Prayers and Meditations — §167
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 167 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ يا مالِكَ الوُجُودِ وَمُرَبِّيَ الغَيْبِ وَالشُّهُودِ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ عَلَمَ هِدَايَتِكَ بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ وَإِشْراقَ أَنْوارِ شَمْسِ عِنايَتِكَ بَيْنَ بَرِيَّتِكَ، قَدِ اخْتَصَصْتَهُمْ يا إِلهِي لِمَحَبَّتِكَ وَالحُضُورِ لَدَى عَرْشِ عَظَمَتِكَ هذا مَقامٌ ما سَبَقَهُمْ أَحَدٌ فِيْ ذلِكَ، كَمْ مِنْ لَيالٍ يا إِلهِي ما نامُوا لِذِكْرِكَ وَكَمْ مِنْ أَيَّامٍ ناحُوا بِما وَرَدَ عَلَيْكَ مِنْ أَعْدائِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا مالِكَ المُلُوكِ وَرافِعَ المَمْلُوكِ بِأَنْ تُؤَيِّدَهُمْ عَلَى نُصْرَةِ أَمْرِكَ وَإِعْلآءِ كَلِمَتِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ يَنْتَشِرُ بِهِمْ ذِكْرُكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ وَثَنائُكَ فِيْ مَمْلَكَتِكَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْمُقْتَدِرُ المُتَعالِ الْغَفُورُ الْكَرِيمُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all being and the Enlightener of all things visible and invisible, to grant that every one of them may become an ensign of Thy guidance among Thy servants, and a revelation of the splendors of the Daystar of Thy loving-kindness amidst Thy creatures. Thou hast, O my God, chosen them to love Thee, and to stand before the throne of Thy majesty. No other station hath excelled the station to which Thou hast called them. How many the nights, O my God, when sleep failed to overtake them because of their remembrance of Thee, and how numerous the days which they spent in lamentation over the things that have befallen Thee at the hands of Thine enemies! I entreat Thee, O Thou Who art the Ruler of rulers, and the Uplifter of the downtrodden, to aid them so to assist Thy Cause and exalt Thy word that through them Thy praise may be shed abroad amidst Thy creatures, and Thy virtues recounted throughout Thy realm. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: We entreatgleaningsGWB §300: questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: to appearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §518: Ye will most certainly be called upon to answerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: seekerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: the PossessorgleaningsGWB §119: into His kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: the world.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: the immediate destiniestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: in the eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the kingdoms
SE expanded to “of all being”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: foundfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §190: findeth itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: come to existprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: all beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §21: has made in thee its homewill-and-testamentW&T §40: spread abroad
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: His LordgleaningsGWB §302: none to recognize His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Lordshiptablet-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 §168: Divinity
invisible 53% unseen 28% unknowable 5% concealment 3% hidden 3% seen 3% secrets 1% things 1% whom 1% impenetrable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the invisiblegleaningsGWB §188: things unseenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: of the Invisiblesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: disappearancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Unseen, the UnknowablegleaningsGWB §52: Unknowable
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: manifestfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §532: ye would readily perceivekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: even as ye witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: shinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: to makefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §386: been fashionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: appointprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: will enable ustablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
one 74% any 6% single 4% same 4% vahid 2% another 2% each 2% indivisible 2% one.” 2% successively 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: one universalfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §383: They that have truly recognized the Unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: of divine Unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: they who adore Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “learning”, “standard” (275 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: All-Knowingfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §122: kingdomskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: them allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: well knowesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: directeth your stepsgleaningsGWB §668: helpkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: inspiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §720: Thou hast already commanded them to turn untoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: for the guidance ofgleaningsGWB §311: guidingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: presents
This form usually rendered as “shining”, “shed”, “brightness” (70 occurrences)
shining 17% shed 11% brightness 11% effulgent 11% shineth 11% shone 8% light 8% revelation 8% rise 8% splendor 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: He Who is the Dawning-Placefire-tabletFire §22: radiancegleaningsGWB §611: beaming with lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §728: and the splendors thereoftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: illuminatefire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §176: this promised glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: light.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: with the splendors of the lighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My lightwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: His loving-kindnessfire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §188: of glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: invisibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: tender mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: by the gracewill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationgleaningsGWB §155: healedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: and Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §621: His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §416: of creationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: BrieflygleaningsGWB §528: heal or cure
This form usually rendered as “chosen”, “whom” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: especiallygleaningsGWB §710: distinctkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: solely and exclusively attributedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: chosenthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: belong only towill-and-testamentW&T §9: regarding thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: for the purpose ofgleaningsGWB §343: hath singled out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §105: Call of God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: our Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
love 50% beloved 16% loved 14% well-beloved 6% best-beloved 4% dear 3% thou 2% who 2% all 1% lover 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: I lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §603: kindlinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: His beloved Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §356: My soul is wedded totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovestwill-and-testamentW&T §6: their
This form usually rendered as “presence”, “came”, “come” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: honorgleaningsGWB §210: When thou reachestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: summon me to be presentthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: His holywill-and-testamentW&T §27: The Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Commander of the FaithfulgleaningsGWB §547: creatures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: bygleaningsGWB §720: through the guidance ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: when confronted withepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: atgleaningsGWB §719: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: in the faceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: in the sight ofgleaningsGWB §386: when brought face to face with
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: pillar ofgleaningsGWB §210: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: thronesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: throne ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: to the heavenly thronegleaningsGWB §86: ruinskitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”
SE expanded to “of Thy majesty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: so greatgleaningsGWB §533: His majestykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: mightiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: excellentthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §5: bitterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: the greatness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: our Qá’imfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §214: theykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: companyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: by Thy transcendent mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “man” (144 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: none of the faithfulgleaningsGWB §667: undyingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: transcendent onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: any onegleaningsGWB §462: believer
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the night-seasongleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: nightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night season
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: slumbergleaningsGWB §278: fast asleepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: sleepingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: sleep failed to overtake themwill-and-testamentW&T §33: that sleepeth notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: sleep ofgleaningsGWB §305: thy state when asleepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: the sleep
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 §60: hath reportedgleaningsGWB §344: recordskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to tell usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: to be rememberedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: in the day-timegleaningsGWB §219: timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: His daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: Thy Daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: Every day
This form usually rendered as “spent” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: to sighfire-tabletFire §47: wailinggleaningsGWB §651: His lamentationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: prayerfully exhortedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: have lamentedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: lamentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: to groan aloudfire-tabletFire §47: Dost Thou wail
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the things which have befallengleaningsGWB §137: that have afflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: handed downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: have reachedwill-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: have been recordedgleaningsGWB §109: caused to rain uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: attain and enter
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: God assistgleaningsGWB §11: graciously assistedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: the aidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: that Thou wilt graciously assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee inwill-and-testamentW&T §13: may gatherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: reinforcinggleaningsGWB §522: to assist
This form usually rendered as “victory”, “aid”, “help” (34 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: ascendancyfire-tabletFire §47: championsgleaningsGWB §509: helperskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: for the triumphprayers-and-meditationsP&M §330: Aid themthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
exalt 25% glorify 19% exaltation 13% sake 13% magnify 9% exalted 6% magnifying 6% proclaim 3% may 3% glorification 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: statementfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §564: namekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: to utterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §662: by Whose commanding wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
This form usually rendered as “such”, “station”, “state” (112 occurrences)
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The changes and chancesfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §520: your statekitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: so tothe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neither
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: disseminategleaningsGWB §365: promotionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: Revivalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: be spreadwill-and-testamentW&T §2: have diffused widelyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: spreadgleaningsGWB §261: noisedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: be shed abroad
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thou hast createdfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §35: peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the people thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: Thy creatures—Itablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: created youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: a creature
This form usually rendered as “praise”, “extol”, “celebrate” (71 occurrences)
praise 45% extol 16% celebrate 8% glorify 6% virtues 6% celebrating 6% extolling 5% magnifying 3% glory 3% praises 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: SecondarilygleaningsGWB §3: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Thereuponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §574: or from celebrating Thy praisewill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: praise TheegleaningsGWB §654: Thy praiseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Pardonerfire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §650: “the Ever-Forgiving”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: to forgiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §582: and pardonwill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: So God forgave Himfire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
most 53% all-bountiful 25% generous 6% all-bounteous 3% noble 3% god 3% blessed 2% bountiful 2% sublime 2% goodness 2%
