Prayers and Meditations — §636
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 636 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
قَدِّرْ لِي يا إِلهِي ما يَجْعَلُنِي فِي كُلِّ الأَحْوالِ مُتَوَجِّهًا إِلى شَطْرِكَ وَمُتَمَسِّكًا بِحَبْلِ فَضْلِكَ وَمُنادِيًا بِاسْمِكَ وَمُنْتَظِرًا ما يَجْرِيْ مِنْ قَلَمِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَنَا الفَقِيرُ وَأَنْتَ الغَنِيُّ المُتَعالِ، فَارْحَمْنِيْ بِبَدائِعِ رَحْمَتِكَ، ثُمَّ أَرْسِلْ عَلَيَّ فِي كُلِّ آنٍ ما أَحْيَيْتَ بِهِ قُلُوبَ المُوَحِّدِينَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَالمُخْلِصِينَ مِنْ بَرِيَّتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Do Thou destine for me, O my God, what will set me, at all times, towards Thee, and enable me to cleave continually to the cord of Thy grace, and to proclaim Thy name, and to look for whatsoever may flow down from Thy pen. I am poor and desolate, O my Lord, and Thou art the All-Possessing, the Most High. Have pity, then, upon me through the wonders of Thy mercy, and send down upon me, every moment of my life, the things wherewith Thou hast recreated the hearts of all Thy creatures who have recognized Thy unity, and of all Thy people who are wholly devoted to Thee.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: We have decreedfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §161: hath bestowedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: according to the measureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: almighty powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: thy capacity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: with Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §234: He, Himself,kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: sent by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Divinitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE rendered قَدِّرْ (qaddir), لِي (lí), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), يَجْعَلُنِي (yajʿaluní), الأَحْوالِ (al-ʾaḥwál) as “destine, me, my God, times”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: adornethfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §579: and regardeth it askitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to make of themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: in whichtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
times 31% conditions 28% circumstances 14% all 8% ever 6% condition 3% state 3% may 3% conduct 3% continually 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: let him turngleaningsGWB §633: around Whomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: have come in betweentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §8: In whatsoever condition he may be
This form usually rendered as “set”, “face”, “directed” (21 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: directed towardsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §568: Mekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: on His facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
SE rendered الأَحْوالِ (al-ʾaḥwál), مُتَوَجِّهًا (mutawajjihan), شَطْرِكَ (shaṭrik), وَمُتَمَسِّكًا (wamutamassikan), بِحَبْلِ (biḥabl) as “times, towards Thee, cleave continually, the cord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: chambergleaningsGWB §635: thiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: upon Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seatgleaningsGWB §282: the presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §806: courtsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the direction
وَمُتَمَسِّكًا
literal: clinging; hold fast; cling
This form usually rendered as “holding”, “cling”, “cleaving” (56 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: cleaveth fast untogleaningsGWB §176: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: and clungtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: seizedgleaningsGWB §486: Cleave thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: have held fast
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the cordgleaningsGWB §719: by the Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: on Thy cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: to the cordgleaningsGWB §684: life-veinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: on Thy strong cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: CordgleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously to
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 §36: grace ofgleaningsGWB §388: a token of His gracious favor unto menkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: attainmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy gracetablet-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 §204: cry outfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §282: is callingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: criedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: Thou didst calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: It calleth
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: in his namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §449: in the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: in terms ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Whom Thou hast calledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “expectant”, “have”, “yearningly” (18 occurrences)
expectant 19% have 19% yearningly 13% expecting 13% awaiting 6% eagerly 6% expected 6% anticipated 6% look 6% waited 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: travelethgleaningsGWB §95: been endowed withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: is brandedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §380: observancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: one maidenthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: hath emboldenedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: audaciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: streamed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: by Thy PengleaningsGWB §719: Our Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: from my Penwill-and-testamentW&T §54: to appear asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Pen of thegleaningsGWB §59: O Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: from the pen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of DivinitygleaningsGWB §45: Heaven-sentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thy Lordshiptablet-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 §102: thy Lord
all-possessing 43% rich 26% independent 9% can 4% riches 4% dispense 4% all-sufficing 2% verily 2% self-sufficient 2% lofty 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: All-PossessinggleaningsGWB §387: rich enough to dispensekitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: wealth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: availeth me nothingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §157: shall be all-sufficient unto youwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
SE expanded to “the Most High”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: heightsfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §311: the loftinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: more excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §849: and to magnifytablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
mercy 52% all-merciful 16% most 9% god 5% merciful 5% have 4% compassionate 3% tender 2% divine 2% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: “The God of Mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §673: Divine glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: infinite graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy loving-kindnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: MakersgleaningsGWB §116: The wonderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: strange and manifoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: wondrous virtuestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wondrousgleaningsGWB §95: beauteous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of the Apostle of GodgleaningsGWB §99: Messengers.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: a Messengerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: the Prophetstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: sent down
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “would”, “hast” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: sense of shamefire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §465: the Quickenerkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: whom We have quickenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: for the regenerationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: men’s heartsgleaningsGWB §66: The inmost essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: in their heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: hath been transmutedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: fraudulent dealings
SE expanded to “have recognized Thy unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: one universalfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §618: in the privacy ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: no manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: in my lowlinesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the created thingsfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §290: called into beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: “rebirth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: didst createtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: of Makers
وَالمُخْلِصِينَ
literal: sincere; pure; sincere ones
This form usually rendered as “sincere”, “such”, “wholly” (44 occurrences)
SE expanded to “all Thy people”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of the sincerefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §537: the very truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §299: whosoever is wholly devoted unto Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purestwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: pure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §584: of their Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: unto Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recoverygleaningsGWB §195: God, your Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §681: of all menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationgleaningsGWB §155: healed
