Prayers and Meditations — §77
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 77 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَسْئَلُكَ بِأَصْفِيائِكَ وَأُمَنائِكَ وَبِالَّذِيْ جَعَلْتَهُ خَاتَمَ أَنْبِيائِكَ وَسُفَرائِكَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَ ذِكْرَكَ مُؤْنِسِيْ وَحُبَّكَ مَقْصَدِي وَوَجْهَكَ مَطْلَبِيْ وَاسْمَكَ سِرَاجِيْ وَما
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy Chosen Ones, and by the Bearers of Thy Trust, and by Him Whom Thou hast ordained to be the Seal of Thy Prophets and of Thy Messengers, to let Thy remembrance be my companion, and Thy love my aim, and Thy face my goal, and Thy name my lamp, and Thy wish my desire, and Thy pleasure my delight.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: celebratethgleaningsGWB §633: the All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: hymns of glory and praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: Magnified be Thy nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §48: the impediments
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §356: We beseechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: I beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §217: I beseech Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to accountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: pray
SE expanded to “Thy Chosen Ones”
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “harm”, “trusted”, “trustees” (6 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Bearers of Thy Trust”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: believedgleaningsGWB §260: “I truly believekitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: believed inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: have believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: and secureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: trusted onesgleaningsGWB §594: worthy of the trustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: believeth
SE expanded to “by Him Whom”
who 26% which 26% such 11% doubters 5% one 5% caused 5% dependents 5% generations 5% unto 5% whom 5%
SE expanded to “Thou hast ordained”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: sufferfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §661: aidedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: as decreedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: made thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: SealedgleaningsGWB §114: Prophetic Cyclekitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “last”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: withthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: sealed with My sealwill-and-testamentW&T §10: last hourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: but a ringgleaningsGWB §552: end
SE expanded to “of Thy Prophets”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Great AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §230: with tidingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Prophet of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: ProphetsgleaningsGWB §110: the Prophetsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and to This Announcementepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: this Great
وَسُفَرائِكَ
literal: ambassador; embassy; ambassador, minister
SE expanded to “of Thy Messengers”
messengers 75% ministers 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: of thy ministersgleaningsGWB §449: a ministerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: separationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: Messengersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: recommendationsgleaningsGWB §448: Ministerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: Gospelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: of Thy Messengers
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §594: Be unjust to no manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my solacethe-hidden-wordsHW §82: communionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §358: menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: beloved Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: OF MEN
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: pleasingfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §17: for Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the Best-Belovedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: of my desiretablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: the DesiregleaningsGWB §328: this is itskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: to attainthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: goal excelleth every other goal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: hath set his facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §516: are increasingkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through the lighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: desirestgleaningsGWB §166: themekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Object of his questprayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: in their eagernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: if thou seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: askedgleaningsGWB §72: hath longedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: that We
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: offire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §39: separate designationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: most excellent titlestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a lampgleaningsGWB §684: flamekitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: my lampepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: lampgleaningsGWB §131: extinguish the Lampkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: lamp of conscience and reasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: the light of Thy lamp
