Prayers and Meditations — §649
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 649 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِلهِي إِلهِي فَرِّجْ هَمِّي بِجُودِكَ وَعَطائِكَ وَأَزِلْ كُرْبَتِي بِسَلْطَنَتِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ، تَرَاني يا إِلهِي مُقْبِلاً إِلَيْكَ حِينَ إِذْ أَحاطَتْ بِيَ الأَحْزانُ مِنْ كُلِّ الجِهاتِ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا مالِكَ الوُجُودِ وَالمُهَيْمِنُ عَلَى الغَيْبِ وَالشُّهُودِ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ سَخَّرْتَ الأَفْئِدَةَ وَالقُلُوبَ وَبِأَمْواجِ بَحْرِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَإِشْراقاتِ أَنْوارِ نَيِّرِ عَطائِكَ، أَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي مِنَ الَّذِينَ ما مَنَعَهُمْ شَيْءٌ مِنَ الأَشْياءِ عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلَيْكَ يا مَوْلَى الأَسْمآءِ وَفاطِرَ السَّمآءِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Dispel my grief by Thy bounty and Thy generosity, O God, my God, and banish mine anguish through Thy sovereignty and Thy might. Thou seest me, O my God, with my face set towards Thee at a time when sorrows have compassed me on every side. I implore Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all being, and overshadowest all things visible and invisible, by Thy Name whereby Thou hast subdued the hearts and the souls of men, and by the billows of the Ocean of Thy mercy and the splendors of the Daystar of Thy bounty, to number me with them whom nothing whatsoever hath deterred from setting their faces toward Thee, O Thou Lord of all names and Maker of the heavens!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §97: to the truth of God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §821: art Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the sorrowfulfire-tabletFire §13: AnguishgleaningsGWB §699: his supreme objectivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: hath plotted darklyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: my griefthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: endeavorswill-and-testamentW&T §14: of utmost importanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Exert
bounty 43% bounteousness 10% favor 9% through 9% grace 9% generosity 9% bountiful 5% graciousness 3% bestowal 2% never-failing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §35: manifold bountieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: the showerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §156: graciousnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: My loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bountyfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
bounty 33% favor 13% generosity 13% bounteousness 13% munificence 7% graciousness 7% favors 7% bounties 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: bestowfire-tabletFire §4: generositygleaningsGWB §655: of Thy bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: givingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: the Great Giverthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: is My gift to theewill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: of bounty
This form usually rendered as “banish” (1 occurrences)
everlasting 29% eternity 16% all 13% hath 9% ever 7% time 6% everlastingly 6% will 6% unto 4% imperishable 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: pass awaygleaningsGWB §213: stillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: shall pass awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: From eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §16: perishethwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: declineth notgleaningsGWB §385: hath from everlasting been
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the distressedgleaningsGWB §594: for the distressedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Cherubimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: mine anguishtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: distressthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: dwellers of the realms abovewill-and-testamentW&T §35: my caresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: as Karbilá’i
sovereignty 74% through 8% power 6% transcendent 2% kingship 2% own 2% rejected 2% sovereign 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: through the power of His sovereigntygleaningsGWB §482: a benignant sovereignkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: that sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and my Kingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: excelleth
power 39% might 31% omnipotence 10% dominion 8% through 3% evidences 2% overpowering 2% greatness 2% hand 2% immensity 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My powerfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §688: You are destined by Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transcendent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §246: Unconstrainedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are notthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: hath been destined
SE expanded to “Thou seest me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: foundfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §466: thou seest Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Mirrors reflecting the sun ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: and seestthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst behold
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “face”, “turning” (41 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: set himself towards themfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §111: that have come to passkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: precededprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: I have turned myselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE expanded to “at a time”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: WhilstgleaningsGWB §483: moment of thy lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: in one and the same momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: thousand livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: forevergleaningsGWB §311: instantlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: at the same timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: moment of their lives
encompassed 30% have 23% compassed 13% hath 13% enveloped 3% all-encompassing 3% encompasseth 3% blew 3% encompass 3% embraced 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: overshadowethfire-tabletFire §20: have been breathed togleaningsGWB §390: hath spread itself overkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: comprehensionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: and all-encompassing dominionthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: hath comprehended
side 36% direction 23% created 9% country 5% regions 5% every 5% directions 5% things 5% attachment 5% earth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: on every sidegleaningsGWB §550: from the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: upon its unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: Thusprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: directionswill-and-testamentW&T §32: sidesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: these regionsgleaningsGWB §609: His seat of glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: inquiregleaningsGWB §467: by askingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: questioningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: seekepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: praygleaningsGWB §467: such as seek the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: I nevertheless beseech Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of the kingdomgleaningsGWB §36: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: a favoriteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §177: downtroddentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: My sacred realmwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy dominion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: witnessedfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §326: the recipientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §515: human existencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §40: spread abroad
وَالمُهَيْمِنُ
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
help 44% sovereign 13% omnipotent 11% supreme 9% transcendeth 7% overshadoweth 4% ruler 4% transcendent 2% protector 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §410: Whose might extendethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: overpowering majesty of the Word of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §735: transcendethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: rulerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §706: pervadethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: and supreme over all
invisible 53% unseen 28% unknowable 5% concealment 3% hidden 3% seen 3% secrets 1% things 1% whom 1% impenetrable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath been obscuredgleaningsGWB §409: of the invisible Onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: of the Invisiblesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: the seentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: invisiblegleaningsGWB §586: impenetrable mystery
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: regardedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §619: testifieth to the truth of My wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: be witnessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: I would be forced to admittablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: and I within Myself may bear witness unto
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 §97: by the namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §591: heaven and ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: to Thy Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “Thou hast subdued”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thou hast subjectedgleaningsGWB §670: be empowered to subduekitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: scoffed atprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the Conquerorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: imposed lawsgleaningsGWB §580: can subduekitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: scoffprayers-and-meditationsP&M §476: that shall subject unto itself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: of Mine heartgleaningsGWB §66: The inmost essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transmuting influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: were rent asundertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: within your heartswill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: thrown into confusion
SE expanded to “by the billows”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: wavesgleaningsGWB §375: the waves and billowskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: the tumultepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: billowsgleaningsGWB §563: rushingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: hath surgedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: “Waves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: sea forgleaningsGWB §51: the rushing waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: all the seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: from the oceangleaningsGWB §233: through the outpouringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: “The God of Mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §650: “the All-Merciful”kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §526: overruledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the dawnfire-tabletFire §22: radiancegleaningsGWB §286: His wondrous and inflexible Purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: the Eastsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: effulgencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the light that shineththe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
This form usually rendered as “light”, “splendors”, “lights” (168 occurrences)
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
SE expanded to “to number me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: hath adornedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §621: and made themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: unspeakableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: will enable metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe thyself therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
This form usually rendered as “have”, “kept”, “hinder” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: withheldgleaningsGWB §449: resistkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: repelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: were kept 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 §172: inaccessible
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: NothinggleaningsGWB §465: ye pleasekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: that, God willingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: Thy purposetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: face offire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §64: proceedingkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: turning towardtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
SE expanded to “Thou Lord of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: setgleaningsGWB §125: Leader and Masterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: friends!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §88: them that are dear to Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: holy onesgleaningsGWB §467: Governor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: hath been cleft asundergleaningsGWB §300: the naturekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: was cleft asunderthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: aimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: through the power of the true FaithgleaningsGWB §117: Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: “cleaving
