Prayers and Meditations — §293
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 293 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أَيِّدْنِي عَلَى ما أَرَدْتَ وَلا تَجْعَلْنِي مَحْرُومًا عَمَّا عِنْدَكَ وَاجْذِبْنِي بِبَدائِعِ آياتِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ لا يَمْنَعُنِي شُئُوناتُ الدُّنْيا وَما فِيها عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلَيْكَ وَالاسْتِقامَةِ عَلَى أَمْرِكَ وَالنَّظَرِ إِلى أُفُقِ فَضْلِكَ، ثُمَّ وَفِّقْنِي يا إِلهِي عَلَى ما تُحِبُّ وَتَرْضى وَاكْتُبْ لِي خَيْرَ الدُّنْيا وَالآخِرَةِ وَقَدِّرْ لِي مَقْعَدَ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَكَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ وَالحاكِمُ عَلَى ما تُرِيدُ، لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُتَعالِ العَزِيْزُ العَظِيمُ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Assist me, by Thy strengthening grace, O my Lord, to do what Thou didst will, and withhold not from me the things Thou dost possess. So enravish me with the wonders of Thine utterances that the noise and distraction of this world may be powerless to deter me from turning unto Thee, and may fail to shake my constancy in Thy Cause, or to distract my gaze from the horizon of Thy grace. Aid me, then, O my God, to do what pleaseth Thee, and to carry out Thy will. Write down for me, moreover, the good of this world and of the world which is to come, and ordain for me a seat of truth in Thy presence. Potent art Thou to do what Thou willest, and to rule as Thou pleasest. No God is there but Thee, the Inaccessible, the All-Glorious, the Most Great.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its LordgleaningsGWB §285: the Lord thykitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: the Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Who is the Lord of all thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: HelpergleaningsGWB §679: obtain admittance intokitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: is their “Seal.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: hast aided methe-hidden-wordsHW §130: nor enterwill-and-testamentW&T §8: may the Lord aidepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: God assistgleaningsGWB §11: graciously assisted
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “hast” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the willgleaningsGWB §202: I have never aspired afterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: attachedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: through Thy willthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: desiredgleaningsGWB §8: by virtue of the pervasive Will
This form usually rendered as “number”, “grant”, “suffer” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: hath made itfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §475: allow notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: May my life beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §614: will enabletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
SE rendered أَرَدْتَ (ʾaradt), تَجْعَلْنِي (tajʿalní), مَحْرُومًا (maḥrúman), عِنْدَكَ (ʿindak), وَاجْذِبْنِي (wájdhibní) as “will, withhold, things Thou dost possess, enravish me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: SanctuarygleaningsGWB §268: to be deprivedkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: faithful seekerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: are deprived therefrom
SE expanded to “things Thou dost possess”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: in His estimationgleaningsGWB §266: into mine handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §457: on the things Thou dost possesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §47: in the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: current amongst you
This form usually rendered as “enravish”, “enrapture” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: so carried awayfire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §618: kindlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: and enrapture their heartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: ecstasiesgleaningsGWB §458: hath attractedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: carried away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wondrousgleaningsGWB §534: so wondrouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: strange and manifoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: wondrous virtuestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the PeerlessgleaningsGWB §432: created
signs 55% utterances 18% verses 8% most 6% utterance 3% words 3% sweetness 3% repudiated 2% through 2% truth 2%
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 §136: that neitherfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §48: glorieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: such a manthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: distinction
This form usually rendered as “may”, “am”, “find” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: debarrethgleaningsGWB §74: is debarredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: mightiest and loftiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: will deprivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have prevented me
SE expanded to “turning unto Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: wouldst turn awayfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §608: the one that turneth towards Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: who hath sought Thy facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: unto the field offire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §584: shall arisekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: the Day of Resurrection?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: Thou didst raise Him up to occupytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “eye”, “because” (97 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: as He foundfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §286: Know thoukitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: are still expectingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: such as have set their faces towards Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §129: seeking
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 §217: gracious favorgleaningsGWB §14: greater endowmentskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: bounteousnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: weld togethergleaningsGWB §362: agreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: inconsistentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: to grantthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §13: in one accordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: unitedlygleaningsGWB §661: for having enabled me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: for the sake of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §200: By the righteousness of God!kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: which God stirreth upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: Thou Who art the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: that loveth Mefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §407: them that lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: of them that lovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desirewill-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: Divine good-pleasurefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §192: Be contentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: preferredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: to Thy pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: thine ownwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: pleased
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: will write downgleaningsGWB §238: a Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: of the sacred Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: Writewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst revealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy Books
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: choosegleaningsGWB §663: thou wouldst choosekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: retired and lived inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §700: Unconditionedwill-and-testamentW&T §24: goodwillepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: blessinggleaningsGWB §439: profitable
SE expanded to “world which is to come”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the endgleaningsGWB §327: in the futurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: the lastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Lastnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the lattergleaningsGWB §111: now
truth 60% truthfulness 20% truthful 4% truly 4% uprightness 2% hath 2% undoubted 2% manifest 2% sincerity 2% justly 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: truthfulnessgleaningsGWB §39: it would speak the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: truly declaredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §19: assentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: recognizegleaningsGWB §364: unquestionable sincerity
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “pleaseth”, “what” (83 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: possessionsgleaningsGWB §377: every created thingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: Whose 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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: All-WisegleaningsGWB §452: His lawkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: meaning ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: shouldst Thou decreetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the firm and conclusive
SE rendered تَشآءُ (tasháʾ), وَالحاكِمُ (wálḥákim), تُرِيدُ، (turídu،) as “willest, rule”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: purposedgleaningsGWB §492: in the days to comekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: divine Purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: contrary to Thy willthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: for Thy desiregleaningsGWB §608: pleaseth.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: would fain
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy powergleaningsGWB §488: of honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: a more preciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: resplendenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the Mighty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: aboundinggleaningsGWB §722: so bountifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: mightierprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: Tongue of Grandeurthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: greatest
