Prayers and Meditations — §102
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 102 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ نَوِّرْ قُلُوبَنا بِنُورِ مَعْرِفَتِكَ وَأَنِرْ أَبْصارَنا بِضِياءِ نَظَرِها إِلى أُفُقِ فَضْلِكَ وَمَشْرِقِ أَنْوارِكَ، ثُمَّ احْفَظْنا بِاسْمِكَ الأَعْظَمِ الَّذِيْ جَعَلْتَهُ مُهَيْمِنًا عَلَى الأُمَمِ مِنَ الَّذِينَ يَدَّعُونَ ما لا أَذِنْتَ لَهُمْ فِيْ كِتابِكَ، هذا ما أَخْبَرْتَنا بِهِ فِيْ زُبُرِكَ وَأَلْواحِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Brighten our hearts, O my Lord, with the splendor of Thy knowledge, and illumine our sight with the light of such eyes as are fixed upon the horizon of Thy grace and the Dayspring of Thy glory. Preserve us, then, by Thy Most Great Name, Which Thou didst cause to overshadow such nations as lay claim to what Thou hast forbidden in Thy Book. This, verily, is what Thou didst announce unto us in Thy Scriptures and Thy Tablets.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: of its LordgleaningsGWB §381: educationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: divinely-learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: Thou the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: before the Lord
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: illuminedfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §538: clear proof of Our claimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: pureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: hath been made to shinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleamingwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: changedgleaningsGWB §278: with eagernesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: in Our bleeding heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: within my breasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: within your heartswill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your hearts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: ye have believedgleaningsGWB §117: an understanding of Hiskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: “Knowestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: of the knowledge of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: but understand
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: visiongleaningsGWB §111: with a penetrating visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: discerning heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the eyes of all mentablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: do thou seeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: men of insightgleaningsGWB §198: your sight
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: illuminedfire-tabletFire §9: of Thy splendorgleaningsGWB §197: the radiance of its glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: shiningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §457: have been made to shinethe-hidden-wordsHW §33: to shed on thee its splendorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: with the brightness
SE expanded to “of such eyes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: actuated byfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §102: because ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: have placed themselves unreservedly under the authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: and to look upontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §20: OF
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §259: concerning the meritsgleaningsGWB §541: grace, andkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: God’s holy graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: Thy tender merciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: whose splendorfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §562: that shinethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: risingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §801: and shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: At many a dawnwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: ProtectorgleaningsGWB §684: Guard itkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: Thy caretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: watch over thee
SE expanded to “Thy Most Great Name”
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: any namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §326: these nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: by Thy treasured Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE rendered احْفَظْنا (iḥfaẓná), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), الأَعْظَمِ (al-ʾaʿẓam), جَعَلْتَهُ (jaʿaltah) as “Preserve, Thy Most Great Name, cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: most perfectgleaningsGWB §43: bow the kneekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: excellethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and Whose majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §5: bitterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: abounding
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “whom” (59 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: hath made theefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §428: preparedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: thrustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: ridtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: Set it thenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
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 §204: Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §617: the Supreme Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: which overshadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §328: Power Who exerciseth undisputed sovereignty overprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: and set up overepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Omnipotent Protector
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: any nationfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §445: before himkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: mother.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: all the peoplesthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Thou hast summonedgleaningsGWB §584: and summonkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: callethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: I calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: Him that summoned herthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: I call theewill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
This form usually rendered as “hast”, “thou” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: hearinggleaningsGWB §222: Leave hath, moreover, been givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: into their earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: by anytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: as ordainedgleaningsGWB §486: by the leave
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: of the Kitáb-i-ÍqángleaningsGWB §691: duty prescribedkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: holy scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: to be a bookthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then writewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: I have written down
This form usually rendered as “thou” (1 occurrences)
all-informed 27% traditions 15% all-wise 9% who 9% informed 9% have 9% announced 7% prophecies 5% warneth 5% may 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: prophesyinggleaningsGWB §713: We have warnedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: been foretoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thou didst announce unto ustablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unawareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the All-InformedgleaningsGWB §318: harbinger
scriptures 75% scrolls 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: BooksgleaningsGWB §598: sacred Booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: Thy Scripturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: My ScrollsgleaningsGWB §615: nor those of any other Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: as strong asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: Scrollsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: and Thy Scrolls
tablets 90% scriptures 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: hath shed its splendorgleaningsGWB §39: the allusionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: implicationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: risentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: a perspicuous TabletgleaningsGWB §286: His Tablet
