Prayers and Meditations — §256
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 256 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِذًا أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهِي بِكَ وَبِهِمْ بِأَنْ تُرْسِلَ عَنْ يَمِينِ فَضْلِكَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الأَكْوانِ ما يُطَهِّرُهُمْ عَنِ العِصْيانِ وَيَجْعَلُهُمْ خالِصينَ لِوَجْهِكَ يا مَنْ بِيَدِكَ مَلَكُوتُ الإِحْسانِ لِيَقُوْمُنَّ كُلٌّ عَلَى أَمْرِكَ وَيَنْقَطِعُنَّ عَمَّا دُونَكَ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيزُ المُخْتارُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, therefore, by Thyself and by Them, to send down, from the right hand of the throne of Thy grace, upon all that dwell on earth, that which shall wash them from the stain of their trespasses against Thee, and cause them to become wholly devoted to Thy Self, O Thou in Whose hand is the source of all gifts, that they may all arise to serve Thy Cause, and may detach themselves entirely from all except Thee. Thou art the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Unrestrained.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: praygleaningsGWB §467: wert thou to inquire of themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: truthsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beseechgleaningsGWB §300: questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: problemsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: we implore Thee
This form usually rendered as “god”, “divine”, “lord” (900 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §224: that are known to none except Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: Lord my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
messengers 24% apostle 23% messenger 14% sent 13% send 8% apostles 5% messengership 4% entrusted 4% hath 3% prophet 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: transmittedgleaningsGWB §107: the Messengers of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: Prophethoodprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: the Prophetstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: the Prophet Himself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: rightgleaningsGWB §192: my right handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: the right hand sideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: to the right handwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the right handgleaningsGWB §128: to draw nighkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: on the right hand
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy gracegleaningsGWB §406: of His gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: the most distinguishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: and loving-kindnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
أَهْلِ
literal: people; people/folk; people/inhabitants
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (284 occurrences)
SE expanded to “that dwell on earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of them that occupyfire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §172: O people of Bahákitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: the hand of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and my kindredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
SE expanded to “that which shall”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: be thougleaningsGWB §469: might actkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: of allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thou didsttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: My essence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: be sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §155: recoveredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: will wash usthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cleansedgleaningsGWB §195: innocentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: didst sanctify
sins 21% sin 14% trespasses 14% sinfulness 7% transgressed 7% perversity 7% evil 7% iniquity 7% wicked 7% transgressions 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: transgressedfire-tabletFire §35: singleaningsGWB §491: did We rebel against theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: rebelled.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: of our transgressionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: rebellionwill-and-testamentW&T §58: obeyethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my rebelliousness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: hath made theefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §699: regardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: appointprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: to aid metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
SE expanded to “become wholly devoted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: purefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §537: the very truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: with the sincere in heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §299: whosoever is wholly devoted unto Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purestwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: are wholly devoted to Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: to set myself towards Theefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §285: realitieskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §808: whose facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
SE expanded to “in Whose hand is”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: with the handsgleaningsGWB §508: into your handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: mewill-and-testamentW&T §16: the Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §475: to the mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the LordgleaningsGWB §595: the Ancient Kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and their kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: heaven
This form usually rendered as “favour”, “which”, “bounties” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: good deedsgleaningsGWB §552: endkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: Thy bountywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the most excellent titlesgleaningsGWB §473: Be bounteouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: favour
SE expanded to “they may all arise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: so greatfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §381: this privilegekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: In another senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: violentlytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
SE expanded to “serve Thy Cause”
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
وَيَنْقَطِعُنَّ
literal: detachment; detached; severed
SE expanded to “may detach themselves”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: rid of all attachmentgleaningsGWB §4: fail to do justice tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: be stayedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: hath rid himselftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §3: highway robbersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: detachmentgleaningsGWB §381: renounced
SE expanded to “all except Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: except TheegleaningsGWB §6: besides Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: all except Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: none other but HimgleaningsGWB §535: all else but Me
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: the glorygleaningsGWB §684: most potentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: and powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: my Strengthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §224: goodlykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: preferableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: good thingwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: best advantagegleaningsGWB §183: He hath drained to its dregs
