Prayers and Meditations — §419
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 419 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ بِنَفْسِكَ وَبِما أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي ناصِرًا لأمْرِكَ وَناطِقًا بِثَنَائِكَ وَمُقْبِلاً إِلى حَرَمِ عِزِّكَ وَمُنْقَطِعًا عَمَّا سِواكَ، لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيزْ الحَكِيمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, by Thyself and by whatsoever is of Thee, to grant that I may help Thy Cause and speak of Thy praise, and set my heart on the sanctuary of Thy glory, and detach myself from all that pertaineth not unto Thee. No God is there beside Thee, the God of power, the God of glory and wisdom.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §678: Unpetitionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: seekerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: I nevertheless beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: inquiregleaningsGWB §265: entreatykitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: the questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: I beg of Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: for their own sakesgleaningsGWB §293: Mine own Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: His divine Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: in Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: for Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: an actfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §579: and regardeth it askitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: those images whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: didst exalttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: Set it thenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
help 21% upholder 14% helper 14% will 7% defenseless 7% whosoever 7% helpers 7% succorer 7% which 7% single-handed 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: ascendancyfire-tabletFire §29: of Thy succorgleaningsGWB §584: who shall aidkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: render Us any assistanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
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 §84: commandeth youfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §440: subjectskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: No such thingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: Thy commandmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thine
praise 45% extol 16% celebrate 8% glorify 6% virtues 6% celebrating 6% extolling 5% magnifying 3% glory 3% praises 2%
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “face”, “turning” (41 occurrences)
SE expanded to “set my heart on”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the pastfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §506: Ye welcomed Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: faceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: and turned towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
sanctuary 43% tabernacle 13% forbidden 9% habitations 9% had 4% hath 4% court 4% dishonor 4% holy 4% precincts 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mine honorgleaningsGWB §588: suffer not thekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: deprive themselves ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: denythe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Withhold not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: glorifiedgleaningsGWB §387: His mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: a more preciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are exaltedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted and
This form usually rendered as “rid”, “detached”, “wholly” (50 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: fragments ofgleaningsGWB §310: into pieceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: falleth shortprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: detached themselvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: countrygleaningsGWB §311: absolute detachment
SE rendered عِزِّكَ (ʿizzik), وَمُنْقَطِعًا (wamunqaṭiʿan), سِواكَ، (siwáka،), إِلهَ (ʾilh) as “Thy glory, detach myself, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §573: aught else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §413: except Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: another than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides MegleaningsGWB §371: knoweth no
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Lordfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §417: divinely revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: O Thou the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “powerful”, “potent” (266 occurrences)
SE expanded to “God of power”
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
