Prayers and Meditations — §560
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 560 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ فَأَنْزِلْ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَى أَحِبَّتِي ما يَسْتَقِيمُهُمْ عَلَى أَمْرِكَ، ثُمَّ اجْعَلْهُمْ أَيادِيَ أَمْرِكَ بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ لِيَنْتَشِرَ مِنْهُمْ آثارُكَ وَيَظْهَرَ سُلْطانُكَ، لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تُرِيْدُ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ العَزِيزُ الحَمِيدُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Send down, therefore, O my Lord, upon me and upon them that love me, that which will cause us to become steadfast in Thy Faith. Enable them, then, to become the Hands of Thy Cause amongst Thy servants, that they may scatter abroad Thy signs, and show forth Thy sovereignty. There is no God but Thee, Who art powerful to do whatsoever Thou willest. Thou art, in truth, the All-Glorious, the All-Praised.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her LordgleaningsGWB §551: unto Him Who is the Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of Lordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy sovereigntytablet-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 §168: Divinity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou didst send downgleaningsGWB §583: shall descendkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: inspiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: and inflicttablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent
SE expanded to “them that love me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: love offire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §159: All honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: their heart’s desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §356: My soul is wedded totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be setwill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
This form usually rendered as “cause” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (244 occurrences)
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
SE rendered أَمْرِكَ، (ʾamrika،), اجْعَلْهُمْ (ijʿalhum), أَيادِيَ (ʾayádí), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik) as “Thy Cause, to become the Hands”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: hath exaltedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §654: having enabled mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: thrustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §363: Enabletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: Set it thenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
SE expanded to “to become the Hands”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the mercy ofgleaningsGWB §62: In His right handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §139: bywill-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: into the hands ofgleaningsGWB §63: all his mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: Abdu’-Salamfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §220: they havekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: the Adoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §187: amidst Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Baháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: of Thy servant
SE expanded to “that they may scatter”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: spreadgleaningsGWB §261: noisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: Revivalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: to spread abroadwill-and-testamentW&T §13: disperseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: disseminategleaningsGWB §618: shall scatter abroadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Outspread
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: consequencesgleaningsGWB §358: its waveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: forceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: revelationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: resultsgleaningsGWB §375: the script
may 16% shall 14% show 11% revealed 11% reveal 9% manifested 9% manifest 9% whom 7% will 7% revelation 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: bring forthfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §412: the furykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: the advent of the Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: them who have manifestedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: give forth
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: His MajestygleaningsGWB §628: and Rulerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: potenciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §416: the Lordtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: to Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §97: to the truth of God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: his rejection by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: O Thou Who art my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE expanded to “Who art powerful to”
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “what”, “desirest” (30 occurrences)
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 §486: pricelesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pride Myself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Praised begleaningsGWB §427: augustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Muhammadan Dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: give praisetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: “PraisedgleaningsGWB §30: “Render thanks
