Prayers and Meditations — §682
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 682 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا إِلهِي هَذا عَبْدُكَ وَابْنُ عَبْدِكَ الَّذِيْ آمَنَ بِكَ وَبِآياتِكَ وَتَوَجَّهَ إِلَيْكَ مُنْقَطِعًا عَنْ سِواكَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ أَرْحَمُ الرَّاحِمِينَ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا غَفَّارَ الذُّنُوبِ وَسَتَّارَ العُيُوبِ بِأَنْ تَعْمَلَ بِهِ ما يَنْبَغِيْ لِسَمآءِ جُودِكَ وَبَحْرِ إِفْضالِكَ وَتُدخِلَهُ فِي جِوارِ رَحْمَتِكَ الكُبْرى الَّتِيْ سَبَقَتِ الأَرْضَ وَالسَّمآءَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O my God! This is Thy servant and the son of Thy servant who hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and set his face towards Thee, wholly detached from all except Thee. Thou art, verily, of those who show mercy the most merciful.
Deal with him, O Thou Who forgivest the sins of men and concealest their faults, as beseemeth the heaven of Thy bounty and the ocean of Thy grace. Grant him admission within the precincts of Thy transcendent mercy that was before the foundation of earth and heaven.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: and in thy adoration of Himfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §166: Ikitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: this servanttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: amongst men
SE expanded to “and the son”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: her songleaningsGWB §452: their sonskitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: son ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: and the daughterthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: sonsgleaningsGWB §154: Son of Man
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: will protectgleaningsGWB §297: ye believekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: believethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: have embracedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: confidewill-and-testamentW&T §28: loyaltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: hast believed
SE expanded to “and in Thy signs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: turn his face towardsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §59: and turn thou towardskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: directing his stepstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: barredgleaningsGWB §203: unceasinglykitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: have renounced all else but Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: may detach themselvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: withdrewgleaningsGWB §490: cut off
SE expanded to “all except Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides MegleaningsGWB §302: anyone besides Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: else but Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: other than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: everywheregleaningsGWB §151: all men
This form usually rendered as “have”, “more”, “let” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §260: ‘Askkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §313: Thou hast asked Me concerningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: seekerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: to appear
SE expanded to “Thou Who forgivest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: will forgivefire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §412: O Thou that forgivestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: forgivenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: art the Ever-Forgivingwill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Ever-Forgivingfire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
This form usually rendered as “concealer”, ““the”, “thou” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: hiddenfire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sinsgleaningsGWB §121: latentkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: veiledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: I have refused to uncoverthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: the Concealer
SE rendered وَسَتَّارَ (wasattár), العُيُوبِ (al-ʿuyúb), تَعْمَلَ (taʿmal), يَنْبَغِيْ (yanbaghí), لِسَمآءِ (lisamáʾ) as “and concealest, their faults, beseemeth, heaven”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: deedgleaningsGWB §604: keepethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: works.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: may carry outtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §39: enforcethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: acted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: it behoovegleaningsGWB §570: it beseemkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §9: befittinglykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: becometh
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the heavensfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §10: whose nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: a separate designationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thy Most Great Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “of Thy bounty”
bounty 43% bounteousness 10% favor 9% through 9% grace 9% generosity 9% bountiful 5% graciousness 3% bestowal 2% never-failing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §35: manifold bountieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: bountiful graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and generositythe-hidden-wordsHW §104: My loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
SE expanded to “and the ocean”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: seasgleaningsGWB §71: the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: the immensitywill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the seasgleaningsGWB §233: through the outpouringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understanding
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
grace 38% bountiful 14% gracious 14% bounty 10% tender 5% loving-kindness 5% holy 5% bounteousness 5% generosity 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: knowledgegleaningsGWB §282: as a token of My gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: His mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §12: All-Bountiful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: I entered notgleaningsGWB §257: have been calledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: Hast thou enteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: didst cause them to enterthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: enter thereinwill-and-testamentW&T §12: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: not enteredgleaningsGWB §461: I have frequented
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: He that secludeth himselfgleaningsGWB §326: realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Essencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: precinctstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the nearnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and the essencewill-and-testamentW&T §32: my Shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the fugitive
SE rendered جِوارِ (jiwár), رَحْمَتِكَ (raḥmatik), الكُبْرى (al-kubrى), سَبَقَتِ (sabaqat), الأَرْضَ (ar-rḍ) as “the precincts, Thy transcendent mercy, was, before the foundation of earth”
most 50% mighty 11% supreme 9% transcendent 7% great 5% unfailing 5% immeasurable 5% all-encompassing 5% monstrous 2% grievous 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: LessergleaningsGWB §124: excelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §235: Vain and haughtyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: turned away disdainfullytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §17: haughty and rebellious
hath 44% surpassed 22% preceded 6% surpasseth 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% pervaded 3% permeated 3% surpass 3% grasp 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: all-encompassinggleaningsGWB §683: permeatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: surpassprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: hath overflowedthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereuntoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: hath, verily, encompassedgleaningsGWB §607: most laudablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: may encompass
SE expanded to “before the foundation of earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §650: the dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: places of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: city
