Prayers and Meditations — §670
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 670 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَأَنْزِلْ عَلَى قاصِدِيكَ ما يُقَدِّسُهُمْ عَنْ دُونِكَ وَيُقَرِّبُهُمْ إِلى نَفْسِكَ وَأَيِّدْهُمْ عَلَى حُبِّكَ وَرِضائِكَ، ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْهُمْ عَلَى صِراطِ أَمْرِكَ الَّذِيْ زَلَّ عَنْهُ أَقْدامُ المُرِيبِينَ مِنْ بَرِيَّتِكَ وَالمُعْرِضِينَ مِنْ عِبادِكَ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيزُ العَظِيمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Send down, therefore, O my God, upon all that seek Thee that which will entirely strip them of all that pertaineth not unto Thee, and will draw them nigh unto Thy Self. Assist them, by Thy grace, to love Thee and to conform unto that which shall please Thee. Grant, then, that they may go straight on in the path of Thy Cause, the path wherein have slipped the footsteps of the doubters among Thy people and the froward among Thy servants. Thou art, verily, the All-Powerful, the Almighty, the Most Great.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: hath sent downgleaningsGWB §586: hath now been sent downkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: and inflicttablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent
SE expanded to “all that seek Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: My purposegleaningsGWB §370: hekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: be meantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Goalthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §25: By this House is meantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: Him Who is the Desire
This form usually rendered as “would”, “will”, “entirely” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctitygleaningsGWB §35: of glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: purgedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: removed far abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: purewill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to the sanctity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: none other but HimgleaningsGWB §298: else besides Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: all else butthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: any one but TheegleaningsGWB §535: all else but Me
SE expanded to “will draw them nigh”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: draw them nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §464: draw you nigh untokitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: someprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: them that are brought nigh to Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “thee” (222 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: for myselfgleaningsGWB §287: in every one of youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: My beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: swear by Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: within themselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: HelpergleaningsGWB §679: obtain admittance intokitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: assist me by Thy strengthening gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §111: springwill-and-testamentW&T §26: Give them Thy graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aidgleaningsGWB §356: to strengthen thee with His power
SE expanded to “to love Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto such of Our loved onesfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §235: and are My loverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: those who profess to be Our friendsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: cherishedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: “My foolish loved ones
SE rendered وَأَيِّدْهُمْ (waʾayyidhum), حُبِّكَ (ḥubbik), وَرِضائِكَ، (wariḍáʾika،), اسْتَقِمْهُمْ (istaqimhum) as “Assist them, to love Thee, go straight on”
pleasure 30% good 21% good-pleasure 13% sake 13% will 6% thee 6% unto 4% content 2% please 2% pleasure!” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: contentfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §417: their contentmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: resigned to His willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: wholly satisfiedthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Minewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: willingness
This form usually rendered as “endue”, “grant” (3 occurrences)
SE expanded to “go straight on”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: menfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §401: Seat of glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: in momentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Whom Thou hast investedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a guiding lightgleaningsGWB §317: into His straight Pathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “sirat,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Thy straight Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy pathgleaningsGWB §464: the pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: WaygleaningsGWB §311: to the straight Path
SE expanded to “of Thy Cause”
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 §86: CommotionsgleaningsGWB §26: crystal waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §269: pureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: have slippedgleaningsGWB §424: pure waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: livingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: may slip not
This form usually rendered as “men's”, “feet”, “feet.’”” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Ancientfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §684: stepskitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: their feet.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §422: by the eternity oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: with Thy footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §82: enterwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
SE expanded to “of the doubters”
doubt 44% doubters 16% doubteth 9% doubtest 6% doubter 6% misgivings 6% doubted 3% suspicious.’” 3% doubter.” 3% doubts 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: doubtersgleaningsGWB §555: and misgivingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: as suspicious.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the suspiciousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: a doubt thereofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: and doubtedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: doubtsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: idle fancies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: mengleaningsGWB §690: your Lord, the Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: and with all that were created by Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §362: breathe naught butprayers-and-meditationsP&M §416: of creationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recoverygleaningsGWB §477: the whole world
SE expanded to “and the froward”
have 31% such 24% froward 14% hath 7% faithless 7% disbelievers 3% turned 3% rebellious 3% reject 3% repudiate 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: turn asidegleaningsGWB §658: and withdrawn fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: earthly—theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: and turn their backstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: denials
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: the servants of Godfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §192: mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the people ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §811: to worship Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §10: servant of Thineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: Abdu’-Salam
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your glorygleaningsGWB §1: of Thy majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: He is the Mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: how deartablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark of honor
SE expanded to “the Most Great”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: most greatgleaningsGWB §79: afflictivekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: the greatestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §5: bitterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: abounding
