Prayers and Meditations — §495
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 495 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِذًا يا إِلهِي بِاسْمِكَ الأَعْظَمِ فَأَنْزِلْ عَلَى أَحِبَّتِكَ ما يُقَرِّبُهُمْ إِلَيْكَ فِي كُلِّ الأَحْوالِ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيزُ المُسْتَعَانُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Send down, then, O my God, through Thy Most Great Name, upon Thy loved ones what will, under all conditions, draw them nearer unto Thee. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, Whose help is implored by all men.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: O Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §122: born of the substance of God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: our godsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: my Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “through Thy Most Great Name”
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: by one of His namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §168: thereofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: fameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: of Thy shadowing Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), الأَعْظَمِ (al-ʾaʿẓam), فَأَنْزِلْ (faʾanzil), أَحِبَّتِكَ (ʾaḥibbatik) as “my God, through Thy Most Great Name, Send, Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: chiefgleaningsGWB §628: the glory of Thy majestykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: too weighty and pregnantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: Greater isthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: sublime
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: flowgleaningsGWB §219: shallkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and didst vouchsafetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent
SE expanded to “Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: all who adore Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §555: of fervid lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: my friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §491: I still cherish the desiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wishwill-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved
SE expanded to “draw them nearer unto”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: nearlyfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §724: the favored among the faithfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: well-nighprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: be drawn nearer unto Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
times 31% conditions 28% circumstances 14% all 8% ever 6% condition 3% state 3% may 3% conduct 3% continually 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: circumstancesgleaningsGWB §173: hinderethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: Reflect thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: by Thy strengthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: lieth in theefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §138: It hath been decreed by Uskitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: leastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §41: I am powerlesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: be in thy power
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 §168: exaltedgleaningsGWB §199: grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: Dear friend!prayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: authoritytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: highly-esteemed
SE rendered المُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir), العَزِيزُ (al-ʿazíz), المُسْتَعَانُ (al-mustaʿán) as “Almighty, All-Glorious”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: by the aidgleaningsGWB §45: by God’s invisible assistancekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: helpprayers-and-meditationsP&M §18: the Supreme Helperwill-and-testamentW&T §40: associatesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: raised funds to supportgleaningsGWB §479: Let Him be thy helper
