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،
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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: inquiregleaningsGWB §323: for any man to question his Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: to beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §265: entreatykitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: was questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: we implore Thee
SE expanded to “by Thy Most Great 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 §254: which he hath entitledfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §411: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: by the name oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE rendered أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), الأَعْظَمِ (al-ʾaʿẓam), انْقَلَبَتِ (inqalabat) as “beseech, by Thy Most Great Name, were rent asunder”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: grievousgleaningsGWB §491: more severekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: too weighty and pregnantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: How great isthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §8: fierceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Great
This form usually rendered as “stirred”, “hath”, “rent” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: fraudulent dealingsgleaningsGWB §485: enable thee to pass overkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transmuting influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: from my hearttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: sincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: in Mine heart
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: tremblethgleaningsGWB §652: overshadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: the murmurtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: shakenwill-and-testamentW&T §35: made merryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: have been quickenedgleaningsGWB §29: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: hath been quickened
المَوجُوداتُ،
literal: existence; find; existent
This form usually rendered as “all”, “entire”, “any” (42 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the whole creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the existingfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §190: of all creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: realityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: Begettertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: has made in thee its homewill-and-testamentW&T §22: existent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: sent downgleaningsGWB §28: Hastekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: have been made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: didst send downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit
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 §123: the mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §548: eternalkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: Thy merciful favorstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: trialsfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §184: the tribulation I sufferkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: fell a preyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: every manner of adversitythe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my afflictionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the tribulations
This form usually rendered as “whatever”, “whatsoever” (2 occurrences)
whatever 50% whatsoever 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hategleaningsGWB §395: abhorrethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: albeit the infidels abhorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §620: may be abhorrent unto Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: stop thine earsgleaningsGWB §460: abhorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: adversitygleaningsGWB §645: may be averse
SE expanded to “Raise them up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raisedgleaningsGWB §337: strivingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: aid them to scaletablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: ascend unto thethe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise thenwill-and-testamentW&T §18: his passingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: his ascent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: may arisefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §105: momentskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: the Day of Resurrectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: I arosetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
This form usually rendered as “will”, “what” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: will pursuegleaningsGWB §552: communekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: busy himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §179: and make them to be occupiedthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: engagewill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: busyinggleaningsGWB §362: Immersed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: IncomparablegleaningsGWB §534: so wondrouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: originalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: the wondrous manifestationstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: newgleaningsGWB §556: uttermost corners
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: in remembrancegleaningsGWB §30: proclaimethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: be citedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §726: Thy glorificationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: trialsgleaningsGWB §162: woes and trials Thou hast destined for myselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: calamitiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: any troubleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the trialsgleaningsGWB §724: afflictionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §740: adversitiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: affliction
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: Wert thou to inclinefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §68: his gazekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: turn their facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: the shores of the seagleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: into the courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the shore of the seakitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: sanctuarythe-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the court
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy glorygleaningsGWB §365: inestimablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: Dear friend!prayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: to Thy glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: magnified be
oneness 42% unity 13% glory 13% transcendent 10% divine 6% own 3% holy 3% most 3% incomparable 3% retreats 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Who is the mangleaningsGWB §103: Singlenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: those who are initiatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: transcendent onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: nonegleaningsGWB §66: Him to Whom none can compare
