Prayers and Meditations — §393

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 393 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهِي أَنْ تُظْهِرَ لِنُصْرَةِ هذا الأَمْرِ مَنْ كانَ قابِلاً لاسْمِكَ وَسُلْطانِكَ، لِيَذْكرَنِي بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ وَيَرْفَعَ أَعْلامَ نَصْرِكَ فِي مَمْلَكَتِكَ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Raise up, I implore Thee, O my God, as helpers to this Revelation such as shall be counted worthy of Thy name and of Thy sovereignty, that they may remember me among Thy creatures, and hoist the ensigns of Thy victory in Thy land.

Translation Notes

أَسْئَلُكَ

ʾasʾaluk s-ʾ-l → “i implore thee”

literal: ask; ask/beseech

SE expanded to “I implore Thee”

beseech 47% implore 28% entreat 15% beg 4% pray 3% ask 1% moreover 1% nevertheless 1% deal 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliant gleaningsGWB §630: I pray Thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: questioners prayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: We entreat gleaningsGWB §506: and shall be called to account kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: questions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Thee

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h → “my god”

literal: god; divine; o god

god 82% divine 10% lord 3% god’s 2% holy 1% heavenly 1% god’s 0% sacred 0% divinely 0% thou 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: except in God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §299: in God!”kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: ‘God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: my Lord tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven

تُظْهِرَ

tuẓhir ẓ-h-r → “raise up”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

raise 15% thou 15% appear 15% made 8% which 8% revealed 8% spring 8% prevail 8% generate 8% produced 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: to outward seeming fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §116: the stream kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: work prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: rising tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §69: may be made manifest

لِنُصْرَةِ

linuṣrah n-ṣ-r → “as helpers to”

literal: help; victory; aid

SE expanded to “as helpers to”

victory 25% aid 21% help 17% helpers 8% triumph 8% render 4% ascendancy 4% purpose 4% nasr 4% aided 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: they assisted fire-tabletFire §29: Champion gleaningsGWB §532: the victory kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can render kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: render Us any assistance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: help Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victory will-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance

الأَمْرِ

al-ʾamr ʾ-m-r → “revelation”

literal: command; matter; cause

cause 57% revelation 17% faith 6% command 3% behest 3% divine 3% bidding 3% decree 3% ordainer 2% bidden 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: The Commander of the Faithful fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §170: at the bidding of kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: episode prayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: concerning Thy Cause tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee

قابِلاً

qábiláan q-b-l → “before” Distinctive

literal: before

This form usually rendered as “worthy”, “unworthy”, “made” (21 occurrences)

worthy 32% unworthy 21% made 11% fit 11% able 5% endowed 5% matchless 5% may 5% wholly 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: hath turned unto fire-tabletFire §46: go forward gleaningsGWB §287: endowed with kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and again kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: setting his face towards prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: turning in tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon me tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

لاسْمِكَ

lásmik s-m-w → “worthy of thy name”

literal: name; names

SE expanded to “worthy of Thy 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 §159: the heaven fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §710: call it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: skies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: Well-Guarded Name tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

وَسُلْطانِكَ،

wasulṭánika، s-l-ṭ → “and of thy sovereignty”

literal: sovereignty

SE expanded to “and of Thy 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 §82: with manifest dominion gleaningsGWB §682: resistless power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: potencies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of Thy transcendent sovereignty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just king epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: rulers

لِيَذْكرَنِي

líadhkraní dh-k-r → “that they may remember me”

literal: remembrance

SE expanded to “that they may remember me”

remember 25% may 25% remindeth 25% call 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: cite gleaningsGWB §149: remembering kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: recounteth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: to magnify Thy name tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mention the-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name

خَلْقِكَ

khalqik kh-l-q → “thy creatures”

literal: creation; create; created

creatures 69% among 14% creation 5% created 4% all 3% own 3% who 1% creatures’ 1% creature 1% eyes 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thou hast created fire-tabletFire §9: the peoples gleaningsGWB §655: of all created things kitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: “rebirth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: Thou hast created me tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §69: created you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: created

وَيَرْفَعَ

wayarfaʿ r-f-ʿ → “and hoist”

literal: elevation

hoist 20% exalt 20% exalteth 10% will 10% elevate 10% exalted 10% shall 10% dispel 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: upraised fire-tabletFire §6: is loud gleaningsGWB §410: spread abroad kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: elevated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: to unfurl tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §81: celestial

أَعْلامَ

ʾaʿlám ʿ-l-m → “ensigns”

literal: world; knowledge; worlds

ensigns 36% standards 36% distinguished 8% divine 4% ensign 4% exponents 4% standard 4% holding 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: discovered fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §413: Object of all knowledge kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognized kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: through a knowledge”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: all His creatures.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught

مَمْلَكَتِكَ

mamlakatik m-l-k → “thy land”

literal: kingdom; king

realm 58% land 26% dominion 5% kingdom 3% truth 3% over 3% among 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Lord of gleaningsGWB §244: a company of His angels kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: a favorite prayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: in the kingdom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominion will-and-testamentW&T §13: every land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of the kingdom

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