Prayers and Meditations — §568
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 568 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَاخْتِمْ قُلُوبَهُمْ بِخَاتَمِ عِصْمَتِكَ لِئَلا يَدْخُلَ فِيها ذِكْرُ غَيْرِكَ، ثُمَّ اجعَلْهُمْ مُنادِيًا بِاسْمِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ، ثُمَّ ارْزُقْهُمْ خَيْرَ ما قَدَّرْتَهُ لِلْمُقَرَّبِينَ مِنْ أَصْفِيائِكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Set, then, the seal of Thine unerring protection on their hearts, O my Lord, lest perchance the remembrance of aught else except Thee enter therein. Make them able, moreover, to proclaim Thy name amidst Thy creatures, and supply them with the best of what Thou hast destined for such of Thy chosen ones as enjoy near access to Thee.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the SealgleaningsGWB §65: With these words He concludethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “last.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: Thou hast affixedthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: sealed with My sealwill-and-testamentW&T §10: last hourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: SealedgleaningsGWB §552: end
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the heartgleaningsGWB §66: The inmost essencekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: disturbanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: were rent asunderthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: souls
SE expanded to “Thine unerring protection”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: honorgleaningsGWB §591: an inviolable securitykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: purityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: of Thine unerring protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §17: guidanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: dishonorgleaningsGWB §87: protect
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the night-seasongleaningsGWB §492: in the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: in the daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: nightsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: nightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: blessed night
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: hath enteredgleaningsGWB §257: have been calledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: egressprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: in their love towardsthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: Putwill-and-testamentW&T §12: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: enterethgleaningsGWB §634: and entered
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
SE expanded to “aught else except Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: unseemly and unholy deedsfire-tabletFire §27: honorgleaningsGWB §346: different fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: save Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: except Thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: other than Mewill-and-testamentW&T §2: all thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: besides Thee
SE expanded to “Make them able”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: madefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §55: chosen theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: will enable usthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: made thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: callethfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §168: Okitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: criethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: aloud
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that peoplefire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §334: worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: no oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hath created
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §581: suffice to enrichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: partakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: Supply uswill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themgleaningsGWB §449: Who hath nourished theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: treasuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: food
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: bettergleaningsGWB §71: the righteouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of unsurpassedthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: what ye prefergleaningsGWB §69: the Unconditioned
SE expanded to “Thou hast destined”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: and of mightfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §377: integrity ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: and strengthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
SE expanded to “enjoy near access”
nigh 18% favored 18% enjoy 18% who 14% well-favored 11% near 7% well-favoured 4% favourites 4% brought 4% such 4%
SE expanded to “Thy chosen ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: chosen onesfire-tabletFire §27: andgleaningsGWB §451: hath chosenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: onesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: Thou didst ordainthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: crystal purewill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: chosen
