Prayers and Meditations — §485
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 485 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَسَيِّدِي أَسْئَلُكَ بِالكَلِمَةِ الَّتِيْ بِها طَارَ المُوَحِّدُونَ فِي هَوآءِ عِرفانِكَ وَعَرَجَ المُخْلِصُونَ إِلى سَمآءِ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ بِأَنْ تُلْهِمَ أَحِبَّتَكَ ما تَطْمَئِنُّ بِهِ قُلُوبُهُمْ عَلَى أَمْرِكَ، ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْهُمْ عَلَى شَأْنٍ لا يَمْنَعُهُمْ شَيْءٌ عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلَيْكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I implore Thee, O my God and my Master, by Thy word through which they who have believed in Thy unity have soared up into the atmosphere of Thy knowledge, and they who are devoted to Thee have ascended into the heaven of Thy oneness, to inspire Thy loved ones with that which will assure their hearts in Thy Cause. Endue them with such steadfastness that nothing whatsoever will hinder them from turning towards Thee.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: as much as thegleaningsGWB §404: corrosionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: PrincegleaningsGWB §181: descendant of the Prophetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: afore-mentioned SiyyidgleaningsGWB §84: turned black
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: breathefire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §411: such wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the text of the Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: Speak Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: One Who conversed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: to soarfire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §496: have flownkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: Phoenixprayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: winged their flighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: riseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: soar yegleaningsGWB §338: winged its flight
This form usually rendered as “who”, “adore”, “recognize” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: Vahid of the Bayánfire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §99: the essential unitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: fused and blendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: them that have recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
atmosphere 38% heights 19% heaven 10% firmament 5% immensity 5% limitless 5% heavens 5% wisdom 5% sublimities 5% wings 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: by their own capricesfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §292: while theykitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Inmost Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: his sore longing afterthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: desire
knowledge 74% wisdom 6% recognize 3% comprehend 3% immeasurable 3% sublime 3% known 3% witness 3% know 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: His knowledgegleaningsGWB §127: know hiskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: “Knowestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: of Thy wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the breeze
المُخْلِصُونَ
literal: sincere; sincere ones
This form usually rendered as “sincere”, “faithful”, “true” (17 occurrences)
SE expanded to “they who are devoted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: sincerefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §405: whollykitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: that are wholly devotedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: pure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of His Most Excellent Titlesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §48: By Thy namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: of the heaventablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own
oneness 42% transcendent 17% glory 13% own 4% holy 4% divine 4% most 4% incomparable 4% billowing 4% spirit 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §311: any mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lampprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: holy and transcendent unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: onegleaningsGWB §181: commoners
inspire 50% inspiration 50%
SE expanded to “Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heartgleaningsGWB §505: busy movements directedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: disturbanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: from my heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: hearts
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: enjoinfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §522: rulers of the earthkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: Thou hast prescribedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command
This form usually rendered as “such”, “endue” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Self-Subsistingfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §63: attainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: “Ariseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: shake my constancytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
SE rendered اسْتَقِمْهُمْ (istaqimhum), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), يَمْنَعُهُمْ (yamnaʿuhum), شَيْءٌ (shayʾun) as “Endue them with, hinder, nothing whatsoever”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §408: honor destinedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §496: to beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: the manifold evidences
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: forbadgleaningsGWB §23: shut outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: detachmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: Thou keep me backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: in withholding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as He pleasethgleaningsGWB §49: the creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: nothing whatsoevertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy Will
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
