Prayers and Meditations — §702
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 702 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَوْدَعْتُ رُوحِيْ وَذاتِي فِي يَمِيْنِ اقْتِدارِكَ وَأَمانِكَ، وَأَضَعُ رَأْسِيْ عَلَى الفِراشِ بِحَوْلِكَ وَأَرْفَعُ عَنْهُ بِمَشِيَّتِكَ وَإِرادَتِك. إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الحافِظُ الحارِسُ المُقْتَدِرُ القَدِيْرُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I have committed, O my Lord, my spirit and my entire being into the right hand of Thy might and Thy protection, and I lay my head on my pillow through Thy power, and lift it up according to Thy will and Thy good pleasure. Thou art, in truth, the Preserver, the Keeper, the Almighty, the Most Powerful.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: spiritualfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §13: holy soulskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: go awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: exultation and rapturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: the spirit of life
SE expanded to “my entire being”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Most Sublime EssencegleaningsGWB §386: for Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: unto Thine Essencewill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: in His EssencegleaningsGWB §303: Ancient Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: person
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: the right-handgleaningsGWB §192: my right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: to my rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thy right handgleaningsGWB §128: to draw nighprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the right handgleaningsGWB §485: right hand
power 34% might 32% omnipotence 9% dominion 8% through 4% potency 4% sovereign 4% overpowering 2% strength 2% hand 2%
This form usually rendered as “protection”, “security” (2 occurrences)
protection 50% security 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: believe ingleaningsGWB §611: hast truly believedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the trustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: Thy securitythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: may fulfillepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: faithgleaningsGWB §268: believekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: believeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: topgleaningsGWB §428: the fountain-headthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy headepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the mountain-topgleaningsGWB §163: I be beheadedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: headgleaningsGWB §537: your headsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: thine head
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: pitchedgleaningsGWB §690: coucheskitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their couchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: my pillowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: bedgleaningsGWB §362: couchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: my couchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: bedding
SE expanded to “through Thy power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: under all circumstancesgleaningsGWB §439: orderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: Striveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: in that very statetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst
SE expanded to “lift it up”
SE rendered الفِراشِ (al-firásh), بِحَوْلِكَ (biḥawlik), وَأَرْفَعُ (waʾarfaʿ), عَنْهُ (ʿanh), بِمَشِيَّتِكَ (bimashíhatik), وَإِرادَتِك (waʾirádatik) as “my pillow, through Thy power, lift it up, Thy will, Thy good pleasure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: togleaningsGWB §635: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §572: from enteringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: from recognizing Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §467: as well as
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy WillgleaningsGWB §295: to anything whateverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: willeth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: at Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: He willeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: seek togleaningsGWB §300: of your own volitionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: pleaseth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §86: pleasesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze uponwill-and-testamentW&T §8: the gracious willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the will
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: We watchedgleaningsGWB §684: protect itkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: keep me safetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the safeguardingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: Watch ye, therefore, over
This form usually rendered as “keeper” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: securitygleaningsGWB §475: protectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §17: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: protect himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §1: hath watchedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: guardeth
