Prayers and Meditations — §148
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 148 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ جَعَلْتَهُ مَطْلَعَ أَمْرِكَ وَمَشْرِقَ إِلْهامِكَ بِأَنْ تُقَدِّرَ لِهذا المَظْلُومِ وَأَحِبَّتِكَ ما يَنْبَغِي لِحَضْرَتِكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُعْطِي المُقْتَدِرُ العَلِيمُ الحَكِيمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, O my Lord, by Thy Name which Thou hast made to be the Dayspring of Thy Revelation and the Dawning-Place of Thine inspiration, to ordain for this wronged One and for them that are dear to Thee what becometh Thy loftiness. Thou, in very truth, art the All-Bountiful, the All-Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: LordgleaningsGWB §319: Educatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: “O God our Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: Thy Divine andtablet-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 §159: His Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beseechgleaningsGWB §112: I beseechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: problemsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: I moreover entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §489: be askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: truthsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Thee
SE expanded to “by Thy Name”
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 §222: of Hisfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §97: the realms abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: except as one who beareth Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “Thou hast made”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath ordainedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §157: hath been made by Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: and hath made Meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: hath been madetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe thyself therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
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 §109: flashethfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §52: the Manifestationkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §417: by Him Who is the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: such a thingfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §491: lawskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: those thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: and hast bidden themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: in no wise
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 §54: whose splendorfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §193: been generatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: the Eastsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §52: sheddeth its radiancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the light that shineththe-hidden-wordsHW §103: At many a dawnwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §635: will inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: didst inspireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §662: will, no doubt, inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: InspiregleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: Inspire then my soul
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: whilefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §546: Howkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: preeminent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §92: Thy might, in truth, is equaltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: hath been destined
SE rendered إِلْهامِكَ (ʾilhámik), تُقَدِّرَ (tuqaddir), لِهذا (lihdhá), المَظْلُومِ (al-maẓlúm), وَأَحِبَّتِكَ (waʾaḥibbatik) as “inspiration, ordain, this, wronged One, them that are dear”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: injusticefire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §594: in darknesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: violenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: the wrongs inflictedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: malevolenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: oppressive
SE expanded to “them that are dear”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: My love for Himfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §285: thy love for Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §413: for Thy saketablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §127: lovedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: “My foolish loved ones
This form usually rendered as “behooveth”, “beseemeth”, “must” (51 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: beseemeth themgleaningsGWB §620: would be unworthykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: the full measureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §544: paramount duty iskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and as beseemeth
لِحَضْرَتِكَ،
literal: presence; present; presence/holiness
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “highness”, “station” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: He (Moses)gleaningsGWB §43: His Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: God, Himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: bestowed by Thy highnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: in the holy presencewill-and-testamentW&T §7: His Majesty’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: in thy possessiongleaningsGWB §547: creatures
This form usually rendered as “great”, “giver”, “all-bounteous” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: the All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §472: hath chosen to bestow upon theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: withholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §382: Thy bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou hast givengleaningsGWB §464: bestowed upon Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: giftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: Thou didst bestow upon them
all-knowing 73% omniscient 9% all-wise 5% knower 4% god 3% knowing 2% knoweth 2% aware 1% understanding 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: priestsfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §228: Divine Standardkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: the leaders of religionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: such as have recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
