Prayers and Meditations — §9
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 9 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنِيْ ثابِتًا عَلَى حُبِّكَ وَذِكْرِكَ، وَهذا ما أَسْتَطِيعُ عَلَيهِ، وَإنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ ما فِيْ نَفْسِيْ وَإنَّكَ أَنْتَ العَلِيمُ الخبِيرُ، أَيْ رَبِّ لا تَحْرِمْنِي مِنْ بَوارِقِ أَنْوارِ وَجْهِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ اسْتَضَاءَ الآفاقُ، لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيزُ الغَفَّارُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I entreat Thee to enable me to cleave steadfastly to Thy Love and Thy remembrance. This is, verily, within my power, and Thou art the One that knoweth all that is in me. Thou, in truth, art knowing, apprised of all. Deprive me not, O my Lord, of the splendors of the light of Thy face, whose brightness hath illuminated the whole world. No God is there beside Thee, the Most Powerful, the All-Glorious, the Ever-Forgiving.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I entreat Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I beseech TheegleaningsGWB §506: and shall be called to accountkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: seekepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: askinggleaningsGWB §300: questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: questionersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Deal
SE rendered أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), تَجْعَلَنِيْ (tajʿalaní), ثابِتًا (thábitan), حُبِّكَ (ḥubbik) as “I entreat Thee, cleave steadfastly, Thy Love”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: adornethfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §157: hath been made by Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: those images whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: to grant that we may be numberedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe thyself therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
ثابِتًا
literal: established; establish; affirmation
This form usually rendered as “established”, “firmly”, “confirmed” (47 occurrences)
established 27% firmly 19% confirmed 12% steadfast 12% establish 8% firm 8% incontestable 4% indisputably 4% immovable 4% establisheth 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: be demonstratedgleaningsGWB §615: vindicationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: insertedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: Make steadfast Thouthe-hidden-wordsHW §124: writ and recordedwill-and-testamentW&T §2: stood fast and firmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: establish
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: prizedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §410: the loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: His beloved Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §259: and them that love metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thine ownwill-and-testamentW&T §38: that love
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: citegleaningsGWB §309: regardedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: the words of praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: such an attempttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
This form usually rendered as “within” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: ye cannotgleaningsGWB §458: succeedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: obeyed.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: they would assuredly have no power over metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: never shall be ablethe-hidden-wordsHW §72: canstwill-and-testamentW&T §17: through obedience toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: “Willingly
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “knowest”, “well” (54 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: all menfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §226: all earthly defilementskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: truly knowethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: known unto metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE rendered وَإنَّكَ (waʾinnak), تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam), نَفْسِيْ (nafsí), وَإنَّكَ (waʾinnak), العَلِيمُ (al-ʿalím) as “and, knoweth, knowing”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: My truegleaningsGWB §194: from yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: such a personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §411: Thy praisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: by God
all-informed 43% all-wise 14% who 14% informed 9% all-knowing 6% omniscient 3% understanding 3% observant 3% all-perceiving.”… 3% all-wise.” 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: OmniscientgleaningsGWB §280: All-Knowingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: the text of established traditionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: apprisedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: Tellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: “I announcegleaningsGWB §720: He Who is the All-Knowing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: His DivinegleaningsGWB §218: the Lord, thy Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: ‘Our Lord is God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thine overruling providencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Lord
SE expanded to “Deprive me not”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: deprivethgleaningsGWB §35: habitationskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the habitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: keep backthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Sanctuary
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: flashgleaningsGWB §675: lightningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: swiftness of lightningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: brightnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: cupfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: telegraphgleaningsGWB §552: the swiftness of lightningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: swift as lightning
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 §153: sunfire-tabletFire §48: and with the fire ofgleaningsGWB §667: with the flamekitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: resplendence of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: hath been made to shinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flamewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: set thy facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §370: stainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: who hath sought Thy facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: been illuminedfire-tabletFire §9: RadiancegleaningsGWB §532: its splendorkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: shiningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: to illuminatethe-hidden-wordsHW §48: and the lightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: chased away
SE expanded to “the whole world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Divinefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §347: Sacredkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: O Thou the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “the Most Powerful”
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Hast Thou decreed for mefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §163: With all their mightkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transcendent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §491: Thou hast decreedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: thy capacity
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 §640: of all temporal honor and worldly elevationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: By the glory of Thy might!tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: , thefire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §412: O Thou that forgivestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: forgivenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: for the exercise of Thy forgivenesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
