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 أَرَدْتَهُ مُرَادِيْ وَما أَحْبَبْتَهُ مَحْبُوبِيْ،
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 §122: Graciousfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §5: far from Thy glory bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Far be it, then, from Thy glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §197: to this God is My witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Thou my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE rendered اللَّهُمَّ (al-lahumm), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِأَصْفِيائِكَ (biʾaṣfíáʾik) as “O Lord my God, by Thy Chosen Ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: askinggleaningsGWB §179: entreatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the intricaciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I imploregleaningsGWB §323: for any man to question his Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Thee
SE expanded to “by Thy Chosen Ones”
SE rendered بِأَصْفِيائِكَ (biʾaṣfíáʾik), وَأُمَنائِكَ (waʾumanáʾik), وَبِالَّذِيْ (wabiálladhí), جَعَلْتَهُ (jaʿaltah) as “by Thy Chosen Ones, and by Him Whom, Thou hast ordained”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: honestygleaningsGWB §134: We, verily, believekitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: believersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: who have believed on Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: and securewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trustedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: hast believed
SE expanded to “Thou hast ordained”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: hath adornedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §537: singled Him outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: May my life beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: and ordained eachtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: Set it thenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
SE expanded to “to be the Seal”
SE expanded to “of Thy Prophets”
prophets 64% prophet 13% announcement 7% informeth 3% great 3% apostle 3% prophet’s 3% tidings 1% instruction 1% prophethood 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: the ProphetgleaningsGWB §75: the Great Announcementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the Prophets”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and to This Announcementepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: informethgleaningsGWB §527: informeth youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: the Revelations of Moses and Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Thy Prophets
وَسُفَرائِكَ
literal: ambassador; embassy; ambassador, minister
SE expanded to “and of Thy Messengers”
messengers 83% ministers 17%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: AmbassadorsgleaningsGWB §469: ministrykitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: separationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: Thy Messengersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: of thy ministersgleaningsGWB §449: a ministerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: the textprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: and of Thy Messengers
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 §162: thisgleaningsGWB §702: hekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: whisperingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §423: in extollingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
SE expanded to “be my companion”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §373: mortal mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: attached and weddedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: beloved Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: lifewill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: mangleaningsGWB §410: among human virtues
SE expanded to “and Thy love”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto such of Our loved onesfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §697: in a spirit of utmost kindliness and lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: our love for Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thine ownwill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: every other goalgleaningsGWB §59: He Who is the Desirekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: The aimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: object and purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: Thou the Desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §47: my heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my Desire
SE expanded to “and Thy face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: thy facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §470: Setkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §719: inclined towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: We entreatgleaningsGWB §417: I beseechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: Such thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my goalthe-hidden-wordsHW §78: his heart’s desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: any other mattergleaningsGWB §553: seekerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: to pursue
SE expanded to “and Thy name”
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 §229: the namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §168: onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: most excellent titlestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “what” (28 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: hath wishedgleaningsGWB §211: eagerly seekkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: whose only wish isthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thou didst desiregleaningsGWB §532: What I have wishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: divine Purpose
This form usually rendered as “one” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy willgleaningsGWB §699: arisethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: Iprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: of Thy purposethe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §36: hath conspired against meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: purposegleaningsGWB §722: his own
