Prayers and Meditations — §417
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 417 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَسْئَلُكَ بِمَطْلَعِ آياتِكَ وَمَظْهَرِ أَسْمائِكَ وَمَخْزَنِ إِلْهامِكَ وَمَكْمَنِ عِلْمِكَ، بِأَنْ تُرْسِلَ عَلَى أَحِبَّائِكَ ما يَجْعَلُهُمْ ثابِتِينَ عَلَى أَمْرِكَ وَمُذْعِنِينَ بِوَحْدانِيَّتِكَ وَمُعْتَرِفِينَ بِفَرْدانِيَّتِكَ وَمُقِرِّينَ بِأُلُوهِيَّتِكَ، ثُمَّ أَصْعِدْهُمْ يا إِلهِي إِلى مَقامٍ يَنْظُرُونَ فِي كُلِّ الأَشْيآءِ آياتِ قُدْرَةِ مَظْهَرِ نَفْسِكَ العَلِيِّ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I pray Thee, by Him Who is the Dayspring of Thy signs and the Manifestation of Thy names, and the Treasury of Thine inspiration, and the Repository of Thy wisdom, to send upon Thy loved ones that which will enable them to cleave steadfastly to Thy Cause, and to recognize Thy unity, and to acknowledge Thy oneness, and to bear witness to Thy divinity. Raise them up, O my God, to such heights that they will recognize in all things the tokens of the power of Him Who is the Manifestation of Thy most august and all-glorious Self.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: laudgleaningsGWB §597: veilskitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: Laudedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §557: hymns of glory
SE usually renders this root as “god”, “divine”, “god’s”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: the realm of Divinityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”
This form usually rendered as “beseech”, “implore”, “entreat” (155 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I pray Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §337: questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to accountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §39: thy questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Dealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseecheth
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: informingfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §338: fully awarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: unawareprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: Revelationstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
signs 42% utterances 25% verses 8% repudiated 4% utterance 4% words 4% tokens 4% greatest 4% kingdom 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: are versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §531: the testimonieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: “smoke” denotesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: by Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: repudiated Thy signs
manifestation 63% revealer 18% who 5% manifest 4% dayspring 3% supreme 3% revelation 3% revealest 1% symbol 1% exponent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wondrous Revelationfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §191: made manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: give vent toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: called into beingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: treasuriesgleaningsGWB §523: your treasureskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Treasuries ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the treasuresgleaningsGWB §479: the treasuries
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §662: inspirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: Inspire themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §635: will inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thine inspirationgleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: repositorygleaningsGWB §168: their habitationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: the Repositoriestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: the Heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: glorygleaningsGWB §168: the inmost shrineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the seat
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: knowfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §717: of all creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: one of those divinely-learned menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: world and all thattablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
SE rendered وَمَكْمَنِ (wamakman), عِلْمِكَ، (ʿilmika،), تُرْسِلَ (tursil), أَحِبَّائِكَ (ʾaḥibbáʾik) as “Repository, wisdom, loved ones”
apostle 24% messengers 24% messenger 15% sent 14% apostles 6% send 6% messengership 4% hath 3% prophets 3% epistle 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: MessengersgleaningsGWB §113: the Cause of His Messengerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: and entrustedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: treatisesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: sent Him down
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §28: All glory be tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: friendstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wish
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “make”, “enabled” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “will enable them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: madefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §157: by Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: thrustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: are deprivedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: hath made thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: incontestablegleaningsGWB §615: vindicationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: certitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: and every moving spirit confirmed—Ithe-hidden-wordsHW §5: fillwill-and-testamentW&T §40: provenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: canst thou vindicate
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 §93: biddeth youfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §286: thekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Command,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §808: they were biddentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause
وَمُذْعِنِينَ
literal: acknowledgment; acknowledging
This form usually rendered as “recognize” (1 occurrences)
acknowledged 31% confess 8% witness 8% testifying 8% acceptance 8% submit 8% renounce 8% recognize 8% acknowledging 8% recognizing 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: alonefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §99: is onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: fused and blendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: of the inmatestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: dust
knowledge 34% understanding 12% recognize 9% know 9% fragrance 8% have 6% comprehend 6% known 5% recognized 5% hath 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: recognizinggleaningsGWB §570: could comprehendkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: contraryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: I recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: Comprehend
This form usually rendered as “confess”, “have”, “bear” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Raise them up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Get thee upgleaningsGWB §337: separation from the bodyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: to ascendtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shedthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Risewill-and-testamentW&T §58: Day of Ascensionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raisedgleaningsGWB §685: resume its flight
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: I had to facefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §39: the distinctionkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: sojourned inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §853: thattablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
This form usually rendered as “reading”, “see”, “gazing” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: nothing amongstgleaningsGWB §520: perishable thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: Thy desiretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: My will
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: for myselfgleaningsGWB §318: Soul of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: inclinationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: their soulstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: upon himfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §317: Magnified bekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: to Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §376: Powerful art Thou to dotablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS
