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،
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 §62: O Lordfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §637: God Himself beareth Me witness.kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: which God stirreth upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: Lord our Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “of all Names”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all who are in heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §411: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: unapproachabletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: hath been cleft asundergleaningsGWB §300: the creation of mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: hath broken itthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: aimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: true FaithgleaningsGWB §549: their innate powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cleaving
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I beseech TheegleaningsGWB §259: questionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: seekerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: We entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I imploregleaningsGWB §323: for any man to question his Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: I, therefore, beseech Thee
hath 44% appeared 16% manifested 11% revealed 8% made 5% have 5% uncovered 5% come 3% defender 2% perpetrated 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the Manifestationfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §195: most manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: the days ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §139: is manifestedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: face to facefire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §40: countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the Lastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: the Revealertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
SE expanded to “of Thy might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: OmnipotentgleaningsGWB §647: All-Compellingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: Thy powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the powerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: is mightier than IgleaningsGWB §390: the sense of
SE expanded to “and the Dawning-Place”
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
SE expanded to “of Thy power”
power 39% might 31% omnipotence 10% dominion 8% through 3% evidences 2% overpowering 2% greatness 2% hand 2% immensity 2%
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “conduct” (17 occurrences)
SE expanded to “made to flow”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: flowedgleaningsGWB §38: enforcedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: receivethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: Thou didst cause to flow downtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: her handmaidensthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: utteredwill-and-testamentW&T §42: promoteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: will carry it out
SE rendered اقْتِدارِكَ (iqtidárik), وَجَرَى (wajará), جِسْمٍ (jismin), وَحَيَّ (waḥayy), جَسَدٍ (jasadin), وَثَبَتَ (wathabat) as “of Thy power, made to flow, every solid thing, every dead corpse, and every moving spirit confirmed—I”
revelation 90% voice 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: shall be revealedgleaningsGWB §290: is being sent down unto theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of His RevelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: is revealed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Our bodiesgleaningsGWB §362: bodilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: beingprayers-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 §100: My limbs
وَثَبَتَ
literal: established; establish
This form usually rendered as “graven”, “demonstrated”, “set” (20 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and every moving spirit confirmed—I”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: incontestablegleaningsGWB §421: gravenkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: incontrovertibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: Grant that I may be so confirmedthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: fill thy soulwill-and-testamentW&T §2: stood fast and firmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: set down
SE rendered جَسَدٍ (jasadin), وَثَبَتَ (wathabat), رُوحٍ (rúḥin), تَجْعَلَنِي (tajʿalaní), مُنْقَطِعًا (munqaṭiʿan) as “every dead corpse, and every moving spirit confirmed—I, to enable me, to rid myself”
This form usually rendered as “number”, “grant”, “suffer” (40 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to enable me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: is madefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §449: and made theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: the abject beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: hast sufferedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe thyself therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
SE expanded to “to rid myself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: barredgleaningsGWB §490: cut offkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is speechlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §562: detached myself fromtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: fadegleaningsGWB §40: cessation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: and of servinggleaningsGWB §698: honor of servingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: esteemed and honoured friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: servantswill-and-testamentW&T §48: might serveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: ministergleaningsGWB §480: that serve theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: before
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
SE expanded to “through the power”
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: through the power of My mightgleaningsGWB §35: Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: Thine own sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §7: power of the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: Majesty
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “carry”, “committed” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: That which was donegleaningsGWB §623: professionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: what else have we doneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: Deal with themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §39: bear upon daily transactionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: did
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: wishfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §477: thou lovestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the Beloved of my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
This form usually rendered as “pleasure”, “good”, “good-pleasure” (55 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of Thy will”
pleasure 30% good 21% good-pleasure 13% sake 13% will 6% thee 6% unto 4% content 2% please 2% pleasure!” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: uprightfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §598: acceptable in His sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: acquiesceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: and for the sake of Thy pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §71: desiredwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: content
