Prayers and Meditations — §628
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 628 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
صَلِّ يا إِلهِي عَلَى الَّذِيْنَ اسْتَقامُوا عَلَى أَمْرِكَ وَما مَنَعَتْهُمْ إِشاراتُ الفُجَّارِ عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلى وَجْهِكَ، سَرُعُوا بِالقُلُوبِ إِلى شَطْرِ فَضْلِكَ إِلى أَنْ شَرِبُوا كَوْثَرَ الحَيَوانِ مِنْ أَيادِيْ عَطائِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Bless Thou, O my God, them that have stood fast in Thy Cause, and whom the evil suggestions of the workers of iniquity have failed to deter from turning towards Thy face, and who have hastened with their whole hearts toward Thy grace, until they finally quaffed the water that is life indeed from the hands of Thy bounty.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: blessgleaningsGWB §273: My blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: the prayerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: Bless themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: may the blessingsgleaningsGWB §646: We will most certainly bless youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: prayerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: Blessing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: with Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §20: the one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of divine mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Divinitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE expanded to “have stood fast”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Referring to thisfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §503: proclamationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: risethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: hath risentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Thy lawsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §284: enjoineth upon youkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: these circumstancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: concerning Thy Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
مَنَعَتْهُمْ
literal: prevent; prevented; prevention
This form usually rendered as “have”, “powerless”, “debarred” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “failed to deter”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: deter themgleaningsGWB §550: repel him awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: repelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §720: Wilt Thou keep backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have withheld me
allusions 38% evil 19% whisperings 8% hints 8% suggestions 8% blind 4% vain 4% fanciful 4% implications 4% obscure 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: No allusion of Minefire-tabletFire §14: evil suggestionsgleaningsGWB §19: any reference to Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: referencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: through yet another motionthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §635: vain allusions
SE expanded to “the workers of iniquity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Dayspring ofgleaningsGWB §77: of the workers of iniquitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: breakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the DayspringgleaningsGWB §27: morningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: wicked,—theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: have burst forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: turn his face towardsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §697: directedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: our facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
SE expanded to “their whole hearts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: thrown into confusiongleaningsGWB §66: The inmost essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: upheavalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: with all their affectionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §23: sincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the hearts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to ConstantinoplegleaningsGWB §226: inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: towards His courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: chambergleaningsGWB §411: anything exceptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: throughout Thy dominionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seat
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: distinguishedgleaningsGWB §579: the most meritoriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: caused to excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and Thy tender merciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §12: All-Bountiful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: quaffedgleaningsGWB §111: to quaff thy fillkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: drink then your fillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: where to quench their thirst.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: partakenthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: with them that drinkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: hath drunkgleaningsGWB §89: are they that quaff it
living 56% waters 9% river 9% through 6% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3% after 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: through the living watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: living watersgleaningsGWB §435: streamprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: Thy plenteous streamepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving waters
SE expanded to “that is life indeed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: a beastgleaningsGWB §727: that is life indeedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: these beastsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: to liveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of lifegleaningsGWB §552: animalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: is Life indeedgleaningsGWB §29: everlasting life
SE rendered كَوْثَرَ (kawthar), الحَيَوانِ (al-ḥayawán), أَيادِيْ (ʾayádí), عَطائِكَ، (ʿaṭáʾika،) as “the water, that is life indeed, of Thy bounty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the handsgleaningsGWB §448: nor the handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: the clutches ofwill-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: handsgleaningsGWB §475: to the mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands
SE expanded to “of Thy bounty”
bounty 33% favor 13% generosity 13% bounteousness 13% munificence 7% graciousness 7% favors 7% bounties 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: of bountyfire-tabletFire §4: generositygleaningsGWB §655: of Thy bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: conferrethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §453: and bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §66: is My gift to theewill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: bestow
