Prayers and Meditations — §81
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 81 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ْ حُبِّيْ، 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 وَالحَمْدُ
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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with love for Mefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §724: Our friendskitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: they who love me suffertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be set
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِذِكْرِكَ (bidhikrik), نَفْسَكَ (nafsak) as “by the praise, wherewith Thou praisest Thyself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the LordgleaningsGWB §156: the Lord, his Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORDprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: overshadowed with Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Lord
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِذِكْرِكَ (bidhikrik), نَفْسَكَ (nafsak) as “by the praise, wherewith Thou praisest Thyself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: praygleaningsGWB §467: Find outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §656: Grant, I beseech Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Dealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseech
SE expanded to “by the praise”
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have made mentiongleaningsGWB §1: Thy namekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: whisperingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: my Praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
SE expanded to “wherewith Thou praisest Thyself”
SE expanded to “and the glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §205: that magnify His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: to extolepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebrationgleaningsGWB §46: celebrate His praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: and extol Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Secondarily
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Most Sublime EssencegleaningsGWB §3: is propelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: unto Thee pertainwill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: self-subsistentgleaningsGWB §92: unchangeable Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Beings
SE expanded to “we may be numbered”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: to makefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §219: He shall causekitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: castprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: make methe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: hath adorned
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
have 67% acknowledged 33%
This form usually rendered as “testified”, “confessed”, “have” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: recognitiongleaningsGWB §656: acknowledged whatkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §124: been awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: recognizing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: monarch of allgleaningsGWB §40: King of eternal glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: power of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that daygleaningsGWB §303: this Day?”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: Many a dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: my dayswill-and-testamentW&T §10: no day passethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: Thy daysgleaningsGWB §250: days of your lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of the day
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: God but their own desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §668: set
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: to have mercy upon mefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §519: Have mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: blessingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: Thine immeasurable mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My mercy
living 45% kawthar 14% waters 10% river 10% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% through 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving waters of reunionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: the living fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the living waters of Thy pardongleaningsGWB §435: streamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: living waters
SE expanded to “of Thy loving-kindness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: meaningfire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §328: bykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of divine mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §286: by Thy bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: by My favorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
This form usually rendered as “may” (1 occurrences)
heedless 26% heedlessness 16% waywardness 12% wayward 11% oblivious 10% unaware 7% have 6% negligence 5% forgetful 4% strayed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: strayed far from HimgleaningsGWB §372: erredkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: errorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: and banishthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: OF NEGLIGENCEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: that hath erredgleaningsGWB §296: in a far-gone error
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §571: His remembrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: but Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: from all else except Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: another than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides MegleaningsGWB §697: well-being and tranquillity
SE expanded to “and be occupied only”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have busied themselvesgleaningsGWB §370: is stained withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: hast busiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: and be occupied onlythe-hidden-wordsHW §14: dost thou busy thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: been busiedgleaningsGWB §172: busy
SE rendered سِواكَ (siwák), وَيُشْغِلَنَا (wayushghilaná), بِكَ، (bika،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), المُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir) as “except Thee, and be occupied only, with Thy Self, Powerful art”
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: were powerlessfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §368: tokitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: Providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: Thine irrevocable Purposetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: whatsoevergleaningsGWB §132: utter nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: Thine own willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: my GodgleaningsGWB §127: God inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: divine wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Godheadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: O my GodgleaningsGWB §385: two Godskitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Divinity
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: on thy gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §1: of Thy majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: and honorthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy glory
المُهَيْمِنُ
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
SE expanded to “the Help in Peril”
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §278: the omnipotent protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: soprayers-and-meditationsP&M §244: the All-SubduinggleaningsGWB §268: the Supreme Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: overshadowestgleaningsGWB §180: Protector
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: othersfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §687: With firm determinationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: In another senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: and turned awaytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
SE rendered المُهَيْمِنُ (al-muhaymin), القَيُّومُ (al-qayyúm), وَالحَمْدُ (wálḥamd) as “the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: praisedgleaningsGWB §219: All praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: Thou didst ascribetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: PraisegleaningsGWB §163: time Thou
