Prayers and Meditations — §654
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 654 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ئَلُكَ بِاقْتِدارِ مَشِيَّتِكَ وَنُفُوذِ إِرادَتِكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَ ما أَرَيْتَنِيْ فِي مَنامِي أَمْتَنَ أَسَاسٍ لِبُيُوتِ حُبِّكَ فِي أَفْئِدَةِ أَوْلِيائِكَ وَأَحْسَنَ أَسْبابٍ لِظُهُوراتِ فَضْلِكَ وَعِنايَتِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ قَدِّرْ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, by the potency of Thy will and the compelling power of Thy purpose, to make of what Thou didst reveal unto me in my sleep the surest foundation for the mansions of Thy love that are within the hearts of Thy loved ones, and the best instrument for the revelation of the tokens of Thy grace and Thy loving-kindness.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §629: I entreat Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: I imploreepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §323: to question his Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: Destroy not, I implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, that
SE expanded to “by the potency”
power 65% might 11% potency 5% divine 3% sovereignty 3% greatness 3% mighty 3% almighty 3% omnipotence 3% strength 3%
SE expanded to “of Thy will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all thingsgleaningsGWB §2: and instruments of Thykitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §49: the entire creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: nothing
وَنُفُوذِ
literal: penetration; penetrating
This form usually rendered as “potency”, “penetrative”, “influence” (8 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and the compelling power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: outletgleaningsGWB §682: potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: and the compelling powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: bindingwill-and-testamentW&T §12: all-swayingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: the potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: and the energizing influencewill-and-testamentW&T §25: enforceth
SE expanded to “of Thy purpose”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: hast gonegleaningsGWB §188: likekitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: openprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: didst purposetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze uponwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: seek
This form usually rendered as “may”, “suffer”, “allow” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Makefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §656: Aid mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: Thou hast enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: ordaineth
SE expanded to “Thou didst reveal unto me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: perceivedfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §78: they beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: that can behold Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou beholdestgleaningsGWB §692: recognize
This form usually rendered as “surest” (1 occurrences)
mighty 23% which 15% immovable 8% safe 8% afflictive 8% grievous 8% infinite 8% inviolable 8% none 8% surest 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: safegleaningsGWB §647: which none can severkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: inviolableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: the surestwill-and-testamentW&T §25: firmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: mightygleaningsGWB §719: which no man can severprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: that none can sever
foundation 75% fundamental 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: that same housegleaningsGWB §611: the Frequentedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: my homewill-and-testamentW&T §47: conspiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: a housegleaningsGWB §181: houseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §38: That which this body
SE expanded to “of Thy love”
hearts 48% souls 21% minds 9% heart 7% men’s 4% understanding 4% men’s 2% illuminated 2% illumined 2% pure 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: of the heartsgleaningsGWB §453: the soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: illumined heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: our mindsthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: heartsgleaningsGWB §389: of the heart
SE expanded to “of Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: loved onesgleaningsGWB §306: His chosen oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: provincesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: incessant afflictionswill-and-testamentW&T §35: mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: didst thou obey thy LordgleaningsGWB §467: Governorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: continuous
This form usually rendered as “most”, “right”, “preferable” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and the best”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: ExcellentgleaningsGWB §539: His bountieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: and bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: preferablegleaningsGWB §665: the righteous
This form usually rendered as “means”, “through”, “nothing” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to blaspheme againstgleaningsGWB §168: Why thekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: causesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: the most great Instrumentthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: the wailingwill-and-testamentW&T §52: bring to naughtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: that are conducive
SE expanded to “for the revelation”
revelations 34% manifestations 16% revelation 13% evidences 13% manifold 10% tokens 5% all 3% first 2% signs 2% testimonies 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: backfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §365: wide openkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: and material learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: and the Manifestationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
SE expanded to “and Thy loving-kindness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: for perversityfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §417: His gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: loving kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §286: by Thy bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: by My favorwill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
SE rendered فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), وَعِنايَتِكَ، (waʿináyatika،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “grace, and Thy loving-kindness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your LordgleaningsGWB §98: Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: arttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Divine
