Prayers and Meditations — §57
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 57 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ يا مالِكَ مَمالِكَ الإِنْشآءِ وَسُلْطَانَ الأَسْمآءِ بِأَنْ تَكْتُبَ اسْمِي مِنَ الَّذِينَ لَمْ يَزَلْ طَافُوا حَوْلَ سُرادِقِ مَجْدِكَ وَتَشَبَّثُوا بِذَيْلِ عِنايَتِكَ وَتَمَسَّكُوا بِحَبْلِ عُطُوفَتِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I entreat Thee, O Thou Who art the Ruler of the kingdoms of creation and the Author of all names, to write down my name with the names of them who, from eternity, have circled round the Tabernacle of Thy majesty, and clung to the hem of Thy loving-kindness, and held fast the cord of Thy tender mercy.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §306: Thou hast asked Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §696: may questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: seek
This form usually rendered as “lord”, “king”, “thou” (145 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: countriesgleaningsGWB §36: to the kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: this material universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: the kingdom of these namestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: He Who is the Lord
الإِنْشآءِ
literal: creation; creation, origination; creation/origination
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: created thingsgleaningsGWB §617: creation,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: as fashionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: world of beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: belowwill-and-testamentW&T §7: erectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: creationgleaningsGWB §59: the world of creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: MajestygleaningsGWB §190: sovereign Potencykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of kingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: almighty powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §7: power of the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with manifest dominion
SE expanded to “of all names”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: titlesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §628: from the heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: Thine incomparable glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: destinedgleaningsGWB §461: the Book of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: Thou hadst written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: Writewill-and-testamentW&T §42: the Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: I have written down
This form usually rendered as “time”, “all”, “hath” (31 occurrences)
time 20% all 20% hath 16% everlasting 12% throughout 8% ever 8% invariably 4% never 4% will 4% eternity 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: pass awaygleaningsGWB §117: will everlastingly continuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: unchangeableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: From all eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §85: lastingwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: invariablygleaningsGWB §301: hath existed from eternity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have circled aboutgleaningsGWB §216: will circlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: revolvethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: hath circledtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: round which have circledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §23: the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: such as have circled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: nowgleaningsGWB §391: conferred by the Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: And yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: from Himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §8: Now at this moment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the TabernaclesgleaningsGWB §656: the Tabernaclekitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: tabernaclestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: pavilionwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the PaviliongleaningsGWB §58: Tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: of the Tabernacle
SE expanded to “of Thy majesty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: in His most great glorygleaningsGWB §665: and glorifying your actionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: great glory.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §57: majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: Gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §509: Thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: lauded be Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: Thy majesty
SE expanded to “to the hem”
SE expanded to “of Thy loving-kindness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: in thoughtfire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §391: providencekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: disdainfully ignoreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: through Thy loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: by My favorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
This form usually rendered as “have”, “hold”, “clung” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and held fast”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: actedgleaningsGWB §680: Set all thy hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: “Clingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: lay holdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: are cleaving fastgleaningsGWB §396: tenaciouslykitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: cling unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: to the cordgleaningsGWB §684: life-veinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: to Thy cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unto the cordgleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: on Thy cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: clung togleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously to
This form usually rendered as “loving”, “mercifulness”, “loving-kindness” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of Thy tender mercy”
gleaningsGWB §631: Graciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: the Benevolentwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the affectionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy loving providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of Thy gracious providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: Thy mercifulnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: Thy loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: of Thy tender mercies
