Prayers and Meditations — §259
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 259 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ لَكَ الحَمْدُ عَلَى كُلِّ ذلِكَ أَسْئَلُكَ بِأَنْ تُوَفِّقَنِيْ وَأَحِبَّتِي لإِعْلآءِ كَلِمَتِكَ ثُمَّ أَثْبِتْنا عَلَى شَأْنٍ لا يَمْنَعُنا شَيْءٌ مِنْ مَكارِهِ الدُّنْيا وَشَدائِدِها عَنْ ذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَالظَّاهِرُ فَوقَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
For all these things I offer thanksgiving unto Thee, O my Lord! I implore Thee to assist me and them that love me to magnify Thy Word, and to endow us with such strength that the ills of this world and its tribulations will be powerless to hinder us from remembering Thee and from extolling Thy virtues. Powerful art Thou to do all things; resplendent art Thou above all things.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: GodgleaningsGWB §479: of God, thy Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: arttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: God be praisedgleaningsGWB §62: “Praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: Ahmad andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: Thine act praiseworthytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: praisedgleaningsGWB §427: august
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §265: entreatykitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: was questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: We entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: We entreatgleaningsGWB §506: and shall be called to accountkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the intricaciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: to appear
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Aid megleaningsGWB §178: understandingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: attained toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: Assist methe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §6: joining handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: assistgleaningsGWB §596: firmly established
SE expanded to “and them that love me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: wishfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §676: Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: those who profess to be Our friendsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: cherishedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovestwill-and-testamentW&T §3: O ye beloved of
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 §152: glorified be Hefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §548: All hailkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: been glorifiedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of Our wordsfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §652: The words thou hadst writtenkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: termsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: with such a callingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
This form usually rendered as “have”, “endow” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: establishedgleaningsGWB §321: establishethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: proofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §417: cleave steadfastlythe-hidden-wordsHW §124: writ and recordedwill-and-testamentW&T §2: stood steadfastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: be revealed
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 §82: the Most HighgleaningsGWB §205: the veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: infiniteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: were kept backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: deterreth
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “created” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willethgleaningsGWB §134: He willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: Primal Willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: Thy primal willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “evils”, “ills”, “adversity” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hategleaningsGWB §395: abhorrethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: albeit the infidels abhorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: is abhorrentthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: stop thine earsgleaningsGWB §460: abhorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: and from whatsoever is obnoxious unto TheegleaningsGWB §645: may be averse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: this world’sgleaningsGWB §115: however inconsiderablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: abasementthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: that which is less goodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the worldgleaningsGWB §595: mortal mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low
SE expanded to “and its tribulations”
tribulations 13% more 13% intensity 13% terrible 13% waxed 8% have 8% great 8% vexations 8% sore 8% tribulation 8%
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 §201: observedgleaningsGWB §508: numberedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: to which We have already referredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: that they may magnify Thy nametablet-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%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: to celebrate His praisegleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: In the midst ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: and to extol Thy virtueswill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: praise TheegleaningsGWB §646: your praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the latter
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: be setfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §113: whatsoever they may manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: the sign of His manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: Them Who are the Manifestationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth
