Prayers and Meditations — §485
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 485 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا إِلهِي 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 §85: BlackgleaningsGWB §181: descendant of the Prophetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: and my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: princesgleaningsGWB §611: have been made dismal and turned blackprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: as much as the blackgleaningsGWB §84: turned black
SE expanded to “I implore Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: these most sublime wordsfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §387: by virtue of the wordkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: Moses, He Who held converse withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and Thy wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
SE expanded to “they who have believed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of such as have acknowledged Thy unityfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §384: belief in the unitykitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: fusedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: may laud and magnify Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
atmosphere 48% heights 16% immensity 6% heavens 6% heaven 6% desire 3% firmament 3% limitless 3% precincts 3% sublimities 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy passionsfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §574: and corrupt desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: idle imaginingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: in the atmospheretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: spherethe-hidden-wordsHW §122: idlewill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the fragrancegleaningsGWB §117: Mine Essence thou shalt never apprehend!kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: and for the sweet savorstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy knowledge
gleaningsGWB §115: the depthskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: the highestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: the heightsthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: the exalted heightsgleaningsGWB §276: enabled to ascendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: hath ascendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: can never hope to ascendgleaningsGWB §364: ascended
SE expanded to “they who are devoted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: purefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §262: who are truly sincerekitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §70: as are wholly devoted unto Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purestwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: free
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: by one of His namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §48: all other nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: heavens andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
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 §77: the unitygleaningsGWB §158: to nonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: to equal or rivaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto onegleaningsGWB §669: human mind
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §163: inspired meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: Inspire themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §635: will inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: didst inspiregleaningsGWB §662: will, no doubt, inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: Inspire then my soul
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherishfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §225: followerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: is the good pleasuretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Rest thou assuredgleaningsGWB §418: assurancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: certitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §656: calmthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: confidentwill-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of assurancegleaningsGWB §479: Put thy whole confidence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: troublousgleaningsGWB §66: The inmost essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: their mindsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: Thy heart’stablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: within your heartswill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with a sound
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: We were summonedfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §195: against His Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: Nothing whatsoeverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: thistablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
SE expanded to “Endue them with such”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: My peoplefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §526: take up armskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: his peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: the depthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: rankfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §567: low estatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: have remained unshakenthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rank
This form usually rendered as “may”, “withhold”, “will” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: forbadgleaningsGWB §72: to deterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: ceasedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §599: powerless to hindertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: may withhold
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “created” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: pleaseth TheegleaningsGWB §300: that whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: Primal Willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: Thy primal willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: the face of menfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §266: set her hopes onkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §306: who have set their faces towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
