Prayers and Meditations — §148
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 148 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَسُفَرائُكَ، 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
SE rendered وَسُفَرائُكَ، (wasufaráʾuka،), رَبِّ (rabb), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “Lord, I beseech Thee”
messengers 75% ministers 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: EmbassygleaningsGWB §581: wayfarerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: separationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: of Thy Messengersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: recommendationsgleaningsGWB §469: ministrykitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: Gospelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: Thy Messengers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your LordgleaningsGWB §279: their Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: the vassaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: I have nurtured
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §179: entreatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §592: be askedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: I beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, that
SE expanded to “by Thy Name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: all namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §286: tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: through Thy most resplendent Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven
SE expanded to “Thou hast made”
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 §132: Dawning-Placesfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §4: and the Dayspringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: can never hope to recognizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: hath shone forthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
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 §56: Peacefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §366: a Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: features of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: at Thy biddingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the effulgencesfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §383: of the glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: from poletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the lightthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: radiance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspirationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: didst inspireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §662: inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thine inspirationgleaningsGWB §635: will inspire
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: All-Powerfulfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §548: hath been fixedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: indomitable strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: by the powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
SE rendered إِلْهامِكَ (ʾilhámik), تُقَدِّرَ (tuqaddir), لِهذا (lihdhá), المَظْلُومِ (al-maẓlúm), وَأَحِبَّتِكَ (waʾaḥibbatik) as “inspiration, for this, wronged One, and for them that are dear to Thee”
وَأَحِبَّتِكَ
literal: love; beloved; beloved ones
This form usually rendered as “loved”, “love”, “all” (32 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and for them that are dear to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: desirefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §697: of utmost kindlinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: myprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: is the good pleasuretablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: best beloved
This form usually rendered as “behooveth”, “beseemeth”, “befitteth” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: behoovethgleaningsGWB §570: it beseemkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: meetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: It behoovethgleaningsGWB §492: as befitteth thy stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemly
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “befitteth”, “unto” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Commander of the FaithfulgleaningsGWB §43: His Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: Himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: readythe-hidden-wordsHW §136: the holy Presencewill-and-testamentW&T §38: “His Holinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: his honor, AzimgleaningsGWB §210: thou reachest
giver 50% all-bountiful 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: give tributegleaningsGWB §355: describekitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: goodly giftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: hast bestowed upon methe-hidden-wordsHW §3: giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: door of Thy favorgleaningsGWB §479: He bestowethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: give
all-knowing 73% omniscient 8% knower 5% knoweth 3% god 3% aware 2% understanding 2% discerning 2% himself 2% all-wise 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: all peoplefire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §304: worlds of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: their religious leadersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: all thetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
