Prayers and Meditations — §96
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 96 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ يا إِلهِي أَسْئَلُكَ بِالَّذِينَ طافُوا حَوْلَ عَرْشِ مَشِيَّتِكَ وَطارُوا فِيْ هَوآءِ إِرادَتِكَ وَأَقْبَلُوا بِقُلُوبِهِمْ إِلى أُفُقِ وَحْيِكَ وَمَشْرِقِ إِلْهامِكَ وَمَطْلَعِ أَسْمائِكَ بِأَنْ تُوَفِّقَ عِبادَكَ عَلَى ما أَمَرْتَهُمْ بِهِ فِيْ أَيَّامِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ يَظْهَرُ تَقْدِيسُ أَمْرِكَ بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ وَتَنْتَظِمُ أُمُورُ خَلْقِكَ وَمَمْلَكَتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praised be Thou, O my God! I beseech Thee by them who have circled round the throne of Thy will, and soared in the atmosphere of Thy good pleasure, and turned with all their affections towards the Horizon of Thy Revelation and the Dayspring of Thine inspiration, and the Dawning-Place of Thy names, to aid Thy servants to observe what Thou hast commanded them in Thy days—commandments through which the sacredness of Thy Cause will be demonstrated unto Thy servants and the affairs of Thy creatures and of Thy realm will be set aright.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §620: the Glorifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: “veils of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: Praised be Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: for the sake of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §449: God, the Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: our godsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I imploregleaningsGWB §467: wert thou to inquire of themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: I, therefore, beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: We entreatgleaningsGWB §214: implorekitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: such as have circledgleaningsGWB §406: they who livedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: gatheredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: and to circletablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: round which have circledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §24: peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Spot round which
This form usually rendered as “round”, “around”, “through” (36 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: And nowgleaningsGWB §44: intervenekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: as yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: came intablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §8: Now at this moment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: of the Mighty ThronegleaningsGWB §86: ruinskitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: of the Throne on highthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: pillar ofgleaningsGWB §118: realities ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: thrones
This form usually rendered as “will”, “through”, “purpose” (52 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to do what pleaseth TheegleaningsGWB §722: desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: Thou choosesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “atmosphere”, “heights”, “immensity” (37 occurrences)
atmosphere 48% heights 16% immensity 6% heavens 6% heaven 6% desire 3% firmament 3% limitless 3% precincts 3% sublimities 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: by their own capricesfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §467: in his waykitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: and manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: the wingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: spherethe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
SE rendered وَطارُوا (waṭárúá), هَوآءِ (hawáʾ), إِرادَتِكَ (ʾirádatik), وَأَقْبَلُوا (waʾaqbalúá), بِقُلُوبِهِمْ (biqulúbihim) as “Thy, soared, the, atmosphere, Thy good pleasure”
will 47% purpose 16% through 13% conformity 8% desire 5% operation 3% according 3% good 3% accordance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: of the willgleaningsGWB §267: nor Thy Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: Iprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: of Thy purposethe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: Shouldst thou seekgleaningsGWB §522: He willeth
This form usually rendered as “turned”, “have”, “set” (23 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by turning towards Himfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §548: face to facekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: who had turned their face towardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: by a companytablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: fraudulent dealingsgleaningsGWB §635: of thine heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: their mindsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: of the heartstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: souls
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: whole earthfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §629: Thy realmkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: dawning-placekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: realmsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the all-glorious Horizontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: this world
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: is revealedgleaningsGWB §290: is being sent down unto theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: RevelationgleaningsGWB §583: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: Thy purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: shall be revealed
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: shining forthfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §289: have risenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the light that shineththe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §635: will inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §662: will, no doubt, inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: didst inspiregleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: Inspire them
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Dawning-Placefire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §160: it appearethkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “first,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: hasten forthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
This form usually rendered as “names”, “most”, “titles” (34 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: exaltationfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §43: before His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: Thy Friendtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
aid 28% assist 14% graciously 12% thou 9% concord 9% may 9% unity 7% unanimously 5% fellowship 4% unitedly 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: assistgleaningsGWB §492: that He may graciously aid theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: favouredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: Thou wilt aid usthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aidwill-and-testamentW&T §7: in concertepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: concordgleaningsGWB §72: may fulfill
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: amongst menfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §465: a servantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of the peopleprayers-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 §64: Thy servant
SE rendered تُوَفِّقَ (túaffiq), عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak), أَمَرْتَهُمْ (ʾamartahum) as “Thine inspiration, and the Dawning-Place”
SE rendered أَمَرْتَهُمْ (ʾamartahum), أَيَّامِكَ (ʾayyámik) as “”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: their timegleaningsGWB §219: timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the “Dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: in this the daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: one day
may 16% shall 14% show 11% revealed 11% reveal 9% manifested 9% manifest 9% whom 7% will 7% revelation 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: sanctifygleaningsGWB §13: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immensely exalted aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: exalt it abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: My holinesswill-and-testamentW&T §5: angelicepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: have sanctified themselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy virtuesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §691: and the world of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: Thou the Shapertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy realmgleaningsGWB §280: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: of earthly existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: of the downtroddentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: My sacred realmwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: their possessions
