Prayers and Meditations — §519
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 519 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ يا خالِقَ الأُمَمِ وَمُحْيِيَ الرِّمَمِ بِأَنْ تُؤَيِّدَ عِبادَكَ عَلَى عِرفانِ مَظْهَرِ ذاتِكَ وَمَطْلَعِ قَيُّومِيَّتِكَ لِيُكَسِّرُوا بِقُدْرَتِكَ أَصْنامَ الهَوى وَيَدْخُلُوا فِي ظِلِّ رَحْمَتِكَ الكُبْرى الَّتِيْ سَبَقَتِ الأَشْيآءَ بِاسْمِكَ العَلِيِّ الأَبْهی،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, O Thou the Shaper of all the nations and the Quickener of every moldering bone, to graciously enable Thy servants to recognize Him Who is the Manifestation of Thy Self and the Revealer of Thy transcendent might, that they may cut down, by Thy power, all the idols of their corrupt inclinations, and enter beneath the shadow of Thine all-encompassing mercy, which, by virtue of Thy name, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious, hath surpassed the entire creation.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §301: thy questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beseechgleaningsGWB §300: questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: the questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: hath sought
This form usually rendered as “creator”, “fashioner”, “lord” (17 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thou the Shaper”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: creaturesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §457: Who hath created youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: “rebirth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: Thou didst create in themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hast created me
SE expanded to “all the nations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: Motherfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §513: of the peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: Imámsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: among the nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: hath revivedfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §581: life-givingkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: livethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: recreatetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §23: endued with life
الرِّمَمِ
literal: bones; bones, decayed remains; bones, remains
SE expanded to “every moldering bone”
SE rendered وَمُحْيِيَ (wamuḥyí), الرِّمَمِ (ar-rimam), تُؤَيِّدَ (tuʾayyid), عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak), عِرفانِ (ʿirfán) as “Quickener, every moldering bone, Thy servants, recognize”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: strengthenedgleaningsGWB §610: hath aidedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: will beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: assist methe-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee inwill-and-testamentW&T §13: may gatherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: to graciously assistgleaningsGWB §698: strengthen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: My servantsfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §710: accounted among the heathenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: those whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: are they whotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §35: meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: can I worship
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: that ye may be made aware ofgleaningsGWB §197: can perceivekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: He of Whom they had knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: to all except them that have recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the breeze
SE expanded to “Him Who is the Manifestation”
manifestation 58% revealer 16% who 12% manifest 3% dayspring 2% manifested 2% manifestations 2% revealest 1% focused 1% symbol 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: that from him may be manifestedfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §105: claimedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: workprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: in the face of the revelations oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: EssencegleaningsGWB §117: Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: Theewill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §386: for Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recesses
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “source” (125 occurrences)
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: risefire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §612: the revealerskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: haply thou mayest comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: They Who are the Exponentstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
SE expanded to “Thy transcendent might”
transcendent 30% all-compelling 20% own 10% unapproachable 10% compelling 10% sovereignty 10% dominion 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: connectionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §264: kindskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: promulgatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §612: have waitedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
This form usually rendered as “may” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: hath been dashed to the groundfire-tabletFire §29: lie brokengleaningsGWB §692: refusekitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: Elixirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my extreme lowlinesswill-and-testamentW&T §34: crushepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: degradationgleaningsGWB §610: for having utterly abolished
SE expanded to “by Thy power”
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: to concede evenfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §40: powerlesskitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: the dispensationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: the power of Whose mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are notthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: be in thy power
SE expanded to “their corrupt inclinations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the promptings of thine own desiresfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §467: in his waykitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divine Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: evil desirestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passionthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: resplendentwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
SE expanded to “and enter beneath”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: instillgleaningsGWB §91: egresskitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: Hast thou enteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: that they may enter themthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: enter thereinwill-and-testamentW&T §42: partepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: entergleaningsGWB §27: “Enter
shadow 60% beneath 15% shelter 8% shade 7% through 2% unto 2% faith 2% face 2% sheltering 2% overshadowed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: beneath the shadowgleaningsGWB §188: shadows of the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: shelter of His shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: beneaththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: seeketh the shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: overshadowedgleaningsGWB §550: ephemeral
SE expanded to “Thine all-encompassing mercy”
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 §7: of Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §273: My mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: O Thou the Most Mercifultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE rendered وَيَدْخُلُوا (wayadkhulúá), ظِلِّ (ẓill), رَحْمَتِكَ (raḥmatik), الكُبْرى (al-kubrى), سَبَقَتِ (sabaqat), الأَشْيآءَ (ash-shyáʾ) as “and enter beneath, the shadow, Thine all-encompassing mercy, hath surpassed, entire creation”
most 50% mighty 11% supreme 9% transcendent 7% great 5% unfailing 5% immeasurable 5% all-encompassing 5% monstrous 2% grievous 2%
hath 44% surpassed 22% preceded 6% surpasseth 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% pervaded 3% permeated 3% surpass 3% grasp 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: surpassedgleaningsGWB §134: escaped themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: superiorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §170: hath overtakenthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereuntoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: hast surpassed themgleaningsGWB §255: they that speak not till He hath spokenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: old
This form usually rendered as “all”, “things”, “created” (89 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to do what pleaseth TheegleaningsGWB §70: naught else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: aughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: Thy sovereign willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE expanded to “by virtue of Thy 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 §292: in the exalted person ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: skiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: except as one who beareth Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “the Most Exalted”
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: transcendent and most sublimefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §497: how very greatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: apart fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: far abovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
all-glorious 72% most 8% abhá 6% glory 6% effulgent 3% everlasting 1% resplendent 1% glorious 1% what 1%
