Prayers and Meditations — §784
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 784 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ثُمَّ أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهِي بِالَّذِيْ بَشَّرْتَنا بِهِ فِي كُلِّ أَلْواحِكَ وَكُتُبِكَ وَزُبُرِكَ وَصُحُفِكَ وَبِهِ انْقَلَبَ مَلَكُوْتُ الأَسْماءِ وَظَهَرَ ما سُتِرَ فِي صُدُورِ الَّذِيْنَ اتَّبَعُوْا النَّفْسَ وَالْهَوى بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنا ثابِتِينَ عَلَى حُبِّهِ وَمُسْتَقِيمِيْنَ عَلَى أَمْرِهِ وَمَوالِيَ لأوْلِيائِهِ وَأَعادِيَ لأعْدائِهِ، ثُمَّ احْفَظْنا يا إِلهِي مِنْ شَرِّ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِلِقائِكَ وَأَعْرَضُوْا عَنْ وَجْهِكَ وَأَرادُوْا قَتْلَ مَظْهَرِ نَفْسِك،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Moreover, I beseech Thee, O my God, by Him Whom Thou hast announced unto us in all Thy Tablets and Thy Books and Thy Scrolls and Thy Scriptures, through Whom the kingdom of names hath been convulsed, and all that lay hid in the breasts of them that have followed their evil and corrupt desires hath been revealed,—I beseech Thee to strengthen us in our love for Him, to make us steadfast in His Cause, to help us befriend His loved ones and challenge His enemies. Shield us, then, O my God, from the mischief wrought by them that have denied Thy presence, and turned away from Thy face, and resolved to put an end to the life of Him Who is the Manifestation of Thine own Self.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I beseech TheegleaningsGWB §179: entreatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: I, therefore, beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: We entreatgleaningsGWB §168: askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: I nevertheless beseech Thee
SE expanded to “Thou hast announced”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: may announcegleaningsGWB §122: a mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: heraldingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Announcertablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: touchedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Forerunnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: mankind
tablets 90% scriptures 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: hath shed its splendorgleaningsGWB §278: a Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: implicationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: Thy Scripturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: a perspicuous TabletgleaningsGWB §198: Scriptures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: destinedgleaningsGWB §73: in the Scriptureskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of the Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: Thou hadst written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §41: Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: their Books
scriptures 75% scrolls 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: My ScrollsgleaningsGWB §615: nor those of any other Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: and Thy Scrollsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: BooksgleaningsGWB §598: sacred Booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: as strong asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: Scrollsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: Thy Scriptures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: My ScripturesgleaningsGWB §583: bearing aloft a chalicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: holy booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: Thy Scrollsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: BookgleaningsGWB §586: Scrollkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: epistlesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: the Repositories
This form usually rendered as “hath” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: thrown into confusiongleaningsGWB §350: cataclysmskitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transmuting influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: were shakentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: within your heartswill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: men’s hearts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: “EarthgleaningsGWB §511: anotherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: the whole of that landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: O Thou Who art the Possessortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: their possessions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: He Who is the Object of all namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §10: whose nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: excellencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “hath been revealed,—I”
hath 44% appeared 16% manifested 11% revealed 8% made 5% have 5% uncovered 5% come 3% defender 2% perpetrated 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: evincedfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §682: being unveiled to men’s eyeskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: the advent of the Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: hath been unveiledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise
veil 31% hidden 14% concealed 10% conceal 10% concealment 10% unveiled 7% lay 7% dissimulation 3% hide 3% open 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: veilfire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sinsgleaningsGWB §203: the Unseenkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: innerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: O Thou Who art the Concealerthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: lie concealed
SE rendered وَظَهَرَ (waẓahar), سُتِرَ (sutir), صُدُورِ (ṣudúr), الَّذِيْنَ (adh-dhín), اتَّبَعُوْا (ittabaʿúá) as “hath been revealed,—I, and all, that, followed”
breasts 41% hearts 12% men’s 6% men’s 6% bosoms 6% bosom 6% pronounced 6% sores 6% sicknesses 6% revelation 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: walk notgleaningsGWB §470: Keepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: guidethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: Successivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: have compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: followgleaningsGWB §239: transgress
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (323 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: residentsgleaningsGWB §25: them whokitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: no oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: to myselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: desirewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: over Mine own Self
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the atmospherefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §683: affectionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: after their own fancyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: prompted by their desirestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passionthe-hidden-wordsHW §127: OF PASSIONwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
This form usually rendered as “withhold”, “number”, “empower” (8 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Him, to make”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: ye allowfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §268: suffer mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: castprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: Deprive themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then makewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: incontestablegleaningsGWB §100: firmly establishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: certitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thou hast affirmedthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: fill thy soulwill-and-testamentW&T §2: stood fast and firmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: firmness
SE expanded to “our love for”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherishestfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §653: is highly acceptable in My sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §851: in their love for Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Mewill-and-testamentW&T §5: “My foolish loved ones
This form usually rendered as “steadfast”, “cling”, “make” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: for the purpose offire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §9: the station which ye have attainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: live, move, and have their beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: Cause us, then, to be so steadfasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
SE rendered وَمُسْتَقِيمِيْنَ (wamustaqímín), أَمْرِهِ (ʾamrih), وَمَوالِيَ (wamawálí), لأوْلِيائِهِ (lʾawlíáʾih) as “His Cause, help us befriend, His loved ones”
SE expanded to “help us befriend”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: LordgleaningsGWB §137: their chosen oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: to which they turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: his Masterthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Saintsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: His loved onesgleaningsGWB §107: Guardianship
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: ungodlyfire-tabletFire §40: the wickedgleaningsGWB §475: the wickednesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: most wickedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the maleficencethe-hidden-wordsHW §70: and from the ungodlywill-and-testamentW&T §12: evilsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: evil
have 33% disbelieved 17% who 13% repudiated 13% believe 7% infidels 7% denied 4% unbelievers 2% rejected 2% refused 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thou wouldst have castfire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §510: have sent down untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: attainment unto the presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: when Thou art rememberedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §17: sow the seeds of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: The supplicationsgleaningsGWB §291: rebelled against Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: attackprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: such as have repudiated Thy Truthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: protested
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: departurefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §228: is turned towardskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: to whom I can turn my facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
This form usually rendered as “wished”, “hath”, “sought” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: desiregleaningsGWB §608: pleaseth.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: the good pleasure of Thy willthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: wish onlygleaningsGWB §636: The things He hath reservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: given
SE expanded to “put an end”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: massacregleaningsGWB §454: slainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: deadlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: to slaywill-and-testamentW&T §9: to put ‘Abdu’l‑Bahá to deathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: fightinggleaningsGWB §507: put us to deathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: murderer
