Prayers and Meditations — §171
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 171 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَبَعْدَ اعْتِرافِي بِما أَجْرَيْتُهُ مِنْ قَلَمِي أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِي جَعَلْتَهُ قَيُّومًا عَلَى الأَسْمآءِ وَمُهَيْمِنًا عَلَى مَنْ فِيْ الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمآءِ بِأَنْ لا تَطْرُدَ الَّذِيْ تَوَجَّهَ إِلَيْكَ وَلا تَمْنَعَهُ عَنْ بَدائِعِ فَضْلِكَ وَخَفِيَّاتِ رَحْمَتِكَ، أَوْقِدْ بِأَيادِي قُدْرَتِكَ فِيْ قَلْبِهِ سِراجًا لِيَكُونَ مُشْتَعِلاً فِيْ أَيَّامِكَ وَمُنادِيًا بِاسْمِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ لا يَمْنَعُهُ الحَيآءُ عَنِ الطَّيَرانِ فِيْ هَوآءِ حُبِّكَ وَالصُّعُودِ إِلى أُفُقِ جَذْبِكَ وَاشْتِياقِكَ وَلا يُشْغِلُهُ شُئُوناتُ الخَلْقِ عَنْ إِعْلاءِ كَلِمَتِكَ لِتَريهُ مُقَدَّسًا كما تُرِيدُ وَيَنْبَغِي لِعَظَمَتِكَ وَجَلالِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And now, having confessed the things Thou didst cause to flow down from my Pen, I implore Thee, by Thy name which Thou hast raised up above every other name, and hast caused to overshadow all that are in heaven and all that are on earth, to cast not away him that hath turned towards Thee, and to deny him not the wonders of Thy grace and the hidden evidences of Thy mercy. Let the hands of Thine omnipotence kindle in his heart a lamp that will enable him to shine brightly in Thy days, and to cry out with such vehemence in Thy name that no timidity will deter him from soaring in the atmosphere of Thy love, and from ascending to the horizon of rapture and longing for Thee, and that the pursuits of Thy creatures will not withhold him from magnifying Thy word, that Thou mayest behold him sanctified as Thou wishest and as beseemeth Thy majesty and glory.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “far”, “after”, “time” (11 occurrences)
knowledge 33% understanding 12% know 10% recognize 8% have 7% fragrance 7% hath 6% comprehend 6% recognized 5% thou 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: such as have recognized HimgleaningsGWB §669: the profoundest thinkerkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: He of Whom they had knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: such as have known Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: recognition
This form usually rendered as “thou” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “didst cause to flow”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: flowinggleaningsGWB §37: streamingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: hath streamedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: Thou didst cause to flow downtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: one maidenthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: utteredwill-and-testamentW&T §5: delugedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: enforce
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the fingergleaningsGWB §719: Our Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: from my Penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: by Thy PengleaningsGWB §174: writtenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: from the pen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beseechgleaningsGWB §467: by askingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: hath soughtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §466: Enquire for thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: suppliant
SE expanded to “by Thy 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 §97: by the namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §46: with the ornament of the namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §86: surpassingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: hath madefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §704: It debaseth him to the level ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the foulest beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §522: their soulstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
This form usually rendered as “self-subsisting”, “who”, “qayyum” (66 occurrences)
self-subsisting 79% who 8% qayyum 2% self-sufficing 2% self-subsisting!” 2% self-subsisting.” 2% above 2% self-subsisting! 2% grasp 2% set 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: occasionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §460: fill the seat made vacant through My deathkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: within theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: have stood fasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
وَمُهَيْمِنًا
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
help 44% sovereign 13% omnipotent 11% supreme 9% transcendeth 7% overshadoweth 4% ruler 4% transcendent 2% protector 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §32: the rulerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: overpowering majesty of the Word of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §244: the All-Subduingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: rulerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §230: Help in Perilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: overshadowest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: worldfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §638: the peoples of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: site of his martyrdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: Thine earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earth
SE expanded to “to cast not away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: to have been banishedgleaningsGWB §464: reject Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: outcastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: if He cast it away and refuse to consider itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: cast them outgleaningsGWB §243: Our banishmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: cast Him out from their midstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: cast out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: directed towardsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §619: inclinedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: for Thy saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
This form usually rendered as “can”, “withhold”, “debar” (24 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to deny him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-HighestgleaningsGWB §180: remain bereftkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: from attainingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: may hinder himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: what had been forbidden them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the FirstgleaningsGWB §432: createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: loveliestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: howsoever wondroustablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: the universegleaningsGWB §621: to His wondrous
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 §683: My gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: caused to excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: by Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: concealgleaningsGWB §555: mysterieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: passed beyond the veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: the hidden thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: invisiblethe-hidden-wordsHW §21: cannot be obscuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: it is no secretgleaningsGWB §122: concealment
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of His mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §711: God, the Most Mercifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §126: of all those who show mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: kindledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: kindleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: hath litprayers-and-meditationsP&M §475: which Thou hadst kindledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: Thou didst lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: Thou didst kindle within meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: didst kindleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: and so kindle
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy handgleaningsGWB §448: thine own handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: Thy handswill-and-testamentW&T §16: the Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the handgleaningsGWB §410: mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands
This form usually rendered as “power”, “might”, “through” (103 occurrences)
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: transformedgleaningsGWB §670: his affectionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: whose faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: all his affectionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: hearts
SE expanded to “will enable him”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: I dweltgleaningsGWB §247: serve askitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: ye speakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: But fortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §8: and I may
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: burnethfire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflamegleaningsGWB §700: If he be kindledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: burningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: glowethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: as a flamethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: torchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: burned with such a hot flame
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the day-timegleaningsGWB §66: “On this Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: Many a dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: is the Daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: Thy days
This form usually rendered as “proclaim”, “herald”, “voice” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My voice that callethfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §58: proclaimedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: Thou didst calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: The voice
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 §94: the statefire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §187: sokitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: with such brilliancethe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rank
This form usually rendered as “shame”, “timidity” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: kept vigilfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §465: the Quickenerkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: immortalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: Thou didst quicken themtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Birdfire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §100: soaringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: they soarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: be able to soartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have never attainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: soargleaningsGWB §685: that bird
atmosphere 48% heights 16% immensity 6% heavens 6% heaven 6% desire 3% firmament 3% limitless 3% precincts 3% sublimities 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: promptings of thine own passionsfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §593: and desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: pursued his ownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: realitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: spherethe-hidden-wordsHW §114: into the firmament ofwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: all who adore Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §631: O Beloved of our heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: as Thou willesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Mewill-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raisedgleaningsGWB §202: cause them to attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: to ascendtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: ascend unto thethe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise thenwill-and-testamentW&T §18: his passingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: his ascent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the whole earthfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §555: of the universekitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the Realmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the day-springprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: of the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: this world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: that they may draw himfire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §31: attractedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: and enrapture their heartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: enrapturedgleaningsGWB §708: eagernessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: Enrapture him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: fervorfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §57: vehement desire!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: with vehement longingthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: such as yearn for Thee
This form usually rendered as “will” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: busied HimselfgleaningsGWB §461: discoursekitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: breathedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: will not withhold himthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: delightwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: will pursuegleaningsGWB §410: endeavor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: a virtuous characterfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §604: Man’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: Thou hadst createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy virtues
This form usually rendered as “exalt”, “glorify”, “exaltation” (34 occurrences)
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 §242: Most Exalted Onefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §48: overrulingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: the most exalted of allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: for the purpose of furtheringtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: idle wordsfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §406: the slightest allusionkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the utterancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §187: idle talktablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “seest”, “beholdest” (89 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst beholdfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §77: have appearedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: opinionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: that can behold Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: perceiveth
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: unsulliedgleaningsGWB §328: is Himself independent of, and transcendethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: entirely striptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: purgingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: angelicepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: Saint Paul
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: If it be Thy wishgleaningsGWB §250: hath purposedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: who desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thou didst desiregleaningsGWB §532: What I have wishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: would fain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: it behoovegleaningsGWB §477: It well beseemeth theekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: the full measureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §638: That which beseemeth youkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: supremegleaningsGWB §124: can compare withkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: no other testimony can excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: most gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §5: bitterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: the greatness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: highly honoredgleaningsGWB §374: magnified be His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: hallowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: Thy greatnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My glorygleaningsGWB §47: majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: of Thy majesty
