Prayers and Meditations — §519
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 519 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
اعِ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا خالِقَ الأُمَمِ وَمُحْيِيَ الرِّمَمِ بِأَنْ تُؤَيِّدَ عِبادَكَ عَلَى عِرفانِ مَظْهَرِ ذاتِكَ وَمَطْلَعِ قَيُّومِيَّتِكَ لِيُكَسِّرُوا بِقُدْرَتِكَ أَصْنامَ الهَوى وَيَدْخُلُوا فِي ظِلِّ رَحْمَتِكَ ال
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 rendered اعِ، (iʿi،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), خالِقَ (kháliq), الأُمَمِ (al-ʾumam) as “I beseech Thee, the Shaper, of all the nations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §27: bond slavegleaningsGWB §426: is summoningkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: shall summonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: calling upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was calledthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: guiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: summoneth
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §259: questionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §356: We beseechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore Thee
This form usually rendered as “creator”, “fashioner”, “lord” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: characterfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §349: mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: been fixedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Creator
SE expanded to “of all the nations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: offire-tabletFire §13: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §182: the Motherkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the peoples and kindredskitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: nationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: of all the nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: the nations
SE expanded to “and the Quickener”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: quickenfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §724: Our lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “life,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: I blushtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of lovewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
الرِّمَمِ
literal: decayed bones; decayed, moldering; bones
SE expanded to “of every moldering bone”
5 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered وَمُحْيِيَ (wamuḥyí), الرِّمَمِ (ar-rimam), تُؤَيِّدَ (tuʾayyid), عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak), عِرفانِ (ʿirfán) as “and the Quickener, of every moldering bone, Thy servants, recognize”
graciously 67% thou 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: togleaningsGWB §635: having strengthenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: graciously aidwill-and-testamentW&T §53: Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: inspiredgleaningsGWB §698: strengthenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §522: and their wills strengthenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: assist
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: His servantsfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §289: of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: is Thy servanttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “recognition” (144 occurrences)
knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: discernmentgleaningsGWB §102: them that are initiatedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: contraryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: enabled us to recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Wisdom
manifestation 63% revealer 18% who 5% manifest 4% dayspring 3% supreme 3% revelation 3% revealest 1% symbol 1% exponent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: its evident meaningfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §362: outward behaviorkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: be made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: have appearedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
SE expanded to “of Thy Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: EssencegleaningsGWB §655: May my lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: of Thy Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: self-subsistentgleaningsGWB §327: Living Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Beings
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “source” (125 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and the Revealer”
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: the fountain-headfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §353: the Representativekitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: dawnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: and the Revealertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
SE expanded to “of Thy transcendent might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: standeth over His Causefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §316: original statekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: sound of mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: station hath excelled the stationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
لِيُكَسِّرُوا
literal: breaking; brokenness; abasement
This form usually rendered as “may” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “by Thy power”
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: didst ordainfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §586: the destinieskitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: preeminent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: through Thy powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
SE expanded to “all the idols”
SE expanded to “of their corrupt inclinations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: mere impulsefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §313: to self and passionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: of a corrupt inclinationthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the atmosphere
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bountygleaningsGWB §533: sheltered beneath the shadowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: clouds,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: Thy shadowthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: overshadowedgleaningsGWB §572: cloud
SE expanded to “of Thine all-encompassing mercy”
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
SE rendered وَيَدْخُلُوا (wayadkhulúá), ظِلِّ (ẓill), رَحْمَتِكَ (raḥmatik), ال (al-) as “and enter, the shadow, of Thine all-encompassing mercy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the firstfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §536: beginning that hath no beginningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the interpretationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §45: formerthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: Ye that haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: this worldgleaningsGWB §125: early days
