Prayers and Meditations — §151
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 151 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
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 “behooveth”, “beseemeth”, “must” (51 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: It behoovethgleaningsGWB §481: ill beseemethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: becomethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: behoovethgleaningsGWB §638: That which beseemeth youkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and as beseemeth
لِعَظَمَتِكَ
literal: greatest; great; greatness
SE expanded to “greatness of Thy majesty, and”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of the GrandeurgleaningsGWB §621: bountifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: more exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §310: is immensethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: greatness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: to graciously assistgleaningsGWB §679: obtain admittance intokitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: will beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: Graciously assist methe-hidden-wordsHW §111: springwill-and-testamentW&T §13: may gatherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: may God assistgleaningsGWB §356: to strengthen thee with His power
SE expanded to “so to teach”
teach 40% propagation 10% proclaim 10% teaching 10% disseminate 5% have 5% duty 5% cause 5% purpose 5% delivered 5%
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 §242: the Royal commandfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §592: at His own behestkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: aughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: had been prescribedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: of My cause
SE rendered تَبْلِيغِ (tablígh), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), يَقُومُ (yaqúm) as “so to teach, Thy Cause, that, the dead may speed”
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: rankfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §567: low estatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: attentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the state
SE expanded to “dead may speed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: dependfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §67: bestir themselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: live, move, and have their beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: and arisentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
SE rendered شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), يَقُومُ (yaqúm), أَهْلُ (ʾahl), القُبُورِ (al-qubúr), راكِضِينَ (rákiḍín), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk) as “that, the dead may speed, rush forth, towards”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of its peoplefire-tabletFire §22: the SyriansgleaningsGWB §410: can such a man be said to have acted withkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: infidelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: that dwelltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
SE rendered شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), يَقُومُ (yaqúm), أَهْلُ (ʾahl), القُبُورِ (al-qubúr), راكِضِينَ (rákiḍín), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), وَمُتَوَكِّلِينَ (wamutawakkilín) as “that, the dead may speed, rush forth, towards, trusting wholly in”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: tombskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the graveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: sepulcherstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: gravesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: their tombskitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: those who are in their gravesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: sepulchreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the tomb
This form usually rendered as “rush” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have”, “put”, “confidence” (6 occurrences)
SE expanded to “trusting wholly in”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: put your trustgleaningsGWB §475: placeth his complete trustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: resign themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: in Thee have I placed my trusttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Relythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trustwill-and-testamentW&T §25: representepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: to put his reliance
SE expanded to “fixing their gaze”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: observefire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §200: eyekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: is still expectantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: my gaze hath been fixedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My place of revelation
This form usually rendered as “horizon”, “dayspring”, “above” (195 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the Most Sublime Horizonfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §296: all created thingskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the Realmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the day-springprayers-and-meditationsP&M §767: dwell on earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: all regions
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 §157: dayspringsfire-tabletFire §22: radiancegleaningsGWB §603: the lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: effulgent splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: and the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
وَحْيِكَ،
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: shall be revealedgleaningsGWB §583: Divine inspirationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of His RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: is being sent down unto theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: Thy purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of Revelation
