Prayers and Meditations — §594
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 594 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهَ الأَسْماءِ وَفاطِرَ السَّماءِ أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِي بِهِ ظَهَرَ مَطْلَعُ قُوَّتِكَ وَمَشْرِقُ اقْتِدارِكَ وَجَرَى كُلُّ جِسْمٍ وَحَيَّ كُلُّ جَسَدٍ وَثَبَتَ كُلُّ رُوحٍ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي مُنْقَطِعًا إِلَيْكَ وَخادِمًا لأَمْرِكَ وَمُرِيدًا ما أَرَدْتَهُ بِسُلْطانِكَ وَعامِلاً ما يُحِبُّهُ رِضائُكَ، ثُمَّ أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهِي بِأَنْ تُقَدِّرَ لِي
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O God, and the God of all Names, and Maker of the heavens! I entreat Thee by Thy Name through which He Who is the Dayspring of Thy might and the Dawning-Place of Thy power hath been manifested, through which every solid thing hath been made to flow, and every dead corpse hath been quickened, and every moving spirit confirmed—I entreat Thee to enable me to rid myself of all attachment to any one but Thee, and to serve Thy Cause, and to wish what Thou didst wish through the power of Thy sovereignty, and to perform what is the good pleasure of Thy will.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the heaven of bountyfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §391: from Heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §347: Thine All-Glorious Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: call
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: inner earsgleaningsGWB §405: soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: split asundertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Fashionerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: would cleave asundergleaningsGWB §549: their innate powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder.”
SE expanded to “hath been manifested”
hath 42% appeared 17% manifested 9% revealed 9% made 8% have 4% fulfilled 4% uncovered 4% perpetrated 2% back 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: madefire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §467: be distinguishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Whose Revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: dawning-place of Thy forgivenessfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §102: failed to appreciatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: was intended to awakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: to be the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: mightiergleaningsGWB §63: to the thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: of Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of powerwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the powerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: powergleaningsGWB §238: His might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: andfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §191: premature birthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: the effulgent lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: realmsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Dayspring
power 34% might 32% omnipotence 9% dominion 8% through 4% potency 4% sovereign 4% overpowering 2% strength 2% hand 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: can knowfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §358: according tokitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §310: power is immensetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
SE expanded to “hath been made to flow”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: flowinggleaningsGWB §168: was utteredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: receivethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: were showeredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: knowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have flowedgleaningsGWB §415: hath poured outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: be
revelation 83% voice 17%
This form usually rendered as “body”, “flesh”, “unto” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the bodygleaningsGWB §679: heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: the fleshprayers-and-meditationsP&M §432: their bodiestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: her bodythe-hidden-wordsHW §120: framewill-and-testamentW&T §13: its mortal frameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our bodies
وَثَبَتَ
literal: established; establish
This form usually rendered as “graven”, “set”, “laid” (20 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and every moving spirit confirmed—I”
graven 18% set 9% laid 9% inscribe 9% have 9% noted 9% inscribed 9% demonstrated 9% established 9% hath 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: set downgleaningsGWB §137: steadfastkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: hath reaffirmedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: be recognizedthe-hidden-wordsHW §124: writ and recordedwill-and-testamentW&T §9: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: canst thou vindicate
SE rendered جَسَدٍ (jasadin), وَثَبَتَ (wathabat), رُوحٍ (rúḥin), تَجْعَلَنِي (tajʿalaní), مُنْقَطِعًا (munqaṭiʿan) as “dead corpse, and every moving spirit confirmed—I, rid myself of all attachment”
SE rendered وَثَبَتَ (wathabat), رُوحٍ (rúḥin), تَجْعَلَنِي (tajʿalaní), مُنْقَطِعًا (munqaṭiʿan), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk) as “and every moving spirit confirmed—I, rid myself of all attachment, but Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: to be deprivedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §466: Imagine thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: as decreedthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: We made it
SE expanded to “rid myself of all attachment”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: countrygleaningsGWB §490: cut offkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §436: shall detach themselvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: them that are rid of all attachment to any save Thee
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: in servinggleaningsGWB §499: endeavorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: esteemed and honoured friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: servantswill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: to serve HimgleaningsGWB §711: thy dutykitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: in the service
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 §135: of the willgleaningsGWB §211: eagerly seekkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Purpose,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: have wishedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: hath soughtgleaningsGWB §492: thou desirest to achieve
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: KinggleaningsGWB §35: Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: set over themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: His Majesty
This form usually rendered as “carry”, “committed”, “perpetrator” (14 occurrences)
carry 10% committed 10% perpetrator 10% observeth 10% observe 10% observed 10% befittingly 10% deeds 10% doeth 10% may 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: committedgleaningsGWB §113: ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: deeds.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: to performtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §27: benevolent pursuitsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: Help
رِضائُكَ،
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
This form usually rendered as “pleasure”, “good”, “good-pleasure” (55 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of Thy will”
pleasure 44% good 18% good-pleasure 8% will 8% thee 8% unto 5% please 3% pleasure!” 3% sake 3% pleasure’s 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: contentfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §607: resignationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: good-pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: and of Thy good-pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: his own willwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: may God be pleased
