Prayers and Meditations — §60
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 60 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: their LordgleaningsGWB §162: My Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: the Lord thy Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: Thy Divine andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our Lord
SE expanded to “a poor creature”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: this mattergleaningsGWB §268: pauperskitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: All thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: of the poorthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: sanctify thyself from richesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: passagesgleaningsGWB §148: these wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: poverty-stricken
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: laid fast holdgleaningsGWB §396: cleavekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: set our hearts onprayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: and clinging towill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: clinging togleaningsGWB §411: take firm hold on
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: This Hem of His Robefire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §223: skirtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: the hem of the robethe-hidden-wordsHW §77: holdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: unto the hemgleaningsGWB §645: the hem of Our Robe
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: shall not profit yougleaningsGWB §387: rich enough to dispensekitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: treasuresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: what will enable them to dispense withtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: him, who, being richwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the sufferinggleaningsGWB §307: every maladykitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: sickprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: ailingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: grave disorders and maladiesgleaningsGWB §156: human infirmitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: diseaseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: am sore sick
This form usually rendered as “have”, “hath”, “clinging” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: seizedgleaningsGWB §125: cleave tenaciously tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: clingingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: lay holdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: held fastgleaningsGWB §176: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: have held fast
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: which is afflictedgleaningsGWB §527: hath been afflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: Urvatu’lprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: impairgleaningsGWB §199: Divestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: to the cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: afflicted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a balmgleaningsGWB §438: the remedykitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: all-sufficingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: Thy healingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: sought deliverance from his illsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §621: the Healerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Heal Thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: a healing medicine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the essencefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §724: are wholly devoted to His Causekitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: with the sincere in heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: them who are devoted to Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purestwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: such as are devoted to Thee
have 67% encompassed 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-Encompassingfire-tabletFire §20: have been breathed togleaningsGWB §390: all-embracing knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: masteryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §423: have encompassed them on every sidethe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: surround
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: from the oceangleaningsGWB §108: unto Him Who is the Oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: all the seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: on the oceangleaningsGWB §71: the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billows
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bountiful”, “through” (21 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: preferablegleaningsGWB §588: most melodiouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: which of you excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: and favorwill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: or womangleaningsGWB §574: that do goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: loving-kindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: with the raimentgleaningsGWB §588: Drape thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: apparelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: Clothe meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: clothesgleaningsGWB §617: clothekitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: pomp and pageantryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: attire me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: raimentgleaningsGWB §312: future rewardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: the Robetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: their garmentsthe-hidden-wordsHW §123: attireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the recompensegleaningsGWB §625: the mantleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: the raiment
This form usually rendered as “all”, “wholesomeness”, “well-being” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy pardongleaningsGWB §257: forgivekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: forgivenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: remittedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: Thy forgivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §66: “All forgivenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: and all its benefits
This form usually rendered as “favors”, “loving-kindness”, “gifts” (65 occurrences)
favors 32% loving-kindness 13% gifts 13% tender 11% bountiful 8% bounties 6% manifold 5% favor 5% bounty 5% transcendent 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: is puregleaningsGWB §307: refinedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: goodlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §612: of Thy bountiful favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: loving and kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: these bountiesgleaningsGWB §310: attain their fullest developmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: significance
SE rendered بِعَفْوِكَ (biʿafwik), وَأَلْطافِكَ (waʾalṭáfik), اجْعَلْنِي (ijʿalní), ناظِرًا (náẓiran), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), وَمُنْقَطِعًا (wamunqaṭiʿan) as “Thy forgiveness, and bounty, Thee, rid me of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: hath adornedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §480: to deckkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: the abject beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: Thou hast enshrinedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
SE rendered وَأَلْطافِكَ (waʾalṭáfik), اجْعَلْنِي (ijʿalní), ناظِرًا (náẓiran), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), وَمُنْقَطِعًا (wamunqaṭiʿan) as “and bounty, Thee, rid me of”
SE expanded to “rid me of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: them that are rid of all attachment to any save TheegleaningsGWB §641: complete detachmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §382: that they may ridtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §53: conclusiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I had been severedgleaningsGWB §324: severed
SE expanded to “aught else except Thyself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: withoutgleaningsGWB §505: from all else butkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: any one except Thine own Selfthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: except TheegleaningsGWB §543: Others
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: to graciously aid themgleaningsGWB §439: lamentably defectivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: agree withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: be assistedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §10: Graciously assistepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the harmonygleaningsGWB §10: peace
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “cherishest”, “lovest” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: I lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §163: my Well-Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: as love Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wishwill-and-testamentW&T §3: O ye beloved of
This form usually rendered as “please”, “remain”, “will” (8 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to fulfill what”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: uprightfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §417: their contentmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: resigned to His willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: and to fulfill Thy pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §71: Be then contentwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: willing
