Prayers and Meditations — §411
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 411 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ثُمَّ اقْبَلْ يا إِلهِي مِنْ عَبْدِكَ ما ظَهَرَ مِنْهُ حُبًّا لِنَفْسِكَ، ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْهُ عَلَى كَلِمَتِكَ العُلْيَا، ثُمَّ أَنْطِقْهُ بِثَنآءِ نَفْسِكَ وَاحْشُرْهُ مَعَ المُقَرَّبِينَ مِنْ بَرِيَّتِكَ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ فِي قَبْضَتِكَ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ المُهَيْمِنُ العَزِيزُ المُخْتارُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Deign, then, to accept, O my God, from Thy servant the things which he hath shown forth in his love for Thee. Fortify him, then, that he may cling to Thy most exalted Word, and to unloose his tongue to celebrate Thy praise, and cause him to be gathered unto such of Thy people as are nigh unto Thee. Thou art He within Whose grasp is the empire of all things. There is no God but Thee, the Almighty, the Help in Peril, the All-Glorious, the Unconstrained.
Translation Notes
SE rendered اقْبَلْ (iqbal), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), عَبْدِكَ (ʿabdik) as “my God, Thy servant”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: my face turned towardsfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §62: turnethkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: peerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: and will enable them to turn unto Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: the things that are God’sfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §182: of the Divine Spiritkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §821: art Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: “Servitudefire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §166: Ikitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §811: to worship Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: His servants
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (106 occurrences)
hath 44% appeared 16% manifested 11% revealed 8% made 5% have 5% uncovered 5% come 3% defender 2% perpetrated 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the time of the Revelationfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §153: transitorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Day of Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: hast called me into beingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: wishfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §629: Thy loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: Him Who is the Best-Belovedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §30: wouldst not have ascribedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: MegleaningsGWB §711: thy neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: To everyoneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: ones
SE rendered حُبًّا (ḥubban), لِنَفْسِكَ، (linafsika،), اسْتَقِمْهُ (istaqimh), كَلِمَتِكَ (kalimatik) as “love, Thee, Thy most exalted Word”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: have arisenfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §111: immovablekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: within theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: that he willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
SE expanded to “Thy most exalted Word”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: these wordsfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §406: the slightest allusionkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: unfoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: through the wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
SE rendered كَلِمَتِكَ (kalimatik), العُلْيَا، (al-ʿulyá،), أَنْطِقْهُ (ʾanṭiqh), بِثَنآءِ (bithanáʾ) as “Thy most exalted Word, to unloose, celebrate Thy praise”
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Exaltedfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §338: that rank above themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: Glorified are they aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: the sublimity of Thy stationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “still”, “declare” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: hath My tongue spokenfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §292: claim to be thekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: unloosedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
SE expanded to “celebrate Thy praise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: SecondlygleaningsGWB §46: and celebrate His praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Thereuponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: from celebrating Thy praisewill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: secondgleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: In the midst of
This form usually rendered as “cause” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: will gathergleaningsGWB §77: have We gathered togetherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “judgment,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §411: and cause him to be gatheredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: been gathered togethergleaningsGWB §287: all the peoples of the earth will be gathered togetherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: ariseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and gatherest together
SE expanded to “people as are nigh”
such 18% nigh 16% who 14% enjoy 14% favored 12% have 10% all 8% well-favored 6% shall 2% well-favoured 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy presencefire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §684: closer tokitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: nigh.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: would draw them nearertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
SE rendered المُقَرَّبِينَ (al-muqarrabín), بَرِيَّتِكَ، (baríratika،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak) as “people as are nigh, Thou”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: BrieflygleaningsGWB §130: arisenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: among Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recoverygleaningsGWB §384: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: unto Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: mengleaningsGWB §621: His creatures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: within the graspgleaningsGWB §476: and hold firmly within the graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: swayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: in His graspepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy graspgleaningsGWB §303: yield upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: handfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: my grasp
This form usually rendered as “kingdom”, “kingdoms”, “heaven” (152 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: Him Who is the LordgleaningsGWB §536: cleave ye their kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: their allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: and the heavenly kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: the Possessor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: possessionsgleaningsGWB §698: ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: willeth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thou hast desiredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
المُهَيْمِنُ
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; protector
SE expanded to “the 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: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §617: the Supreme Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that overshadowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §300: Guardianprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: overshadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in Peril
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 §253: More precious is it thangleaningsGWB §387: His mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are exaltedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §697: thornskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: decidedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: for the chosen oneswill-and-testamentW&T §27: benevolentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: choosestgleaningsGWB §183: He hath drained to its dregs
