Prayers and Meditations — §201
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 201 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ يا خالِقَ الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمآءِ وَمُوجِدَ الأَشْيآءِ بِأَنْ تَجْذِبَ العِبادَ بِنَفَحاتِ قَمِيصِ وَحْيِكَ وَإِلْهامِكَ وَتُبَلِّغَهُمْ إِلى سُرادِقِ أَمْرِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ، لَمْ تَزَلْ كُنْتَ مُقْتَدِرًا بِقَيُّومِيَّتِكَ وَلا تَزالُ تَكُونُ مُتَعالِيًا بِسُلْطانِكَ وَأُلُوهِيَّتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art the Creator of earth and heaven and the Source of all things, to attract Thy servants through the fragrances of the Robe of Thine Inspiration and Thy Revelation, and to help them attain the Tabernacle of Thy behest and power. From eternity Thou wert by Thy transcendent might supreme over all things, and Thou wilt be exalted unto eternity in Thy Godhead and surpassing sovereignty.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: inquiregleaningsGWB §300: questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: was questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Dealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §259: questionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: the questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: art not asked
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: a creaturefire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §536: He Who shall continue to create themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: the world and all that is thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: Thou hadst createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: created youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: righteousness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Holy Landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §587: and all that are on the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: country
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §210: and heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: its peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: and Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “begetter”, “maker”, “creator” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: inhaledfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §95: Soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: This is evidenced byprayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: Sourcetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest findwill-and-testamentW&T §8: With
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: pleasethgleaningsGWB §536: losskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: that nothing whatsoevertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: attractfire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §653: fervorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: Enrapture my soulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: been enrapturedgleaningsGWB §708: eagernessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: and enrapture their hearts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the peoplefire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §255: such of His servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: the Adoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: before Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: ye worship
sweet 28% breezes 20% fragrances 16% breaths 13% breath 9% fragrance 9% ecstasy 1% vitalizing 1% assail 1% breeze 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the breezesgleaningsGWB §558: savorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: the fragranceswill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §28: fragranceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savours
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: Thou hast inspiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: is revealedgleaningsGWB §583: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: Inspireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §635: will inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thine inspirationgleaningsGWB §163: inspired meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: Inspire then my soul
SE expanded to “help them attain”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Such arefire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §634: Thou hast gained admittancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: recognitionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: So great istablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: messagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: bountifully
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the TabernaclesgleaningsGWB §656: the Tabernaclekitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: Thy Tabernacletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: pavilionwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the PaviliongleaningsGWB §661: within the Tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: Sanctuary
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 §160: by His all-compelling behestfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §480: the bounds of moderationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: any thingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: Thy bidding given ustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: My way
power 39% might 31% omnipotence 10% dominion 8% through 3% evidences 2% overpowering 2% greatness 2% hand 2% immensity 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: lieth in theefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §426: of His sovereigntykitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: preeminent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thine irrevocable purposetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: There is
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: declineth notgleaningsGWB §321: hath everlastingly existedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: dissipatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: wilt continue for evermorethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: perishethwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: glorygleaningsGWB §200: Ancient
This form usually rendered as “transcendent”, “all-compelling”, “own” (10 occurrences)
transcendent 30% all-compelling 20% own 10% unapproachable 10% compelling 10% sovereignty 10% dominion 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: risen up against Usfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §709: consecrate thyselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: its own stateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: that I may arisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Have thougleaningsGWB §213: Thou artkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: we have becomeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: can betablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §8: and I may
most 26% far 19% exalted 15% transcendent 7% glorious 7% inaccessible 7% immeasurably 7% all-highest 4% sublime 4% will 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: that samefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §171: perfectionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: which He hath revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and can aidtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
SE rendered تَزالُ (tazál), تَكُونُ (takún), مُتَعالِيًا (mutaʿáliyan), بِسُلْطانِكَ (bisulṭánik), وَأُلُوهِيَّتِكَ، (waʾulúhíhatika،) as “eternity, wilt be, exalted, Godhead”
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: by His sovereigntygleaningsGWB §536: Monarchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: that sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and my Kingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: with Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §182: of the Divine Spiritkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: Providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Who worshippeth no onetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
