Prayers and Meditations — §627
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 627 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
نَسْئَلُكَ يا غَيْثَ الجُودِ وَغِياثَ المَنْجُودِ، بِأَنْ تُوَفِّقَنا عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَإِظْهارِ أَمْرِكَ وَالقِيامِ عَلَى نُصْرَتِكَ، وَلَوْ إِنَّا ضُعَفآءُ وَلكِنْ تَمَسَّكْنا بِاسْمِكَ القَوِيِّ القَدِيرِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
We entreat Thee, O Thou Who art the Cloud of Bounty and the Succorer of the distressed, that Thou wilt aid us to remember Thee, and to make known Thy Cause, and to arise to help Thee. Though all weakness, we yet have clung to Thy Name, the Most Powerful, the Almighty.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “We entreat Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §506: and shall be called to accountkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: to appearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §300: questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: we implore Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: of His bountyfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §477: favorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: everlasting gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: Thy generositythe-hidden-wordsHW §104: My loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §34: downpour
This form usually rendered as “bestower”, “succorer” (2 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
SE expanded to “Thou wilt aid us”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: and fellowshipgleaningsGWB §552: attainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: according toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thou hast aidedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §10: Graciously assistepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: to graciously assist themgleaningsGWB §10: peace
SE expanded to “to remember Thee”
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: The afore-mentionedgleaningsGWB §607: rankkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: attribute unto Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: remembering Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “may”, “proclaim” (69 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to make known”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: seemingfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §638: He chooseth to prescribe unto youkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: were they to unveil themselvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: outwardly it
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: what had been prescribedfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §620: conditionskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: those thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: hadst biddentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power
arise 52% resurrection 18% arose 8% arisen 5% rise 5% have 3% proclaim 3% purpose 2% obtain 2% opposition 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: comefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §9: the station which ye have attainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: of Resurrection”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: to servetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
SE expanded to “to help Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: such aidfire-tabletFire §28: championedgleaningsGWB §68: besoughtkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: single-handedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: and to establish Thine ascendancythe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: doublegleaningsGWB §308: lessenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: and are destitute of all strengthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: have failed to weakengleaningsGWB §310: potentiallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: are impotentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: unnerve Me
This form usually rendered as “held”, “yet” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: have clunggleaningsGWB §396: tenaciouslykitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: clingingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: and make him able to hold fasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: will cleavegleaningsGWB §719: Hold ye fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: depend upon
SE expanded to “to 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 §155: all namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §217: of Nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: through Whose nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “strong”, “all-powerful”, “almighty” (33 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the Most Powerful”
strong 22% all-powerful 13% almighty 13% most 13% potent 9% strength 9% mighty 9% omnipotent 4% powerful 4% sustained 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: into the sensegleaningsGWB §404: into heavenly powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: the All-Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the powerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: through the mightgleaningsGWB §597: the force
