Prayers and Meditations — §658

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 658 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

الها معبودا مسجودا شهادت ميدهم بوحدانيَّت تو و فردانيَّت تو و بخششهاى قديم و جديد تو، توئى آن كريمى كه امطار سحاب سماء رحمتت بر شريف و وَضيع باريده، و اشراقات انوار آفتاب بخششت بر عاصى و مطيع تابيده،

Shoghi Effendi Translation

My God, Whom I worship and adore! I bear witness unto Thy unity and Thy oneness, and acknowledge Thy gifts, both in the past and in the present. Thou art the All-Bountiful, the overflowing showers of Whose mercy have rained down upon high and low alike, and the splendors of Whose grace have been shed over both the obedient and the rebellious.

Translation Notes

الها

al-há ʾ-l-h → “my god, whom”

literal: god; o god

SE expanded to “My God, Whom”

god 88% whom 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: from God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §610: unto the Almighty kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: of Truth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: the Lord of their lives tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven

معبودا

mʿbúdá ʿ-b-d → “i worship and adore” Distinctive

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

This form usually rendered as “adored”, “object”, “all-glorious” (24 occurrences)

SE expanded to “I worship and adore”

adored 48% object 26% all-glorious 4% god 4% adore 4% thou 4% whom 4% adoration 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy servant fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §519: unto them kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: mortal men prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: for Thy servants tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service will-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: men

مسجودا

msjúdá s-j-d → “i worship and adore”

literal: prostrate; mosque; prostrated

SE expanded to “I worship and adore”

worship 50% adore 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: Masjid gleaningsGWB §70: prostrate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: to worship prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: hath bowed down the-hidden-wordsHW §25: Prostrate thyself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: bow down gleaningsGWB §135: fell down in adoration kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Mosque.”

شهادت

shhádt sh-h-d → “i bear witness” Distinctive

literal: witness; witnessed

This form usually rendered as “martyrdom”, “testify”, “testimony” (49 occurrences)

SE expanded to “I bear witness”

martyrdom 32% testify 23% testimony 23% attest 5% denunciations 5% bear 5% death 2% witness 2% solemnly 2% admit 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: honey fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §533: ye can discover kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: fact prayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: I recognize tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found them the-hidden-wordsHW §47: to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr

ميدهم

mídhm dádn

literal: give; to give; given

SE rendered الها (al-há), معبودا (mʿbúdá), مسجودا (msjúdá), شهادت (shhádt), ميدهم (mídhm), بوحدانيَّت (búḥdánínat), تو (tú), فردانيَّت (frdánínat) as “My, I worship and adore, I bear witness, Thy unity, Thy oneness”

have 28% hath 18% will 10% pronounced 8% may 8% oil 8% proclaim 5% delivered 5% brought 5% betrayed 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: broke gleaningsGWB §171: will, in this day, readily admit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: offer up prayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: bear the-hidden-wordsHW §119: prefer will-and-testamentW&T §3: beset epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: slumber gleaningsGWB §361: betrayed

بوحدانيَّت

búḥdánínat w-ḥ-d → “thy unity”

literal: unity

unity 37% one 27% oneness 12% divine 7% alone 4% who 3% have 3% same 3% all 2% unite 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: those that have recognized Thy unity fire-tabletFire §43: By Thine aloneness gleaningsGWB §113: in the Unity of God kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: one true prayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: the one God tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone

فردانيَّت

frdánínat f-r-d → “thy oneness”

literal: oneness

oneness 38% unity 17% incomparable 16% singleness 9% paradise 6% one 5% peerless 3% lonely 2% single 1% helplessness 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: the One fire-tabletFire §17: lonely gleaningsGWB §2: Incomparable One kitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: peerless prayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: Thy sovereignty tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlorn will-and-testamentW&T §49: alone epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: the Peerless

بخششهاى

bkhshshháى b-kh-sh → “vouchsafe” Distinctive

literal: bestowal

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

vouchsafe 29% magnificence 14% whose 14% grace 14% bestowals 14% free 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Vouchsafe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: magnificence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §662: grace the-hidden-wordsHW §104: bestowals prayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: Whose grace the-hidden-wordsHW §116: Free thyself

قديم

qdím q-d-m → “in the past” Distinctive

literal: ancient; eternity

This form usually rendered as “ancient”, “\‘the”, “which” (21 occurrences)

SE expanded to “in the past”

ancient 75% \‘the 5% which 5% enduring 5% eternal 5% past 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: by the footsteps fire-tabletFire §1: the Most Ancient gleaningsGWB §120: so enduring kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: entered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §422: by the eternity of tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: with Thy footsteps the-hidden-wordsHW §82: enter will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted

جديد

jdíd j-d-d → “in the present” Distinctive

literal: new; renew; renewal

This form usually rendered as “new”, “fresh”, “particular” (51 occurrences)

SE expanded to “in the present”

new 70% fresh 12% particular 5% rebirth 5% reneweth 2% freshest 2% new-born 2% present 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: very gleaningsGWB §459: perpetrate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: this prayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: present the-hidden-wordsHW §117: strive epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: new gleaningsGWB §176: fresh kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: freshest

توئى

túʾى b-ود → “thou art”

literal: to be; you are

thou 75% hath 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Thou art gleaningsGWB §126: hath ever been

كريمى

krímى k-r-m → “all-bountiful” Distinctive

literal: generous; generosity; bounty

This form usually rendered as “thou” (2 occurrences)

most 28% bounty 27% all-bountiful 13% generosity 11% favor 5% bountiful 5% generous 3% grace 3% glory 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Generous fire-tabletFire §4: bestowal gleaningsGWB §159: the Most Bountiful kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: exalted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: bountiful favor tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Generous One the-hidden-wordsHW §126: To give

امطار

imṭár m-ṭ-r → “overflowing showers”

literal: rain; rains; to rain

showers 45% rain 14% overflowing 14% rains 9% outpourings 9% clouds 5% rain-giving 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: showers fire-tabletFire §4: rains gleaningsGWB §35: showers of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: rain down prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: overflowing showers gleaningsGWB §484: outpourings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: and of the showers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: have rained down their rain

سحاب

sḥáb s-ḥ-b

literal: cloud; clouds; cloud, clouds

SE rendered توئى (túʾى), كريمى (krímى), امطار (imṭár), سحاب (sḥáb), سماء (smáʾ), رحمتت (rḥmtt), بر (br), شريف (shríf), وَضيع (waḍíʿ) as “Thou art, All-Bountiful, overflowing showers, mercy, high, low”

clouds 83% showers 5% outpourings 3% cloud 2% which 2% clouded 2% showering 2% veil 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: clouds gleaningsGWB §447: which the clouds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: showering prayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: veil epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the clouds gleaningsGWB §522: clouded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of the clouds

سماء

smáʾ s-m-w

literal: heaven

SE rendered توئى (túʾى), كريمى (krímى), امطار (imṭár), سحاب (sḥáb), سماء (smáʾ), رحمتت (rḥmtt), بر (br), شريف (shríf), وَضيع (waḍíʿ), باريده، (bárídh،) as “Thou art, All-Bountiful, overflowing showers, mercy, high, low, rained”

heaven 74% heavens 16% “heaven 3% “heaven” 2% all 2% heavenly 1% into 1% out 1% towards 0% who 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of His Name fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §391: which cometh down from Heaven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of the name tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

رحمتت

rḥmtt r-ḥ-m → “mercy”

literal: mercy; merciful

mercy 80% whose 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: His mercy fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §627: of Mercy kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: by virtue of Thy mercy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy

شريف

shríf sh-r-f → “high”

literal: noble

high 75% noble 13% exalted 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: ennobled gleaningsGWB §357: the glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: noble prayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: hath been honored tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having honoured me will-and-testamentW&T §18: glorious epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: honored gleaningsGWB §30: have trodden

باريده،

bárídh، b-r-d → “rained”

literal: brother; take; coldness

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 §33: snatched off Our fire-tabletFire §38: the cold gleaningsGWB §205: will, assuredly, lift up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: rained prayers-and-meditationsP&M §620: Thy balm the-hidden-wordsHW §136: Think not epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: your forbearance fire-tabletFire §7: Coldness

اشراقات

ishráqát sh-r-q → “splendors”

literal: shining; east; shine

splendors 50% radiance 20% effulgences 10% light 10% revelation 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: daysprings fire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawning gleaningsGWB §289: have risen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: rising prayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: orient tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Flooding the-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon thee will-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world

انوار

inúár n-w-r → “splendors”

literal: light; lights; luminous

light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly gifts fire-tabletFire §48: and with the fire of gleaningsGWB §118: matchless Beauty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: of unfading splendour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: and by the light tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendour the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame will-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly

آفتاب

áftáb áftáb → “the”

literal: sun

SE rendered وَضيع (waḍíʿ), باريده، (bárídh،), اشراقات (ishráqát), انوار (inúár), آفتاب (áftáb), بخششت (bkhshsht), بر (br), عاصى (ʿáṣى), مطيع (mṭíʿ), تابيده، (tábídh،) as “low, rained, splendors, the, grace, rebellious, obedient, shed”