Prayers and Meditations — §88
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 88 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
المِسْكينُ وَأَنْتَ القَوِيُّ القَدِيرُ، أَنِ ارْحَمْنِي بِجُودِكَ وَإِحْسانِكَ وَوَفِّقْنِي عَلَى خِدْمَتِكَ وَخِدْمَةِ أَوْلِيائِكَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيزُ العَلاَّمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I am all wretchedness, O my Lord, and Thou art the Most Powerful, the Almighty. Have pity upon me by Thy grace and bountiful favor, and graciously aid me to serve Thee and them that are dear to Thee. Potent art Thou to do as Thou willest. No God is there but Thee, the God of strength, of glory and wisdom.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “wretched”, “poor” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: holding fastgleaningsGWB §647: take thou firm holdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: bear witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: must this wretched soul clingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: laid fast hold thereongleaningsGWB §7: strict observancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: “Cling
strength 17% most 17% omnipotent 8% all-powerful 8% power 8% all-compelling 8% art 8% potency 8% strong 8% all-possessing 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: with strong handgleaningsGWB §390: ascendancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §811: to Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the powerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: through the forcegleaningsGWB §647: All-Compelling
almighty 38% most 29% strength 6% all-powerful 6% might 6% power 4% potent 4% art 2% god 2% all-subduing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: powerfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §404: human powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: leastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: by the potencytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
SE expanded to “Have pity upon me”
mercy 75% have 6% most 4% tender 3% merciful 2% all-merciful 2% grace 2% late 2% compassionate 2% will 1%
بِجُودِكَ
literal: generosity; bounty; generosity, bounty
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bounteousness”, “generosity” (63 occurrences)
SE expanded to “by Thy grace”
bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §465: through His bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §6: through Thy gracious providencethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bountyfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
SE expanded to “and bountiful favor”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the beauty thereofgleaningsGWB §473: best in thy sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: preferablegleaningsGWB §300: good thing
وَوَفِّقْنِي
literal: agreement; grant success; grant-success
SE expanded to “graciously aid me”
aid 33% assist 15% unity 11% concord 9% graciously 7% may 7% thou 7% fellowship 4% unitedly 4% strengthen 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: of My servantsgleaningsGWB §419: servingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: esteemed and honoured friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: continued to servewill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: Our servantsgleaningsGWB §513: to the servicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: servant
This form usually rendered as “loved”, “dear”, “love” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of all created thingsgleaningsGWB §49: the creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: my pleasuretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all things
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (159 occurrences)
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 §103: is the Almightyfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §684: glorious bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: of Thy great glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: the glory
This form usually rendered as “knower”, “all-knowing”, “sign” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: earthfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §313: learnedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: of Scienceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §398: the God of knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment
