Prayers and Meditations — §104
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 104 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ قَوِّ قُلُوبَ أَحِبَّائِكَ لِئَلاَّ تُخَوِّفَهُمْ جُنُودُ الَّذِينَ أَعْرَضُوا عَنْكَ لِيَتَّبِعُوكَ فِيْ ما ظَهَرَ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ وَأَيِّدْهُمْ عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ وَتَبْلِيغِ أَمْرِكَ بِالحِكْمَةِ وَالبَيانِ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ سَمَّيْتَ نَفْسَكَ بِالَّرحْمنِ، وَاقْضِ لِي يا إِلهِي وَلِمَنْ أَرادَكَ ما يَنْبَغِي لِعُلُوِّ جَلالِكَ وَسُمُوِّ إِجْلالِكَ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ الغَفُورُ الرَّحِيْمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Strengthen Thou, O my Lord, the hearts of them that love Thee, that they may not be affrighted by the hosts of the infidels that are turned back from Thee, but may follow Thee in whatsoever hath been revealed by Thee. Aid them, moreover, to remember and to praise Thee, and to teach Thy Cause with eloquence and wisdom. Thou art He Who hath called Himself the Most Merciful. Ordain, then, O my God, for me and for whosoever hath sought Thee what beseemeth the excellence of Thy glory and the greatness of Thy majesty. No God is there but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her LordgleaningsGWB §548: unfadingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: “O God our Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: springtimetablet-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 §161: O my Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: powergleaningsGWB §404: into heavenly powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: with Thy strengththe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §54: exertionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: assiduouslygleaningsGWB §564: that no power can rival
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: of Mine heartgleaningsGWB §622: affectionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: in Our bleeding heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §786: and whose eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: turneth
أَحِبَّائِكَ
literal: love; beloved; beloved ones
This form usually rendered as “loved”, “dear”, “who” (43 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of them that love”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: utmost kindlinessfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §61: Him, the one alone Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: what devotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: I delight intablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §127: lovedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
SE rendered قَوِّ (qaww), قُلُوبَ (qulúb), أَحِبَّائِكَ (ʾaḥibbáʾik), لِئَلاَّ (liʾalál), تُخَوِّفَهُمْ (tukhawwifahum), جُنُودُ (junúd) as “Strengthen, hearts, of them that love, not, affrighted, hosts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: in the night seasongleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a nightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: by nightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night seasonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the night-seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-season
This form usually rendered as “may” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: terriblegleaningsGWB §457: Fear ye notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: when I feared youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: all that dread Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §54: Fear notwill-and-testamentW&T §34: fear fell uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: afraidgleaningsGWB §246: feareth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: hostsgleaningsGWB §717: battalionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: whose heroismprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: all the hoststablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: with the everlasting hostsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: the hostsgleaningsGWB §517: with the hosts ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: of that host
SE expanded to “are turned back”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: they that have repudiated UsgleaningsGWB §612: and turned awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: repliedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: caviled at metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: by renouncingwill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: such as have turned aside from Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wert thou to followgleaningsGWB §187: followingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: who have followed Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §808: and whotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §42: pay allegianceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: follow notgleaningsGWB §467: and followed
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (106 occurrences)
hath 44% appeared 16% manifested 11% revealed 8% made 5% have 5% uncovered 5% come 3% defender 2% perpetrated 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: of His Revelationfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §342: hath manifestedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: welleth outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §661: my outer beingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: may be made manifest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: possessionsgleaningsGWB §282: My gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: are in Thy handstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §47: in the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: aid hergleaningsGWB §629: and aid themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: how could it beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: that Thou wilt graciously assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee inwill-and-testamentW&T §53: Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: aid himgleaningsGWB §11: graciously assisted
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 §112: referencegleaningsGWB §149: rememberingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: have been madeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: lay claimtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
praise 45% extol 16% celebrate 8% glorify 6% virtues 6% celebrating 6% extolling 5% magnifying 3% glory 3% praises 2%
teach 40% propagation 10% proclaim 10% teaching 10% disseminate 5% have 5% duty 5% cause 5% purpose 5% delivered 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: a sumfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §567: and exalted itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: of mature wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: hath been able to touchtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: messagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: bountifully
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
utterance 65% divine 7% eloquence 5% tongue 5% through 5% glorification 5% unto 2% ornament 2% articulate 2% book 2%
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “conferred”, “thou” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: all namesgleaningsGWB §612: the names of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: entitledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §104: Thou art He Who hath calledthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: By thewill-and-testamentW&T §20: nominatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: fixedgleaningsGWB §670: the Names
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “thee” (222 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the OnegleaningsGWB §293: Mine own Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: His followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: by Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: their
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Him Who is the God of mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §688: heavenly delightkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: Thy loving providencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: been fulfilledfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §26: is now comekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: to the requirementsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: appointmentsthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: for that which I ordainwill-and-testamentW&T §39: exigencies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Divinefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §417: divinely revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: divinely-appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: O Thou Who art my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “eagerly”, “all” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: they listgleaningsGWB §662: whatsoever He pleasethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: would fainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: what Thou wiltthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: by the willgleaningsGWB §249: askethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intend
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: beseemeth themgleaningsGWB §428: mustkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §507: is it not your clear dutykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: becometh
This form usually rendered as “loftiness”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (43 occurrences)
loftiness 30% transcendent 15% exalted 11% heights 11% sublime 7% lofty 7% excellence 7% glory 4% all-glorious 4% high-minded 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: transcendent and most sublimefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §13: honor conferredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: transcendethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: How exaltedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: sublimegleaningsGWB §656: great glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: and the excellence of Thy majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: glorified begleaningsGWB §374: magnified be His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy glory
This form usually rendered as “sublimity”, “exaltation”, “inaccessible” (28 occurrences)
sublimity 29% exaltation 12% inaccessible 12% transcendent 12% most 6% noble 6% advancement 6% promote 6% glory 6% station 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: offire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §536: every single namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: “Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: most excellent titlestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §412: O Thou that forgivestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: forgivenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of pardonwill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: may God forgive himfire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
