Prayers and Meditations — §39
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 39 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ يا مُؤْنِسَ البَهآءِ بِاسْمِكَ الأَبْهَى بِأَنْ تَحْفَظَ هَؤُلٓاءِ فِيْ ظِلِّ جَناحِ رَحْمَتِكَ الكُبْرَى لِئَلاَّ يَرِدَ عَلَيْهِمْ سِهامُ الإِشاراتِ مِنْ أَشْقِياءِ خَلْقِكَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآياتِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ لا يَمْنَعُ قُدْرَتَكَ مَنْ عَلَى الأَرْضِ كُلِّها وَلا يَرُدُّ مَشِيَّتَكَ مَنْ فِيْ مَلَكُوتِ الأَسْمآءِ، فَأَظْهِرْ فِيْ الأَرْضِ سَلْطَنَتَكَ وَاقْتِدارَكَ وَعَلِّمْ أَحِبَّتَكَ ما يَنْبَغِي لَهُمْ فِيْ أَيَّامِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I implore Thee, O Thou Who art the beloved Companion of Bahá, by Thy name, the All-Glorious, to keep safe these Thy servants under the shadow of the wings of Thine all-encompassing mercy, that the darts of the evil suggestions of the wicked doers among Thy creatures, who have disbelieved in Thy signs, may be kept back from them. No one on earth, O my Lord, can withstand Thy power, and none in all the kingdom of Thy names is able to frustrate Thy purpose. Show forth, then, the power of Thy sovereignty and of Thy dominion, and teach Thy loved ones what beseemeth them in Thy days.
Translation Notes
comforters 67% beloved 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceivedgleaningsGWB §582: Commune intimatelykitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: eternal reunionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: O Thou Who art my Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of reunionwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: perceivegleaningsGWB §599: their true and inmost selves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: the glorygleaningsGWB §273: My glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: My heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: by Thy most gloriousgleaningsGWB §207: glory of
SE expanded to “by Thy name”
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: advancementfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §352: all creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: “Heavenprayers-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
all-glorious 72% most 8% abhá 6% glory 6% effulgent 3% everlasting 1% resplendent 1% glorious 1% what 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Effulgentfire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §234: and the brightness of His lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: Magnified bethe-hidden-wordsHW §1: THE GLORYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §288: of everlasting might
This form usually rendered as “guard”, “protect”, “shield” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: shieldgleaningsGWB §265: may be shieldedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §814: Protect ittablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: watch over thee
shadow 60% beneath 15% shelter 8% shade 7% through 2% unto 2% faith 2% face 2% sheltering 2% overshadowed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: shadowgleaningsGWB §378: under the shadowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: the sheltering shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: shadow ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: seeketh the shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §572: cloud
SE expanded to “Thine all-encompassing 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 §110: the Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §655: of the tender mercieskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: to Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE rendered ظِلِّ (ẓill), جَناحِ (janáḥ), رَحْمَتِكَ (raḥmatik), الكُبْرَى (al-kubrá), لِئَلاَّ (liʾalál), يَرِدَ (yarid), عَلَيْهِمْ (ʿalayhim) as “shadow, wings of, Thine all-encompassing mercy, that, kept, them”
most 50% mighty 11% supreme 9% transcendent 7% great 5% unfailing 5% immeasurable 5% all-encompassing 5% monstrous 2% grievous 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: swelleth with pridegleaningsGWB §665: turn not away disdainfullykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: magnifying it intablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §6: more glaring
SE rendered جَناحِ (janáḥ), رَحْمَتِكَ (raḥmatik), الكُبْرَى (al-kubrá), لِئَلاَّ (liʾalál), يَرِدَ (yarid), عَلَيْهِمْ (ʿalayhim), سِهامُ (sihám) as “wings of, Thine all-encompassing mercy, that, kept, them, the darts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: by nightgleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: nightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night seasonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: nightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a night
This form usually rendered as “must”, “hurt”, “exposed” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: camegleaningsGWB §247: of Thine arrivalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: came to visitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §851: been touchedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: in the passagegleaningsGWB §490: The tribulations We have sustainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: abide within
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: arrowsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: the arrowsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: dartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: for the dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the darts
allusions 38% evil 19% whisperings 8% hints 8% suggestions 8% blind 4% vain 4% fanciful 4% implications 4% obscure 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: No allusion of Minefire-tabletFire §14: evil suggestionsgleaningsGWB §590: the blind in heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: obscure intricaciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: of doubtthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §387: hint at
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: O wretched, wretched that I am!gleaningsGWB §312: afflictionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: ungodlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: dealt wickedlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: wickedgleaningsGWB §279: the ungodlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: miserableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: wicked doers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: a praiseworthy characterfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §591: begottenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: peoplesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: the Makertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that people
have 33% disbelieved 17% who 13% repudiated 13% believe 7% infidels 7% denied 4% unbelievers 2% rejected 2% refused 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: ye deny notgleaningsGWB §35: blasphemykitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the infidelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: have repudiatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: deniedgleaningsGWB §593: have disbelievedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: at the camphor fountain
SE expanded to “in Thy signs”
signs 55% utterances 18% verses 8% most 6% utterance 3% words 3% sweetness 3% repudiated 2% through 2% truth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: His LordgleaningsGWB §285: the Lord thykitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: the Lord thy Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: springtimetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: His Divine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: to be deprivedgleaningsGWB §643: forbiddethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: ceasedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the Withholdertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Debar
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: the very earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §713: landskitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: fieldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: soil of this Citytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: all that are on earth
This form usually rendered as “all”, “whole”, “every” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mattersgleaningsGWB §2: of Thy Purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: whatsoever He desirethtablet-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 §21: the monarchgleaningsGWB §468: sovereign Lord of allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: “angels.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §813: belong unto ittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: My sacred realmwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: Him Who is the Lord
This form usually rendered as “most”, “revealed”, “manifested” (25 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of Thy sovereignty”
sovereignty 74% through 8% power 6% transcendent 2% kingship 2% own 2% rejected 2% sovereign 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: authoritygleaningsGWB §188: with invincible sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: rulethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: Thine own sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the Sháh
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “learning”, “standard” (275 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: menfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §285: clear and evidentkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: certain knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: can teachtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE expanded to “Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the Best-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §16: the loved ones of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: more dearly cherishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: Delighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §30: wouldst not have ascribedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: their
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: behoovethgleaningsGWB §620: would be unworthykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: becomethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: It behoovethgleaningsGWB §570: it beseemkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: in those daysgleaningsGWB §27: Day.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: at a timetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the daytime
