Prayers and Meditations — §552
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 552 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ بِرُسُلِكَ وَأَصْفِيائِكَ وَبِالَّذِيْ خَتَمْتَ بِهِ مَظاهِرَ أَمْرِكَ بَيْنَ بَرِيَّتِكَ وَزَيَّنْتَهُ بِخاتَمِ القَبُولِ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ أَرْضِكَ وَسَمائِكَ، بِأَنْ تُوَفِّقَنِيْ عَلَى ما قَدَّرْتَهُ لِعِبادِكَ وَأَمَرْتَهُمْ بِهِ فِي أَلْواحِكَ، ثُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي يا إِلهِي بِفَضْلِكَ وَجُودِكَ ثُمَّ اجْعَلْنِيْ مِنَ الَّذِينَ لا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ وَإِنَّكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I implore Thee, O my Lord, by Thy Messengers, and Thy Chosen Ones, and by Him through Whom Thou hast affixed Thy seal upon the Manifestations of Thy Cause among Thy creatures, and Whom Thou hast adorned with the ornament of Thine acceptance among all that dwell in Thy heaven and on Thy earth, to graciously assist me to attain unto what Thou hast ordained for Thy servants and bidden them observe in Thy Tablets. Wash away, then, my sins, O my God, by Thy grace and bounty, and reckon me among such as are not overtaken by fear nor put to grief.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I implore Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §179: entreatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §260: ‘Askprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore Thee
SE expanded to “by Thy Messengers”
apostle 24% messengers 24% messenger 15% sent 14% apostles 6% send 6% messengership 4% hath 3% prophets 3% epistle 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: dispatchgleaningsGWB §465: in His Prophetskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Apostles.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: let a breath passtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: Apostle
SE expanded to “Thy Chosen Ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: chosen onesfire-tabletFire §27: andgleaningsGWB §112: every Prophetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: pureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Thine electthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: crystal purewill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: His chosen ones
who 26% which 26% such 11% doubters 5% one 5% caused 5% dependents 5% generations 5% unto 5% whom 5%
This form usually rendered as “thou” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: SealedgleaningsGWB §552: endkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “seal”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §568: Setthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: sealed with My sealwill-and-testamentW&T §6: bearing his own sealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: but a ringgleaningsGWB §114: Prophetic Cycle
manifestations 69% exponents 10% manifestation 6% embodiments 5% who 2% such 2% revealers 2% revelations 1% any 1% dispensations 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: clear and manifestfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §205: exposekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: noontideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: Thy tokenstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
SE expanded to “of Thy Cause”
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §384: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: all that were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §584: of their Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: against Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: men
SE expanded to “Thou hast adorned”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: decked withfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §719: have deckedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: Thou hast adornedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: adornedgleaningsGWB §700: forgoethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: hath adorned
SE expanded to “of Thine acceptance”
acceptance 28% accepted 28% reconcile 6% have 6% acceptable 6% acquiesced 6% embraceth 6% turned 6% submitted 6% embrace 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: directfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §25: in days pastkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: and receptivenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: hath fixedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §202: this worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: heaven and on earththe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §250: world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: weld togethergleaningsGWB §72: it may fulfillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: at variance withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: aid and assistwill-and-testamentW&T §10: Graciously assistepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: assistgleaningsGWB §395: perfect fellowshipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: inconsistent
SE expanded to “Thou hast ordained”
SE expanded to “for Thy servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: ye worshipfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §149: the exercise of their devotionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: is Thy servanttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §23: of the servants
tablets 88% scriptures 13%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: originalgleaningsGWB §709: His Tabletskitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: lucidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: pages of the booktablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: Lawh-i-Burhan (TabletgleaningsGWB §66: Pen of Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: forgavefire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §216: Forgivingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy forgivenesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the Ever-ForgivinggleaningsGWB §652: My forgiveness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thatgleaningsGWB §167: unto youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: No sooner hadthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to exaltgleaningsGWB §532: of My words
SE expanded to “by Thy grace”
bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bountyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §683: grace and bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §88: by Thy gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
This form usually rendered as “make”, “cause”, “aid” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: hath made theefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §63: as ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: pretentiousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: and makethe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath ordained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: fearfulgleaningsGWB §246: am afraidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: timidityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: all that dread Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: fearest thouepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: full of feargleaningsGWB §499: dismayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: ceased to affright
SE expanded to “put to grief”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: sorrowfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §657: grieve thine heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: anguishtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: dost thou grieveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: would fail to sadden
SE rendered يَحْزَنُونَ (yaḥzanún), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak) as “put to grief”
