr) as “art Thou, God, the Ever-Forgiving”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mattersgleaningsGWB §463: things,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Each and every thingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: at Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: will forgivefire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §463: will have forgiven theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: forgivenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §159: Forgive, then,will-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: beg forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
most 53% all-bountiful 25% generous 6% all-bounteous 3% noble 3% god 3% blessed 2% bountiful 2% sublime 2% goodness 2%
