Prayers and Meditations — §389
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 389 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ يا مالِكَ البَهآءِ وَمَلِيك الأَسْمآءِ بِأَنْ تَحْفَظَ الأَفْنانَ الَّذِينَ نَسَبْتَهُمْ إِلى نَفْسِكَ وَاخْتَصَصْتَهُمْ فِي هذا الظُّهُورِ بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ وَدَعَوْتَهُمْ إِلى التَّقَرُّبِ إِلَيكَ وَالإِقْبالِ إِلى أُفُقِ وَحْيِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ لا تَمْنَعْ عَنْهُمْ سَحَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَإِشْرَاقَ شَمْسِ فَضْلِكَ، فَاجْعَلْهُمْ مُمْتَازًا بَيْنَ بَرِيَّتِكَ لإِعْلآءِ كَلِمَتِكَ وَنُصرَةِ أَمْرِكَ، وَفِّقْهُمْ يا إِلهِي عَلَى ما أَنْتَ تُحِبُّ وَتَرْضَى
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art my Governor and the Possessor of all names, to protect them that have branched out from me (Afnán), whom Thou hast caused to be related to Thyself, and to whom Thou hast, in this Revelation, shown Thy special favor, and whom Thou hast summoned to draw nigh unto Thee and to turn towards the horizon of Thy Revelation. Withhold not from them, O my Lord, the outpourings of Thy mercy or the effulgence of the Daystar of Thy grace. Enable them to distinguish themselves amongst Thy people, that they may exalt Thy word and promote Thy Cause. Aid them, O my God, to do Thy will and pleasure.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
SE expanded to “Thou Who art my”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: “The KingdomgleaningsGWB §443: rulerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the peoples and kindreds of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: O Thou Who art my Governortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: Czar
SE rendered أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), مالِكَ (málik), البَهآءِ (al-baháʾ), وَمَلِيك (wamalík), الأَسْمآءِ (as-smáʾ) as “I beseech Thee, Thou Who art my, Possessor of all names”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: its excellencegleaningsGWB §273: My glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Thou, the Lightthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: AbhágleaningsGWB §207: the glory of God
SE expanded to “Possessor of all names”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: in the heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §655: of Thy Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: its peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: Thy Most Ancient 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 §252: sparedgleaningsGWB §540: safeguardedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §37: Keep him safetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: watch over thee
SE rendered الأَسْمآءِ (as-smáʾ), تَحْفَظَ (taḥfaẓ), الأَفْنانَ (al-ʾafnán), الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín), نَسَبْتَهُمْ (nasabtahum) as “Possessor of all names, protect”
SE rendered تَحْفَظَ (taḥfaẓ), الأَفْنانَ (al-ʾafnán), الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín), نَسَبْتَهُمْ (nasabtahum), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik) as “protect, Thyself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: claimgleaningsGWB §383: How vast the distance that separatethkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: My Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: have chargedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: whom Thou hast caused to be relatedwill-and-testamentW&T §4: attributingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: chargesgleaningsGWB §501: impute
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: your own selvesgleaningsGWB §707: the same askitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: no other thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §634: within metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: they
SE rendered نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), وَاخْتَصَصْتَهُمْ (wákhtaṣaṣtahum), الظُّهُورِ (aẓ-ẓuhúr) as “Thyself, Revelation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: in order togleaningsGWB §120: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: particularprayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: single him outthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: have designedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: pour upon themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: particularlygleaningsGWB §94: vouchsafed specially
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: demonstratefire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §657: humankitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: effulgentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: the means for the revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: may be made manifest
SE rendered الظُّهُورِ (aẓ-ẓuhúr), عِبادِكَ (ʿibádik), وَدَعَوْتَهُمْ (wadaʿawtahum) as “Revelation, whom Thou hast summoned”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: and in thy adoration of Himfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §71: among Our servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: of all mankindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: to Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: My servants
SE expanded to “whom Thou hast summoned”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: summonedgleaningsGWB §645: Set ye asidekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: shall summonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: empoweredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: Him that summoned herthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: wear the guise ofwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
SE rendered وَدَعَوْتَهُمْ (wadaʿawtahum), التَّقَرُّبِ (at-taqarrub), إِلَيكَ (ʾilayk), وَالإِقْبالِ (wálʾiqbál) as “whom Thou hast summoned, Thee, to turn towards”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: are nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §233: to draw nigh unto Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: well-nighprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: enable us to draw nightablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
SE expanded to “to turn towards”
turn 23% turned 23% turning 12% conversion 8% faith 8% setting 8% recognizing 8% having 4% return 4% acknowledged 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: set himself towards themfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §109: in days pastkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: equallethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: reached forth towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Supreme Horizonfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §285: mansionskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: dawning-placekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: realmsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: of the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: all regions
وَحْيِكَ،
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelationgleaningsGWB §583: Divine inspirationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: is being sent down unto theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: Thou hast inspiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: GodhoodgleaningsGWB §381: the Educatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thy Lordshiptablet-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 §110: \‘Lord
SE rendered وَحْيِكَ، (waḥyika،), رَبِّ (rabb), تَمْنَعْ (tamnaʿ), عَنْهُمْ (ʿanhum), سَحَابَ (saḥáb), رَحْمَتِكَ (raḥmatik) as “Thy Revelation, my Lord, from, the outpourings, of Thy mercy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: deter themgleaningsGWB §685: mightykitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §286: keep them not backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have prevented me
SE expanded to “of Thy mercy”
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: “The God of Mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §120: bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: of the showers of mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: to Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
This form usually rendered as “shining”, “shed”, “brightness” (70 occurrences)
shining 17% shed 11% brightness 11% effulgent 11% shineth 11% shone 8% light 8% revelation 8% rise 8% splendor 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: shining forthfire-tabletFire §22: radiancegleaningsGWB §286: His wondrous and inflexible Purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: the Eastsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: and shine brightly over all Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that sungleaningsGWB §289: countless Luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: noon-tide sunprayers-and-meditationsP&M §728: the brightness of the sunepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the sunlightgleaningsGWB §34: the lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Day-star of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: of Thy
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
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 §226: is madefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §579: and regardeth it askitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: castprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: and held themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: Set it thenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
مُمْتَازًا
literal: distinction; distinguished; distinguish
This form usually rendered as “distinguished”, “blotted”, “may” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to distinguish themselves”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: distinguishgleaningsGWB §605: distinguishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: may be known fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: its own distinct and separate characterwill-and-testamentW&T §16: chosenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: a man of discernmentgleaningsGWB §638: ye can distinguish yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: known
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: BrieflygleaningsGWB §621: His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: among Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationgleaningsGWB §155: healedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: and with all that were created by Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recoverygleaningsGWB §384: exalted
SE expanded to “that they may exalt”
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 §290: Inaccessiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: shall be proclaimed.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: How loftytablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: breathefire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §564: namekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: by the blessed wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: “Word”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: I have not spokentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
This form usually rendered as “victory”, “aid”, “help” (34 occurrences)
SE expanded to “promote Thy Cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: aidedfire-tabletFire §28: championedgleaningsGWB §636: as an aid to Our Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: for the triumphprayers-and-meditationsP&M §306: Render, then, victoriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
SE expanded to “promote Thy Cause”
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: concordgleaningsGWB §362: agreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: at variance withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: graciously aid usthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §6: joining handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: to graciously aid themgleaningsGWB §356: strengthen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Lordfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §56: God’s,”kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: his rejection by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thy Divinetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), تُحِبُّ (tuḥibb), وَتَرْضَى (watarḍá) as “my God, Thy, will and pleasure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: loved onesfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §656: I cherishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: lovest mostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: Whose providencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Mewill-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved
SE expanded to “will and pleasure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: refusefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §252: would not desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: resigned to His willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: and for the sake of Thy pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §46: content with My pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: satisfied with His pleasure
