Prayers and Meditations — §403
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 403 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا إِلهِي عَبْدَكَ الَّذِيْ آمَنَ بِكَ عَلَى نُصْرَةِ أَمْرِكَ، ثُمَّ احْفَظْهُ فِي كَنَفِ حِفْظِكَ وَحِمايَتِكَ فِي الآخِرَةِ وَالأُولى وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الحَاكِمُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ الغَفُورُ الْكَرِيمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Make steadfast Thou, O my God, Thy servant who hath believed in Thee to help Thy Cause, and keep him safe from all dangers in the stronghold of Thy care and Thy protection, both in this life and in the life which is to come. Thou, verily, rulest as Thou pleasest. No God is there save Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §560: is
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: them that serve Himfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §234: unto His servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: for Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: believergleaningsGWB §416: Bearer of the Trustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: believethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Thy trusted onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: may fulfillepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: believedgleaningsGWB §404: beliefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the trust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: He had helpedfire-tabletFire §29: of Thy succorgleaningsGWB §37: Nazarenekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: Christianprayers-and-meditationsP&M §330: Thy succorwill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: helping
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: didst bidfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §485: thine affairs of statekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Command,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: and of Thy Revelationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
This form usually rendered as “shield”, “keep”, “preserve” (17 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Make steadfast Thou”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: We watchedgleaningsGWB §68: overshadowedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: tightenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: them safetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §30: been preservedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: preserveth
prayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy secret Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: Thy carewill-and-testamentW&T §1: preservedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §661: of Thy defensewill-and-testamentW&T §3: the safeguardingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: Thy protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §1: the Sanctuary
world 42% next 32% concluding 3% culmination 3% can 3% another 3% “life 3% other 3% others 3% end 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: concludinggleaningsGWB §116: can have no endkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: of this worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the worldgleaningsGWB §705: othersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: and the world to comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: next
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: fittingfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §125: early dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the interpretationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Primalthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: Ye that haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: this worldgleaningsGWB §729: interpreteth
This form usually rendered as “ordaineth”, “supreme”, “ordain” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: the All-WisegleaningsGWB §506: of the manifold wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: firmerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: commandethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands
This form usually rendered as “pleaseth”, “thou”, “do” (75 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: nothing amongstgleaningsGWB §300: certain eventkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §49: the entire creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: willing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘I beg forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §652: My forgivenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Ever-ForgivinggleaningsGWB §656: Thy forgiveness
SE expanded to “the Most Generous”
most 41% all-bountiful 23% generous 13% bountiful 5% god 5% goodness 3% noble 3% all-powerful 3% bounteousness 3% wisdom 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §231: honoredkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §156: deal bountifullywill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bounty
