Prayers and Meditations — §405
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 405 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ثُمَّ أَسْئَلُكَ يا مَحْبُوبِي وَرَجائِي بِأَنْ تَحْفَظَ عَبْدَكَ الَّذِيْ تَوَجَّهَ إِلَيْكَ مِنْ سِهامِ إِشَاراتِ المُنْكرِينَ وَرِماحِ دَلالاتِ المُعْرِضِينَ، ثُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ خالِصًا لِنَفْسِكَ وَناطِقًا بِذِكْرِكَ وَمُتَوَجِّهًا إِلى كَعْبَةِ أَمْرِكَ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ ما خَيَّبْتَ الآمِلِينَ عَنْ بابِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَما مَنَعْتَ القاصِدِينَ عَنْ سَاحَةِ فَضْلِكَ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ المُتَعالِ المُهَيْمِنُ العَزِيزُ المُتَكَبِّرُ المُخْتَارُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Shield, I pray Thee, O my Beloved, my heart’s Desire, Thy servant who hath sought Thy face, from the darts of them that have denied Thee and from the shafts of such as have repudiated Thy Truth. Cause him, then, to be wholly devoted to Thee, to declare Thy name, and to fix his gaze upon the sanctuary of Thy Revelation. Thou art, in truth, He Who, at no time, hath turned away those who have set their hopes in Thee from the door of Thy mercy, nor prevented such as have sought Thee from attaining the court of Thy grace. No God is there but Thee, the Most Powerful, the All-Highest, the Help in Peril, the All-Glorious, the All-Compelling, the Unconditioned.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “beseech”, “implore”, “entreat” (186 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I pray Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beseechgleaningsGWB §489: be askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I beseech TheegleaningsGWB §506: and shall be called to accountkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the intricaciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: I moreover entreat Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with love for Mefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §667: hard it iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: the love He beareth to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love theewill-and-testamentW&T §5: “My foolish loved ones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Desirefire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §629: may obtainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: my greatest longingthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: yearnethwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hope
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: sparedgleaningsGWB §511: preserving the securitykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: sought to guardtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §112: sanctuary
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the peoplefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §192: mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: of the Adored Onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: My believing servants
This form usually rendered as “turning”, “turn”, “set” (118 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath directed his stepsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §273: whose facekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: fixedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: for the dartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: the arrowsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: dartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: arrows
allusions 38% evil 19% whisperings 8% hints 8% suggestions 8% blind 4% vain 4% fanciful 4% implications 4% obscure 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: can allude unto Himfire-tabletFire §14: evil suggestionsgleaningsGWB §387: hint atkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: referencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: through a motionthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: No allusion of MinegleaningsGWB §3: hint
SE expanded to “that have denied”
have 33% denied 11% deniers 11% such 11% denier 6% faithless 6% all 6% repudiated 6% repudiate 6% misbelievers 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: denialgleaningsGWB §163: faithlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: to reject the truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: have deniedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieved inepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: deniedgleaningsGWB §79: such as have repudiated His truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: protested
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: spearskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the menacing dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: most afflictive spearsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: from the shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: spearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: the spearsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §425: the arrowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: the darts
This form usually rendered as “standards”, “idle”, “signs” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “such as have”
have 31% such 24% froward 14% hath 7% faithless 7% disbelievers 3% turned 3% rebellious 3% reject 3% repudiate 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: opposegleaningsGWB §658: and withdrawn fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: spoke these words unto Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: have turned their backstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my repudiation
This form usually rendered as “grant”, “let”, “"consecrate” (22 occurrences)
grant 23% let 15% “consecrate 8% imagine 8% knit 8% strengthen 8% single 8% “dye 8% enable 8% cause 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: chosen thee to befire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §486: and enable thee to becomekitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: castprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: causetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: such as are devoted to Theefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §537: the very truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: those who are wholly devoted to Thy Selfthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purestwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: set it free
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thyselfgleaningsGWB §555: of the soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: their selfish desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: nature ortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: for thyself
This form usually rendered as “uttering”, “speak”, “uttered” (53 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: spokenfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §365: is summoningkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: didst unloose His tonguetablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
SE rendered خالِصًا (kháliṣan), لِنَفْسِكَ (linafsik), وَناطِقًا (wanáṭiqan), بِذِكْرِكَ (bidhikrik), وَمُتَوَجِّهًا (wamutawajjihan), كَعْبَةِ (kaʿbah) as “wholly, to Thee, declare Thy, to fix his gaze, the sanctuary”
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: proclaimedgleaningsGWB §4: conceptionkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: speaking ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: to magnifytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
gleaningsGWB §661: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the LodestargleaningsGWB §41: Ka‘bprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: and the adored sanctuarygleaningsGWB §31: the celestial Kaabaprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: attaining the adored sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: the object of my adoration
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: by His all-compelling behestfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §112: Thou didst prescribekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: of Thy Faithtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power
خَيَّبْتَ
literal: disappoint; disappoint, frustrate; disappointed
This form usually rendered as “hath” (1 occurrences)
disappoint 17% withhold 17% deprive 8% hath 8% break 8% cast 8% frustrate 8% one 8% disappointest 8% deny 8%
prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Wilt Thou shatterwill-and-testamentW&T §54: lost their causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §817: Disappointprayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: Cast me notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: Deny him notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: Shatter not the hopesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: withholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: not to withhold from me
SE expanded to “those who have set”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: cherish the hopegleaningsGWB §602: aspirationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: consider and reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: the sole hopethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: desiresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: hopesgleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Meditate
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: of My mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §60: Our loving providencekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: and by Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
This form usually rendered as “have”, “hath”, “thou” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: ye have been forbiddengleaningsGWB §222: refusekitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: withhold the hand of Mosesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: can never stilltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: what had been forbidden them
SE expanded to “such as have sought”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: By this is meantgleaningsGWB §528: his motivekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: The aimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: the meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: cherishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the purpose
SE expanded to “attaining the court”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the sanctuarygleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: into the courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: shoreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: sanctuarythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realm
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 §101: God’sfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §379: Holykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: sent by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thy Divinitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: the All-Powerfulfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §32: the Mightykitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: indomitable strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and hast set me above themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are notthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: I have hung
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: magnified be Hisfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §135: the Realms abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: Far be it from His gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: be exaltedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
SE expanded to “Help in Peril”
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §568: Supreme Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: overshadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Omnipotent ProtectorgleaningsGWB §501: Who is potent overprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: which overshadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadoweth
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: the glorygleaningsGWB §684: most potentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: and powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: the excellence of Whose glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: More precious is it than
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: is Most Great!gleaningsGWB §273: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: philosopher’s stone.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: Thy grandeurtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §34: wondrous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: He Who is the UnconditionedgleaningsGWB §488: the bestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: preferableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: for the chosen oneswill-and-testamentW&T §28: be their well-wishersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: chosegleaningsGWB §405: Him Who is the Unconstrained
