Prayers and Meditations — §490
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 490 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ يا مَنْ بِيَدِكَ زِمامُ الاخْتِيارِ بِأَنْ تَنْصُرَهُمْ بِبَدائِعِ نُصْرَتِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ قَدْ أَخَذَتْهُمُ الذِّلَّةُ فِي سَبِيلِكَ عَزِّزْهُمْ بِسُلْطانِكَ، وَقَدْ أَخَذَهُمُ الضَّعْفُ فِي حُبِّكَ فَأَغْلِبْهُمْ عَلَى الأَعْدآءِ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I implore Thee, O Thou Who holdest in Thy hands the reins of unconstrained power, to succor them through the wondrous potency of Thy might. Misery, O my Lord, hath taken hold on them in Thy path, exalt them by the power of Thy sovereignty; and weariness hath afflicted them in their love for Thee, render them victorious, through Thy strength and Thine omnipotence, over Thine enemies.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I implore Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I beseech TheegleaningsGWB §518: Ye will most certainly be called upon to answerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the intricaciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: art not askedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §489: be askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: truthsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: beseech Thee
SE expanded to “holdest in Thy hands”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: into the hands ofgleaningsGWB §459: your handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: in Whose hand iswill-and-testamentW&T §58: the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the mercy ofgleaningsGWB §615: the eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: the reinsgleaningsGWB §418: The instrumentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: restrain Ourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: that the reinstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §4: Unmoorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: reinsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §726: destiniesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: are the reins
This form usually rendered as “chose”, “chosen”, “choose” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: choosestgleaningsGWB §405: Him Who is the Unconstrainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: retired and lived inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: the good thingswill-and-testamentW&T §38: for the goodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §120: unconstrained and sovereign
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wondrousgleaningsGWB §683: marvelouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: originalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: Thy created realmstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: the universegleaningsGWB §162: wondrous revelations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of your LordgleaningsGWB §162: My Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: rulerstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of God
SE expanded to “taken hold on”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: with His seizing powerfire-tabletFire §7: grippedgleaningsGWB §724: plunge intokitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Grasp yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: should chastiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: have partakentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou
This form usually rendered as “abasement”, “abased”, “wretchedness” (29 occurrences)
abasement 46% abased 13% wretchedness 8% degradation 8% ashamed 4% humbly 4% dire 4% mine 4% both 4% misery 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: wretchednessgleaningsGWB §184: My abasementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: lonelinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: the most wretchedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: abasewill-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: disgracegleaningsGWB §219: abased
glory 30% all-glorious 20% almighty 11% swear 10% mighty 7% transcendent 6% might 5% most 4% exalted 4% gracious 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy glorygleaningsGWB §135: peerlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: a more preciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §419: the God of glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pride Myself
SE expanded to “power of Thy”
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
SE rendered بِسُلْطانِكَ، (bisulṭánika،), وَقَدْ (waqad), أَخَذَهُمُ (ʾakhadhahum), الضَّعْفُ (aḍ-ḍaʿf), حُبِّكَ (ḥubbik), فَأَغْلِبْهُمْ (faʾaghlibhum) as “the power of Thy, and weariness, hath afflicted, their love for, render them victorious”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: faint-heartedgleaningsGWB §308: diminishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: all weaknessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: doublegleaningsGWB §569: they are weak and helplessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: and from all weaknessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the weak
SE expanded to “their love for”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: grainfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §666: and as a token of your lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: those who profess to be Our friendsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §67: for them who love Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovestwill-and-testamentW&T §38: that love
SE expanded to “render them victorious”
ascendancy 34% all-subduing 26% prevailed 6% all-conquering 6% all-compelling 6% victorious 6% render 6% hath 6% paramount 3% triumphing 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: All-SubduinggleaningsGWB §132: paramount influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: pervading powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Render them, moreover, victorious overepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailed overgleaningsGWB §66: “Supreme ascendancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: becomingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: victorious
This form usually rendered as “power”, “might”, “through” (103 occurrences)
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
