Prayers and Meditations — §123
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 123 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الأَبْهى بِأَنْ تُعَرِّفَ أَهْلَ البَهآءِ ما قَدَّرْتَ لَهُمْ ثُمَّ احْفَظْهُمْ فِيْ حِصْنِ وِلايَتِكَ وَسُرادِقِ عِصْمَتِكَ لِئَلاَّ يَظْهَرَ مِنْهُمْ ما يَخْتَلِفُ بِهِ عِبادُكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ فَاجْمَعْهُمْ عَلَى شاطِئِ هذا البَحْرِ الَّذِيْ كُلُّ قَطْرَةٍ مِنْهُ تُنادِيْ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللّهُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنَا العَزِيزُ الحَكِيمُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by Thy most effulgent Name, to acquaint my people with the things Thou didst destine for them. Do Thou, then, preserve them within the stronghold of Thy guardianship and the tabernacle of Thine unerring protection, lest through them may appear what will divide Thy servants. Assemble them, O my Lord, on the shores of this Ocean, every drop of which proclaimeth Thee to be God, besides Whom there is none other God, the All-Glorious, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: LordsgleaningsGWB §218: the Lord, thy Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: the Lord thy Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: supremacytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of your Lord
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: inquiregleaningsGWB §259: questionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: problemsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: we implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beseechgleaningsGWB §260: ‘Askkitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: was questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to account
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), الأَبْهى (al-ʾabhى), تُعَرِّفَ (tuʿarrif) as “my Lord, I beseech Thee, by Thy, most effulgent, to acquaint”
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: in the Most Great Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §299: those who are in the heavens andkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: in heaventablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
all-glorious 72% most 8% abhá 6% glory 6% effulgent 3% everlasting 1% resplendent 1% glorious 1% what 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: honoredfire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §234: and the brightness of His lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: most luminousthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: the Glory of God (Bahá)gleaningsGWB §288: of everlasting might
thou 42% unacquainted 11% make 11% couldst 5% recognition 5% truth 5% appreciate 5% acquaint 5% reveal 5% inscrutable 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: apprehendedgleaningsGWB §312: to the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: such knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: of the knowledge of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy knowledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: them who are enduedfire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §58: “Put awaykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: that deserveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: unto the followerstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
SE rendered تُعَرِّفَ (tuʿarrif), أَهْلَ (ʾahl), البَهآءِ (al-baháʾ), قَدَّرْتَ (qaddart) as “to acquaint, my people, Thou didst destine for”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §207: the glory of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: My soulthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §661: of Glory
SE expanded to “Thou didst destine for”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: Potentfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §138: have been foreordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: nowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: Thou hast, according to Thy decree, reservedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are notthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: be in thy power
SE expanded to “Do Thou, then, preserve”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: protectgleaningsGWB §525: to safeguardkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: attempt to savetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §112: sanctuary
stronghold 55% fortress-town 10% within 10% tower 7% fortress 7% captivity 3% sanctuary 3% bulwark 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the strongholdgleaningsGWB §594: a tower of strengthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: married manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Sanctuarythe-hidden-wordsHW §10: My strongholdwill-and-testamentW&T §10: secretepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: fortressgleaningsGWB §490: a stronghold
guardianship 50% sovereignty 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: order of the MawlavisgleaningsGWB §679: courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: provincesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: falleth shortthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: chosen onesgleaningsGWB §123: His chosen Ones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the TabernaclesgleaningsGWB §34: the veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: tabernaclestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: pavilionwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the PaviliongleaningsGWB §661: within the Tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: Thy Tabernacle
SE expanded to “Thine unerring protection”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: dishonorgleaningsGWB §591: an inviolable securitykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: purityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: of Thine unerring protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §17: guidanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of mine integritygleaningsGWB §246: will I cleave
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: in the night-seasongleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: nightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the night-seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a night
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (75 occurrences)
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 §7: would remain unknownfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §411: utterkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: have been made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: the Author of alltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: outwardly it
This form usually rendered as “will” (1 occurrences)
divers 20% contrary 20% behind 14% differences 14% discord 8% differ 5% difference 5% strife 5% various 4% oppose 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: capitalgleaningsGWB §349: the disturbanceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divergencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: will dividewill-and-testamentW&T §17: hath opposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: contrary togleaningsGWB §189: in conflict withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: of the enemy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: these servantsfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §387: those that serve Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §676: upon Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: His servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: great numbergleaningsGWB §317: any object whatsoeverkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: these peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: as they have been leaguedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §19: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: crowded
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: shoregleaningsGWB §684: towards its shoreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: from the shoresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: the shorestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: strandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: sidegleaningsGWB §656: the oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: shores of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: oceangleaningsGWB §15: floodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: of every seawill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of the oceangleaningsGWB §51: the rushing waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billows
SE rendered البَحْرِ (al-baḥr), قَطْرَةٍ (qaṭrahin), تُنادِيْ (tunádí), بِأَنَّكَ (biʾannak) as “Ocean, proclaimeth, Thee to be God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: regionsgleaningsGWB §261: abroadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: single dropprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: of the dropepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: landsgleaningsGWB §581: dewdropprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: throughout Thy dominionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: drop
This form usually rendered as “calleth”, “calling”, “crieth” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: calleth aloudfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §654: the Voice that criethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: criedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: to Thy Calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: voice
This form usually rendered as “god”, “lord”, “thou” (204 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Whom there is none”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §189: God is my witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the God oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
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 §183: true glorygleaningsGWB §115: invinciblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: Thy glory beareth me witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: the glory
