Prayers and Meditations — §393

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 393 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

هذا الأَمْرِ مَنْ كانَ قابِلاً لاسْمِكَ وَسُلْطانِكَ، لِيَذْكرَنِي بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ وَيَرْفَعَ أَعْلامَ نَصْرِكَ فِي مَمْلَكَتِكَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Raise up, I implore Thee, O my God, as helpers to this Revelation such as shall be counted worthy of Thy name and of Thy sovereignty, that they may remember me among Thy creatures, and hoist the ensigns of Thy victory in Thy land.

Translation Notes

الأَمْرِ

al-ʾamr ʾ-m-r → “revelation”

literal: command; cause

cause 53% revelation 22% command 5% bidding 4% faith 4% decree 4% ordainer 3% message 2% behest 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: by His command fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §459: your affairs kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: Faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §6: purpose tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command

قابِلاً

qábiláan q-b-l → “worthy”

literal: before; acceptance; approach

worthy 26% unworthy 21% such 11% made 11% fit 11% able 5% celebrateth 5% may 5% wholly 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: acknowledged fire-tabletFire §46: go forward gleaningsGWB §72: celebrateth the praise kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: have turned unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §410: Grant tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

لاسْمِكَ

lásmik s-m-w → “thy name”

literal: name; names

name 87% most 4% through 2% whose 2% called 1% all-glorious 1% beareth 1% friend 1% shadowing 1% have 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: heaven fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §168: thereof kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: visible heaven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: with the name tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven

وَسُلْطانِكَ،

wasulṭánika، s-l-ṭ → “thy sovereignty”

literal: sovereignty

sovereignty 72% power 12% sovereign 7% almighty 2% most 2% whose 2% before 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: by His sovereignty gleaningsGWB §484: every king kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: heavenly King prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: Thy sovereign might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §98: chief will-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just king epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: power of His sovereignty

لِيَذْكرَنِي

líadhkraní dh-k-r → “remember me”

literal: remembrance

remember 67% call 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: concerning gleaningsGWB §471: them that heed His warning kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: His Name prayers-and-meditationsP&M §457: by that Remembrance of Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me

خَلْقِكَ

khalqik kh-l-q → “thy creatures”

literal: creation; create; created

creatures 74% among 7% creation 6% own 3% created 2% servants 2% all 2% god 1% hath 1% creatures’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: God created thee fire-tabletFire §40: wert created gleaningsGWB §664: the world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Create, moreover tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: His creatures

وَيَرْفَعَ

wayarfaʿ r-f-ʿ → “hoist”

literal: elevation

exalt 30% hoist 20% exalteth 10% elevate 10% exalted 10% heard 10% dispel 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: exalt fire-tabletFire §4: uplifted gleaningsGWB §564: shall exalt kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: dispelled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: Uplifter tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §61: that I may rise

أَعْلامَ

ʾaʿlám ʿ-l-m → “ensigns”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

ensigns 41% standards 41% distinguished 5% divine 5% ensign 5% standard 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: man of understanding fire-tabletFire §13: ensigns gleaningsGWB §655: the ensign kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: ancient Knowledge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §294: of the entire creation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign

نَصْرِكَ

naṣrik n-ṣ-r → “victory”

literal: help; victory; helper

victory 36% triumph 27% undisputed 9% succor 9% help 9% ascendancy 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: ascendancy fire-tabletFire §29: Champion gleaningsGWB §125: victories kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can render kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: of assisting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §567: assist will-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: aidest

مَمْلَكَتِكَ

mamlakatik m-l-k → “land”

literal: kingdom; king

realm 52% land 30% among 7% kingdom 7% majesty 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: unto the King gleaningsGWB §627: the whole kingdom kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: kingdom of names tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angels the-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may be will-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous

المُقْتَدِرُ

al-muqtadir q-d-r

literal: power; powerful

SE rendered مَمْلَكَتِكَ (mamlakatik), المُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir) as “land”

almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: all power fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §56: with sovereignty kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: provided prayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: Thy sovereign might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might

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