Prayers and Meditations — §306
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 306 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَانْصُرْ يا إِلهِي عِبادَكَ الَّذِينَ تَوَجَّهُوا إِلَيْكَ وَأَقْبَلُوا إِلى مَقَرِّ فَضْلِكَ، ثُمَّ أَنْزِلْ يا إِلهِي عَلَيْهِمْ ما يَحْفَظُهُمْ عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلى غَيْرِكَ وَالنَّظَرِ إِلى سِواكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Render, then, victorious, O my God, Thy servants who have set their faces towards Thee, and directed their steps to the seat of Thy grace. Send down, then, upon them what will keep them safe from the danger of turning to any one but Thee, and from fixing their eyes upon aught else except Thyself.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “help”, “assist”, “arise” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Render, then, victorious”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: aidfire-tabletFire §47: championsgleaningsGWB §37: Nazarenekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: render Us any assistanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: for their assistancethe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: O my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §200: By the righteousness of God!kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: God!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §606: Thou the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy servantfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §35: these peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: Whom I worshiptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Baháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: Thy servants
SE expanded to “have set their faces”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: sum offire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §548: the exertionkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §525: have turned towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “turned”, “have”, “set” (23 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: ere thefire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §401: would draw nighkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: peerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: turning intablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
seat 34% habitation 11% spot 11% abide 11% place 9% retreats 6% court 6% throne 4% established 4% confessed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: credencegleaningsGWB §177: have been implantedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: establishmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: firmly establishedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: destinedwill-and-testamentW&T §8: quietness
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
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 §115: the GraciousgleaningsGWB §201: such a bountykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: attainmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Thy loving-kindnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: revealedgleaningsGWB §139: that which hath been sent downkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §288: hath it been revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: didst send downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My home
SE expanded to “will keep them safe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §16: watch overgleaningsGWB §477: and dost safeguardkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: Do Thou preservetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: watch over thee
SE expanded to “any one but Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: no reason whateverfire-tabletFire §27: of Thine avenging wrathgleaningsGWB §486: any strangerkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: changedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: to all except Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: foewill-and-testamentW&T §19: dissenting
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “eye”, “because” (97 occurrences)
سِواكَ،
literal: other than; other-than; other than, except
SE expanded to “aught else except Thyself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides MegleaningsGWB §666: for naught elsekitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: can establishtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §589: created things
