Prayers and Meditations — §672

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 672 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

ثُمَّ اجْعَلْنِيْ مُقْبِلاً إِلَيْكَ وَمُتَوَكِّلاً عَلَيْكَ وَلائِذًا بِحَضْرَتِكَ وَهارِبًا إِلى نَفْسِكَ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ تَفْعَلُ ما تَشَآءُ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَتَحْكُمُ ما تُرِيدُ بِإِرادَتِكَ لا مانِعَ لِما قَضَيْتَ وَلا رادَّ لِما أَمْضَيْتَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيْزُ المَنَّانُ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Cause me, then, to turn wholly unto Thee, to put my whole trust in Thee, to seek Thee as my Refuge, and to flee unto Thy face. Thou art, verily, He Who, through the power of His might, doeth whatsoever He desireth, and commandeth, through the potency of His will, whatsoever He chooseth. None can withstand the operation of Thy decree; none can divert the course of Thine appointment. Thou art, in truth, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Most Bountiful.

Translation Notes

اجْعَلْنِيْ

ijʿalní j-ʿ-l

literal: make; to make

SE rendered اجْعَلْنِيْ (ijʿalní), مُقْبِلاً (muqbiláan), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk) as “turn, wholly unto Thee”

make 40% cause 20% aid 7% reckon 7% fix 7% grant 7% empower 7% number 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Make fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §70: Let kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: fanciful images prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: made Him tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordained the-hidden-wordsHW §33: I made will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that

مُقْبِلاً

muqbiláan q-b-l → “turn”

literal: before; acceptance; approach

turn 23% face 14% turning 9% turned 9% seeker 9% set 9% caused 9% have 9% eyes 5% believing 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: worthy fire-tabletFire §46: go forward gleaningsGWB §405: They whose hearts are turned towards kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: in former days prayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: and will enable them to turn unto Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon me tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

وَمُتَوَكِّلاً

wamutawakkiláan w-k-l

literal: trust

SE rendered مُقْبِلاً (muqbiláan), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), وَمُتَوَكِّلاً (wamutawakkiláan) as “turn, wholly unto Thee”

wholly 33% put 33% trusting 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: to put his reliance gleaningsGWB §69: My reliance on God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: put Our trust prayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: in Thee have I placed my trust tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Rely the-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trust will-and-testamentW&T §25: represent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: representatives

وَلائِذًا

waláʾidhan l-w-dh

literal: seeking refuge

SE rendered وَلائِذًا (waláʾidhan), بِحَضْرَتِكَ (biḥaḍratik), وَهارِبًا (waháriban) as “my Refuge”

seek 67% who 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: haven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: hath fled for refuge epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: refuge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: to seek Thee as my Refuge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §67: to seek Thy shelter prayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Refuge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: who hath fled to Thee for shelter prayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: hath sought Thy shelter

بِحَضْرَتِكَ

biḥaḍratik ḥ-ḍ-r → “majesty” Distinctive

literal: presence; present; presence/holiness

This form usually rendered as “thee”, “highness”, “station” (19 occurrences)

thee 50% highness 17% station 6% loftiness 6% exaltation 6% majesty 6% bestowed 6% towards 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Majesty to gleaningsGWB §482: thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: Himself prayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: that they may stand the-hidden-wordsHW §110: in the holy presence will-and-testamentW&T §10: by epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: countenance gleaningsGWB §370: Best-Beloved

وَهارِبًا

waháriban h-r-b

literal: flee; fleeing; fled

SE rendered بِحَضْرَتِكَ (biḥaḍratik), وَهارِبًا (waháriban), نَفْسِكَ، (nafsika،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak) as “my Refuge, Thou art, verily”

fled 33% fleeing 33% flee 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: any refuge gleaningsGWB §534: place of refuge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: fled gleaningsGWB §411: place to flee prayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: to flee gleaningsGWB §83: will fly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: and the sincere have fled gleaningsGWB §195: flee

نَفْسِكَ،

nafsika، n-f-s

literal: self; soul; souls

SE rendered بِحَضْرَتِكَ (biḥaḍratik), وَهارِبًا (waháriban), نَفْسِكَ، (nafsika،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak) as “my Refuge, Thou art, verily”

thyself 27% own 22% thee 20% self 14% soul 3% unto 3% thou 3% most 3% godhead 3% himself 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: others gleaningsGWB §382: They that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: over any soul prayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: Thine tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Self will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: you

تَفْعَلُ

tafʿal f-ʿ-l

literal: do; do/act

SE rendered وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), تَفْعَلُ (tafʿal) as “Thou art, verily”

thou 45% doeth 18% wilt 9% do 9% doest 9% transgress 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Thou hast dealt gleaningsGWB §256: their doings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: doing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: in Thy doings the-hidden-wordsHW §153: your deeds epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine act gleaningsGWB §324: activity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: actual achievement

تَشَآءُ

tasháʾ sh-y-ʾ

literal: will

SE rendered تَفْعَلُ (tafʿal), تَشَآءُ (tasháʾ) as “”

thou 38% pleaseth 25% what 10% pleasure 10% do 5% willest 4% pleasest 3% may 3% all 1% please 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: created things gleaningsGWB §384: God grant kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: same prayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: according to Thy will tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everything will-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be

المُقْتَدِرُ

al-muqtadir q-d-r → “almighty”

literal: power; powerful

almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy strength fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §300: hath been prescribed kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: influential prayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: Thine authority tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not the-hidden-wordsHW §72: be in thy power

وَتَحْكُمُ

wataḥkum ḥ-k-m

literal: wisdom; wise; judgment

SE rendered تَشَآءُ (tasháʾ), بِقُدْرَتِكَ (biqudratik), وَتَحْكُمُ (wataḥkum), تُرِيدُ (turíd), بِإِرادَتِكَ (biʾirádatik) as “whatsoever He chooseth”