Prayers and Meditations — §81
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 81 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْئَلُكَ بِذِكْرِكَ نَفْسَكَ وَبِثَنائِكَ ذاتَكَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنا مِنَ الَّذِينَ أَقَرُّوا بِكَ وَاعْتَرَفُوا بِسُلْطانِكَ فِيْ أَيَّامِكَ، ثُمَ أَشْرِبْنا يا إِلهِي مِنْ أَصابِعِ الرَّحْمَةِ كَوْثَرَ العِنَايَةِ لِيُغْفِلَنا عَمَّا سِواكَ وَيُشْغِلَنَا بِكَ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشَاءُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ العَزِيزُ المُهَيْمِنُ القَيُّومُ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, by the praise wherewith Thou praisest Thyself and the glory wherewith Thou glorifiest Thine own Essence, to grant that we may be numbered among them that have recognized Thee and acknowledged Thy sovereignty in Thy days. Help us then to quaff, O my God, from the fingers of mercy the living waters of Thy loving-kindness, that we may utterly forget all else except Thee, and be occupied only with Thy Self. Powerful art Thou to do what Thou willest. No God is there beside Thee, the Mighty, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
Translation Notes
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِذِكْرِكَ (bidhikrik), نَفْسَكَ (nafsak) as “beseech Thee, praise, praisest Thyself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: LordsgleaningsGWB §669: of the Lord, their Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the Enlightenertablet-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 §79: of your Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §323: for any man to question his Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: problemsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: I beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: We entreatgleaningsGWB §467: wert thou to inquire of themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: beseech Thee
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: revealedgleaningsGWB §247: as a warningkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: specifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: my praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: He it is whomgleaningsGWB §510: Ourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: in one breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: swear by Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: according to its own standard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: celebrated her praisegleaningsGWB §654: Thy praiseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: and from magnifying Thy glorywill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebrationgleaningsGWB §5: the praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Thereupon
SE expanded to “Thine own Essence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: EssencegleaningsGWB §2: have themselves been generatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §799: my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: His Exalted BeinggleaningsGWB §369: that Divine Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Being
This form usually rendered as “withhold”, “number”, “empower” (8 occurrences)
SE expanded to “grant that we may be”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: an actfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §63: as ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: those images whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: call downtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
This form usually rendered as “have”, “acknowledged” (3 occurrences)
have 67% acknowledged 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: makethgleaningsGWB §694: the sweet smelling savorkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: He of Whom they had knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: the sweet savorstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: failed to recognize
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the SháhgleaningsGWB §628: and of Thy sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Monarchsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: almighty powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: rulers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: In the daygleaningsGWB §19: that is to comekitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: itsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: their lives longtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the days of My life
SE expanded to “Help us then to quaff”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: drink yegleaningsGWB §201: shall drink deepkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: drink then your fillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: drinkingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: have quaffedthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: wineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: drinkethgleaningsGWB §537: Drink ye your fill
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: God. Unto thisfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §176: to the one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
2 occurrences in corpus
mercy 69% tender 6% pity 3% god’s 3% source 3% bounty 3% all-merciful 3% have 3% compassion 3% token 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: the mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §35: tender mercieskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: infinite graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §126: of all those who show mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
كَوْثَرَ
literal: abundance/fountain; abundance, fountain in paradise
living 56% waters 9% river 9% through 6% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3% after 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: through the living watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: the watersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: living watersgleaningsGWB §435: streamprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: the living fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving waters
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Ma’ani (Significances)fire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §548: such a bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: senselessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: tender mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §156: bestowed upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
This form usually rendered as “may” (1 occurrences)
heedless 28% heedlessness 15% waywardness 12% wayward 11% oblivious 8% have 8% unaware 7% negligence 5% forgetful 4% who 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast gone astraygleaningsGWB §111: failed to perceivekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: erring and waywardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: and my heedlessnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: neglectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: careless onegleaningsGWB §573: unawareness
سِواكَ
literal: other than; other-than; other than, except
This form usually rendered as “all”, “any”, “aught” (55 occurrences)
SE expanded to “else except Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §666: for naught elsekitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: from aught save Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: occupiedgleaningsGWB §374: besides Him
SE expanded to “be occupied only”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: are busying themselvesgleaningsGWB §461: discoursekitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: communedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: what will cause them to be busiedthe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Busy not thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: been occupiedgleaningsGWB §244: ye are occupied
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 “thou”, “pleaseth”, “what” (83 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as He pleasethgleaningsGWB §698: ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: whomsoever He willethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: willesttablet-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
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 §150: Thy glorygleaningsGWB §118: all-gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: Thy glory is my witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy might
SE expanded to “Help in Peril”
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §568: Supreme Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: which overshadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Omnipotent ProtectorgleaningsGWB §7: pervadethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that overshadowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in Peril
self-subsisting 79% who 8% qayyum 2% self-sufficing 2% self-subsisting!” 2% self-subsisting.” 2% above 2% self-subsisting! 2% grasp 2% set 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: ye dependfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §444: passagekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: In itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: this positiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
