Prayers and Meditations — §313

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 313 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

بِاسْمِكَ البَاقِي ثُمَّ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ جَعَلْتَهُ السَّبَبَ الأَعْظَمَ بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ عِبادِكَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنِيْ مُسْتَجِيرًا بِبَابِكَ وَناطِقًا بِثَنائِكَ، ثُمَّ اكْتُبْ لِي فِي كُلِّ عَوالِمِكَ ما يَجْعَلُنِي مُسْتَظِلاً فِي ظِلِّكَ وَجِوارِكَ،

Shoghi Effendi Translation

I implore Thee, O my Lord, by Thy name, the Ever-Abiding, and by Thy name which Thou didst ordain to be the most great Instrument binding Thee to Thy servants, to grant that I may flee for shelter to Thy door, and speak forth Thy praise. Write down, then, for me, in every world of Thine, that which will enable me to enter beneath Thy shadow and within the borders of Thy court.

Translation Notes

بِاسْمِكَ

biásmik s-m-w → “by thy name”

literal: name; names

SE expanded to “by Thy name”

name 87% most 4% through 2% whose 2% called 1% all-glorious 1% beareth 1% friend 1% shadowing 1% have 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: heavens fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §292: in the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: whose names prayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and the heaven tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven

البَاقِي

al-báqí b-q-y → “the ever-abiding”

literal: remaining; permanence; remain

ever-abiding 25% imperishable 25% eternal 13% everlasting 13% ancient 13% live 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Eternity fire-tabletFire §30: hidden gleaningsGWB §247: may endure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the immortal draught prayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: Thine eternity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remained the-hidden-wordsHW §80: yet lingers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: remaining

جَعَلْتَهُ

jaʿaltah j-ʿ-l → “thou didst ordain”

literal: made

SE expanded to “Thou didst ordain”

thou 36% hast 24% made 9% ordained 7% hath 7% ordain 4% didst 4% have 4% keep 2% appointed 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: hath made thee fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §70: Let His love be a kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: cast prayers-and-meditationsP&M §179: Grant the-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou hast will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: imprisoned

السَّبَبَ

as-sabab s-b-b → “the most great instrument” Distinctive

literal: cause; cause, reason; means

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “caused”, “means” (161 occurrences)

SE expanded to “the most great Instrument”

cause 36% caused 15% means 13% conducive 10% reason 8% will 5% most 3% leadeth 3% result 3% instrument 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to blaspheme against gleaningsGWB §436: a source kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective means kitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: reason prayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: the most great Instrument the-hidden-wordsHW §154: the wailing will-and-testamentW&T §52: made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: the cause

الأَعْظَمَ

al-ʾaʿẓam ʿ-ẓ-m

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE rendered جَعَلْتَهُ (jaʿaltah), السَّبَبَ (as-sabab), الأَعْظَمَ (al-ʾaʿẓam), بَيْنَكَ (baynak), وَبَيْنَ (wabayn), عِبادِكَ (ʿibádik) as “Thou didst ordain, the most great Instrument, binding, Thee, to Thy servants”

most 61% greater 10% greatest 6% great 5% more 5% supreme 4% mightier 4% transcendeth 2% potency 2% mightiest 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: grievous gleaningsGWB §108: limitless bounty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: the most prayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: is Thy might the-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteous will-and-testamentW&T §7: Crown epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: highly-honored gleaningsGWB §523: wholly and grossly

بَيْنَكَ

baynak b-y-n → “utterance” Distinctive

literal: between; utterance

This form usually rendered as “thee”, “binding”, “between” (4 occurrences)

thee 50% binding 25% between 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: between fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §569: at the hands kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: by prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of Thy clear tokens the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §1: clear and manifest

عِبادِكَ

ʿibádik ʿ-b-d → “to thy servants”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

SE expanded to “to Thy servants”

servants 89% people 4% creatures 1% unto 1% all 1% sincere 1% servants’ 1% such 1% comprehension 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: of Thy servant fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §578: Our faithful servants kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: Object prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Thy people tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of others will-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants

مُسْتَجِيرًا

mustajíran j-w-r → “i may flee for shelter”

literal: essence; vicinity; proximity

SE expanded to “I may flee for shelter”

fugitive 50% may 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the fugitive gleaningsGWB §326: reality kitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Essences prayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: the precincts tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the nearness the-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realm will-and-testamentW&T §32: Helper gleaningsGWB §331: The essence

بِبَابِكَ

bibábik b-w-b → “to thy door”

literal: door; doors; door/gate

SE expanded to “to Thy door”

door 48% doors 19% portals 13% gates 9% gate 4% words 2% doorstep 1% bábí 1% eighth 1% chapter 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: Bábí gleaningsGWB §555: a door kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: Thy door epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: doorstep gleaningsGWB §463: gates kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: Cast me not from

وَناطِقًا

wanáṭiqan n-ṭ-q → “and speak forth”

literal: speak; speaking

SE expanded to “and speak forth”

uttering 25% speak 15% utterance 10% rational 10% uttered 10% speaketh 10% reciteth 5% voice 5% recite 5% say 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: voice fire-tabletFire §37: uttereth gleaningsGWB §292: claim to be the kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: to celebrate will-and-testamentW&T §2: declared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: spoke

بِثَنائِكَ،

bithanáʾika، th-n-y → “thy praise”

literal: praise; praise, commendation

praise 46% celebrate 9% virtues 9% extol 9% celebrating 7% glorify 6% extolling 6% magnifying 4% muse 2% whose 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Secondarily gleaningsGWB §3: glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: speak forth Thy praise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebration gleaningsGWB §205: that magnify His Name prayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: from celebrating Thy praise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify Thee

اكْتُبْ

iktub k-t-b

literal: write

SE rendered وَناطِقًا (wanáṭiqan), بِثَنائِكَ، (bithanáʾika،), اكْتُبْ (iktub), لِي (lí), عَوالِمِكَ (ʿawálimik) as “and speak forth, Thy praise, for me, world of Thine”