Prayers and Meditations — §27
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 27 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الأَعْظَمِ وَسُلْطانِكَ الأَقْدَمِ بِأَنْ تَنْظُرَ أَحِبَّتَكَ الَّذِينَ اضْطَرَبَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ فِيما وَرَدَ عَلَى مَظْهَرِ نَفْسِكَ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشاءُ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ العَلِيمُ الحَكِيمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I implore Thee, by Thy Most Great Name, and Thy most ancient sovereignty, to look upon Thy loved ones whose hearts have been sorely shaken by reason of the troubles that have touched Him Who is the Manifestation of Thine own Self. Powerful art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. Thou art, verily, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I implore Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §168: askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: truthsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: I moreover entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: inquiregleaningsGWB §259: questionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: was questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: I pray
SE expanded to “by Thy Most Great 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 §244: in his namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §352: all that are in heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: in Thy daystablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE rendered أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), الأَعْظَمِ (al-ʾaʿẓam), وَسُلْطانِكَ (wasulṭánik) as “I implore Thee, by Thy Most Great Name, Thy most ancient sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Most Great PrisongleaningsGWB §606: the Most Powerfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: more grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: immensethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §8: fierceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: grievous
SE expanded to “Thy most ancient sovereignty”
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 §193: King ofgleaningsGWB §163: through the potency of Thy mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: ascendencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §57: Authortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the kings
SE rendered وَسُلْطانِكَ (wasulṭánik), الأَقْدَمِ (al-ʾaqdam), تَنْظُرَ (tanẓur), أَحِبَّتَكَ (ʾaḥibbatak) as “Thy most ancient sovereignty, look, Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: men’s feetfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §684: stepskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: His imperishable Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: Him Who is the Uncreatedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §122: your footstepswill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
SE expanded to “Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: because of their lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §555: of fervid lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: O Thou my Well-Belovedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Mewill-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved
اضْطَرَبَتْ
literal: disturbed; be disturbed; agitation
This form usually rendered as “tremble”, “have”, “trembling” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: confusiongleaningsGWB §102: perplexedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: troubledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §27: have been sorely shakentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be perturbedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: sunk into
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: changedgleaningsGWB §363: awaitethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: in the heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: commotiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: one heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: sincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heart
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: subjectedgleaningsGWB §512: enteringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: heapedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: from attainingwill-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: arrivedgleaningsGWB §486: and aid thee to enterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: recorded
manifestation 58% revealer 16% who 12% manifest 3% dayspring 2% manifested 2% manifestations 2% revealest 1% focused 1% symbol 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: the exponentsfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §286: have been manifestedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: shall be made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the tokenstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: give forth
SE expanded to “Thine own Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: His lifegleaningsGWB §25: them whokitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: His divine Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: by any soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: for thine own sake
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “powerful”, “potent” (266 occurrences)
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willethgleaningsGWB §484: beingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: whomsoever He willethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: through Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
all-knowing 73% omniscient 9% all-wise 5% knower 4% god 3% knowing 2% knoweth 2% aware 1% understanding 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: truly learnedfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §174: wholekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: divine Knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §851: are knowntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: his authoritygleaningsGWB §449: His Faithkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: according to the verdictprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: to exercisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §22: Tribunal
