Prayers and Meditations — §667

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 667 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

اى پروردگار از تو ميطلبيم كلّ را راه نمائى و هدايت فرمائى توئى قادر و توانا و عالم و بينا.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

We beg of Thee, O Providence, to show Thy way unto all men, and to guide them aright. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Most Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Seeing.

Translation Notes

پروردگار

prúrdgár prúrdgár → “o providence”

literal: lord; lord, nurturer; lord/nurturer

lord 36% providence 18% almighty 9% who 9% creator 9% god 9% divine 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: O Providence gleaningsGWB §334: Almighty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: Providence will-and-testamentW&T §23: of Divine Providence gleaningsGWB §653: Him Who is the Sovereign Lord gleaningsGWB §389: Lord gleaningsGWB §687: Creator

ميطلبيم

míṭlbím ṭ-l-b → “we beg” Distinctive

literal: seeking; seek; seeker

This form usually rendered as “beseech”, “pray”, “still” (10 occurrences)

beseech 40% pray 10% still 10% entreat 10% entreating 10% seek 10% beg 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: its contents gleaningsGWB §684: every seeker kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: “To seek prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: all such as seek Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §97: the object of thy quest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: beseech gleaningsGWB §684: the eagerness of his search kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: yearning

راه

ráh ráh → “show thy way”

literal: way; path; path, way

SE expanded to “show Thy way”

led 21% way 14% path 14% enter 14% shed 7% summoned 7% thus 7% beaconing 7% gain 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Thy way gleaningsGWB §144: means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: Thus prayers-and-meditationsP&M §667: way the-hidden-wordsHW §129: to enter epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: systems gleaningsGWB §436: Path kitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: for

نمائى

nmáʾى nmúdn

literal: do; to do; show

SE rendered ميطلبيم (míṭlbím), راه (ráh), نمائى (nmáʾى), هدايت (hdáyt), فرمائى (frmáʾى), توئى (túʾى), قادر (qádr) as “We beg, show Thy way, to guide them aright, Thou art, the Almighty”

thou 43% mayest 13% show 9% wert 9% thee 4% take 4% dost 4% exchangest 4% wash 4% wilt 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: had gleaningsGWB §93: are but expressions kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: Give kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: allow prayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: is not the-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst neglect will-and-testamentW&T §6: advanced epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: thou hast

هدايت

hdáyt h-d-y → “to guide them aright”

literal: guidance; guide; guided

SE expanded to “to guide them aright”

guidance 48% divine 25% guide 12% guiding 4% guided 4% heavenly 2% help 2% truth 2% righteousness 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: directeth your steps gleaningsGWB §406: any gift kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: a guidance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §18: hath guided them aright epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guide gleaningsGWB §226: rightly guided kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: have shown

فرمائى

frmáʾى frmúdn

literal: say; command; says

SE rendered راه (ráh), نمائى (nmáʾى), هدايت (hdáyt), فرمائى (frmáʾى), توئى (túʾى), قادر (qádr), توانا (túáná), عالم (ʿálm) as “show Thy way, to guide them aright, Thou art, the Almighty, Most Powerful, All-Knowing”