Prayers and Meditations — §369
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 369 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
اَسْئَلُكَ يا مَنْ بِنِدائِكَ طارَتْ أَفْئِدَةُ المُقَرَّبِينَ بِأَنْ تُنَزِّلَ عَلَى أَحِبَّتِكَ ما يَجْعَلُهُمْ غَنِيًّا عَمَّا سِواكَ، ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْهُمْ عَلَى شَأْنٍ يَقُومُنَّ عَلَى أَمْرِكَ وَيُنادِينَّكَ بَيْنَ سَمائِكَ وَأَرْضِكَ بِحَيْثُ لا يَمْنَعُهُمْ ظُلْمُ الفَراعِنَةِ مِنْ عِبادِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I implore Thee, O Thou by Whose summons the hearts of all them who were nigh unto Thee have soared into the atmosphere of Thy presence, to send down upon Thy loved ones what will enable them to dispense with all else except Thee. Endue them, then, with such constancy that they will arise to proclaim Thy Cause, and will call on Thy name, before all that are in Thy heaven and on Thy earth, in such wise that the Pharaonic cruelties inflicted by the oppressors among Thy servants will not succeed in keeping them back from Thee.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §506: and shall be called to accountkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: questioningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: we implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §518: Ye will most certainly be called upon to answerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: I, therefore, beseech Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: callethfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §66: voicethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: crieth outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: proclaim
This form usually rendered as “have”, “winged” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: soar yefire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §541: Birdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: that haply thou mayest soarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: winged their flighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have never attainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: fledgleaningsGWB §496: flown
SE expanded to “them who were nigh”
such 18% nigh 16% who 14% enjoy 14% favored 12% have 10% all 8% well-favored 6% shall 2% well-favoured 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: will cause thee to draw nigh unto Himfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §382: draw nearkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: innermostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: causest to draw nightablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: hath been revealedgleaningsGWB §19: in My Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: have rainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: Sourcetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherishestfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §31: Oh, how I longkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §259: and them that love metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love theewill-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “make”, “will” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Thou hast ordainedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §486: givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: the abject beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: to betablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then makewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
This form usually rendered as “all-possessing”, “rich”, “independent” (58 occurrences)
all-possessing 43% rich 26% independent 9% can 4% riches 4% dispense 4% all-sufficing 2% verily 2% self-sufficient 2% lofty 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the All-SufficinggleaningsGWB §408: richeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the Rich, the Self-Sufficing.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §614: dispense withtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: his richeswill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
This form usually rendered as “all”, “any”, “aught” (55 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §556: menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: else but Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides MegleaningsGWB §666: for naught else
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: station thereoffire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §378: under certain conditionskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: the Day of Resurrection?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: Grant, then, that they may go straight ontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
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 §528: thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: His waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: befit not methe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The changes and chances
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 “will” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “call on Thy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: CriergleaningsGWB §57: have cried out and shoutedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §608: Thy callwill-and-testamentW&T §32: my heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: voice ofgleaningsGWB §176: The summonsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §369: will call on Thy name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: towards the heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §591: His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: by Thy Most Great Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: the very earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §243: earthlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: earth andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this land
SE expanded to “in such wise that”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: bangleaningsGWB §685: mightykitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: prevent them from attaining untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: denytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: obscure
This form usually rendered as “tyranny”, “darkness”, “oppression” (97 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: crueltyfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §523: unjustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: shall the sun be darkenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: been sore oppressedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §36: for their crueltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: act unjustly
gleaningsGWB §267: and the flesh of the proud oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: branchesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: oppressorwill-and-testamentW&T §2: boughgleaningsGWB §607: secondary and subordinatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Pharaonicprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: offshootswill-and-testamentW&T §16: unto Shoghi Effendi—the youthful branch
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: My believing servantsfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §683: oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: and the Object of my adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: even as a slave
