Prayers and Meditations — §60
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 60 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
نْتَ العَزِيزُ الحَكِيمُ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَنَا الفَقِيرُ قَدْ تَشَبَّثْتُ بِذَيْلِ غَنائِكَ وَالمَرِيضُ قَدْ تَمَسَّكْتُ بِعُرْوَةِ شِفائِكَ، خَلِّصْنِيْ مِنْ دآءِ الَّذِيْ أَحَاطَنِي وَغَسِّلْنِي فِيْ بَحْرِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَإِحْسَانِكَ، ثُمَّ أَلْبِسْنِي ثَوْبَ العافِيَةِ بِعَفْوِكَ وَأَلْطافِكَ ثُمَّ اجْعَلْنِي ناظِرًا إِلَيْكَ وَمُنْقَطِعًا عَنْ دُونِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ وَفِّقْنِيْ عَلَى ما أَنْتَ تُحِبُّ وَتَرْضَى
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I am but a poor creature, O my Lord; I have clung to the hem of Thy riches. I am sore sick; I have held fast the cord of Thy healing. Deliver me from the ills that have encircled me, and wash me thoroughly with the waters of Thy graciousness and mercy, and attire me with the raiment of wholesomeness, through Thy forgiveness and bounty. Fix, then, mine eyes upon Thee, and rid me of all attachment to aught else except Thyself. Aid me to do what Thou desirest, and to fulfill what Thou pleasest.
Translation Notes
SE rendered العَزِيزُ (al-ʿazíz), الحَكِيمُ، (al-ḥakímu،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “O my Lord”
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the Mightyfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §489: He exaltethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hard
SE rendered الحَكِيمُ، (al-ḥakímu،), رَبِّ (rabb), الفَقِيرُ (al-faqír) as “O my Lord, a poor creature”
SE expanded to “O my Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord ofgleaningsGWB §669: of the Lord, their Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Voiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: of their Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your Lord
SE expanded to “a poor creature”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: clung untogleaningsGWB §647: Clingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: cleaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: and clingingwill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: taken fast holdgleaningsGWB §645: holdeth fast
SE expanded to “to the hem”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: unto My hemfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §223: skirtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to the resplendent hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the hemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: to the hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: hem
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: possessest shall profitgleaningsGWB §66: crieth outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: melodiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §614: dispense withtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all-possessing,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: sung
SE expanded to “am sore sick”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: grievous maladygleaningsGWB §306: illnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: sickepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: maladiesgleaningsGWB §594: a balm to the sufferingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: spiritualprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: ailing
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “clinging” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: to hold fastgleaningsGWB §647: take thou firm holdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: to clingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: were not kept backtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: hath clunggleaningsGWB §396: cleave ye tenaciouslykitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: cling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: which is afflictedgleaningsGWB §527: hath been afflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the Urvatu’l-Vuthqáprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: impairgleaningsGWB §199: Divestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Urvatu’l-Vuthqá ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: the handleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: the cord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a balmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: deliveranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: a healing medicineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §697: my healingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are restoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §625: Healerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: Thy healingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: the healer
SE expanded to “have encircled me”
have 67% encompassed 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: surroundfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §373: all-encompassing knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: besiegedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: assaultthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: neglect
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: sea forfire-tabletFire §25: a seagleaningsGWB §128: of thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: the billowing oceanstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: the ancient seawill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sea of despair and of hopelessness
SE expanded to “Thy graciousness and mercy”
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
SE rendered بَحْرِ (baḥr), رَحْمَتِكَ (raḥmatik), وَإِحْسَانِكَ، (waʾiḥsánika،), أَلْبِسْنِي (ʾalbisní), ثَوْبَ (thawb) as “the waters, Thy graciousness and mercy, attire me, the raiment”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: preferablegleaningsGWB §712: receive his rewardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: and the bestthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the beauty thereofgleaningsGWB §409: goodly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the recompensegleaningsGWB §625: the mantleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: the raimenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: their garmentsthe-hidden-wordsHW §123: attireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: raimentgleaningsGWB §312: rewardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: in the guise
This form usually rendered as “all”, “wholesomeness”, “well-being” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: dawning-place of Thy forgivenessgleaningsGWB §66: “All forgivenesskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: forgivenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: remittedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: and forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §257: forgiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: wholesomeness
This form usually rendered as “favors”, “gifts”, “loving-kindness” (65 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: bountiesgleaningsGWB §694: bountiful favorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Mysteryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: and bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §85: attentivewill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: crystal puregleaningsGWB §547: the refinement
This form usually rendered as “make”, “cause”, “aid” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: imprisonedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §219: He shall causekitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: pretentiousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: hast appointedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: We made it
This form usually rendered as “fix”, “turned”, “fixed” (63 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and rid me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: detachmentgleaningsGWB §533: may detach yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: sublime renunciationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §419: and detachtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: torn in pieces
SE expanded to “to aught else except Thyself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: the Royal decreegleaningsGWB §705: refuse to sanction it inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: nothing short ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: all else besides Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: from the comprehension of othersgleaningsGWB §685: but
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: assistgleaningsGWB §356: strengthenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: at variance withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: may be assistedwill-and-testamentW&T §42: in no wiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: and fellowshipgleaningsGWB §601: fellowshipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: be
This form usually rendered as “cherishest”, “lovest”, “what” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: Friendfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §343: My loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: myprayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: His love for Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: My lover
وَتَرْضَى
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: praiseworthyfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §172: goodlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §634: surrender my willthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: My pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: was satisfied
