Prayers and Meditations — §622

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 622 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ يا إِلهِي بِأَسْمائِكَ يَبْرَأُ كُلُّ عَلِيلٍ، وَيُشْفى كُلُّ مَرِيضٍ وَيُسْقَى كُلُّ ظَمْآنٍ، وَيَسْتَرِيحُ كُلُّ مُضْطَرِبٍ وَيُهْدَى كُلُّ مُضِلٍّ، وَيُعَزُّ كُلُّ ذَلِيلٍ وَيَغْنى كُلُّ فَقِيرٍ، وَيَفْقَهُ كُلُّ جاهِلٍ وَيَتَنَوَّرُ كُلُّ ظُلْمَةٍ، وَيَفْرَحُ كُلُّ مَحْزُونٍ وَيَسْتَبْرِدُ كُلُّ مَحْرُورٍ، وَيَسْتَرْفِعُ كُلُّ دانٍ، وَبِاسْمِكَ يا إِلهِي تَحَرَّكَتِ المَوْجُوداتُ وَرُفِعَتِ السَّمَواتُ وَاسْتَقَرَّتِ الأَرْضُ وَرُفِعَتِ السَّحَابُ وَأَمْطَرَتْ عَلَى كُلِّ الأَراضِي، وَهذا مِنْ فَضْلِكَ عَلَى الخَلائِقِ أَجْمَعِينَ،

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Thou art He, O my God, through Whose names the sick are healed and the ailing are restored, and the thirsty are given drink, and the sore-vexed are tranquilized, and the wayward are guided, and the abased are exalted, and the poor are enriched, and the ignorant are enlightened, and the gloomy are illumined, and the sorrowful are cheered, and the chilled are warmed, and the downtrodden are raised up. Through Thy name, O my God, all created things were stirred up, and the heavens were spread, and the earth was established, and the clouds were raised and made to rain upon the earth. This, verily, is a token of Thy grace unto all Thy creatures.

Translation Notes

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h → “my god”

literal: god; divine; o god

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 §136: By God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §200: By the righteousness of God!kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: our gods prayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Who worshippeth no one tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial

بِأَسْمائِكَ

biʾasmáʾik s-m-w → “whose names”

literal: name; names

names 50% most 19% titles 13% all 3% embodiments 3% other 3% through 3% name 3% names.” 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: heavens fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §212: the Names of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: its people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §118: in Thy Name tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

يَبْرَأُ

yabraʾ b-r-ʾ → “sick are healed”

literal: creation; creatures; creation/creatures

SE expanded to “sick are healed”

people 44% creatures 31% among 6% creation 5% men 3% mankind 3% healed 3% all 2% briefly 1% clear 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recovery gleaningsGWB §690: your Lord, the Creator prayers-and-meditationsP&M §416: of creation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: Briefly gleaningsGWB §48: people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: against Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creation gleaningsGWB §122: emerge

عَلِيلٍ،

ʿalílin، ʿ-l-l

literal: sick

SE rendered بِأَسْمائِكَ (biʾasmáʾik), يَبْرَأُ (yabraʾ), عَلِيلٍ، (ʿalílin،), وَيُشْفى (wayushfى) as “Whose names, sick are healed, the ailing are restored”

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §16: cause gleaningsGWB §36: cannot but ensure kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: an occasion kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: goal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: am sick the-hidden-wordsHW §107: ills epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: acted in a manner that could gleaningsGWB §178: the essential prerequisites

وَيُشْفى

wayushfى sh-f-y → “healing” Distinctive

literal: healing; healing, cure; healer

This form usually rendered as “restored” (1 occurrences)

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 §168: all-sufficing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §697: my healing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: sought deliverance from his ills prayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: a healing medicine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Heal Thou prayers-and-meditationsP&M §621: the Healer

مَرِيضٍ

maríḍin m-r-ḍ

literal: disease; sick; diseases

SE rendered وَيُشْفى (wayushfى), مَرِيضٍ (maríḍin), وَيُسْقَى (wayusqá) as “the ailing are restored, the thirsty are given drink”

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 §306: illness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: disease prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the sick epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: grievous malady gleaningsGWB §307: every malady kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: sick prayers-and-meditationsP&M §717: and this ailing soul

وَيُسْقَى

wayusqá s-q-y → “cup-bearer” Distinctive

literal: give-drink

This form usually rendered as “partake”, “given” (2 occurrences)

partake 50% given 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Thou hast made me to drink gleaningsGWB §60: partake prayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: and for having given me to drink the-hidden-wordsHW §111: cup-bearer will-and-testamentW&T §49: make me to drink prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: suffer me to quaff prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are given drink prayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: Who watereth

ظَمْآنٍ،

ẓamánin، ẓ-m-ʾ

literal: thirsty; thirst

SE rendered مَرِيضٍ (maríḍin), وَيُسْقَى (wayusqá), ظَمْآنٍ، (ẓamánin،), وَيَسْتَرِيحُ (wayastaríḥ) as “the thirsty are given drink, the sore-vexed are tranquilized”

thirsty 40% one 20% who 20% athirst 20%

gleaningsGWB §594: the thirsty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: thirsty ones the-hidden-wordsHW §38: thirst prayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: He who was athirst prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: thirsty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: thirsty one prayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: athirst prayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: one sore athirst

وَيَسْتَرِيحُ

wayastaríḥ r-w-ḥ → “spirit” Distinctive

literal: spirit; spiritual

This form usually rendered as “quieteth”, “tranquilized”, “repose” (3 occurrences)

quieteth 33% tranquilized 33% repose 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: radiance fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §13: holy souls kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of Spirits prayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: and quieteth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaven the-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My spirit

مُضْطَرِبٍ

muḍṭaribin ḍ-r-b

literal: disturbed; be disturbed; agitation

SE rendered وَيَسْتَرِيحُ (wayastaríḥ), مُضْطَرِبٍ (muḍṭaribin), وَيُهْدَى (wayuhdá) as “the sore-vexed are tranquilized, the wayward are guided”

tremble 25% perplexed 17% confusion 8% trembleth 8% dismay 8% troubled 8% hath 8% sore-vexed 8% sore 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: perturbed gleaningsGWB §483: be made to tremble kitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: troubled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: and the foundations of all things were shaken tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smote the-hidden-wordsHW §15: dost thou dread will-and-testamentW&T §5: blow

وَيُهْدَى

wayuhdá h-d-y → “wayward are guided” Distinctive

literal: guidance; guide; guided

This form usually rendered as “guideth”, “leadeth”, “shall” (10 occurrences)

SE expanded to “wayward are guided”

guideth 30% leadeth 30% shall 10% guided 10% direct 10% lead 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: directeth your steps gleaningsGWB §291: by the Light kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: have shown prayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: and hast guided epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: for the guidance of gleaningsGWB §556: a Divine guidance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: of divine guidance

مُضِلٍّ،

muḍillin، ḍ-l-l

literal: error; error, misguidance; error/misguidance

SE rendered وَيُهْدَى (wayuhdá), مُضِلٍّ، (muḍillin،), وَيُعَزُّ (wayuʿazz) as “the wayward are guided, the abased are exalted”

misleader 50% wayward 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: we shall have lain hidden gleaningsGWB §555: of error kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: misleadeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the wayward the-hidden-wordsHW §35: canst thou go astray epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: error gleaningsGWB §47: froward kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: those who erred

وَيُعَزُّ

wayuʿazz ʿ-z-z → “abased are exalted”

literal: mighty; glory; might

SE expanded to “abased are exalted”

exalteth 50% exalted 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: true glory gleaningsGWB §92: noble kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §370: the God of strength tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparable the-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendor will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of glory

ذَلِيلٍ

dhalílin dh-l-l

literal: abasement; abased

SE rendered وَيُعَزُّ (wayuʿazz), ذَلِيلٍ (dhalílin), وَيَغْنى (wayaghnى) as “the abased are exalted, the poor are enriched”

abased 42% lowly 17% low 8% wretched 8% humbled 8% becomes 8% abase 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: humiliation gleaningsGWB §640: the humiliation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: shall be abased prayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: degrade the-hidden-wordsHW §125: of abasement will-and-testamentW&T §53: Base epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: abasement of gleaningsGWB §448: or the shame I have been made to suffer

وَيَغْنى

wayaghnى gh-n-y → “poor are enriched” Distinctive

literal: rich

This form usually rendered as “can”, “take”, “appease” (4 occurrences)

SE expanded to “poor are enriched”

can 25% take 25% appease 25% enriched 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the rich gleaningsGWB §588: Intone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: wealth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §811: and to Thy wealth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singeth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealth the-hidden-wordsHW §130: him, who, being rich will-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of

فَقِيرٍ،

faqírin، f-q-r

literal: poor; poverty

SE rendered ذَلِيلٍ (dhalílin), وَيَغْنى (wayaghnى), فَقِيرٍ، (faqírin،), وَيَفْقَهُ (wayafqah) as “the poor are enriched, the ignorant are enlightened”

poor 53% destitute 20% one 7% poverty-stricken 7% poor?” 7% sanctify 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: passages gleaningsGWB §408: poor that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: ‘poverty’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: this poor and desolate creature the-hidden-wordsHW §58: My poor epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: one who is poor gleaningsGWB §148: these words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: poverty

وَيَفْقَهُ

wayafqah f-q-h → “doctors” Distinctive

literal: understand; jurists; comprehend, understand

This form usually rendered as “enlightened” (1 occurrences)

doctors 23% understand 23% could 19% divines 12% comprehend 4% ye 4% what 4% insight 4% comprehending 4% religious 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: could ye but comprehend it gleaningsGWB §83: could ye but perceive it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: of the divines prayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: and understand epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: comprehend gleaningsGWB §410: understand not kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: divines prayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are enlightened

جاهِلٍ

jáhilin j-h-l

literal: ignorance; ignorant; ignorant ones

SE rendered وَيَفْقَهُ (wayafqah), جاهِلٍ (jáhilin), وَيَتَنَوَّرُ (wayatanawwar) as “the ignorant are enlightened, the gloomy are illumined”

foolish 44% ignorant 33% empty 22%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: former times gleaningsGWB §221: those very persons who, though so foolish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: foolish leaders prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: his own ignorance the-hidden-wordsHW §85: empty thyself of all learning will-and-testamentW&T §5: foolish are epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the ignorant gleaningsGWB §503: this foolish people

وَيَتَنَوَّرُ

wayatanawwar n-w-r → “gloomy are illumined”

literal: light; lights; luminous

SE expanded to “gloomy are illumined”

light 55% splendors 9% resplendent 7% illumined 6% lights 5% most 4% fire 4% illumine 4% luminous 3% radiant 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: illuminate fire-tabletFire §26: Lightgiver gleaningsGWB §308: its light kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: light of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: most resplendent tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendour the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame will-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly

ظُلْمَةٍ،

ẓulmahin، ẓ-l-m

literal: wronged; injustice; darkness

SE rendered وَيَتَنَوَّرُ (wayatanawwar), ظُلْمَةٍ، (ẓulmahin،), وَيَفْرَحُ (wayafraḥ) as “the gloomy are illumined, the sorrowful are cheered”

tyranny 26% darkness 16% oppression 13% injustice 12% cruelty 10% iniquity 7% unjustly 4% wrongs 4% reason 3% such 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of iniquity fire-tabletFire §2: the darkness gleaningsGWB §270: so unjustly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: of darkness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: my oppressors the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §34: with unbearable cruelty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: oppressed

وَيَفْرَحُ

wayafraḥ f-r-ḥ → “joy” Distinctive

literal: rejoice; joy; joy, gladness

This form usually rendered as “gladness”, “cheered”, “rejoicing” (3 occurrences)

gladness 33% cheered 33% rejoicing 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: with joy fire-tabletFire §12: Delight gleaningsGWB §250: Delight not yourselves kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: gladness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: will cheer will-and-testamentW&T §57: happiness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: glad gleaningsGWB §594: a joy

مَحْزُونٍ

maḥzúnin ḥ-z-n

literal: grieve; sorrow; grief

SE rendered وَيَفْرَحُ (wayafraḥ), مَحْزُونٍ (maḥzúnin), وَيَسْتَبْرِدُ (wayastabrid) as “the sorrowful are cheered, the chilled are warmed”

grieve 25% saddened 13% cause 13% heart 13% pain 13% treasured 13% sorrowful 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: grieve thee fire-tabletFire §12: Sorrows gleaningsGWB §186: My sorrows kitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondency prayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: be pained tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: affliction the-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou grieve will-and-testamentW&T §34: as they bewailed

وَيَسْتَبْرِدُ

wayastabrid b-r-d → “brother” Distinctive

literal: brother

This form usually rendered as “warmed” (1 occurrences)

brother 34% cold 10% brethren 10% obtain 7% taken 7% forbearance 7% abolish 7% rained 7% thou 7% escorted 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: remove fire-tabletFire §7: Coldness gleaningsGWB §16: apathy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: forbearing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §620: Thy balm the-hidden-wordsHW §136: Think not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: obtain fire-tabletFire §38: the cold

مَحْرُورٍ،

maḥrúrin، ḥ-r-r

literal: heat; writing; freedom

SE rendered وَيَسْتَبْرِدُ (wayastabrid), مَحْرُورٍ، (maḥrúrin،), وَيَسْتَرْفِعُ (wayastarfiʿ) as “the chilled are warmed, the downtrodden are raised up”

heat 29% liberty 26% setting 6% describe 6% warmth 6% energies 6% writing 6% flame 6% record 3% pen 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the heat fire-tabletFire §7: warmth gleaningsGWB §438: liberty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: describe prayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: free the-hidden-wordsHW §135: righteous will-and-testamentW&T §38: to write epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: hotter than

وَيَسْتَرْفِعُ

wayastarfiʿ r-f-ʿ → “downtrodden are raised up”

literal: raise; raised

SE expanded to “downtrodden are raised up”

raised 25% hath 16% lift 11% exalt 8% exalted 8% have 7% lifted 7% will 6% transcendent 6% may 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: wept fire-tabletFire §6: is loud gleaningsGWB §612: shall be poured out kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: were hoisted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: may be unfurled tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §81: celestial

دانٍ،

dánin، d-ʾ-n

literal: know; ignorance; knowledge

SE rendered وَيَسْتَرْفِعُ (wayastarfiʿ), دانٍ، (dánin،), وَبِاسْمِكَ (wabiásmik), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), تَحَرَّكَتِ (taḥarrakat) as “the downtrodden are raised up, Thy name, my God, were stirred up”