Prayers and Meditations — §429
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 429 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ِ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الأَعْظَمِ الَّذِيْ بِهِ انْقَلَبَتِ الكائِنَاتُ وَاهْتَزَّتِ المَوجُوداتُ، بِأَنْ تُنَزِّلَ مِنْ سَحَابِ رَحْمَتِكَ ما يُطَهِّرُ هؤُلآءِ عَنْ كُلِّ بَلآءٍ وَمَكْرُوهٍ، ثُمَّ أَصْعِدْهُمْ إِلى مَقَامٍ لا يَشْغَلُهُمُ البَلآيا عَنْ بَدَائِعِ ذِكْرِكَ وَلا الرَّزَايا عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلى ساحَةِ عِزِّ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ يا مَحْبُوبَ البَهآءِ وَمَقْصُودَ البَهآءِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, by Thy Most Great Name, through which all created things were rent asunder and the whole creation was shaken, to send down from the clouds of Thy mercy that which will purge them from every ordeal and from whatever is hateful to Thee. Raise them up, then, to such heights that no amount of tribulation will keep them back from Thy wondrous remembrance, nor any trouble hinder them from turning toward the court of Thy transcendent oneness.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §629: I entreat Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §337: questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliant
SE rendered أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), الأَعْظَمِ (al-ʾaʿẓam) as “I beseech Thee, by Thy, Most Great”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: In the name offire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §210: in the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: Thy Most Great Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: call
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: aboundinggleaningsGWB §504: immeasurably greatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: Thy greatnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: glorygleaningsGWB §287: vast and mighty
This form usually rendered as “stirred”, “hath”, “rent” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: andgleaningsGWB §228: in travailkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: want of understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: all his affectionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your hearts
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: will everlastingly endurefire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §705: arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: like thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: Thy verdict would betablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: vibratethgleaningsGWB §282: throw into commotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: stir me uptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: shakenwill-and-testamentW&T §35: made merryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: tremblethgleaningsGWB §634: Therein hathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: been so stirred up
SE expanded to “the whole creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: inhaledfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §473: thou canst perceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: of all beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: hath been called into beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §4: the firm
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: revealinggleaningsGWB §428: the very eyekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: hath descendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §47: pourtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which
clouds 77% showers 6% thick 4% outpourings 4% which 2% clouded 2% intervening 2% showering 2% veil 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §522: cloudedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: the outpouringsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: These thick cloudsgleaningsGWB §640: intervening cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of the clouds
SE expanded to “of Thy mercy”
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: shall be cleansedgleaningsGWB §384: most holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: sanctified methe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: puregleaningsGWB §644: to sanctifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: Cleanse themthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainless
2 occurrences in corpus
affliction 33% tribulation 17% incalculable 8% affliction.… 8% trials 8% ordeal 8% world’s 8% woe 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: are but afire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §410: a fresh tribulationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: was condemnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: the trialsthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my afflictionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: affliction
This form usually rendered as “whatsoever” (2 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §645: may be averseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: the extreme of adversitygleaningsGWB §460: abhorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: abhorrethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: Thou abhorrestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: whatsoever is obnoxiousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §179: abhorrentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: repugnant unto
SE expanded to “Raise them up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Get thee upgleaningsGWB §312: attainethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: soar uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shedthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Risewill-and-testamentW&T §58: Day of Ascensionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raisedgleaningsGWB §685: resume its flight
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: that mostfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §372: thronekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: companyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: bade me arisetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
This form usually rendered as “will” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: theygleaningsGWB §499: most mighty enterprisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: communedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: and be occupied onlythe-hidden-wordsHW §14: dost thou busy thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: engaged in spreadinggleaningsGWB §362: Immersed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: the universegleaningsGWB §281: created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: all the universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: a firethe-hidden-wordsHW §160: mysticwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the PeerlessgleaningsGWB §477: the wondrous
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: wherewith to remember and praise TheegleaningsGWB §571: every remembrancekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: set forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: Whose remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §154: told
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the trialsgleaningsGWB §163: incalculable afflictionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: any tribulationwill-and-testamentW&T §49: afflictionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: trialsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: any troubleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §740: adversitiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §574: ordeal
This form usually rendered as “turning”, “turn”, “set” (116 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: directedfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §510: fix Thy gaze uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: turned towards Himtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sanctuary of Thy presencegleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: the exalted courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: hallowed sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: of
SE rendered التَّوَجُّهِ (at-tawajjuh), ساحَةِ (sáḥah), عِزِّ (ʿizz), أَحَدِيَّتِكَ، (ʾaḥadídatika،) as “hinder them, the court, of Thy, transcendent oneness”
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pridefire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §50: the Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §307: the God of glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: glorious
oneness 42% transcendent 17% glory 13% own 4% holy 4% divine 4% most 4% incomparable 4% billowing 4% spirit 4%
SE rendered أَحَدِيَّتِكَ، (ʾaḥadídatika،), فَوَعِزَّتِكَ (fawaʿizzatik), مَحْبُوبَ (maḥbúb) as “transcendent oneness”
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 6% prized 2% who 2% one 2% pleasing 1% god 1% new 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: lovethfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §666: wish and desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: His loving mentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: lothtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §127: loved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: (bloodmoney)gleaningsGWB §200: of Immortalityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §14: Abháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Thy most glorious lightgleaningsGWB §208: its splendorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: DesiregleaningsGWB §562: ambitionkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of thy heart’s desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: Thou One Desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: their hearts’ Desire
