Prayers and Meditations — §104
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 104 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
لِئَلاَّ تُخَوِّفَهُمْ جُنُودُ الَّذِينَ أَعْرَضُوا عَنْكَ لِيَتَّبِعُوكَ فِيْ ما ظَهَرَ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ وَأَيِّدْهُمْ عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ وَتَبْلِيغِ أَمْرِكَ بِالحِكْمَةِ وَالبَيانِ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ سَمَّيْتَ نَفْسَكَ بِالَّرحْمنِ، وَاقْضِ لِي يا إِلهِي وَلِمَنْ أَرادَكَ ما يَنْبَغِي لِعُلُوِّ جَلالِكَ وَسُمُوِّ إِجْلالِكَ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ الغَفُورُ الرَّحِيْمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Strengthen Thou, O my Lord, the hearts of them that love Thee, that they may not be affrighted by the hosts of the infidels that are turned back from Thee, but may follow Thee in whatsoever hath been revealed by Thee. Aid them, moreover, to remember and to praise Thee, and to teach Thy Cause with eloquence and wisdom. Thou art He Who hath called Himself the Most Merciful. Ordain, then, O my God, for me and for whosoever hath sought Thee what beseemeth the excellence of Thy glory and the greatness of Thy majesty. No God is there but Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.
Translation Notes
SE rendered لِئَلاَّ (liʾalál), تُخَوِّفَهُمْ (tukhawwifahum), جُنُودُ (junúd) as “affrighted, hosts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: nightgleaningsGWB §492: in the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the night seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: the nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: nightsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: in the daytime
This form usually rendered as “affrighted”, “unmoved” (2 occurrences)
affrighted 50% unmoved 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: full of feargleaningsGWB §532: Walk ye in thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: timidityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: their fearthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: fearest thouepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: fear notgleaningsGWB §584: who shall be afraidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: unmoved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: of HostsgleaningsGWB §434: nationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: Our hostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: all the hostswill-and-testamentW&T §1: by the Hostsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: aided by the hostsgleaningsGWB §169: through the powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: warrior
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
SE rendered تُخَوِّفَهُمْ (tukhawwifahum), جُنُودُ (junúd), الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín), أَعْرَضُوا (ʾaʿraḍúá), عَنْكَ (ʿank), لِيَتَّبِعُوكَ (líattabiʿúk) as “affrighted, hosts, that are turned back, from, follow”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: turned away fromgleaningsGWB §536: your repudiationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: refrainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: cavil attablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: oppose and protestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: turneth you aside
This form usually rendered as “recognizing” (2 occurrences)
concerning 10% whatsoever 10% beyond 10% well 10% fear 10% all 10% entering 10% behind 10% recognizing 10% above 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: from whatsoevergleaningsGWB §572: of all attachment toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §28: and beyondprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: from recognizing Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: togleaningsGWB §532: fear of God
follow 46% followed 13% following 7% walk 7% observe 7% followeth 4% observed 4% observance 4% have 4% successive 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: followgleaningsGWB §476: walkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: borne allegianceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §808: and whotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: compassedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: followestgleaningsGWB §521: your firm adherence
SE expanded to “hath been revealed”
hath 42% appeared 17% manifested 9% revealed 9% made 8% have 4% fulfilled 4% uncovered 4% perpetrated 2% back 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: remainfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §112: manifold revelationskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: Thou hasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
thee 38% thou 21% mouth 8% presence 8% possessions 5% possessest 5% possess 5% which 5% dost 3% things 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: MegleaningsGWB §239: all ye possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: inspired by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: in Thy presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §47: in the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: presencegleaningsGWB §607: according to the estimate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aidgleaningsGWB §729: graciously assistprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: assist methe-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee inwill-and-testamentW&T §26: Give them Thy graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: assistgleaningsGWB §478: strengthenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: be assisted
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
praise 46% celebrate 9% virtues 9% extol 9% celebrating 7% glorify 6% extolling 6% magnifying 4% muse 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: secondgleaningsGWB §396: magnifykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: Thy virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §117: praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: Thou beholdest howepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebration
teach 41% teaching 12% disseminate 6% propagation 6% proclaiming 6% taught 6% purpose 6% duty 6% proclaim 6% delivered 6%
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §239: the commandmentkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: at Whose biddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: Thy wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause
wisdom 46% law 20% hath 6% divine 6% all 4% commandment 4% commandments 4% authority 4% judgment 4% injunction 4%
utterance 53% bayán 17% eloquence 6% glorification 6% utterances 6% ornament 3% articulate 3% time 3% speak 3% give 3%
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “conferred”, “himself” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: by Thy most glorious NamegleaningsGWB §39: matter of nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: in the name ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy namesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: conferred upon theegleaningsGWB §670: through the potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thy namesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: in the name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: whomgleaningsGWB §305: thy proper selfkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: the breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and to glorify Thine Essencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §35: loving-kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: infinite mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: of Thine all-encompassing mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: hath power overgleaningsGWB §615: unto themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: aloudthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §635: and encompassed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §560: iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §148: this God-given
SE expanded to “and for whosoever”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the feet of the erringfire-tabletFire §45: with hategleaningsGWB §698: theirkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: “Whoso sayethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: all the denizenswill-and-testamentW&T §2: after myepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: all
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: hath soughtgleaningsGWB §532: What I have wishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: Ever-Desiredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: We desiregleaningsGWB §246: He hath wished
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: aidgleaningsGWB §570: it beseemkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: meetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §656: as it befittethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemly
This form usually rendered as “loftiness”, “glory”, “sublime” (43 occurrences)
loftiness 27% glory 9% sublime 9% lofty 9% excellence 9% transcendent 9% heights 9% inaccessible 9% all-glorious 5% high-minded 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §656: Thy highnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: great their name.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: Thy majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: His glorygleaningsGWB §546: grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: God—glorifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: majesty and
This form usually rendered as “sublimity”, “exaltation”, “transcendent” (28 occurrences)
sublimity 27% exaltation 13% transcendent 13% sublime 7% noble 7% advancement 7% exalt 7% all-highest 7% exalted 7% greatness 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: any namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §627: of Thy nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: and heaventablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the Ever-Forgivingfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §569: ask forgivenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: cause Thee to forgivewill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: PardonergleaningsGWB §463: forgiven
