Prayers and Meditations — §639
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 639 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ يا مالِكَ الأسْماءِ وَفاطِرَ الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمآءِ بِأَنْ تُؤَيِّدَنِيْ عَلَى شَأْنٍ لا يَمْنَعُنِي شَيْءٌ عَنْ ذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ وَلا يَشْغَلُنِي أَمْرٌ عَمَّا أَمَرْتَنِي بِهِ فِي أَلْواحِكَ، أَقُومُ عَلَى أَمْرِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ أُعَرِّيْ رَأْسِيْ وَأَطْلَعُ مِنَ البَيْتِ صائِحًا بِاسْمِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ وَناطِقًا بِذِكْرِكَ بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ، وَإِذا قَضَيْتُ ما قَضَيْتَ وَأَدَّيْتُ ما كَتَبْتَ يَجْتَمِعُ عَلَيَّ أَشْرارُ بَرِيَّتِكَ وَيَفْعَلُونَ ما يَشاؤُونَ فِي سَبِيلِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I implore Thee, O Thou Who art the King of names and the Creator of earth and heaven, so to assist me by Thy strengthening grace that nothing whatsoever will have the power to hinder me from remembering Thee, or celebrating Thy praise, or to keep me back from observing what Thou hast prescribed unto me in Thy Tablets, that I may so arise to serve Thee that with bared head I will hasten forth from my habitation, cry out in Thy name amidst Thy creatures, and proclaim Thy virtues among Thy servants. Having accomplished what Thou hadst decreed, and delivered the thing Thou hadst written down, the wicked doers among Thy people would, then, compass me about and would do with me in Thy path as would please them.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: askethgleaningsGWB §467: such as seek the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: praygleaningsGWB §466: Enquire for thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: KingdomgleaningsGWB §104: temporalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: his angelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §12: Supreme Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: kings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: is His namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §134: in the person ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: Most Great Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: innergleaningsGWB §292: Mouthpiecekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: have broken my fastthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: aimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: cleft asundergleaningsGWB §661: to be rentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cleaving
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: cityfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §299: and all that is on the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: “The whole earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: Thy realmtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the land
This form usually rendered as “graciously”, “aid”, “enable” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: to assist themgleaningsGWB §356: to strengthen thee with His powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: ariseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: assist me by Thy strengthening gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §111: springwill-and-testamentW&T §54: may beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: to aidgleaningsGWB §698: strengthen
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplefire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §408: honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: in fulfillingthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the station
This form usually rendered as “may”, “am”, “find” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: obscuregleaningsGWB §151: strayed far from His pathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: highly exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: may not deter themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: forbade it
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “created” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all thingsgleaningsGWB §134: is His wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: Primal Willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: alltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
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 §23: connectiongleaningsGWB §654: through remembrance of Theekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: fade into utter nothingnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: proclaim Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
This form usually rendered as “praise”, “extol”, “celebrate” (71 occurrences)
praise 45% extol 16% celebrate 8% glorify 6% virtues 6% celebrating 6% extolling 5% magnifying 3% glory 3% praises 2%
This form usually rendered as “keep”, “would” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have busied themselvesgleaningsGWB §650: wept and mournedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: communedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: be occupiedthe-hidden-wordsHW §27: and busy thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: engaged in spreadinggleaningsGWB §40: have occupied themselves
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “bid” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the dictatesfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §187: the Cause of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: divine Revelationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: of Thy decree—thetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: in no wise
tablets 90% scriptures 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: illuminedgleaningsGWB §289: manifestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: attestedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §330: and the Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: shone forth brightlygleaningsGWB §424: the holy Writ
SE rendered أَمَرْتَنِي (ʾamartaní), أَلْواحِكَ، (ʾalwáḥika،), أَقُومُ (ʾaqúm), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik) as “prescribed, Tablets, to”
consummate 10% clearest 10% surest 10% true 10% may 10% infallible 10% arise 10% wait 10% should 10% most 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: I had to facefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §280: whosoever will arisekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: two stationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: whereby the dead speed outtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
This form usually rendered as “bared” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: leadershipgleaningsGWB §594: diademkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: they that have occupied the seats of authoritytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy headepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: headgleaningsGWB §537: your headskitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: chief
وَأَطْلَعُ
literal: rising-place; dawning-place; countenance
This form usually rendered as “inscrutable”, “aware”, “informed” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that haply thou mayest recognizefire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §108: hath shed the lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: recallprayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: first stirringstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
This form usually rendered as “house”, “home”, “same” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: that same housegleaningsGWB §480: their homesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §25: oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: My housegleaningsGWB §86: their housesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: Thy holy Habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §38: this House
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: drawn tearsfire-tabletFire §47: shall I weepgleaningsGWB §73: the prophetic crykitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: a great crytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: “Raise a cryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: hath been loudly raisedgleaningsGWB §109: weeptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: cried aloud
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Creatorfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §655: of all created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: are created of Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: is thereintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: of a goodly character
This form usually rendered as “uttering”, “speak”, “uttered” (53 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: have exclaimed, sayingfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §292: claim to be thekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: have celebratedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: ‘Abdi’llahfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §227: My true followerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: oppressorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: This servant of Thinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: His servants
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “ordained” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: decision madefire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §239: consignedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: destinyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §423: as decreed by Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §46: for that which I ordainwill-and-testamentW&T §39: exigencies
This form usually rendered as “delivered” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: TabletgleaningsGWB §350: in certain bookskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §210: Book,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §633: Write down, thenthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: Writewill-and-testamentW&T §5: Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: of the Kitáb-i-Íqán
This form usually rendered as “leagued”, “rise”, “ye” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: mosquegleaningsGWB §248: amassingkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: they one and allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: as they have been leaguedthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: everwill-and-testamentW&T §52: all parts of the earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: every
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: evilfire-tabletFire §40: the wickedgleaningsGWB §475: the wickednesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: most wickedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the maleficencethe-hidden-wordsHW §134: suchwill-and-testamentW&T §12: evilsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: Iniquities
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recoverygleaningsGWB §155: healedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: a human creatureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: BrieflygleaningsGWB §584: of their Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: and with all that were created by Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §477: the whole world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Thou hast dealtgleaningsGWB §656: Deal with mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: which Thou hast doneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: works”the-hidden-wordsHW §153: your deedsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: what He doethgleaningsGWB §113: the workskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: I did it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: waygleaningsGWB §554: In Our Wayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: approachprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: in the waystablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shed streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: in the path of
