Prayers and Meditations — §450
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 450 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
رَبِّ لَكَ الحَمْدُ بِمَا عَرَّفْتَنِي مَظْهَرَ نَفْسِكَ وَجَعَلْتَنِي مُوقِنًا بِآياتِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي ثَابِتًا عَلَى ما أَمَرْتَنِي بِهِ وَحَافِظًا لِلَئالِئِ حُبِّكَ الَّتِيْ جَعَلْتَ قَلْبِيْ مَخْزَنَهَا وَمَكمَنَهَا، ثُمَّ أَنْزِلْ يا إِلهِي فِي كُلِّ حِينٍ ما يَحْفَظُنِي عَنْ دُونِكَ وَيَسْتَقِيمُنِي عَلَى أَمْرِكَ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ العَزِيزُ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ القَدِيرُ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Magnified be Thy name, O my Lord, for Thou hast enabled me to recognize the Manifestation of Thine own Self, and hast caused me to be assured of the truth of the verses which have descended upon Thee. Empower me, I implore Thee, to cling steadfastly unto whatsoever Thou hast bidden me observe. Help me to guard the pearls of Thy love which, by Thy decree, Thou hast enshrined within my heart. Send down, moreover, every moment of my life, O my God, that which will preserve me from any one but Thee, and will set my feet firm in Thy Cause.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy LordgleaningsGWB §279: their Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: eyeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Lord
5 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “thanks”, “praise”, “all” (145 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: “Praised begleaningsGWB §343: Magnify His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: praise totablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: the praisegleaningsGWB §721: All-Praise
SE expanded to “enabled me to recognize”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: andgleaningsGWB §214: acknowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: obscureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §453: and Thy knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: every understanding heart
manifestation 63% revealer 18% who 5% manifest 4% dayspring 3% supreme 3% revelation 3% revealest 1% symbol 1% exponent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: such as are the exponentsfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §127: outward seemingkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: reflectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: signs oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
SE expanded to “of Thine own Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: dictates of my passionsgleaningsGWB §617: worldly vanitykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: Himself”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §413: their livestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the people
SE expanded to “and hast caused me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: makethfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §268: be deprivedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: thrustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: Whom Thou hast designatedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: hath made
This form usually rendered as “believing”, “every”, “hast” (6 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to be assured”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: certitudefire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §397: assure himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: absolute faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: believingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of certitudegleaningsGWB §554: Knowledge
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 §194: are versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §82: Our verseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: How, We wonderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: Thy most resplendent signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: signs
SE expanded to “I implore Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §629: I entreat Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to accountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §592: be askedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: I beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliant
ثَابِتًا
literal: established; establish; affirmation
This form usually rendered as “established”, “firmly”, “confirmed” (47 occurrences)
established 22% firmly 17% confirmed 13% steadfast 13% firm 9% definitely 9% incontestable 4% indisputably 4% establish 4% fixed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: canst thou vindicategleaningsGWB §100: firmlykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: confirmationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: hath incontrovertibly been made evidentthe-hidden-wordsHW §124: writ and recordedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: stand fast and firmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: be demonstrated
SE expanded to “Thou hast bidden me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: have We commandedfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §3: by Thy decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Command,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: Thou hast commanded metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: results
SE expanded to “Help me to guard”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: sparedgleaningsGWB §647: Unfailing Protectorkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: them safetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §5: shielded and protectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: protected
SE expanded to “of Thy love”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: For the love of Godfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §432: cherishethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §363: in love of Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovest
SE expanded to “within my heart”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: receptive heartsgleaningsGWB §161: men’s heartskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: in the heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: from my heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: turn
SE rendered جَعَلْتَ (jaʿalt), قَلْبِيْ (qalbí), مَخْزَنَهَا (makhzanahá), وَمَكمَنَهَا، (wamakmanahá،), أَنْزِلْ (ʾanzil) as “Thou hast enshrined, within my heart, Send down”
treasuries 34% treasury 18% treasures 14% repositories 9% preserved 5% treasured 5% all 4% lay 4% hidden 4% enshrined 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: all the treasuresgleaningsGWB §520: your treasurieskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the treasuresgleaningsGWB §693: treasures
SE rendered جَعَلْتَ (jaʿalt), قَلْبِيْ (qalbí), مَخْزَنَهَا (makhzanahá), وَمَكمَنَهَا، (wamakmanahá،), أَنْزِلْ (ʾanzil), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “Thou hast enshrined, within my heart, Send down, O my God”
repository 15% repositories 15% seat 15% habitation 8% inmost 8% source 8% court 8% depositories 8% height 8% realm 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: repositorygleaningsGWB §168: the inmost shrinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the seattablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: glorygleaningsGWB §168: their habitationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: the court
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: hast Thou sent downgleaningsGWB §486: hath been decreedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: been perpetratedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: Thou hast sent downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent
SE expanded to “O my God”
SE expanded to “any one but Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: the Royal decreegleaningsGWB §680: Who else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: but forprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: any one of Thy creaturesthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: withoutgleaningsGWB §387: besides Him
people 28% station 26% arise 15% self-subsisting 8% connection 5% resurrection 4% steadfast 4% have 4% such 3% may 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Straight Pathfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §235: My glorious stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: of the Day of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: that he willtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
SE rendered وَيَسْتَقِيمُنِي (wayastaqímuní), أَمْرِكَ، (ʾamrika،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), العَزِيزُ (al-ʿazíz) as “set my feet firm, Thy Cause, to”
SE rendered أَمْرِكَ، (ʾamrika،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), العَزِيزُ (al-ʿazíz) as “Thy Cause, to”
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: exaltedfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §481: noble and worthy of honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: to this Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: glorious
SE rendered العَزِيزُ (al-ʿazíz), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), القَدِيرُ (al-qadír) as “to”
almighty 38% most 29% strength 6% all-powerful 6% might 6% power 4% potent 4% art 2% god 2% all-subduing 2%
