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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §265: prayer and entreatykitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: I imploreepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: praygleaningsGWB §466: Enquire for thyselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseecheth
beloved 50% comforters 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §594: Be unjust to no manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: joyful tidings of reunionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §620: of manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: enjoyed intimate communionthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him betake himself
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “faith”, “splendor” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: the glorygleaningsGWB §30: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: Thy Lightthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: are verily gloriousgleaningsGWB §208: its splendorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Glorious
SE expanded to “by Thy name”
This form usually rendered as “protect”, “guard”, “shield” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: watch overgleaningsGWB §505: Keepkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: in which account istablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §3: the protectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: hath sheltered
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bountygleaningsGWB §123: Through the Teachingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to overshadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: the shadethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: shadowgleaningsGWB §533: sheltered beneath the shadow
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: wingsgleaningsGWB §63: on the wingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: humilityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: whatever wingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: upon the wingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the wingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: steady wingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: sinful
SE expanded to “Thine all-encompassing mercy”
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
SE rendered ظِلِّ (ẓill), جَناحِ (janáḥ), رَحْمَتِكَ (raḥmatik), الكُبْرَى (al-kubrá), لِئَلاَّ (liʾalál), يَرِدَ (yarid), عَلَيْهِمْ (ʿalayhim) as “shadow, wings, Thine all-encompassing mercy, may be kept, back from, them”
most 33% mighty 13% supreme 7% resplendent 7% immeasurable 7% which 7% measureless 7% transcendent 7% entire 7% tribulations 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: most weightygleaningsGWB §715: “greaterkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: too mysteriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: the All-Compellingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Night and daygleaningsGWB §492: in the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: the nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the night seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: blessed nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: the daytimeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nights
This form usually rendered as “must”, “exposed”, “face” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: hath befallengleaningsGWB §619: that have comekitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: attainingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: touchethwill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: enduredgleaningsGWB §490: The tribulations We have sustainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: attain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: for the dartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: the dartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: dartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: arrowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: the arrows
suggestions 20% allusions 13% hints 13% evil 13% vain 7% blasphemous 7% implications 7% references 7% strivings 7% doubt 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §635: vain allusionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: and blasphemous whisperingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: the whisperingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkgleaningsGWB §355: allusionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: referencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: the strivings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Creatorfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §537: the whole of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the first creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye were created
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
have 40% disbelieved 21% repudiated 17% believe 4% denied 4% believed 4% rejected 2% refused 2% openly 2% had 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: infidelsgleaningsGWB §297: ye believe notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: of unbeliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: had disbelievedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: denywill-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: ye deny notgleaningsGWB §35: blasphemy
SE expanded to “in Thy signs”
signs 42% utterances 25% verses 8% repudiated 4% utterance 4% words 4% tokens 4% greatest 4% kingdom 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: repudiated Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §291: the signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: Thy versestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by His verses
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her LordgleaningsGWB §549: divinely appointedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: omnipotencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Lord
This form usually rendered as “withholdeth”, “prevail”, “alloweth” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: shut you outgleaningsGWB §563: be deniedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: were hinderedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: may withhold
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
This form usually rendered as “earth”, “land”, “world” (181 occurrences)
SE rendered قُدْرَتَكَ (qudratak), الأَرْضِ (ar-rḍ), كُلِّها (kullihá), يَرُدُّ (yarudd), مَشِيَّتَكَ (mashíhatak) as “Thy power, all, frustrate, Thy purpose”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: all the ProphetsgleaningsGWB §584: the entire human racekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: “All thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: no matter how oftentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: with all the ardour
This form usually rendered as “will”, “desire”, “daystar” (37 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: willinggleaningsGWB §479: whom He willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: No onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: heavengleaningsGWB §511: their realmskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: kingdom of namestablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
This form usually rendered as “reveal”, “revealed”, “manifested” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: its evident meaningfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §357: that revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: Manifestation of the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: is generatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: through the power ofgleaningsGWB §16: sovereign aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Monarchsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: before Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the Sháh
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “learning”, “divine” (276 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: worldfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §11: present-daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: commentatorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: well knowesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
SE expanded to “Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with love for Mefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §708: for My Beauty’s sakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: lovest mostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: lovesttablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be set
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: it behoovegleaningsGWB §492: as befitteth thy stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: behoovethgleaningsGWB §9: observekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: meetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: on the DaygleaningsGWB §286: arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: in this the daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: no day passethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Judgment DaygleaningsGWB §245: Your dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: a mighty Day
