Prayers and Meditations — §76
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 76 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ بِالَّذِينَ كَسَّرُوا الأَصْنامَ فِيْ هذا الظُّهُورِ الَّذِيْ بِهِ ظَهَرَ الزِّلْزالُ الأَعْظَمُ وَالفَزَعُ الأَكْبَرُ بِأَنْ تُؤَيِّدَ عِبادَكَ فِيْ كُلِّ الأَحْيانِ بِآياتِ قُدْرَتِكَ وَظُهُوراتِ عِزِّ قَيُّومِيَّتِكَ، ثُمَّ اجْعَلْ قُلُوبَهُمْ زُبَرَ الحَدِيدِ لِئَلاَّ تُخَوِّفَهُمْ سَطْوَةُ الَّذِيْنَهُمْ ظَلَمُوا عَلَى مَظْهَرِ ذاتِكَ وَمَطْلَعِ غَيْبِكَ، وَلِيَقُومُنَّ كُلٌّ عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَنُصْرَتِكَ لِتُرْفَعَ بِهِمْ أَعْلامُ نُصْرَتِكَ فِيْ مَمْلَكَتِكَ وَرَاياتُ أَمْرِكَ فِيْ دِيارِكَ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ لَمْ تَزَلْ كُنْتَ قادِرًا بِمَشِيَّتِكَ وَلا تَزالُ تَكُونُ بِمِثْلِ ما قَدْ كُنْتَ فِيْ أَزَلِ الآزالِ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ العَزِيزُ المُتَعالِ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ المُتَعالِ المُهَيْمِنُ المُتَكَبِّرُ الواحِدُ الفَرْدُ العَزِيزُ المُخْتارُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, by them that have cut down all the idols in this Revelation through which the Most Grievous Convulsion and the Great Terror have appeared, to assist, at all times, Thy servants with the signs of Thine almighty power and the evidences of Thy transcendent and all-compelling might. Grant, then, that their hearts may be made as strong as brass, that they may remain unmoved by the overpowering might of such as have transgressed against Him Who is the Manifestation of Thine Essence and the Dayspring of Thine invisible Self, and that they may all arise to glorify and help Thee, so that through them the ensigns of Thy triumph may be lifted up in Thy realm, and the standards of Thy Cause may be unfurled throughout Thy dominions. Thou art He who from everlasting hath, through the potency of His will, been all-powerful, and will continue to remain the same for ever and ever. Thou art, verily, the All-Glorious, the Most High. No God is there but Thee, the Most Powerful, the Most Exalted, the Help in Peril, the Most Great, the One Being, the Incomparable, the All-Glorious, the Unrestrained.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I beseech TheegleaningsGWB §489: be askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: was questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §323: for any man to question his Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: art not asked
This form usually rendered as “utterly”, “cut” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: hath been dashed to the groundfire-tabletFire §29: lie brokengleaningsGWB §610: for having utterly abolishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: Elixirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: utterly abolishedwill-and-testamentW&T §34: crushepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: degradationgleaningsGWB §692: refuse
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
This form usually rendered as “most” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: have trembledgleaningsGWB §102: dismayedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: waverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §739: trembledwill-and-testamentW&T §34: were convulsedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: made the earth to tremblegleaningsGWB §423: the world to tremblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: wavering
SE rendered ظَهَرَ (ẓahar), الزِّلْزالُ (az-zilzál), الأَعْظَمُ (al-ʾaʿẓam), وَالفَزَعُ (wálfazaʿ), الأَكْبَرُ (al-ʾakbar) as “have appeared, Most Grievous Convulsion, Terror”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: greatestgleaningsGWB §292: of Grandeurkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: weightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: greatness of Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §8: fierceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: most perfect
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: consternationgleaningsGWB §352: fears and agitationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: shook and trembledwill-and-testamentW&T §5: criesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: causedgleaningsGWB §219: lamentationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: Great Terrorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: terror
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: treat him not disdainfullygleaningsGWB §551: vainglorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: waxed proudtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §6: more glaring
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: aid themgleaningsGWB §522: to assistkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: is their “Seal.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: to graciously enablethe-hidden-wordsHW §130: nor enterwill-and-testamentW&T §56: the Grace of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: help HisgleaningsGWB §478: and would strengthen thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: them that serve Himfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §227: My true followerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: worshippedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: to adoretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: upon thyself and upon others
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: very momentgleaningsGWB §303: the hour at whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: in one and the same momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: thousand livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the occasionsgleaningsGWB §612: on the Day whenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Now that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Signfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §327: that Realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: verses ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: to Thine utterancestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy wondrous Signs
This form usually rendered as “powerless”, “almighty”, “can” (39 occurrences)
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
transcendent 30% all-compelling 20% own 10% unapproachable 10% compelling 10% sovereignty 10% dominion 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the stationfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §658: Walk thou steadfastlykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: In yet another instanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: may speed outtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
This form usually rendered as “grant”, “let”, “"consecrate” (22 occurrences)
grant 23% let 15% “consecrate 8% imagine 8% knit 8% strengthen 8% single 8% “dye 8% enable 8% cause 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: makethfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §475: allow notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: those images whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: to numbertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe thyself therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the heartsgleaningsGWB §486: whollykitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: disturbanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: within my breasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with a sound
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the ScripturesgleaningsGWB §615: nor those of any other Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: Thy Scripturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: ScrollsgleaningsGWB §598: sacred Booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: as strong asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: and Thy Scrolls
SE rendered اجْعَلْ (ijʿal), قُلُوبَهُمْ (qulúbahum), زُبَرَ (zubar), الحَدِيدِ (al-ḥadíd), لِئَلاَّ (liʾalál), تُخَوِّفَهُمْ (tukhawwifahum) as “made, hearts, brass, remain unmoved”
sharp 19% keen 13% steel 13% penetrating 13% discernment 13% chains 13% discerning 6% steeled 6% brass 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: sharpergleaningsGWB §694: lawskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: So much soprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: nor pass beyond its confinestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: sharp
SE rendered قُلُوبَهُمْ (qulúbahum), زُبَرَ (zubar), الحَدِيدِ (al-ḥadíd), لِئَلاَّ (liʾalál), تُخَوِّفَهُمْ (tukhawwifahum), سَطْوَةُ (saṭwah) as “hearts, brass, remain unmoved, overpowering might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: by nightgleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: 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 §190: the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-season
This form usually rendered as “may” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: terriblegleaningsGWB §532: Walk ye in the fear ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: timidityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: the fearfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: Fear notwill-and-testamentW&T §34: fear fell uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: I feargleaningsGWB §499: dismay
ascendancy 25% powers 13% awful 13% dominion 13% authorities 6% sovereignty 6% influence 6% threats 6% crushing 6% assaults 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the awful majestyfire-tabletFire §6: mightgleaningsGWB §534: from His vehement powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the power of Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: overpowering mightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the dominiongleaningsGWB §79: the ascendancyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: sovereignty
This form usually rendered as “have”, “oppressed”, “who” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: these oppressed onesfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §507: oppressorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: wronged and oppressedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: transgressorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: sorely wrongedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: oppressed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §126: the Divine Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: been fashionedwill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: His Exalted BeinggleaningsGWB §2: have themselves been generatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Being
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: the fountain-headfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §588: Unveilkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: dawn forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: hasten forthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
invisible 50% unseen 25% things 6% unknowable 4% backbiting 4% hidden 4% concealment 2% inner 2% invisibles 2% seen 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: UnseengleaningsGWB §552: backbitingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: disappearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: disappearancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: invisiblegleaningsGWB §254: secrets
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “praise”, “remember” (150 occurrences)
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the aforementioned persongleaningsGWB §107: Voicekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: and spokenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: that I may glorify Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: for the purpose of helpingfire-tabletFire §28: championedgleaningsGWB §629: Help Thoukitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: for the triumphprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: to help Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
This form usually rendered as “may”, “unfurl” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the standardfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §655: can proclaimkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: of all beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: I recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy landgleaningsGWB §163: in that landkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: of earthly existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §384: the kings themselvestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: those
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
This form usually rendered as “lands”, “throughout” (2 occurrences)
lands 50% throughout 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: His landsfire-tabletFire §18: landgleaningsGWB §57: borne roundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: divestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: throughout Thy realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: remotewill-and-testamentW&T §22: directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: the officials
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: pass awaygleaningsGWB §301: will continue to exist foreverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: Eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: will continuethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: My eternalwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: eventidegleaningsGWB §387: throughout eternity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: the willgleaningsGWB §722: desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §186: pleasesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: shall begleaningsGWB §5: their own inmost beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: shallprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: are heldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §47: and so become
This form usually rendered as “instance”, “like”, “even” (105 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: likegleaningsGWB §669: attemptkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: Consider theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: for such as are like unto usthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: matchlesswill-and-testamentW&T §15: in their footstepsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: they that resemble thee
SE rendered بِمِثْلِ (bimithl), أَزَلِ (ʾazal) as “same”
eternity 37% everlasting 11% through 11% ever 11% time 5% before 5% unto 5% forever 5% eternally 5% throughout 5%
gleaningsGWB §124: everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: of eternityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: and evertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §4: ancient eternitygleaningsGWB §158: from time immemorialkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: that immortalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thine everlasting
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: loudlyfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §57: heights of its loftiestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: the most exalted—mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: the preeminence oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Divinefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §462: and to this God is My witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: O God!tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE expanded to “Help in Peril”
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Omnipotent ProtectorgleaningsGWB §632: to extend His protection unto all created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that overshadowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §560: transcendent and supremeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: aweepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in Peril
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: but a man likefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §163: lonelykitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: one and the sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: conception of Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: the Peerlessfire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §545: forsakenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: essentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: in utter lonelinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the All-Highest Paradiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: the One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: virtuegleaningsGWB §120: unconstrained and sovereignkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: righteouswill-and-testamentW&T §38: for the goodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: choosestgleaningsGWB §563: the pious
