Prayers and Meditations — §151
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 151 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِلى أُفُقِ أَلْطافِكَ، قَدِّرْ لِيْ يا إِلهِي ما يَنْبَغِيْ لِعَظَمَتِكَ وَأَيِّدْني فِيْ تَبْلِيغِ أَمْرِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ يَقُومُ بِهِ أَهْلُ القُبُورِ راكِضِينَ إِلَيْكَ وَمُتَوَكِّلِينَ عَلَيْكَ وَناظِرِينَ إِلى أُفُقِ أَمْرِكَ وَمَشْرِقِ وَحْيِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Do Thou destine for me, O my God, what becometh the greatness of Thy majesty, and assist me, by Thy strengthening grace, so to teach Thy Cause that the dead may speed out of their sepulchers, and rush forth towards Thee, trusting wholly in Thee, and fixing their gaze upon the orient of Thy Cause, and the dawning-place of Thy Revelation.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “horizon”, “dayspring”, “above” (100 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: worldfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §286: worksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: the all-highest horizonthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Supreme HorizongleaningsGWB §629: Thy realm of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: of the Dayspring
This form usually rendered as “power”, “ordained”, “ordain” (182 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the Lord of Strengthfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §426: of His sovereigntykitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: omnipotenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: powerful andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: Me at the hands ofgleaningsGWB §466: against Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: the worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thatgleaningsGWB §167: the Exalted
This form usually rendered as “behooveth”, “beseemeth”, “befitteth” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: It behoovethgleaningsGWB §570: it beseemkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: behoovethgleaningsGWB §492: as befitteth thy stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: meetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemly
SE expanded to “greatness of Thy majesty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: Most Great RevelationgleaningsGWB §43: and overpowering majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: graveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §481: excessive riches
aid 36% assist 24% strengthened 8% assisted 8% enable 4% strengthen 4% hath 4% graciously 4% hast 4% confirmeth 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aidgleaningsGWB §729: graciously assistprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: hast aided methe-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee inwill-and-testamentW&T §26: Give them Thy graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: assistgleaningsGWB §112: to enableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: be assisted
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%
SE rendered تَبْلِيغِ (tablígh), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), يَقُومُ (yaqúm), أَهْلُ (ʾahl), القُبُورِ (al-qubúr) as “teach, Thy Cause, speed, the dead, sepulchers”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §214: stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: unworthythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §408: honor destinedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: my glory
This form usually rendered as “arise”, “stand”, “may” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: that they may shakefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §118: consummatekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: people,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: to make us steadfasttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of its peoplegleaningsGWB §151: were destitute of all learningkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: into the divine mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: people ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: all the peoples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: tombskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the graveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: sepulcherstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal gravesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: sepulchreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: speed outepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: their tombskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the tomb
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: reliance upon HimgleaningsGWB §489: and put their confidenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: trusting whollytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Relythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trustepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: placed My whole trustgleaningsGWB §246: have I placed My trustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: I have placed my
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: the realmsfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §666: manifestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My effulgence
وَحْيِكَ،
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: RevelationgleaningsGWB §583: inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: Thy purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Divine RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: sent downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of RevelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelation
