Prayers and Meditations — §212

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 212 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْئَلُكَ بِمَجْدِكَ العَظِيمِ وَاسْمِكَ القَدِيمِ بِأَنْ تُؤَيِّدَ أَحِبَّائَكَ عَلَى نُصرَتِكَ ثُمَّ اجْعَلْهُمْ فِي كُلِّ الأَحْوالِ ناظِرًا إِلى وَجْهِكَ ثُمَّ اكْتُبْ لَهُمْ ما تَفْرَحُ بِهِ القُلُوبُ وَتَقَرُّ بِهِ العُيُونُ،

Shoghi Effendi Translation

I implore Thee, O my Lord, by Thy surpassing majesty and Thine Ancient Name, to enable Thy loved ones to assist Thee. Direct, then, continually their faces towards Thy face, and write down for them what will cause all hearts to exult and all eyes to be gladdened.

Translation Notes

أَسْئَلُكَ

ʾasʾaluk s-ʾ-l

literal: ask; ask/beseech

SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِمَجْدِكَ (bimajdik) as “my Lord, by Thy surpassing majesty”

beseech 47% implore 28% entreat 15% beg 4% pray 3% ask 1% moreover 1% nevertheless 1% deal 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseech gleaningsGWB §157: shall not be asked kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: questioners prayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: beseech Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: ask gleaningsGWB §323: for any man to question his Lord kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Thee prayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: Thee

بِمَجْدِكَ

bimajdik m-j-d → “by thy surpassing majesty”

literal: glory; glory, majesty; to glorify

SE expanded to “by Thy surpassing majesty”

majesty 75% most 13% glory 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: Glory gleaningsGWB §665: and glorifying your action kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: great glory.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §509: Thy glory epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: My glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: of Thy majesty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: in His most great glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §57: majesty

العَظِيمِ

al-ʿaẓím ʿ-ẓ-m

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِمَجْدِكَ (bimajdik), العَظِيمِ (al-ʿaẓím), وَاسْمِكَ (wásmik) as “my Lord, by Thy surpassing majesty, and Thine Ancient Name”

great 42% most 20% mighty 13% grievous 11% immense 5% dire 2% sublime 2% glorious 2% infinite 2% azim 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Azim gleaningsGWB §722: so bountiful kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: of heavenly majesty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: in my body the-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteous will-and-testamentW&T §7: atrocious epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy majesty

وَاسْمِكَ

wásmik s-m-w → “and thine ancient name”

literal: name; names

SE expanded to “and Thine Ancient Name”

name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: is His name fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §374: into the heavens kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: of Thy shadowing Name tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

القَدِيمِ

al-qadím q-d-m

literal: ancient; eternity

SE rendered بِمَجْدِكَ (bimajdik), العَظِيمِ (al-ʿaẓím), وَاسْمِكَ (wásmik), القَدِيمِ (al-qadím), تُؤَيِّدَ (tuʾayyid), أَحِبَّائَكَ (ʾaḥibbáʾak) as “by Thy surpassing majesty, and Thine Ancient Name, to enable, Thy loved ones”

ancient 75% \‘the 5% which 5% enduring 5% eternal 5% past 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: Him Who is the Ancient of Days fire-tabletFire §1: the Most Ancient gleaningsGWB §684: steps kitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: immortality prayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: the past tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presence the-hidden-wordsHW §35: thee will-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted

تُؤَيِّدَ

tuʾayyid ʾ-y-d → “to enable” Distinctive

literal: support; come; strengthen

This form usually rendered as “assist”, “aid”, “graciously” (12 occurrences)

assist 25% aid 25% graciously 17% help 8% enable 8% thou 8% may 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aid gleaningsGWB §478: and would strengthen thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: step forth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: graciously aid the-hidden-wordsHW §130: nor enter will-and-testamentW&T §53: Grace epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: aid them gleaningsGWB §101: We strengthened

أَحِبَّائَكَ

ʾaḥibbáʾak ḥ-b-b → “thy loved ones”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

SE expanded to “Thy loved ones”

loved 51% dear 16% who 12% love 7% all 5% servants 5% friends 2% upon 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: their love for Thee fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §629: Thy loved ones kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: their heart’s desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: is the good pleasure tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §20: a beloved will-and-testamentW&T §6: their

نُصرَتِكَ

nuṣratik n-ṣ-r

literal: help; victory

SE rendered تُؤَيِّدَ (tuʾayyid), أَحِبَّائَكَ (ʾaḥibbáʾak), نُصرَتِكَ (nuṣratik), اجْعَلْهُمْ (ijʿalhum) as “to enable, Thy loved ones, then, continually”