Prayers and Meditations — §672
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 672 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ما يَكْرَهُهُ رِضاكَ، 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
SE rendered يَكْرَهُهُ (yakrahuh), رِضاكَ، (riḍáka،), اجْعَلْنِيْ (ijʿalní) as “Cause me”
gleaningsGWB §645: may be averseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: the extreme of adversitygleaningsGWB §460: abhorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §259: illsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: Thou abhorrestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: repugnant untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §620: may be abhorrent unto Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §179: abhorrent
SE rendered رِضاكَ، (riḍáka،), اجْعَلْنِيْ (ijʿalní), مُقْبِلاً (muqbiláan) as “Cause me, to turn wholly unto Thee”
pleasure 37% good 18% good-pleasure 12% content 9% satisfied 6% acceptable 4% will 4% thee 4% upright 3% contentment 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: Be not willingfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §666: of My good-pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: good-pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: wholly satisfiedthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: his own willwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: was satisfied
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: imprisonedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §699: regardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: fashionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: thrust theirthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: hath exalted
مُقْبِلاً
literal: before; acceptance; approach
This form usually rendered as “set”, “fixed”, “face” (40 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to turn wholly unto Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: former agesfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §130: such as believedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: seekersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and set themselves towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE rendered اجْعَلْنِيْ (ijʿalní), مُقْبِلاً (muqbiláan), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), وَمُتَوَكِّلاً (wamutawakkiláan) as “Cause me, to turn wholly unto Thee, trust”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to put my trustgleaningsGWB §243: Ministers of Stateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: I have placed mytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Relythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: reliance upon HimgleaningsGWB §475: placeth his complete trustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: trusting wholly
SE rendered وَمُتَوَكِّلاً (wamutawakkiláan), عَلَيْكَ (ʿalayk), وَلائِذًا (waláʾidhan) as “trust, my Refuge”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “seek” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: refugeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: whosoever hath repaired unto Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: havenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: hath sought Thy shelterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §67: to seek Thy shelterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Refugeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: hath fledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Refuge
SE rendered وَلائِذًا (waláʾidhan), بِحَضْرَتِكَ (biḥaḍratik), وَهارِبًا (waháriban), نَفْسِكَ، (nafsika،) as “my Refuge, to flee, Thy face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: HegleaningsGWB §557: of Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: they ledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §67: andthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: the holy Presencewill-and-testamentW&T §5: His Holiness the Exalted Oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: summongleaningsGWB §492: as befitteth thy station
SE expanded to “Thou art, verily, He Who”
This form usually rendered as “pleaseth”, “thou”, “do” (75 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: My willgleaningsGWB §2: and instruments of Thykitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: willeth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: Thou pleasesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: willing
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with Thy powerfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §50: irresistible and all-subduingkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: potency of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
This form usually rendered as “ordainest”, “rulest”, “rule” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: We have desiredgleaningsGWB §492: in the days to comekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Purpose,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: of Thy willtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: for Thy desiregleaningsGWB §270: decided
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: determinedgleaningsGWB §569: hast ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: attachedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: what Thou didst willtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: purpose
This form usually rendered as “obstacle”, “veil”, “interfere” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: forbade themgleaningsGWB §222: not refusekitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: depriveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: from metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: could deter
This form usually rendered as “hast”, “didst”, “ordained” (13 occurrences)
hast 18% didst 9% ordained 9% destine 9% accomplished 9% decreed 9% decree 9% thou 9% destined 9% whatsoever 9%
This form usually rendered as “divert” (2 occurrences)
reject 33% rejected 19% outcast 10% refuting 10% refute 5% refutation 5% hath 5% contemplates 5% none 5% inflicting 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: hath cast awaygleaningsGWB §469: hast inflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: discardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: directed towardswill-and-testamentW&T §6: confutedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: outcastgleaningsGWB §190: He contemplateskitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: rejected.”
This form usually rendered as “appointment” (1 occurrences)
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: mightfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §604: most augustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: most excellentthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Strong
This form usually rendered as “beneficent” (5 occurrences)
whoso 33% who 17% beneficent 17% whom 8% fellow-martyrs 4% “ere 4% whosoever 4% amongst 4% among 4% amidst 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: BeneficentgleaningsGWB §490: and beyond themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: throughtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: We bestowedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: whoso disbelieveth in himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: who can abidegleaningsGWB §62: man
