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 عَلَ
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
SE expanded to “Praised be Thou”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: Everything celebratethgleaningsGWB §80: cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: these grievous “veils of glory,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: Exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thou
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: Cause of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §39: thy questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §467: Find outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseecheth
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “by them who”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have circledgleaningsGWB §424: circlingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: revolvethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: hath been made to circletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §8: fierce stormepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: circlethgleaningsGWB §20: its faithful followers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: timesgleaningsGWB §499: Consideringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: What “oppression” isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: continuallytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: throne on highgleaningsGWB §51: the seatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Celestial Throneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: throne ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: pillar ofgleaningsGWB §707: of the Throne abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: “behind the Throne.”
SE expanded to “of Thy will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: pleasethgleaningsGWB §295: to anything whateverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thou hast desiredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: to do
atmosphere 38% heights 19% heaven 10% firmament 5% immensity 5% limitless 5% heavens 5% wisdom 5% sublimities 5% wings 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: by their own capricesfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §450: their corrupt desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Inmost Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: prompted by their desiresthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the atmosphere
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: desiregleaningsGWB §550: determinethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: whatsoever Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: have fallen upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §8: the gracious willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: that which pleaseth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: erefire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §189: would have gladly kissedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: formerlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: deigned to accepttablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE expanded to “with all their affections”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: thrown into confusiongleaningsGWB §363: awaitethkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: in the heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: the soulsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: transformed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: above the horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §385: the realmsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: of Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the worldgleaningsGWB §693: dayspringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: horizon of Thy grace
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
SE expanded to “of Thy Revelation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of RevelationgleaningsGWB §583: inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: inspiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Divine RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: sent downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelation
SE expanded to “and the Dayspring”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: andfire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §226: appearedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: brightness
SE expanded to “of Thine inspiration”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §662: inspirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §635: will inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: didst inspiregleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspiration
SE expanded to “and the Dawning-Place”
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Source of all lightfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §161: revealkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: livesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: the Fountainhead of alltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
SE expanded to “of Thy names”
aid 33% assist 15% unity 11% concord 9% graciously 7% may 7% thou 7% fellowship 4% unitedly 4% strengthen 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: to graciously assist themgleaningsGWB §601: fellowshipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: correspondprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: assist themwill-and-testamentW&T §53: unfailing helpepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: fittethgleaningsGWB §395: perfect fellowshipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: leagued themselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: His servantsfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §520: among menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: No manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: unto Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant
SE rendered تُوَفِّقَ (túaffiq), عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak), عَلَ (ʿal) as “aid, Thy servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: Supremefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §505: Supremely loftykitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: pre-eminentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: and upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: concourse on high
