Prayers and Meditations — §651
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 651 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ثُمَّ أَسْئَلُكَ فِي آخِرِ عَرْضِيْ بِأَنْوارِ وَجْهِكَ أَنْ تُصْلِحَ أُمُورِي وَتَقْضِيَ دَيْنِيْ وَحَوائِجِي، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ شَهِدَ كُلُّ ذِيْ لِسانٍ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَقُوَّتِكَ وَذِي دِرايَةٍ بِعَظَمَتِكَ وَسُلْطانِكَ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ السَّامِعُ المُجِيبُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And, finally, I beg of Thee by the light of Thy countenance to bless my affairs, and redeem my debts, and satisfy my needs. Thou art He to Whose power and to Whose dominion every tongue hath testified, and Whose majesty and Whose sovereignty every understanding heart hath acknowledged. No God is there but Thee, Who hearest and art ready to answer.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “beseech”, “implore”, “entreat” (186 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: praygleaningsGWB §678: Unpetitionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §467: by askingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: truthsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: beseech Thee
This form usually rendered as “world”, “end”, “next” (125 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: declininggleaningsGWB §540: morekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: the lastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: and of the world which is to comethe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: againgleaningsGWB §280: yet another
SE rendered أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), آخِرِ (ákhir), عَرْضِيْ (ʿarḍí), بِأَنْوارِ (biʾanwár), وَجْهِكَ (wajhik) as “I beg, finally, the light, Thy countenance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: withdrawn fromgleaningsGWB §108: repudiatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: spoke these words unto Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: affrontstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: froward
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: enlighteningfire-tabletFire §48: and with the fire ofgleaningsGWB §467: clearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: Anvar,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §814: Illumine ittablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: wholly for the sakefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §78: their faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: and set their facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: ReformergleaningsGWB §515: Composekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: to strive for the bettermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: currentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: blessthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: their own goodwill-and-testamentW&T §25: at his own discretion the rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a peacemaker
This form usually rendered as “things”, “matters”, “best” (8 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “redeem”, “wilt”, “fulfill” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: and slewfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §580: God’s irrevocable decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: destinyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: Having accomplishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My decreewill-and-testamentW&T §39: exigencies
SE rendered تُصْلِحَ (tuṣliḥ), أُمُورِي (ʾumúrí), وَتَقْضِيَ (wataqḍí), دَيْنِيْ (dayní), وَحَوائِجِي، (waḥawáʾijí،) as “bless, my affairs, redeem my debts, satisfy my needs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: pietygleaningsGWB §696: every religionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: a divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: of all religionswill-and-testamentW&T §38: of His Lawepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: FaithgleaningsGWB §636: are the citieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: the religion of God
SE expanded to “satisfy my needs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: stand in needgleaningsGWB §480: of no benefit unto themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: necessityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the wantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: dependentgleaningsGWB §217: my needskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: requirethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and satisfy my needs
hath 32% have 18% testified 9% borne 9% testifieth 9% witnesseth 5% pronounced 5% detected 5% sweetness 5% pleasant 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: shouldst Thou beholdfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §619: testifieth to the truth of My wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: your witnessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: soon realizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
SE rendered شَهِدَ (shahid), ذِيْ (dhí), لِسانٍ (lisánin), بِقُدْرَتِكَ (biqudratik), وَقُوَّتِكَ (waqúqatik) as “testified, tongue, power, dominion”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: in the languagegleaningsGWB §174: saidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: by the tonguetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its tonguegleaningsGWB §603: in a language
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: powerfulgleaningsGWB §390: ascendancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: and Thy powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the powerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: into the sensegleaningsGWB §434: forces of
This form usually rendered as “understanding” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I know notgleaningsGWB §287: Tear asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: out of the oceanthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: rise toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: knowing notgleaningsGWB §563: oceanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: How mysteriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: know not
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 §108: authoritygleaningsGWB §593: and rebelled against His sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: this sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: through Thine omnipotent sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the higher powers
This form usually rendered as “who”, “all-hearing”, “hearing” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: heardfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §362: worthy of attentionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: no earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: and hearkenedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: a hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
SE expanded to “and art ready”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: answeredfire-tabletFire §4: AnswerergleaningsGWB §39: the answerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: answeringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: what to answertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: hearkenedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: refutedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: reply
