Prayers and Meditations — §659
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 659 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
اى رحيمى كه ساذج رحمت بابت را ساجد و جوهر عنايت كعبهء امرت را طائف از تو سؤآل مينمائيم فضل قديمت را ميطلبيم و جود جديدت را ميجوئيم كه بر مظاهر وجود رحم فرمائى و از فيوضات ايّامت محروم نسازى
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O God of mercy, before Whose door the quintessence of mercy hath bowed down, and round the sanctuary of Whose Cause loving-kindness, in its inmost spirit, hath circled, we beseech Thee, entreating Thine ancient grace, and seeking Thy present favor, that Thou mayest have mercy upon all who are the manifestations of the world of being, and to deny them not the outpourings of Thy grace in Thy days.
Translation Notes
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 §108: All-Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §688: heavenly delightkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: infinite graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: by virtue of Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: EssencegleaningsGWB §66: the Ancientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: Substanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: the inmost spiritgleaningsGWB §92: subtletieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: most pureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and the essencegleaningsGWB §568: in its inmost truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: ChaptergleaningsGWB §176: is a bright and shining portalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: the door of Thy gateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: doorgleaningsGWB §124: portalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: gate
SE expanded to “hath bowed down”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: bow down beforegleaningsGWB §70: prostratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Mosque.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: adorethe-hidden-wordsHW §121: Ye bow the kneeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: prostrated themselvesgleaningsGWB §272: have bowed down in adorationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: to worship
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: a substancegleaningsGWB §119: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: gems of divine wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: and the gem-likethe-hidden-wordsHW §149: the artificer’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: jewelgleaningsGWB §674: the very essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: essential
loving-kindness 29% grace 27% loving 10% through 10% bounty 4% gracious 4% divine 4% providence 4% unfailing 4% consideration 2%
gleaningsGWB §31: the celestial Kaabakitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: attaining the adored sanctuarygleaningsGWB §41: Ka‘bprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: object of the adorationgleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: adored Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: the sanctuary
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: at the biddingfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §112: Thou didst prescribekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: take counselprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: at Thy biddingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: in no wise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: such as have circledgleaningsGWB §424: circlingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: among the Christian communityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: hath circledtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: round which have circledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §8: stormepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Spot round which
This form usually rendered as “asked”, “question”, “questioned” (29 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: We entreatgleaningsGWB §629: I entreat Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: truthsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: to beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §260: ‘Askkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: questionersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: I, therefore, beseech Thee
SE rendered كعبهء (kʿbhʾ), امرت (imrt), طائف (ṭáʾf), از (iz), تو (tú), سؤآل (sʾál), مينمائيم (mínmáʾím), فضل (fḍl), قديمت (qdímt), ميطلبيم (míṭlbím), جود (júd) as “sanctuary, Cause, hath circled, we, ancient, grace, entreating Thine, present”
grace 63% bounty 10% token 7% favor 6% through 3% favors 3% excellence 3% mercy 3% knowledge 1% concerning 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: preferfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §134: Ancient of Dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: immortalityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: the pasttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: on his waywill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
This form usually rendered as “beseech”, “pray”, “still” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: beseechethgleaningsGWB §128: they who seekkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: aspirationthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: the object of thy questepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: EntreatgleaningsGWB §552: questkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: Our purpose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §684: giftkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: the showerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: by Thy bountiful favorthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: of His bountyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal
SE rendered فضل (fḍl), قديمت (qdímt), ميطلبيم (míṭlbím), جود (júd), جديدت (jdídt), ميجوئيم (míjúʾím), بر (br), مظاهر (mẓáhr), وجود (wjúd) as “ancient, grace, entreating Thine, present, Thy, seeking, mercy, manifestations, being”
manifestations 67% exponents 11% manifestation 5% who 4% embodiments 4% emblems 3% through 3% symbols 2% revealers 2% person 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: nothingfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §109: of allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: holy beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: I, verily, perceivetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thingswill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
outpourings 17% manifold 17% grace 17% liberal 11% effusions 11% favors 6% outpouring 6% bounties 6% source 6% heavenly 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: liberal effusionsgleaningsGWB §17: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: the flow of the graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: the outpouringswill-and-testamentW&T §17: unerringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Lord of grace aboundinggleaningsGWB §51: have gushed outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: His manifold bounties
This form usually rendered as “deprived”, “deprive”, “bereft” (86 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Withhold notgleaningsGWB §158: had been forbiddenkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the habitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: keep backthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: utterly deprived
SE rendered از (iz), فيوضات (fíwḍát), ايّامت (iyyámt), محروم (mḥrúm), نسازى (nsázى) as “in, outpourings, days, deny them, not”
