Prayers and Meditations — §306
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 306 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
عِبادَكَ الَّذِينَ تَوَجَّهُوا إِلَيْكَ وَأَقْبَلُوا إِلى مَقَرِّ فَضْلِكَ، ثُمَّ أَنْزِلْ يا إِلهِي عَلَيْهِمْ ما يَحْفَظُهُمْ عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلى غَيْرِكَ وَالنَّظَرِ إِلى سِواكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ وَالحاكِمُ عَلَى ما تُرِيدُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Render, then, victorious, O my God, Thy servants who have set their faces towards Thee, and directed their steps to the seat of Thy grace. Send down, then, upon them what will keep them safe from the danger of turning to any one but Thee, and from fixing their eyes upon aught else except Thyself.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the servantsfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §196: a soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: Thy sincere servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §23: of the servants
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “set their faces”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: directethfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §207: turn his facekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: inclineth histablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
وَأَقْبَلُوا
literal: before; acceptance; approach
This form usually rendered as “turned”, “have”, “set” (23 occurrences)
SE expanded to “directed their steps”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: turned untofire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §689: face and withstandkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: equallethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: and fittablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
seat 36% habitation 13% place 10% abide 10% court 8% spot 5% confessed 5% abode 5% retreats 5% acceptance 3%
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: better thangleaningsGWB §178: The distinguishing featurekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: of mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful
SE rendered مَقَرِّ (maqarr), فَضْلِكَ، (faḍlika،), أَنْزِلْ (ʾanzil), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), عَلَيْهِمْ (ʿalayhim) as “the seat, of Thy grace, God, upon them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: would fallgleaningsGWB §607: mentioned and describedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: the abodeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §540: Send down, thereforetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: in accordance with
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: upon theegleaningsGWB §256: Our trialskitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: the greatnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: the esteemedgleaningsGWB §729: with him
SE expanded to “will keep them safe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: protect theegleaningsGWB §300: guardedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: ensure the preservationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and preservesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §38: protect His Lawepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Commit it to memory
SE expanded to “any one but Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: conflictfire-tabletFire §21: pervertedgleaningsGWB §77: can avertkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: infiniteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: except Thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §2: all thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: any one else
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “beholding”, “because” (98 occurrences)
SE expanded to “fixing their eyes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: with the eyefire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §135: Contemplatekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: Most Sublime Visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: forprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: anticipatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My place of revelation
SE expanded to “aught else except Thyself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §457: and fashioned youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: been establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §280: the Sourcetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: I may be establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §559: all else but Him
SE rendered سِواكَ، (siwáka،), المُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir) as “aught else except Thyself”
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: of Powerfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §718: the mightkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: according to the measureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: of Thy stationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thou didst desiregleaningsGWB §250: hath purposedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Purpose,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §299: seektablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: for Thy desiregleaningsGWB §699: determineth
