Prayers and Meditations — §702
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 702 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ 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 §165: DivinegleaningsGWB §669: of the Lord, their Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of Divinity
SE expanded to “I have committed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: We have entrusted it unto theegleaningsGWB §475: surrender notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: entrustethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: leave themthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: and within thee have I placedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Cast themgleaningsGWB §324: with which God hath endowed
SE expanded to “and my entire being”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: EssencegleaningsGWB §126: the Divine Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: been fashionedwill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thine EssencegleaningsGWB §188: His Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recesses
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thy right handgleaningsGWB §198: the right sidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: the right hand sideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: to my rightwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: rightgleaningsGWB §128: to draw nighkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: on the right hand
SE expanded to “of Thy might”
power 39% might 31% omnipotence 10% dominion 8% through 3% evidences 2% overpowering 2% greatness 2% hand 2% immensity 2%
This form usually rendered as “protection”, “security” (2 occurrences)
protection 50% security 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: in safetygleaningsGWB §151: embraced His Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: to have believedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: confidewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trustedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: trustworthy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: press itgleaningsGWB §75: hath been appointedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: casesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: to deliverthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: graciously visitwill-and-testamentW&T §39: hath power to enactepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: abandonedgleaningsGWB §63: will cast away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: beddinggleaningsGWB §362: couchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their couchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: my pillowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: pitchedgleaningsGWB §690: couchesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: my couchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: officials
SE expanded to “through Thy power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: timesgleaningsGWB §41: todaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: Whatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: at all times and under all conditionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §8: Now at this moment
SE expanded to “lift it up”
SE expanded to “according to Thy will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of all created thingsgleaningsGWB §722: desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: will of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §635: Thou hast willedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “will”, “purpose”, “through” (39 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and Thy good pleasure”
will 47% purpose 16% through 13% conformity 8% desire 5% operation 3% according 3% good 3% accordance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: of the willgleaningsGWB §267: nor Thy Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: whatsoever He willethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: will of mine ownthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: might desire itgleaningsGWB §522: He willeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: protectiongleaningsGWB §636: can never profanekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the preservationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: Thou preservetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §112: sanctuary
This form usually rendered as “keeper” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: protect himgleaningsGWB §515: the protectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §1: hath watched overepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: guardeth him againstgleaningsGWB §475: protectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §17: shelter
