Prayers and Meditations — §441
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 441 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهَ العالَمِينَ وَيا مَحْبُوبَ العَارِفِينَ وَمَقْصُودَ مَنْ فِي السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرَضِينَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ ارْتَقَى كُلُّ نِدَاءٍ إِلى سَمَاءِ عِزِّ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ وَطَارَ كُلُّ مُقْبِلٍ فِي هَوآءِ وَحْدَتِكَ وَكِبْرِيائِكَ، وَبِهِ كَمُلَ كُلُّ نَاقِصٍ وَعَزَّ كُلُّ ذَلِيلٍ وَنَطَقَ كُلُّ كَلِيلٍ وَبَرَءَ كُلُّ عَلِيلٍ وَقُبِلَ ما لَمْ يَكُنْ قَابِلاً لِحَضْرَتِكَ وَلائِقًا لِعَظَمَتِكَ وَسُلْطَانِكَ، بِأَنْ تَنْصُرَنَا بِجُنُودِ غَيْبِكَ وَبِقَبِيلٍ مِنْ مَلئِكَةِ أَمْرِكَ، ثُمَّ اقْبَلْ مِنَّا ما عَمِلْناهُ فِي حُبِّكَ وَرِضَائِكَ، وَلا تَطْرُدْنَا يا إِلهِي عَنْ بابِ رَحْمَتِكَ، وَلا تُخَيِّبْنَا مِنْ بَدَائِعِ فَضْلِكَ وَمَواهِبِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of the worlds, and the Beloved of such as have recognized Thee, and the Desire of all that are in heaven and on earth, by Thy Name through which the cry of every suppliant hath ascended into the heaven of Thy transcendent holiness, through which every seeker hath soared to the sublimities of Thy unity and grandeur, through which the imperfect have been perfected, and the abased exalted, and the tongue of every stammerer unloosed, and the sick made whole, and whatever was unworthy of Thy highness and beseemed not Thy greatness and Thy sovereignty made acceptable unto Thee,—I beseech Thee to aid us by Thine invisible hosts and by a company of the angels of Thy Cause. Do Thou, then, accept the works we have performed for love of Thee, and for the sake of Thy pleasure. Cast us not away, O my God, from the door of Thy mercy, and break not our hopes in the wonders of Thy grace and favors.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: We entreatgleaningsGWB §260: ‘Askkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: I nevertheless beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §631: Grant thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the intricaciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: suppliant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: O Lord, my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §105: Call of God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: his rejection by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the God oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: teachingfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §31: allkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: certain knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: well knowesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: that loveth Mefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §666: of loving-kindnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: His beloved Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Best-Belovedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved
This form usually rendered as “all”, “have”, “comprehend” (75 occurrences)
all 22% have 17% comprehend 13% every 10% such 8% who 8% know 8% understand 5% perceive 5% initiated 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: acknowledging thegleaningsGWB §117: fathom the mysterykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: teachingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thine immeasurable knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: man of judgment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: direct themselves towardsgleaningsGWB §93: ultimate Purposekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: are meantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: whosoever hath sought Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §25: By this House is meantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: meant the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: by one of His namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §134: in the person ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: with the brightness of Thy Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the worldfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §254: and of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: tidingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: Thine earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: upon earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: couldst thou ascend thereuntogleaningsGWB §552: ascensionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: soaredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §423: and are wholly subject to Thy willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: ascendedgleaningsGWB §394: promotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: ascendepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: have ascended
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: cry outfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §366: to the voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: criedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: I cry outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: lift up My voice
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of glorygleaningsGWB §387: His mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: noblestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark of honor
oneness 42% unity 13% glory 13% transcendent 10% divine 6% own 3% holy 3% most 3% incomparable 3% retreats 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §97: divine unitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: glorifying the onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: no mangleaningsGWB §103: Divine Being
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Birdsfire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §541: Birdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: that haply thou mayest soarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §767: have soared alofttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: riseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: soar yegleaningsGWB §496: have soared
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “face”, “turning” (41 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: tribesfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §696: will welcomekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: inadmissibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: before themtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “atmosphere”, “heights”, “immensity” (37 occurrences)
atmosphere 48% heights 16% immensity 6% heavens 6% heaven 6% desire 3% firmament 3% limitless 3% precincts 3% sublimities 3%
SE rendered مُقْبِلٍ (muqbilin), هَوآءِ (hawáʾ), وَحْدَتِكَ (waḥdatik), وَكِبْرِيائِكَ، (wakibríáʾika،), وَبِهِ (wabih), كَمُلَ (kamul) as “hath, the, grandeur, through, perfected”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: Vahidfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §555: Divinekitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: anyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: them who have recognized Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: monstrousgleaningsGWB §122: unfailingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: surestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: the All-Compellingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §48: their pride
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “things”, “have” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: with the utmostgleaningsGWB §13: with what absolutekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: was incompleteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: and perfectthe-hidden-wordsHW §117: strivewill-and-testamentW&T §52: with allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: infinitegleaningsGWB §43: in utter lowliness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: shamegleaningsGWB §184: My abasementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: shall be abasedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: is humbledthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: baserwill-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the abasedgleaningsGWB §185: The shame I was made to bear
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “spoken”, “spoke” (43 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “dumb”, “stammering”, “falter” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “made” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: BrieflygleaningsGWB §621: His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mankindgleaningsGWB §130: arisenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: against Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationgleaningsGWB §48: people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: instrumentgleaningsGWB §178: the essential prerequisiteskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: an occasionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: resulted inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: sickthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: illsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: acted in a manner that couldgleaningsGWB §120: generating impulse
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “there”, “can” (50 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: of Mine inmost beinggleaningsGWB §358: could have manifestedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: verilyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §599: that I maytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: My essence
SE expanded to “Thy highness and”
SE rendered يَكُنْ (yakun), قَابِلاً (qábiláan), لِحَضْرَتِكَ (liḥaḍratik), وَلائِقًا (waláʾiqan), لِعَظَمَتِكَ (liʿaẓamatik), وَسُلْطَانِكَ، (wasulṭánika،) as “was, made, Thy, greatness, sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: unseemlygleaningsGWB §492: and beseemethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: best befitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: they be deemed worthythe-hidden-wordsHW §157: have been and will ever be forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: unworthygleaningsGWB §481: is unworthy ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: can befit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: all-surpassinggleaningsGWB §292: of Grandeurkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: too vastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: is infinitethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the greatness of Thy majesty
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: through the power of My mightgleaningsGWB §260: by virtue of His sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: through His sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thou hadst helpedfire-tabletFire §28: championedgleaningsGWB §663: servicekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: render Us any assistanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: have sought no helperthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: aided by the hostsgleaningsGWB §505: the assaultskitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: warriorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: all the hoststablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: with the everlasting hostsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: the hostsgleaningsGWB §434: nationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: whose heroism
invisible 50% unseen 25% things 6% unknowable 4% backbiting 4% hidden 4% concealment 2% inner 2% invisibles 2% seen 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the invisiblegleaningsGWB §254: secretskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: inscrutableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §366: the secret thingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Unseen, the UnknowablegleaningsGWB §280: absence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: kingdomsgleaningsGWB §163: to men’s eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: vassal dependent upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: in the eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: I have no control over
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
This form usually rendered as “works”, “have” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: carry outgleaningsGWB §604: must diligently observe themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: wereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: such an adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walkwill-and-testamentW&T §24: Consortepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: doeth
pleasure 30% good 21% good-pleasure 13% sake 13% will 6% thee 6% unto 4% content 2% please 2% pleasure!” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: so to name Himfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §564: as shall be acceptable in His sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: pleaseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: Thy good-pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §22: and contented thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: upright
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: to have been banishedgleaningsGWB §461: Thrust not awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: outcastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Wilt Thou cast awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: cast him outgleaningsGWB §464: reject Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: cast Him out from their midstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: drive her not away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the doorgleaningsGWB §210: its doorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: door thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §449: from Thy presenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: doorsgleaningsGWB §176: the doorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: out of Thy door
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 §6: Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §124: blessingkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: O Thou the Most Mercifultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
تُخَيِّبْنَا
literal: disappoint; disappoint, frustrate; disappointed
This form usually rendered as “break” (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 §449: Cast me notwill-and-testamentW&T §54: lost their causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: not to withhold from meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §457: to frustrate the hopes I have setprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Wilt Thou shatterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: withholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: as one disappointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: Deny him not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the FirstgleaningsGWB §95: beauteouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: melodiousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: through the incomparable tokenstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the PeerlessgleaningsGWB §556: uttermost corners
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 §7: of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §621: upon His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: giftswill-and-testamentW&T §56: giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: the Most Bountiful.”will-and-testamentW&T §56: the gift
