Prayers and Meditations — §801
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 801 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَلَكَ الحَمْدُ يا إِلهِي عَلَى ما قَضَيْتَ بِسُلْطانِ قَضائِكَ وَتَقْضِي بِتَقْدِيرِكَ وَإِمْضائِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا مَحْبُوبِي بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ رُفِعَتْ أَعْلامُ أَمْرِكَ وَأَشْرَقَتْ أَنْوارُ وَجْهِكَ بِأَنْ تُنْزِلَ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى المُخْلِصِينَ مِنْ عِبادِكَ كُلَّ خَيرٍ قَدَّرْتَهُ فِي الأَلْواحِ، ثُمَّ اجْعَلْ لَنا مَقْعَدَ صِدْقٍ عِنْدَكَ يا مَنْ بِيَدِكَ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I give Thee thanks, O my God, that Thou hast decided through the power of Thy decree, and wilt continue to decide through Thine irrevocable appointment and purpose. I entreat Thee, O my Beloved, by Thy Name through which Thou didst lift up the ensigns of Thy Cause, and shed the splendors of the light of Thy countenance, to send down upon me and upon such of Thy servants as are wholly devoted to Thee all the good Thou hast ordained in Thy Tablets. Establish us, then, upon the seats of truth in Thy presence, O Thou in Whose hands is the kingdom of all things!
Translation Notes
SE rendered فَلَكَ (falak), الحَمْدُ (al-ḥamd), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), قَضَيْتَ (qaḍayt) as “I give Thee thanks, O my God, Thou hast decided”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §266: glorifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: Prophet Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: I yield Thee such thankstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §717: All praise be
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: with Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §374: of the revelation of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of divine mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: and the Object of the adorationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE expanded to “Thou hast decided”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: by his own sagacious judgmentfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §261: ordainkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: Such is His decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: what had been preordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: for that which I ordainwill-and-testamentW&T §39: exigencies
This form usually rendered as “king”, “sovereignty”, “sháh” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: through the power of a sovereigntygleaningsGWB §682: resistless powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: potenciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and Whose sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: King
irrevocable 25% decree 19% purpose 13% ordinance 6% judgment 6% according 6% immutable 6% ruling 6% appointment 6% through 6%
SE rendered وَتَقْضِي (wataqḍí), بِتَقْدِيرِكَ (bitaqdírik), وَإِمْضائِكَ، (waʾimḍáʾika،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), مَحْبُوبِي (maḥbúbí) as “wilt continue to decide, Thine irrevocable, I entreat, O my Beloved”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: passedgleaningsGWB §219: In the fullness of timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: hath passedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: Thine appointmentgleaningsGWB §245: havekitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: of the pastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: irrevocable purposegleaningsGWB §244: shall roll away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: We entreatgleaningsGWB §260: ‘Askkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: We entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §259: questionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to account
SE expanded to “O my Beloved”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: utmost kindlinessfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §666: It is Our wish and desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: those who profess to be Our friendsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: and Thy loved onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovestwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)
SE expanded to “by Thy Name”
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thy namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §151: into the heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thy Most Great Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “raised”, “grandeur”, “hoisted” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: arts and sciencesfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §589: the entire creationkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: knew that they did soprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: the whole creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
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 §40: have We commandedfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §475: and the affairskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: achievementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: upon Thy biddingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: brightnessfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §530: risenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: effulgent splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: and by them Who are the Dayspringstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
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 §39: by their lightfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §676: the light ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: traditions establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §661: Thou didst illuminetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My lightwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §563: before the face ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: to cause them to turn their facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
SE expanded to “to send down”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: hath not sent downgleaningsGWB §379: have been set downkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: that have streamed forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: to send downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: for that which perisheth
SE expanded to “are wholly devoted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: such as are devotedfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §572: Disencumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: with the sincere in heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: those who are wholly devoted to Thy Selfthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purestwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: pure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the oppressedfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §200: My servantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: His people?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: of the Adored Onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: even as a slave
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: virtuegleaningsGWB §71: the righteouskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: preferableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: the Unrestrainedwill-and-testamentW&T §27: benevolentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §592: Unrestrained
This form usually rendered as “grant”, “let”, “"consecrate” (22 occurrences)
grant 23% let 15% “consecrate 8% imagine 8% knit 8% strengthen 8% single 8% “dye 8% enable 8% cause 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: “Consecratefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §51: thou hast been madekitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: unspeakableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: made Himtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then makewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
truth 60% truthfulness 20% truthful 4% truly 4% uprightness 2% hath 2% undoubted 2% manifest 2% sincerity 2% justly 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: truthgleaningsGWB §39: speak the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: who shall bear witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: to acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: with absolute sinceritywill-and-testamentW&T §7: acquiescedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: if thou art one of the truthfulgleaningsGWB §100: speaketh the truth
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “thou”, “which” (55 occurrences)
SE expanded to “in Thy presence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: from MegleaningsGWB §63: the things thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: handed down unto usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: such as stubbornly oppose Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §54: inimicalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: possessions
SE expanded to “in Whose hands”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: handgleaningsGWB §658: at the hands ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: his doorwill-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The handgleaningsGWB §465: your mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: unto the KinggleaningsGWB §425: Supreme Ordainerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: this material universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §719: the kingdom oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: My sacred realmwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: Kingdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thingsgleaningsGWB §161: to all created things.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: aughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: The will of the most resolute of mentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
