Prayers and Meditations — §168
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 168 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
بِاسْمِكَ فِيْ مَلَكُوتِ أَسْمائِكَ وَرَبَّيْتَهُ تَحْتَ جَناحِ فَضْلِكَ وَأَلْطافِكَ، إِذًا تَراهُ مُسْرِعًا إِلى شَطْرِ مَواهِبِكَ وَراكِضًا إِلَيكَ طَلَبًا لِعَطائِكَ، زَيِّنْهُ يا إِلهِي بِرِدآءِ مَكْرُمَتِكَ وَثَوْبِ جُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ لِيَجِدَنَّ مِنْهُ الأَشْيآءُ تَضَوُّعاتِ قَمِيصِ حُبِّكَ، ثُمَّ زَيِّنْ رَأْسَهُ بِإِكْلِيلِ ذِكْرِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ يَكُونُ مَعْرُوفًا بَيْنَ العِبادِ بِحُبِّكَ وَالاسْتِقامَةِ فِيْ أَمْرِكَ، ثُمَّ أَيِّدْهُ فِيْ كُلِّ الأَحْوالِ عَلَى نُصْرَتِكَ وَذِكْرِكَ وَثَنَائِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ، وَعِزَّتِكَ يا
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! This is Thy servant whom Thou hast in the kingdom of Thy names called by Thine own name, and whom Thou hast reared under the wings of Thy grace and favors. Thou seest him, therefore, hastening in the direction of Thy gifts, and rushing forth towards Thee seeking after Thy bounty. Attire him, O my God, with the mantle of Thy favor and the robe of Thy munificence and generosity, that all created things may perceive from him the sweet smell of the raiment of Thy love. Adorn, then, his head with the crown of Thy remembrance, in such wise that his fame may be noised abroad among Thy servants as one who loveth Thee and cleaveth steadfastly to Thy Cause. Assist him, moreover, at all times and under all conditions to help Thee and to remember Thee, and to extol Thy virtues amidst Thy creatures.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “called by Thine own name”
This form usually rendered as “nurtured”, “reared” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: nurturedgleaningsGWB §44: disciplinedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: educative influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: rearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: trainingwill-and-testamentW&T §21: edifyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: hath been brought upgleaningsGWB §17: education
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: wingsgleaningsGWB §63: on the wingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: humilityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §665: sinfultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: upon the wingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the wingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: steady wingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: on the
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: is puregleaningsGWB §122: subtlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: irreproachable and purest Symbolsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: and favorthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: attentivewill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: SubtilegleaningsGWB §100: discriminating
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou seestfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §703: findprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: Thou beholdest methe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: gazedgleaningsGWB §77: have appeared
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste yegleaningsGWB §656: I have made hastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swiftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: rush forwardthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §77: They hastenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: hastening
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: upper chambergleaningsGWB §638: yourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: North and SouthgleaningsGWB §635: thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §509: directionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: faces towardsgleaningsGWB §579: God’s sacred Court
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §477: hath favored theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: bountiful favorswill-and-testamentW&T §56: giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §195: All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: Generouswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bounty
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: other mattergleaningsGWB §362: pursuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my goalthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: if thou seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: askgleaningsGWB §556: the Object of his questkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: to pursue
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: decked withfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §719: have deckedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: hast adornedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: have been adornedgleaningsGWB §573: its apparelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: and didst attire
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §217: of the bountifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §286: by Thy graciousness and favorwill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: All-Bountiful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the recompensegleaningsGWB §312: rewardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: the Robetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: their garmentsthe-hidden-wordsHW §123: attireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: raimentgleaningsGWB §625: the mantleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: robe
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bounteousness”, “generosity” (63 occurrences)
bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §683: grace and bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: bounteousness and generositythe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: found thereinfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §93: universekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: non-existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: of human lifetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §4: the firm
SE expanded to “all created things”
This form usually rendered as “diffused”, “sweet” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §28: have been waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: were diffusedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §51: hath shedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §703: shed forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §232: hath been shed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Our loved onesfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §407: them that lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: astablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the mountain-topgleaningsGWB §163: I be beheadedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy headepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: topgleaningsGWB §163: my headepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: thine headgleaningsGWB §537: your headsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: head
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the mentiongleaningsGWB §372: awarekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: set forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: hath been mentionedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
SE expanded to “in such wise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §46: in such wisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: the manifold vicissitudesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neithergleaningsGWB §711: Such must be thy steadfastnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §41: Such are
SE rendered بِإِكْلِيلِ (biʾiklíl), ذِكْرِكَ (dhikrik), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), يَكُونُ (yakún), مَعْرُوفًا (maʿrúfan), العِبادِ (al-ʿibád) as “crown, remembrance, in such wise, be, noised abroad, servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: he, verily, hath beenfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §242: claim ye, then, tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: transcend the limitationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “known”, “right”, “recognized” (31 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: sweet savorsgleaningsGWB §286: such potencykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: well-knownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: and for the sweet savorstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: knoweth othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: and
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Adored Onefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §171: worshiperskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: have gathered and preyedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: Thy servants’tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §23: of the servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: positionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §506: another passagekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §194: station—the stationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: of the earthtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
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 §57: God assistkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: yieldthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: have I turnedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: the Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: aidedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: is their “Seal.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: may God assistkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: assistance of
SE expanded to “times and under all conditions”
times 30% conditions 15% under 15% all 10% continually 10% condition 5% state 5% circumstances 5% whatever 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: aboutgleaningsGWB §406: in close associationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: What “oppression” isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: by Thy strengthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: upholder andfire-tabletFire §47: championsgleaningsGWB §68: seekkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: for the triumphprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thou wilt aidwill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: helping
SE expanded to “extol Thy virtues”
praise 46% celebrate 9% virtues 9% extol 9% celebrating 7% glorify 6% extolling 6% magnifying 4% muse 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §321: createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: from celebrating Thy praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: secondgleaningsGWB §3: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: His praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorify
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: amongst His creaturesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §471: have We created youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: “rebirth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Creator
SE rendered وَثَنَائِكَ (wathanáʾik), خَلْقِكَ، (khalqika،), وَعِزَّتِكَ (waʿizzatik) as “extol Thy virtues, creatures”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: mightfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §387: His mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: pricelessthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy power
