Prayers and Meditations — §118
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 118 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
عَلَى البَيانِ مِنْ أَهْلِ البَهآءِ الَّذِينَ رَكِبُوا عَلَى الفُلْكِ الحَمْرآءِ بِاسْمِكَ العَلِيِّ الأَعْلى إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Bless, O my God, those of the followers of the Bayán as have been numbered with the people of Bahá, who have entered within the Crimson Ark in Thy Name, the Most Exalted, the Most High. Thy might, verily, is equal to all things.
Translation Notes
utterance 53% bayán 17% eloquence 6% glorification 6% utterances 6% ornament 3% articulate 3% time 3% speak 3% give 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: all the peoplesgleaningsGWB §458: themkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: ye peoplesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: people ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: they that dwell
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “faith”, “splendor” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: glorygleaningsGWB §200: of Immortalityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: the brightest realitiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: lightsgleaningsGWB §661: of Gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: Thy Light
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: He WhogleaningsGWB §542: The generationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: and by Him Whomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: doubtersgleaningsGWB §524: that of your dependentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: Whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §676: He
SE expanded to “who have entered”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: ridinggleaningsGWB §467: followed his lustskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: have wroughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they have transgressedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: let the angelic spirits enterthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: committethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: commitgleaningsGWB §85: ye may desist from committing
SE rendered رَكِبُوا (rakibúá), الفُلْكِ (al-fulk), الحَمْرآءِ (al-ḥamráʾ), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), العَلِيِّ (al-ʿalíl), الأَعْلى (al-ʾaʿlى) as “who have entered, Crimson Ark, in Thy Name, the Most Exalted, the Most High”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: CrimsongleaningsGWB §337: Crimson Arkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: assesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: tingetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: most loftywill-and-testamentW&T §10: dyed crimsonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: and crimsonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: philosopher’s stone.”
SE expanded to “in Thy Name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: in the Most Great Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §591: His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: all other namestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven
SE expanded to “the Most Exalted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Treefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §611: Thykitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: by the exalted beings”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: far abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: concourse on high
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: created thingsgleaningsGWB §295: to anything whateverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: Thou choosesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: for whatsoever
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “most”, “strength” (70 occurrences)
almighty 38% most 29% strength 6% all-powerful 6% might 6% power 4% potent 4% art 2% god 2% all-subduing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Potent artfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §410: awhilekitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: Ponder for a momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: power oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
