Prayers and Meditations — §675
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 675 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أَنَا المِسْكينُ وَأَنْتَ الغَنِيُّ المُتَعالِ وَأَنَا الضَّعِيْفُ وَأَنْتَ القَوِيُّ الحاكِمُ فِي المَبْدَءِ وَالمَآبِ، لا تَجْعَلْنِي مَحْرُومًا مِنْ نَفَحاتِ وَحْيِكَ وَلا مَأْيُوسًا مِنَ الفُيُوضاتِ الَّتِيْ نُزِّلَتْ مِنْ سَمآءِ أَلْطافِكَ، قَدِّرْ لِيْ يا إِلهِي خَيْرَ الدُّنْيا وَالآخِرَةِ وَما يَنْفَعُنِيْ فِي كُلِّ عالَمٍ مِنْ عَوالِمِكَ لأَنِّي لا أَعْلَمُ نَفْعِيْ وَضُرِّيْ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ العَلِيْمُ الخَبِيرُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I am but a wretched creature, O my Lord, and Thou art the All-Possessing, the Most High; and I am all weakness, and Thou art the Almighty, and the Supreme Ordainer in both the beginning and the end. Withhold not from me the fragrances of Thy Revelation, and shatter not my hopes in the outpourings which have been sent down out of the heaven of Thy gifts. Ordain Thou for me, O my God, the good of this world and the world to come, and grant me what will profit me in every world of Thy worlds, for I know not what will help or harm me. Thou, in truth, art the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of GodgleaningsGWB §156: the Lord, his Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lord.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §751: my Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: \‘Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: lay fast holdgleaningsGWB §680: Set all thy hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: the one who is in miserytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: seized upongleaningsGWB §719: Hold ye fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: have held fast
all-possessing 43% rich 26% independent 9% can 4% riches 4% dispense 4% all-sufficing 2% verily 2% self-sufficient 2% lofty 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: sunggleaningsGWB §409: He can enrichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: accentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and all sufficient richestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all-possessing,”will-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
SE expanded to “the Most High”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sublimefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §424: hasten ye untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: waxing greater and strongerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: Most High.”tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
This form usually rendered as “limited”, “feeble”, “faint-hearted” (16 occurrences)
limited 21% feeble 21% faint-hearted 7% weak 7% diminished 7% lessen 7% considerably 7% dying 7% tremble 7% forlorn 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: unnerve MegleaningsGWB §309: is considerably reducedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: and from all weaknessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the weakgleaningsGWB §412: of the weak and helplessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: wearinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: double
strong 22% all-powerful 13% almighty 13% most 13% potent 9% strength 9% mighty 9% omnipotent 4% powerful 4% sustained 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: endowed with a potency superiorgleaningsGWB §564: that no power can rivalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and to Whose dominionthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §40: utmostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: through the mightgleaningsGWB §246: and His might
This form usually rendered as “ordaineth”, “governor”, “rule” (26 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: begingleaningsGWB §352: the source thereofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: beginningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: O Thou Who art my Origintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: of creationgleaningsGWB §312: an animating principlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: itsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Origin
SE rendered المَبْدَءِ (al-mabdaʾ), وَالمَآبِ، (wálmábi،), تَجْعَلْنِي (tajʿalní), مَحْرُومًا (maḥrúman), نَفَحاتِ (nafaḥát) as “beginning and, the end, fragrances”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: reckonfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §184: adornedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to make of themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: to grant that we may be numberedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
SE rendered وَالمَآبِ، (wálmábi،), تَجْعَلْنِي (tajʿalní), مَحْرُومًا (maḥrúman), نَفَحاتِ (nafaḥát), وَحْيِكَ (waḥyik) as “the end, fragrances, Revelation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mine honorgleaningsGWB §677: hinder it notkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: preventedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: deprive not of Thy gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Withhold not
sweet 28% breezes 20% fragrances 16% breaths 13% breath 9% fragrance 9% ecstasy 1% vitalizing 1% assail 1% breeze 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the breezesgleaningsGWB §187: sweet smelling savorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: the Divine fragrancewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the Fragrances of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §494: fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfume
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: shall be revealedgleaningsGWB §583: Divine inspirationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: Thou hast inspiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of His RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: is being sent down unto theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of Revelation
SE rendered نَفَحاتِ (nafaḥát), وَحْيِكَ (waḥyik), مَأْيُوسًا (maʾayúsan), الفُيُوضاتِ (al-fuyúḍát) as “fragrances, Revelation, outpourings”
blessings 50% outpourings 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: the All-BountifulgleaningsGWB §13: He Who is the Source of all gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: from the graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: overflowingwill-and-testamentW&T §17: unerringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Lord of grace aboundinggleaningsGWB §10: gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: His manifold bounties
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: sent me downgleaningsGWB §90: for having sent down unto theekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: as unfolded by these utterancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: to send downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: what is its namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §468: his fame and reputationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: empty nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Thy treasured nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
favors 32% loving-kindness 13% gifts 13% tender 11% bountiful 8% bounties 6% manifold 5% favor 5% bounty 5% transcendent 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: bountiesgleaningsGWB §629: Thy favorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: purityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of Thy tender merciesthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: an attentive earepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: puregleaningsGWB §340: the manifold bountieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: grace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: God’sfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §35: of Providencekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of God,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: Lord our Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Better isgleaningsGWB §120: unconstrained and sovereignkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: What I have chosenwill-and-testamentW&T §8: be the well-wishersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: goodgleaningsGWB §663: thou wouldst choose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of desiregleaningsGWB §675: that whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: the life that now isthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: things belowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: this world’sgleaningsGWB §227: on things of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low
SE expanded to “world to come”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the lattergleaningsGWB §86: secondkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: “last”—whenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: in the life which is to comethe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the endgleaningsGWB §463: latter part
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: can profit yougleaningsGWB §564: profiteth himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: shall profit methe-hidden-wordsHW §19: profiteth theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: profited MegleaningsGWB §471: and profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: will profit meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: weal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: O worldfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §303: a worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: with the pursuit of knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: Thou knowest full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to harm TheegleaningsGWB §264: the harmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: injuryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: my crying needstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §25: injuriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: troublegleaningsGWB §509: and troubles
all-informed 43% all-wise 14% who 14% informed 9% all-knowing 6% omniscient 3% understanding 3% observant 3% all-perceiving.”… 3% all-wise.” 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: “I announcegleaningsGWB §74: He Who is the All-Informedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: All-Perceiving.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: apprisedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unawareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: that He may announce unto yougleaningsGWB §713: We have warned
