Prayers and Meditations — §365
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 365 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ هذِهِ ساعَةٌ جَعَلْتَها خَيْرَ السَّاعاتِ وَنَسَبْتَها إِلى أَفْضَلِ خَلْقِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهِي بِكَ وَبِهِمْ بِأَنْ تُقَدِّرَ فِي هذِهِ السَّنَةِ عِزًّا لأَحِبَّائِكَ، ثُمَّ قَدِّرْ فِيها ما يَسْتَشْرِقُ بِهِ شَمْسُ قُدْرَتِكَ عَنْ أُفُقِ عَظَمَتِكَ وَيَسْتَضِيءُ بِها العالَمُ بِسُلْطانِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
This is the hour, O my Lord, which Thou hast caused to excel every other hour, and hast related to the choicest among Thy creatures. I beseech Thee, O my God, by Thy Self and by them, to ordain in the course of this year what shall exalt Thy loved ones. Do Thou, moreover, decree within this year what will enable the Daystar of Thy power to shine brightly above the horizon of Thy glory, and to illuminate, by Thy sovereign might, the whole world.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its LordgleaningsGWB §162: My Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of Lordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: springtimetablet-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 §7: O Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: to hourgleaningsGWB §675: the hourskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: last Hourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: This is the hourwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of even an hour’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the HourgleaningsGWB §425: the Last Hourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: for a time
This form usually rendered as “which”, “thou”, “hast” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “caused to excel”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: ye allowfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §704: It debaseth him to the level ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §636: will set metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then makewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §405: Him Who is the Unconstrainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: retired and lived inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: righteouswill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: choosegleaningsGWB §509: surely, be a manifest advantage
This form usually rendered as “better”, “most”, “excelleth” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the GraciousgleaningsGWB §68: through the gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Thy loving-kindnesstablet-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 §197: characterfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §116: Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: Thou hast created metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: We created you allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye were created
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §265: entreatykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: I moreover entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: We entreatgleaningsGWB §629: I entreat Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek enlightenmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: We entreat Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: in Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §135: the Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: God’s divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: and the Object of the adorationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: two yearsgleaningsGWB §176: twenty yearskitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: seventy-yearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: the present yearthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: for long yearswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the breastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: yearsgleaningsGWB §44: for generations
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Almighty, thegleaningsGWB §640: honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Thy might beareth me witness!tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: magnified be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto such of Our loved onesfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §499: them that love Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §67: for them who love Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: dayspring offire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §603: the lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: in the uttermost corners of the Eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §650: by Him Who is the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the light that shineththe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the OrbgleaningsGWB §289: countless Luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Day-star of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: sunlightgleaningsGWB §286: the wordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: “suns”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: of the Daystar
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: aboundinggleaningsGWB §531: all-compellingkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: too weighty and pregnantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: greatness of Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: mighty
This form usually rendered as “imparteth”, “will”, “illuminate” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: chased awayfire-tabletFire §9: of Thy splendorgleaningsGWB §532: its splendorkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: shiningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: hath illuminatedthe-hidden-wordsHW §48: and the lightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: with the brightness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: sciencesfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §305: All-Wisekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: naughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: hidden wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “sovereignty”, “power”, “through” (63 occurrences)
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: anothergleaningsGWB §134: the King of Kingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: the power of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: by His sovereignty
