Prayers and Meditations — §724
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 724 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْئَلُكَ بِالسَّفِينَةِ الَّتِيْ بِها ظَهَرَ سُلْطانُ مَشِيَّتِكَ وَنُفُوذُ إِرادَتِكَ وَتَمُرُّ بِقُدْرَتِكَ عَلَى البَرِّ وَالبَحْرِ بِأَنْ لا تَأْخُذَنِي بِجَرِيراتِي العُظْمى وَخَطِيَئاتِي الْكُبْری، وَعِزَّتِكَ قَدْ شَجَّعَتْنِيْ بُحُورُ غُفْرانِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ وَما سَبَقَ مِنْ مُعامَلَتِكَ مَعَ المُخْلِصِينَ مِنْ أَصْفِيائِكَ وَالمُوَحِّدِينَ مِنْ سُفَرائِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I implore Thee, O my Lord, by Thine Ark, through which the potency of Thy will was manifested and the energizing influences of Thy purpose were revealed, and which saileth on both land and sea through the power of Thy might, not to seize me in my mighty sins and great trespasses. I swear by Thy glory! The waters of Thy forgiveness and Thy mercy have emboldened me, as hath Thy dealing, in bygone ages, with the sincere among Thy chosen ones, and with such of Thy Messengers as have proclaimed Thy oneness.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: by My LordgleaningsGWB §385: thy Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: His realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy sovereigntytablet-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 §102: the Lord
SE expanded to “by Thine Ark”
hath 44% appeared 16% manifested 11% revealed 8% made 5% have 5% uncovered 5% come 3% defender 2% perpetrated 2%
This form usually rendered as “king”, “sovereignty”, “sháh” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereigngleaningsGWB §474: his kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: Thy sovereign Willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my King
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: who wishethgleaningsGWB §706: His Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: will of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: things—Itablet-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 “potency”, “penetrative”, “influence” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: irresistiblegleaningsGWB §682: potencykitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: pervading influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: and the energizing influencesthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: bindingwill-and-testamentW&T §25: the executiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: compelling force
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 §167: purposedgleaningsGWB §2: through the operation ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: listedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §129: what Thou hast purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: WillgleaningsGWB §188: ye cherish the desire
This form usually rendered as “passeth”, “flee”, “blow” (6 occurrences)
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the OceangleaningsGWB §108: unto Him Who is the Oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: the immensitywill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: the seagleaningsGWB §233: through the outpouringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
SE expanded to “to seize me”
SE expanded to “my mighty sins”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mighty sinsgleaningsGWB §257: your trespassesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: to his evil doingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: my sinsgleaningsGWB §665: own shortcomingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: and the trespassesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my wrong-doingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: me my trespasses
SE rendered تَأْخُذَنِي (taʾakhudhaní), بِجَرِيراتِي (bijarírátí), العُظْمى (al-ʿuẓmى), وَخَطِيَئاتِي (wakhaṭíaʾátí) as “to seize me, my mighty sins, great trespasses”
This form usually rendered as “monstrous”, “trespasses”, “mighty” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: a singleaningsGWB §106: grievous transgressionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: transgressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: my mighty sinsthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: sinnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my sinfulnessgleaningsGWB §136: iniquitieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: sins
SE rendered وَخَطِيَئاتِي (wakhaṭíaʾátí), الْكُبْری، (álkubrí،), وَعِزَّتِكَ (waʿizzatik), شَجَّعَتْنِيْ (shajjaʿatní) as “great trespasses, swear by Thy glory, have emboldened me”
most 50% mighty 11% supreme 9% transcendent 7% great 5% unfailing 5% immeasurable 5% all-encompassing 5% monstrous 2% grievous 2%
SE expanded to “swear by Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: blessedgleaningsGWB §135: peerlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: sublimetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted and
شَجَّعَتْنِيْ
literal: embolden; encourage; encourage, embolden
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘I beg forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §569: ask forgivenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: forgivenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy forgivenesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §650: “the All-Merciful”kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: Thy merciful favorstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: all-encompassinggleaningsGWB §610: have excelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: worthierprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: hath precededthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereuntoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: excelledgleaningsGWB §607: most laudablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: may encompass
SE rendered وَرَحْمَتِكَ (waraḥmatik), سَبَقَ (sabaq), مُعامَلَتِكَ (muʿámalatik), المُخْلِصِينَ (al-mukhliṣín) as “Thy mercy, Thy dealing, sincere among”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: actgleaningsGWB §125: evil doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: such a deedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: to dotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walkwill-and-testamentW&T §15: that are men of actionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: perpetrated such acts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: purefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §233: the sincere lovers of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: them who are devotedthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolutewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: are wholly devoted to Thee
SE expanded to “Thy chosen ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: His chosen onesfire-tabletFire §27: and puritygleaningsGWB §151: and Messengers of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: chosenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: sanctifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §11: of Thy chosen onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: choicestwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Ones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of such as have acknowledged Thy unityfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §573: truly believe in Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: uniqueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: whoevertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
messengers 83% ministers 17%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: of thy ministersgleaningsGWB §581: wayfarerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: the textprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: Thy Messengersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: his departuregleaningsGWB §634: thou hast journeyedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: separationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: Messengers
