Prayers and Meditations — §808
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 808 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
رُوْحِيْ لِضُرِّكَ الْفِدَاءُ وَنَفْسِي لِبَلَائِكَ الْفِدَاءُ أَسْئَلُ اللّهَ بِكَ وَبِالَّذِينَ اسْتَضَائَتْ وُجُوهُهُمْ مِنْ أَنْوارِ وَجْهِكَ وَاتَّبَعُوا مَا أُمِرُوا بِهِ حُبًّا لِنَفْسِكَ أَنْ يَكْشِفَ السُّبُحَاتِ الَّتِي حَالَتْ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ وَيَرْزُقَنِي خَيْرَ الدُّنْيَا وَالْآخِرَةِ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْمُقْتَدرُ الْمُتَعالِي الْعَزِيزُ الْغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
May my spirit be a sacrifice to the wrongs Thou didst suffer, and my soul be a ransom for the adversities Thou didst sustain. I beseech God, by Thee and by them whose faces have been illumined with the splendors of the light of Thy countenance, and who, for love of Thee, have observed all whereunto they were bidden, to remove the veils that have come in between Thee and Thy creatures, and to supply me with the good of this world and the world to come. Thou art, in truth, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: can harmgleaningsGWB §488: the destitution from which We sufferkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: injuryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §808: to the wrongs Thou didst suffertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §25: injuriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: woegleaningsGWB §475: and mischief
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: be sacrificed for His sakefire-tabletFire §46: SacrificegleaningsGWB §136: offered up as a sacrificekitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: a sacrifice unto thee!prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: hath sacrificedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: be a sacrifice to Theewill-and-testamentW&T §56: as a sacrifice forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of sacrifice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: fivegleaningsGWB §463: over thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: such a personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: by Thy most effulgent Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: people
adversities 67% whose 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the tribulations I sufferfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §185: and through the cruelties I have enduredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: victimsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: and the ills inflicted upon Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: trialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: afflicted with trials
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §323: for any man to question his Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: seekerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: to beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §112: I beseechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: questionersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: beseech Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: chased awayfire-tabletFire §9: of Thy splendorgleaningsGWB §458: hath enveloped with its brightnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: would seek illuminationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: and hath shed its radiancethe-hidden-wordsHW §33: to shed on thee its splendorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: aglow
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: of His Countenancefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §84: All faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: to whom I can turn my facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: enlightenedfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §504: shed illuminationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: Its shiningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the splendors oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: walk notgleaningsGWB §245: Walkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: who have followed Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: and the successivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: have compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: by reason of my having followedgleaningsGWB §238: to keep
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “what”, “prescribed” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: It is Thine to commandfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §479: whatever thou doestkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: promiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: any comparisontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: results
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: kindnessfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §555: His loving-kindnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: Delighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: visiongleaningsGWB §56: hath liftedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: unfoldethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: didst unveiltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: solveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: made apparentgleaningsGWB §509: relievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: appeared from behind
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: celebratethfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §4: Farkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: “veils of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: the veiltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: conditionsgleaningsGWB §308: interveneth between themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: through His powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: from Himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §21: their manners
This form usually rendered as “between”, “binding” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: characteristicsfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §618: all menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: “rebirth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: the Makertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: created youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: character
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §581: sufficekitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: drunkprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: foodwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: nourish themselvesgleaningsGWB §449: Who hath nourished theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: sustenance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: chosegleaningsGWB §71: the righteouskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: preferableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: have chosenwill-and-testamentW&T §28: be their well-wishersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: He Who is the UnconditionedgleaningsGWB §439: profitable
وَالْآخِرَةِ،
literal: end; hereafter; other
This form usually rendered as “world”, “end”, “next” (125 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to come. Thou art, in truth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: againgleaningsGWB §629: the nextkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: the lastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: through His Lastnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: recentgleaningsGWB §99: our last
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “powerful”, “potent” (266 occurrences)
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
This form usually rendered as “most”, “far”, “exalted” (32 occurrences)
most 26% far 19% exalted 15% transcendent 7% glorious 7% inaccessible 7% immeasurably 7% all-highest 4% sublime 4% will 4%
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (241 occurrences)
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: on thy glorygleaningsGWB §183: that ye may be exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: Thytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted and
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: forgive mefire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §463: will have forgiven theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of pardonwill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: beg forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: forgiveness
SE rendered الْعَزِيزُ (al-ʿazíz), الْغَفُورُ (al-ghafúr), الرَّحِيمُ (ar-raḥím) as “Ever-Forgiving, Most”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §40: mercieskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: Thy loving providencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
