Prayers and Meditations — §568
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 568 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ فَاخْتِمْ قُلُوبَهُمْ بِخَاتَمِ عِصْمَتِكَ لِئَلا يَدْخُلَ فِيها ذِكْرُ غَيْرِكَ، ثُمَّ اجعَلْهُمْ مُنادِيًا بِاسْمِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ، ثُمَّ ارْزُقْهُمْ خَيْرَ ما قَدَّرْتَهُ لِلْمُقَرَّبِينَ مِنْ أَصْفِيائِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Set, then, the seal of Thine unerring protection on their hearts, O my Lord, lest perchance the remembrance of aught else except Thee enter therein. Make them able, moreover, to proclaim Thy name amidst Thy creatures, and supply them with the best of what Thou hast destined for such of Thy chosen ones as enjoy near access to Thee.
Translation Notes
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), فَاخْتِمْ (fákhtim), قُلُوبَهُمْ (qulúbahum) as “Set, then, the seal, their hearts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: I have nurturedgleaningsGWB §606: and to this thy Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: divinely-learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: springtimetablet-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 §79: of your Lord
SE expanded to “Set, then, the seal”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: thrown into confusiongleaningsGWB §439: chaoskitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: whose faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: within my breasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: one heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heart
SE expanded to “Thine unerring protection”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: dishonorgleaningsGWB §24: sacred and inviolablekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: “immaculate Souls”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: of Thine unerring protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §17: guidanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: protectiongleaningsGWB §77: secure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: nightsgleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: in the night-seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: in the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night season
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: attributedgleaningsGWB §228: disclosekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: ignoreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: be mentionedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
SE expanded to “aught else except Thee”
SE expanded to “Make them able”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: hath exaltedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §661: aidedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §417: will enable themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: He was called tofire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §424: proclaimingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: the clamortablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: proclaim
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 §244: in his namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §584: the denizens of heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: and the sublimity oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: creationfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §471: have We created youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: Fountaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thou hast created
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: He Who is the UnconditionedgleaningsGWB §592: Unrestrainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: preferableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: that which will profit themwill-and-testamentW&T §17: truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: best advantagegleaningsGWB §417: whatsoever He willeth
SE expanded to “Thou hast destined”
SE rendered خَيْرَ (khayr), قَدَّرْتَهُ (qaddartah), لِلْمُقَرَّبِينَ (lilmuqarrabín), أَصْفِيائِكَ، (ʾaṣfíáʾika،) as “best, Thou hast destined, Thy chosen ones”
such 18% nigh 16% who 14% enjoy 14% favored 12% have 10% all 8% well-favored 6% shall 2% well-favoured 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: presencefire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §618: them who have drawn nighkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: nearerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: draw me ever nearertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
SE expanded to “Thy chosen ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: sincerityfire-tabletFire §27: and puritygleaningsGWB §477: having chosen theekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: chosenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: immaculateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: among Thy chosen onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: choicestwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Ones
