Prayers and Meditations — §598
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 598 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
لِكَ وَكَعْبَةِ عَطائِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِأَنْ لا تَجْعَلَنِي مَحْرُومًا عَنْ تَرَشُّحَاتِ بَحْرِ جُودِكَ وَلا مَمْنُوعًا عَنْ أَمْطارِ سَحابِ مَرْحَمَتِكَ، أَنَا الَّذِيْ يا إِلهِي تَشَبَّثْتُ بِذَيْلِكَ المُنِيرِ وَتَمَسَّكْتُ بِحَبْلِكَ المُحْكَمِ المَتِينِ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ خَلَقْتَنِي وَرَزَقْتَنِي وَرَبَّيْتَنِي وَأَطْعَمْتَنِي وَأَغْذَيْتَنِي لِعِرْفانِ مَطْلَعِ آياتِكَ وَمَظْهَرِ بَيِّناتِكَ، فَأَحْمَدُكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي بِما جَعَلْتَنِي فائِزًا بِهذا المَقامِ الأَعْلَى وَهَذِهِ الرُّتْبَةِ العُلْيا، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُعْطِ المُقْتَدِرُ الباذِلُ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou beholdest, O my Lord, how I have set myself towards the ocean of Thy grace and the adored sanctuary of Thy favors. Deny me not, I pray Thee, the drops which are sprinkled from the ocean of Thy gifts; neither do Thou withhold from me the outpourings of the clouds of Thy tender mercies. I am he, O my God, that hath clung to the resplendent hem of Thy robe, and taken hold on Thy strong cord that none can sever. I testify that Thou hast created me, and nourished me, and brought me up, and fed me, and sustained me, that I may recognize Him Who is the Dayspring of Thy signs, and the Revealer of Thy clear tokens. I offer unto Thee, therefore, most high praise, O Lord my God, that Thou hast suffered me to attain unto this most sublime station and this most august seat. Thou, truly, art the Great Giver, the Almighty, the All-Bountiful, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.
Translation Notes
SE rendered لِكَ (lik), وَكَعْبَةِ (wakaʿbah), عَطائِكَ، (ʿaṭáʾika،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “the adored sanctuary, of Thy favors, I pray Thee”
5 occurrences in corpus
gleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: object of the adorationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the Tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: the adored tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Lodestarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and the sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: object of my adoration
SE expanded to “of Thy favors”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: bountyfire-tabletFire §4: generositykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: show kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: vouchsafing Thy bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §66: iswill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy favorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §628: of Thy bounty
This form usually rendered as “beseech”, “implore”, “entreat” (155 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I pray Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §39: thy questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §466: Enquire for thyselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: I pray Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore Thee
This form usually rendered as “number”, “suffer”, “set” (40 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Deny me not”
This form usually rendered as “deprived”, “deprive”, “bereft” (86 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Deny me not”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be deprivedgleaningsGWB §552: destitutekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the habitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: withhold him notthe-hidden-wordsHW §31: Denywill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: dishonor
SE expanded to “drops which are sprinkled”
sprinkling 28% drops 17% sprinkle 11% dewdrop 11% surging 6% outpourings 6% taking 6% woes 6% besprinkled 6% glimmer 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: a sprinklingfire-tabletFire §19: surginggleaningsGWB §581: sprinklekitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: emanationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: the drops which are sprinkledgleaningsGWB §627: taking their portionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: besprinkledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: the drops
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: ocean of God’s bountyfire-tabletFire §3: WheregleaningsGWB §357: how vast the oceanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: seekingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: sea for
bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §477: favorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: by Thy bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal
SE rendered بَحْرِ (baḥr), جُودِكَ (júdik), مَمْنُوعًا (mamnúʿan), أَمْطارِ (ʾamṭár), سَحابِ (saḥáb) as “the ocean, of Thy gifts, the outpourings, of the clouds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: inaccessiblegleaningsGWB §35: ceasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: withholdethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: were not kept backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: have deterred
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: showersfire-tabletFire §4: rainsgleaningsGWB §124: rainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: rain down stonesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: the rain-givinggleaningsGWB §282: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: have rained down their raingleaningsGWB §545: rain and floods
SE expanded to “of the clouds”
clouds 77% showers 6% thick 4% outpourings 4% which 2% clouded 2% intervening 2% showering 2% veil 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §627: from the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: veilepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: thick cloudsgleaningsGWB §308: by the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: outpourings
SE expanded to “of Thy tender mercies”
tender 67% loving-kindness 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: great mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §92: gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: mercy of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §197: the Most Compassionatetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My mercy
SE expanded to “that hath clung”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: laid fast holdgleaningsGWB §411: take firm holdkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: set our hearts onprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: and clingingwill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: clung untogleaningsGWB §645: holdeth fast
SE expanded to “to the resplendent hem”
skirt 50% resplendent 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: hem of His generosityfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §223: skirtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: to the hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: hemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to the resplendent hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the hem
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), تَشَبَّثْتُ (tashabbatht), بِذَيْلِكَ (bidhaylik), المُنِيرِ (al-munír), وَتَمَسَّكْتُ (watamassakt), بِحَبْلِكَ (biḥablik) as “my God, that hath clung, to the resplendent hem, and taken hold, on Thy strong cord”
resplendent 33% luminous 15% radiant 11% illumined 11% shining 7% illuminated 7% enlightened 4% enlightening 4% beaming 4% glorious 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsfire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning lightgleaningsGWB §486: brightness of the lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: illumined and inspiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: enlightentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “clinging” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and taken hold”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: take fast holdgleaningsGWB §176: adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: muskprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: holdingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: to hold fastgleaningsGWB §227: fixeth his heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: cling to
SE expanded to “on Thy strong cord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: cord of His bountygleaningsGWB §719: by the Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: on Thy cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cord of my hopegleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: to the cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto the cordgleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cord
SE rendered وَتَمَسَّكْتُ (watamassakt), بِحَبْلِكَ (biḥablik), المُحْكَمِ (al-muḥkam), المَتِينِ، (al-matíni،), أَشْهَدُ (ʾashhad) as “and taken hold, on Thy strong cord, that none can sever, I testify”
perspicuous 23% gird 15% firmly-established 8% mighty 8% resistless 8% fortified 8% fully 8% firmly 8% emphatically 8% impregnable 8%
mighty 23% which 15% immovable 8% safe 8% afflictive 8% grievous 8% inviolable 8% none 8% strong 8% firm 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: safegleaningsGWB §93: infinitekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: inviolableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: the surestwill-and-testamentW&T §25: firmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: mightygleaningsGWB §719: which no man can severprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: that none can sever
SE expanded to “Thou hast created me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: of Makersfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §669: creation — a creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: the creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: men
SE expanded to “and nourished me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §17: partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: partakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: feed mewill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themgleaningsGWB §195: nourishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: partake of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Supply her, then
This form usually rendered as “brought” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “fed” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “sustained” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “recognition” (144 occurrences)
SE expanded to “that I may recognize”
knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: rightgleaningsGWB §414: Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: teachingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: the mantablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: failed to recognize
SE expanded to “Him Who is the Dayspring”
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Dawning-Placesfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §506: and partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: unravelledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §93: the Manifestationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
SE expanded to “of Thy signs”
signs 42% utterances 25% verses 8% repudiated 4% utterance 4% words 4% tokens 4% greatest 4% kingdom 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §157: in His signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the verse itselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §849: signs oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by His verses
SE expanded to “and the Revealer”
manifestation 63% revealer 18% who 5% manifest 4% dayspring 3% supreme 3% revelation 3% revealest 1% symbol 1% exponent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: perpetratedfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §612: the embodimentskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: can last but an hourtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
SE expanded to “of Thy clear tokens”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thine utterancefire-tabletFire §41: the CovenantgleaningsGWB §206: praisekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Utterance,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: from the midst ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §1: clear and manifest
SE expanded to “therefore, most high praise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §266: glorifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: “Magnifiedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §635: and all-glorious Court.…
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: blissfulgleaningsGWB §63: Rich is the prizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: communeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: who have attainedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: He was forgivengleaningsGWB §506: that ye might behold
SE expanded to “most sublime station”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: that they may shakefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §465: reach the placekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: figureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: to speak in Thytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
SE rendered فائِزًا (fáʾizan), بِهذا (bihdhá), المَقامِ (al-maqám), الأَعْلَى (al-ʾaʿlá), وَهَذِهِ (wahadhih), الرُّتْبَةِ (ar-rutbah) as “to attain, unto this, most sublime station, and this, most august seat”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: the field ofgleaningsGWB §389: in rankkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: station and missionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: a parttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: their stationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: pathwill-and-testamentW&T §7: preparedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: convene
SE expanded to “the Great Giver”
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: the aidfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §579: hath, moreover, ordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: Ponder for a momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §324: the God of powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
all-bountiful 67% munificent 33%
