Prayers and Meditations — §623
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 623 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَلَمَّا كانَ الأَمْرُ كذلِكَ أَسْئَلُكَ بَاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ أَظْهَرْتَ نَفْسَكَ وَأَرْفَعْتَ أَمْرَكَ عَلَى كُلِّ المُمْكِناتِ، ثُمَّ بِكُلِّ أَسْمائِكَ الحُسْنَى وَصِفاتِكَ العُلْيا وَأَذْكارِ نَفْسِكَ العَلِيِّ الأَعْلَى بِأَنْ تُنَزِّلَ فِي هذا اللَّيْلِ مِنْ سَحابِ رَحْمَتِكَ أَمْطَارَ شِفائِكَ عَلَى هذا الرَّضِيعِ الَّذِيْ نَسَبْتَهُ إِلَى نَفْسِكَ الأَبْهى فِي مَلَكُوتِ الإِنْشآءِ، ثُمَّ أَلْبِسْهُ يا إِلهِي مِنْ فَضْلِكَ قَمِيصَ العافِيَةِ وَالسَّلامَةِ، ثُمَّ احْفَظْهُ يا مَحْبُوبِي عَنْ كُلِّ بَلاءٍ وَسَقَمٍ وَمَكْرُوهٍ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ القَيُّومُ، ثُمَّ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْهِ يا إِلهِي خَيْرَ الدُّنْيا وَالآخِرَةِ وَخَيْرَ الأَوَّلِينَ وَالآخِرِينَ وَإنَّكَ عَلَى ذلِكَ لَقَدِيرٌ حَكِيمٌ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I implore Thee, therefore, by Thy name through which Thou didst manifest Thy Godhead, and didst exalt Thy Cause above all creation, and by each of Thy most excellent titles and most august attributes, and by all the virtues wherewith Thy transcendent and most exalted Being is extolled, to send down this night from the clouds of Thy mercy the rains of Thy healing upon this suckling, whom Thou hast related unto Thine all-glorious Self in the kingdom of Thy creation. Clothe him, then, O my God, by Thy grace, with the robe of well-being and health, and guard him, O my Beloved, from every affliction and disorder, and from whatsoever is obnoxious unto Thee. Thy might, verily, is equal to all things. Thou, in truth, art the Most Powerful, the Self-Subsisting. Send down, moreover, upon him, O my God, the good of this world and of the next, and the good of the former and latter generations. Thy might and Thy wisdom are, verily, equal unto this.
Translation Notes
SE rendered فَلَمَّا (falammá), الأَمْرُ (al-ʾamr), كذلِكَ (kdhlik), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بَاسْمِكَ (básmik) as “I implore, therefore, by Thy name”
SE rendered فَلَمَّا (falammá), الأَمْرُ (al-ʾamr), كذلِكَ (kdhlik), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بَاسْمِكَ (básmik) as “I implore, therefore, by Thy name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: inquiregleaningsGWB §323: for any man to question his Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: problemsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: We entreatgleaningsGWB §301: thy questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: questionersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreat
SE expanded to “by Thy name”
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of His Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §10: whose nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: any onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: hath made Me to shine forthfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §357: that revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: appeared?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §192: hath strucktablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “thee” (222 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: they whogleaningsGWB §198: Our Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: of selfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: Thy facetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: Breathewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: those men
This form usually rendered as “didst”, “thou” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “all”, “entire”, “created” (73 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: its peoplesfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §180: habitationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: they that are createdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: that overruleth the whole of creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §75: realm of the infinitewill-and-testamentW&T §23: earthlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the world of being
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
SE rendered بِكُلِّ (bikull), أَسْمائِكَ (ʾasmáʾik), الحُسْنَى (al-ḥusná), وَصِفاتِكَ (waṣifátik), العُلْيا (al-ʿulyá), وَأَذْكارِ (waʾadhkár) as “by each, excellent titles, most august attributes, Thy transcendent, by all the virtues”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: preferablegleaningsGWB §67: generouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: which of you excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: that which is goodwill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: pleasinggleaningsGWB §477: with whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: profit
SE expanded to “most august attributes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §302: portraykitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: is characterizedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §439: Howsoeverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describegleaningsGWB §548: they attribute unto Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: be magnifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: to bestow any praise upon
This form usually rendered as “most”, “exalted”, “inaccessible” (137 occurrences)
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: aloudfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §617: Exalted then be Hekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: they that are exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: and magnifytablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
This form usually rendered as “praise”, “mention”, “every” (27 occurrences)
SE expanded to “by all the virtues”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: revealedgleaningsGWB §652: as soon as they were readkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: testifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: to glorify Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: negligiblegleaningsGWB §131: iskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: stagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: were sent downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: for that which perisheth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: nightgleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: in the night-seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night seasonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the night-seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a night
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: cloudsgleaningsGWB §227: a cloudkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: showeringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: and the cloudsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §522: cloudedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: outpourings
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: God’s mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §273: My mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §126: of all those who show mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a balmgleaningsGWB §438: the remedykitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: sought deliverance from his illsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: Thy healingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: all-sufficingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thy healingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: healerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: healing
This form usually rendered as “relationship”, “accused”, “ascribed” (60 occurrences)
relationship 17% accused 13% ascribed 9% charges 9% have 9% denounced 9% pronounced 9% bear 9% impute 9% calumnies 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: claimgleaningsGWB §313: faithfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: My Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: calumnies and reproachesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: is of Theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: attributingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: to relategleaningsGWB §383: How vast the distance that separateth
SE rendered نَسَبْتَهُ (nasabtah), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), الأَبْهى (al-ʾabhى), مَلَكُوتِ (malakút), الإِنْشآءِ، (an-nsháʾi،) as “related, Thine all-glorious Self, the kingdom, Thy creation”
all-glorious 72% most 8% abhá 6% glory 6% effulgent 3% everlasting 1% resplendent 1% glorious 1% what 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Effulgentfire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §234: and the brightness of His lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: Thine all-gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: HE IS THE GLORYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §48: effulgent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the worldgleaningsGWB §60: Ruler.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the peoples and kindreds of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: O Thou Who art the Lord oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: in the eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: He Who is the King
الإِنْشآءِ،
literal: creation; creation, origination; creation/origination
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of creationgleaningsGWB §617: creation,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: sprungprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: Thy creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: belowwill-and-testamentW&T §7: erectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: created thingsgleaningsGWB §2: by Thee and are but the evidences of Thine handiwork
This form usually rendered as “doubt”, “pomp”, “woven” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: with the raimentgleaningsGWB §588: Drape thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: pomp and pageantryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: didst clothe Himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: clothesgleaningsGWB §110: guisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: in doubtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: woven
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: Hisfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §135: before Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: God!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: I swear by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
fire-tabletFire §44: the garmentgleaningsGWB §296: arrayed in a new raimentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: of Thy raimenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: robesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: and clothed itwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my vesturegleaningsGWB §187: their garmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: of the robe
This form usually rendered as “all”, “wholesomeness”, “well-being” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy pardongleaningsGWB §257: forgivekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: forgivenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: remittedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §71: the All-Pardonerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §66: “All forgivenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: through Thy forgiveness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: peace be upongleaningsGWB §466: that profess your faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: submitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: is resignationwill-and-testamentW&T §6: deliveringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: resignationgleaningsGWB §372: attestedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: admittedly
This form usually rendered as “keep”, “shield”, “preserve” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Commit it to memorygleaningsGWB §68: overshadowed Me with His protectionkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the preservationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: to keep safetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §112: sanctuary
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: For the lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §134: Best-Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: my love for Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: My loverwill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: adversityfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §640: been subjectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: persecutionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: the afflictions which beset methe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: the trialsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Troubles
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: sicknessgleaningsGWB §155: unchastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: doubtfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: disorderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: its sicknessgleaningsGWB §155: waywardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: ailmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: to walk steadfastly
This form usually rendered as “whatever”, “whatsoever” (2 occurrences)
whatever 50% whatsoever 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hategleaningsGWB §460: abhorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: albeit the infidels abhorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: adversitythe-hidden-wordsHW §85: stop thine earsgleaningsGWB §645: may be averseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §620: may be abhorrent unto TheegleaningsGWB §395: abhorreth
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willethgleaningsGWB §298: everkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: to whom He willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thou hast desiredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
self-subsisting 79% who 8% qayyum 2% self-sufficing 2% self-subsisting!” 2% self-subsisting.” 2% above 2% self-subsisting! 2% grasp 2% set 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: have stood upfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §25: the Self-Sufficingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: surestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: with my thoughts fixed steadfastly upon Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: blessinggleaningsGWB §663: thou wouldst choosekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: He Who hath the authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: of the universewill-and-testamentW&T §8: be the well-wishersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §69: the Unconditioned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: The life of the present worldgleaningsGWB §699: all earthly thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: that the worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §56: with this worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: By the worldgleaningsGWB §426: the things of this worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: declininggleaningsGWB §527: the restkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: and the world to comethe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: futuregleaningsGWB §188: not His name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its commandgleaningsGWB §312: the embodiments of wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: be thoughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: and ordainesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands of the government
