Prayers and Meditations — §619

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 619 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

فَيا إِلهِي هذِهِ مَرِيضٌ اسْتَظَلَّتْ فِي ظِلِّ شَجَرَةِ شِفائِكَ، وَعَلِيلٌ قَدْ هَرَبَتْ إِلى مَدْيَنِ حِراسَتِكَ، وَسَقِيمٌ أَرادَتْ تَسْنِيمَ مَواهِبِكَ، وَوَجْعانٌ سَرُعَتْ إِلى مَنْبَعِ سَكِينَتِكَ، وَعاصٍ تَوَجَّهَتْ إِلى شَطْرِ غُفْرانِكَ،

Shoghi Effendi Translation

She is sick, O my God, and hath entered beneath the shadow of the Tree of Thy healing; afflicted, and hath fled to the City of Thy protection; diseased, and hath sought the Fountainhead of Thy favors; sorely vexed, and hath hasted to attain the Wellspring of Thy tranquility; burdened with sin, and hath set her face toward the court of Thy forgiveness.

Translation Notes

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h

literal: god; divine; o god

SE rendered فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), مَرِيضٌ (maríḍun), اسْتَظَلَّتْ (istaẓallat) as “O my God, sick, hath entered”

god 82% divine 10% lord 3% god’s 2% holy 1% heavenly 1% god’s 0% sacred 0% divinely 0% thou 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: \‘God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §20: the one true God kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: God!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: and the Object of the adoration tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

مَرِيضٌ

maríḍun m-r-ḍ → “sick”

literal: disease; sick; diseases

sick 27% diseased 18% ailing 18% suffering 9% human 9% every 9% am 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: grave disorders and maladies gleaningsGWB §74: diseases kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: sick prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the sick epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: sickness gleaningsGWB §438: diseased kitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: in a diseased condition prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: ailing

اسْتَظَلَّتْ

istaẓallat ẓ-l-l → “hath entered”

literal: shade; shadow; shadow/shade

shadow 54% beneath 13% clouds 7% shelter 7% overshadowed 5% shade 5% under 2% ephemeral 2% hath 2% through 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: shadow gleaningsGWB §524: your dependents kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to overshadow prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: beneath the-hidden-wordsHW §104: shade will-and-testamentW&T §2: seeketh the shelter epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: beneath the shadow gleaningsGWB §378: under the shadow

شَجَرَةِ

shajarah sh-j-r → “tree”

literal: tree; trees

tree 72% burning 10% same 4% upon 2% bush 2% “the 2% tree—which 2% “tree 2% former 2% verily 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: upon the tree gleaningsGWB §36: of the tree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: “Tree tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Verily He is the Tree will-and-testamentW&T §57: Lote-Trees epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: that Tree gleaningsGWB §56: leaves kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: The former

شِفائِكَ،

shifáʾika، sh-f-y → “thy healing”

literal: healing; healing, cure; healer

healing 57% healer 13% balm 9% remedy 4% sought 4% all-sufficing 4% heal 4% restored 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a balm gleaningsGWB §438: the remedy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: sought deliverance from his ills prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Heal Thou kitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: all-sufficing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: healing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: a healing medicine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thy healing

وَعَلِيلٌ

waʿalílun ʿ-l-l → “afflicted”

literal: sick

afflicted 38% sick 38% sickness 13% am 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: provoked gleaningsGWB §312: by a cause kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: promoting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: as the criterion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: mainspring of the-hidden-wordsHW §107: ills epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: the cause of gleaningsGWB §110: reason

هَرَبَتْ

harabat h-r-b → “hath fled”

literal: fled

fled 67% have 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: any refuge gleaningsGWB §195: flee prayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: I have fled gleaningsGWB §83: will fly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: to flee gleaningsGWB §534: place of refuge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: no refuge gleaningsGWB §411: place to flee

مَدْيَنِ

madyan m-d-n → “city”

literal: city; cities

city 84% habitation 4% cities 3% great 1% inhabitants 1% one 1% infinite 1% tabernacle 1% each 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: that city gleaningsGWB §230: native city kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: In these cities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: infinite wonders tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: of its cities will-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great City epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the Cities gleaningsGWB §697: one City

حِراسَتِكَ،

ḥirásatika، ḥ-r-s → “thy protection”

literal: guard; guarding; guard/protect

protect 31% protection 31% security 8% guardeth 8% keeper 8% hath 8% shelter 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: guardeth him against gleaningsGWB §515: the protection prayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: protection will-and-testamentW&T §1: hath watched over epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: security gleaningsGWB §475: protect prayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy protection will-and-testamentW&T §17: shelter

وَسَقِيمٌ

wasaqímun s-q-m → “sickness” Distinctive

literal: sickness; disease

This form usually rendered as “unchaste”, “diseased” (2 occurrences)

unchaste 50% diseased 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: its sickness gleaningsGWB §155: wayward kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: ailment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: straight epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: sickness gleaningsGWB §155: unchaste kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: doubtful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: and disorder

أَرادَتْ

ʾarádat r-y-d → “hath sought”

literal: desire

through 25% longing 25% hath 25% desire 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: by the will gleaningsGWB §275: refused to seek it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: didst desire the-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: what He pleaseth gleaningsGWB §532: I have wished kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: would fain

تَسْنِيمَ

tasním s-n-m → “living”

literal: exaltation, fountain in paradise; fountain

living 33% fountain 33% fountainhead 33%

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: and the fountain of Thy living waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: the living waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: the Fountainhead

مَواهِبِكَ،

mawáhibika، w-h-b → “thy favors”

literal: gift; bestower; gifts

gifts 38% favors 19% bounties 10% bestowals 10% manifold 7% bountiful 7% goodly 2% bounty 2% divine 2% heavenly 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy goodly gifts gleaningsGWB §299: the Most Powerful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy bounteousness will-and-testamentW&T §10: a bounty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the All-Bounteous gleaningsGWB §655: of Thy manifold favors prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: favors will-and-testamentW&T §56: gift

وَوَجْعانٌ

wawajʿánun w-j-ʿ → “sorely”

literal: aching; pain, ache

sorely 50% pain 50%

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §620: pain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: sorely vexed

سَرُعَتْ

saruʿat s-r-ʿ → “hath hasted” Distinctive

literal: hasten; hastened; hasten/hurry

This form usually rendered as “have”, “hastened”, “hurried” (6 occurrences)

have 33% hastened 33% hurried 17% hath 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastened gleaningsGWB §275: hasten ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: hasten unto Him prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: have hastened the-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste ye gleaningsGWB §195: make haste kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swift

مَنْبَعِ

manbaʿ n-b-ʿ → “fountainhead”

literal: source; source, spring; fountainhead

fountainhead 33% fountain-head 22% source 22% wellhead 11% wellspring 11%

gleaningsGWB §549: springs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §82: Fountain-head prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: the fountains gleaningsGWB §102: Wellsprings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: Source prayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: Fountainhead kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the fountain-head prayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: the Wellspring

سَكِينَتِكَ،

sakínatika، s-k-n → “thy tranquility”

literal: dwelling; inhabitants; dwell

inmates 19% abide 15% wretched 11% quench 9% calm 9% dwellers 9% peace 9% dwell 9% who 6% have 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the dwellers fire-tabletFire §24: Assurance gleaningsGWB §511: peace kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: they are seated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: Thou hast made them to abide tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abide the-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwell will-and-testamentW&T §48: quiet

وَعاصٍ

waʿáṣin ʿ-ṣ-y → “burdened with sin”

literal: disobedience; disobedient; disobey

SE expanded to “burdened with sin”

sinner 22% sins 11% sinful 11% rebelled 11% sinfulness 7% transgressed 7% rebel 7% transgressions 7% rebelliousness 7% rebellion 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sinner fire-tabletFire §35: sin gleaningsGWB §651: the sin kitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: transgression prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and this transgressor the-hidden-wordsHW §50: rebel will-and-testamentW&T §58: obeyeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: sinfulness

تَوَجَّهَتْ

tawajjahat w-j-h → “hath set her face”

literal: face; turning

SE expanded to “hath set her face”

have 35% set 18% hath 18% turneth 6% face 6% unto 6% turned 6% turn 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: with radiant faces fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §275: With faces kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turn prayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: and set his face towards tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy steps the-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face

شَطْرِ

shaṭr sh-ṭ-r → “toward”

literal: direction; direction/side; direction, side

direction 36% towards 30% court 8% toward 7% capital 3% proceeding 3% upon 3% land 3% turning 3% source 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: chamber gleaningsGWB §657: the meadow kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: land prayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: the court epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: towards Him gleaningsGWB §226: in prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: toward epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to Constantinople

غُفْرانِكَ،

ghufránika، gh-f-r → “thy forgiveness”

literal: forgiving; forgiveness; forgive

forgiveness 67% pardon 22% exercise 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: So God forgave Him fire-tabletFire §35: forgiveness gleaningsGWB §650: “the Ever-Forgiving”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: forgiven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: for the exercise of Thy forgiveness will-and-testamentW&T §13: vast epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: to forgive Him fire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver

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