Prayers and Meditations — §389

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 389 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

الأَسْمآءِ بِأَنْ تَحْفَظَ الأَفْنانَ الَّذِينَ نَسَبْتَهُمْ إِلى نَفْسِكَ وَاخْتَصَصْتَهُمْ فِي هذا الظُّهُورِ بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ وَدَعَوْتَهُمْ إِلى التَّقَرُّبِ إِلَيكَ وَالإِقْبالِ إِلى أُفُقِ وَحْيِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ لا تَمْنَعْ عَنْهُمْ سَحَابَ رَحْمَتِكَ وَإِشْرَاقَ شَمْسِ فَضْلِكَ، فَاجْعَلْهُمْ مُمْتَازًا بَيْنَ بَرِيَّتِكَ لإِعْلآءِ كَلِمَتِكَ وَنُصرَةِ أَمْرِكَ، وَفِّقْهُمْ يا إِلهِي عَلَى ما أَنْتَ تُحِبُّ وَتَرْضَى لا

Shoghi Effendi Translation

I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art my Governor and the Possessor of all names, to protect them that have branched out from me (Afnán), whom Thou hast caused to be related to Thyself, and to whom Thou hast, in this Revelation, shown Thy special favor, and whom Thou hast summoned to draw nigh unto Thee and to turn towards the horizon of Thy Revelation. Withhold not from them, O my Lord, the outpourings of Thy mercy or the effulgence of the Daystar of Thy grace. Enable them to distinguish themselves amongst Thy people, that they may exalt Thy word and promote Thy Cause. Aid them, O my God, to do Thy will and pleasure.

Translation Notes

الأَسْمآءِ

as-smáʾ s-m-w → “names”

literal: name; names

names 72% all 22% name 2% amongst 1% most 1% whose 1% holy 1% names.’ 1% lord 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: in My Name fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §210: in the heavens kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: skies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: through Thy most resplendent Name tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven

تَحْفَظَ

taḥfaẓ ḥ-f-ẓ → “protect”

literal: protection; protect; preserve

protect 25% guard 25% shield 17% safeguard 8% thou 8% keep 8% preservest 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: shield gleaningsGWB §511: preserving kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguarding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shielded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: Guard me tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn well will-and-testamentW&T §38: for the protection epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: preserveth

الأَفْنانَ

al-ʾafnán f-n-n → “afnán”

literal: branches; twig

afnán 36% branches 29% twigs 14% boughs 7% blissful 7% sadrih 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: branches gleaningsGWB §66: its blissful bower kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the Afnán kitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: the Sadrih prayers-and-meditationsP&M §347: the branches tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: twigs will-and-testamentW&T §16: Afnán epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: “Arts

الَّذِينَ

adh-dhín l-dh-y → “whom thou hast” Distinctive

literal: those who; who

This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)

SE expanded to “whom Thou hast”

doubters 17% dependents 17% generations 17% unto 17% such 17% who 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: He Who gleaningsGWB §207: one who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: those prayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: Him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: which gleaningsGWB §412: and caused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §628: them that

نَسَبْتَهُمْ

nasabtahum n-s-b → “caused to be related”

literal: relation

SE expanded to “caused to be related”

relationship 33% caused 33% bond 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: relate yourselves gleaningsGWB §374: comparable kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: My Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: imputeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: in acknowledgment of its relationship the-hidden-wordsHW §30: to will-and-testamentW&T §4: attributing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: against

نَفْسِكَ

nafsik n-f-s → “thyself”

literal: self; soul; souls

thyself 28% own 26% self 19% thee 15% soul 3% himself 3% unto 2% inmost 2% spirit 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy Self gleaningsGWB §298: through His own Self kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: unaided and alone prayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: her own self tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §1: His trust will-and-testamentW&T §58: To none

وَاخْتَصَصْتَهُمْ

wákhtaṣaṣtahum kh-ṣ-ṣ → “shown thy special favor”

literal: special

SE expanded to “shown Thy special favor”

chosen 50% shown 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: specifically revealed gleaningsGWB §381: confined kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: specifically prayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: singled me out the-hidden-wordsHW §153: as these will-and-testamentW&T §42: separate epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: Our gleaningsGWB §312: confined to

الظُّهُورِ

aẓ-ẓuhúr ẓ-h-r → “revelation”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: My Revelation fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §683: fierceness kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: actual prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: for the evidences tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

عِبادِكَ

ʿibádik ʿ-b-d → “people”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

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 §85: the oppressed fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §234: unto His servants kitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: those who prayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: the comprehension of Thy servants tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of others will-and-testamentW&T §10: wronged servant

وَدَعَوْتَهُمْ

wadaʿawtahum d-ʿ-w → “whom thou hast summoned”

literal: call; invitation

SE expanded to “whom Thou hast summoned”

summoned 40% invited 20% whom 20% called 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: lay claim gleaningsGWB §34: prayed kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Pray kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: summoning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: I call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was called the-hidden-wordsHW §34: I summon epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: summoned them unto

التَّقَرُّبِ

at-taqarrub q-r-b → “draw nigh”

literal: nearness; near; bring near

approach 22% draw 17% approaching 17% drawing 11% thou 6% draweth 6% causest 6% near 6% having 6% drawest 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: are nigh unto fire-tabletFire §3: ocean gleaningsGWB §130: nearness kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: well-favoured prayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: is approaching tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favoured the-hidden-wordsHW §130: His presence

إِلَيكَ

ʾilayk ʾ-l-y → “unto”

literal: to

until 23% towards 23% unto 15% further 8% upon 8% such 8% need 8% turn 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: until this gleaningsGWB §156: towards Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: to an prayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: to turn epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: until gleaningsGWB §227: Such a one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: in need prayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: unto Thee

وَالإِقْبالِ

wálʾiqbál q-b-l → “to turn”

literal: acceptance

turn 26% turned 16% having 11% setting 11% recognizing 11% return 5% acknowledged 5% conversion 5% direct 5% disinclined 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: made worthy fire-tabletFire §46: press onward gleaningsGWB §313: recognize kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: the heaven of mercy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: may well beseem tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

أُفُقِ

ʾufuq ʾ-f-q → “horizon”

literal: horizon; horizons; horizons/regions

horizon 67% dayspring 10% above 5% heaven 5% realm 5% orient 3% supreme 1% works 1% created 1% realms 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the world fire-tabletFire §26: the heaven gleaningsGWB §441: everywhere prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: of Thy glory the-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realm epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the horizon gleaningsGWB §286: works prayers-and-meditationsP&M §567: Thy Revelation

وَحْيِكَ،

waḥyika، w-ḥ-y → “revelation”

literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration

revelation 78% inspiration 14% horizon 3% purpose 3% most 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Revelation gleaningsGWB §583: inspiration prayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: Thy most sweet remembrance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Divine Revelation gleaningsGWB §290: sent down prayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: inspired epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of Revelation gleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelation

رَبِّ

rabb r-b-b → “lord”

literal: Lord; lord

lord 93% god 3% creator 1% one 1% art 1% none 1% ruler 1% thou 1% ‘lord 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Lord gleaningsGWB §319: Educator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Voice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: none other Lord tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Exalted

تَمْنَعْ

tamnaʿ m-n-ʿ → “withhold” Distinctive

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

This form usually rendered as “debar”, “hinder”, “deter” (24 occurrences)

debar 14% hinder 14% deter 14% keep 14% can 7% powerless 7% refuse 7% still 7% deterred 7% withhold 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: had been forbidden gleaningsGWB §35: nor strayed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: ceased to rain upon mankind prayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: withstand tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hindered will-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permitted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: forbade them

عَنْهُمْ

ʿanhum ʿ-n-d → “thee”

literal: with; at; with/at

thee 16% possess 15% when 12% sight 11% thou 10% god 10% before 8% estimation 7% all 7% presence 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: presence gleaningsGWB §576: In the sight of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: pertaineth unto them the-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Me will-and-testamentW&T §34: stubbornness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: others gleaningsGWB §585: that ye possess

سَحَابَ

saḥáb s-ḥ-b → “outpourings” Distinctive

literal: cloud; clouds; the clouds

This form usually rendered as “clouds”, “showers”, “thick” (62 occurrences)

clouds 77% showers 6% thick 4% outpourings 4% which 2% clouded 2% intervening 2% showering 2% veil 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: clouds gleaningsGWB §447: which the clouds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: outpourings epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the clouds gleaningsGWB §640: intervening clouds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bounties prayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: the outpourings

رَحْمَتِكَ

raḥmatik r-ḥ-m → “mercy”

literal: mercy; merciful

mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: All-Merciful fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §537: more mercy kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: the Most Compassionate.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace

وَإِشْرَاقَ

waʾishráq sh-r-q → “effulgence” Distinctive

literal: shining; shine

This form usually rendered as “radiance”, “shining”, “shineth” (70 occurrences)

radiance 20% shining 11% shineth 11% shone 9% night 9% light 9% effulgent 9% revelation 9% rise 9% splendor 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: risen and shineth fire-tabletFire §18: the emblems gleaningsGWB §226: appeared kitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: will arise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: shed their radiance tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamed the-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shine epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: shineth resplendently

شَمْسِ

shams sh-m-s → “daystar”

literal: sun; suns; the sun

sun 50% daystar 24% day-star 6% light 6% “sun” 5% luminary 4% orb 2% sunlight 1% most 1% ‘sun’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the suns gleaningsGWB §93: Orb kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: ‘sun’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the Daystar epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: sun gleaningsGWB §286: birth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: the luminary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the Daystar

فَضْلِكَ،

faḍlika، f-ḍ-l → “grace”

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: gracious favor gleaningsGWB §360: men of kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: learning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: and bountiful favors tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bounties the-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garment will-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful

فَاجْعَلْهُمْ

fájʿalhum j-ʿ-l → “enable”

literal: make; to make

enable 40% make 27% cause 13% number 7% grant 7% carried 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: make thee fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §157: by God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: handiwork prayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: will enable me to enter the-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: maketh

مُمْتَازًا

mumtázan m-y-z → “to distinguish themselves” Distinctive

literal: distinction; distinguished; distinguish

This form usually rendered as “distinguished”, “free”, “may” (8 occurrences)

SE expanded to “to distinguish themselves”

distinguished 43% free 14% may 14% singled 14% distinguish 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: a man gleaningsGWB §128: may be distinguished kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: measure prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: the assured gleaningsGWB §605: distinguished kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: discernment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: to distinguish themselves gleaningsGWB §104: distinction

بَرِيَّتِكَ

baríratik b-r-ʾ

literal: creation; creatures; creation, creatures

SE rendered فَاجْعَلْهُمْ (fájʿalhum), مُمْتَازًا (mumtázan), بَرِيَّتِكَ (baríratik), لإِعْلآءِ (lʾiʿláʾ), كَلِمَتِكَ (kalimatik) as “Enable, to distinguish themselves, exalt, word”