Prayers and Meditations — §784
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 784 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَزُبُرِكَ وَصُحُفِكَ وَبِهِ انْقَلَبَ مَلَكُوْتُ الأَسْماءِ وَظَهَرَ ما سُتِرَ فِي صُدُورِ الَّذِيْنَ اتَّبَعُوْا النَّفْسَ وَالْهَوى بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنا ثابِتِينَ عَلَى حُبِّهِ وَمُسْتَقِيمِيْنَ عَلَى أَمْرِهِ وَمَوالِيَ لأوْلِيائِهِ وَأَعادِيَ لأعْدائِهِ، ثُمَّ احْفَظْنا يا إِلهِي مِنْ شَرِّ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِلِقائِكَ وَأَعْرَضُوْا عَنْ وَجْهِكَ وَأَرادُوْا قَتْلَ مَظْهَرِ نَفْسِك، يا إِلهِي وَسَيِّدِيْ تَعْلَمُ بِأَنَّهُمْ ضَيَّعُوْا أَمْرَكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Moreover, I beseech Thee, O my God, by Him Whom Thou hast announced unto us in all Thy Tablets and Thy Books and Thy Scrolls and Thy Scriptures, through Whom the kingdom of names hath been convulsed, and all that lay hid in the breasts of them that have followed their evil and corrupt desires hath been revealed,—I beseech Thee to strengthen us in our love for Him, to make us steadfast in His Cause, to help us befriend His loved ones and challenge His enemies. Shield us, then, O my God, from the mischief wrought by them that have denied Thy presence, and turned away from Thy face, and resolved to put an end to the life of Him Who is the Manifestation of Thine own Self.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: ScripturesgleaningsGWB §612: hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: Thy Scripturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: Scrollsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: in Thy Scripturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: strong as brassepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the Scriptures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy ScripturesgleaningsGWB §583: chalicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: epistlesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: Thy Tablets and Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the BooksgleaningsGWB §347: Sacred Scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: in His Scripturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: scriptures
SE expanded to “hath been convulsed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the heartsgleaningsGWB §635: of thine heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: hath stirred upthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: troublous
SE expanded to “kingdom of names”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: the kingsgleaningsGWB §456: the rulers and kingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: angelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: Otablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
SE rendered وَبِهِ (wabih), انْقَلَبَ (inqalab), مَلَكُوْتُ (malakút), الأَسْماءِ (as-smáʾ), وَظَهَرَ (waẓahar), سُتِرَ (sutir) as “through Whom, hath been convulsed, kingdom of names, Manifestation, in”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: heavensfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §60: and the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the invisibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: to Thy namestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (105 occurrences)
hath 42% appeared 17% manifested 9% revealed 9% made 8% have 4% fulfilled 4% uncovered 4% perpetrated 2% back 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: outwardlyfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §425: hath been broughtkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: blossomethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
SE rendered مَلَكُوْتُ (malakút), الأَسْماءِ (as-smáʾ), وَظَهَرَ (waẓahar), سُتِرَ (sutir), صُدُورِ (ṣudúr), الَّذِيْنَ (adh-dhín), اتَّبَعُوْا (ittabaʿúá) as “kingdom of names, Manifestation, in, have followed”
veil 41% concealed 11% conceal 11% hidden 11% unveiled 7% dissimulation 4% concealment 4% lay 4% hide 4% open 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: the Concealerfire-tabletFire §45: Thou ConcealergleaningsGWB §277: is concealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: veiledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: the veil of concealmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: veil of mine integrity
SE rendered وَظَهَرَ (waẓahar), سُتِرَ (sutir), صُدُورِ (ṣudúr), الَّذِيْنَ (adh-dhín), اتَّبَعُوْا (ittabaʿúá) as “Manifestation, in, have followed”
breasts 36% dilated 7% shining 7% bosoms 7% bosom 7% out 7% sores 7% sicknesses 7% revelation 7% heart 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: dilated breastsgleaningsGWB §684: radiantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: cameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: the Repositorythe-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy thoughtswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the heartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: the midmost heartgleaningsGWB §192: bosom
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: followgleaningsGWB §476: walkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: in pursuance oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: compassedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wert thou to followgleaningsGWB §638: and keepeth
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (324 occurrences)
SE expanded to “their evil and corrupt desires”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: by MyselfgleaningsGWB §405: Sufferkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the deadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: swear by Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the people
SE rendered اتَّبَعُوْا (ittabaʿúá), النَّفْسَ (an-nafs), وَالْهَوى (wálhawى), تَجْعَلَنا (tajʿalaná) as “have followed, their evil and corrupt desires, strengthen us”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: promptings of thine own passionsfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §470: thine evil desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: howprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: of Thy wisdomthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: firmament
This form usually rendered as “empower”, “withhold”, “number” (8 occurrences)
SE rendered تَجْعَلَنا (tajʿalaná), ثابِتِينَ (thábitín), حُبِّهِ (ḥubbih), وَمُسْتَقِيمِيْنَ (wamustaqímín) as “strengthen us, to make us steadfast”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: canst thou vindicategleaningsGWB §178: laid downkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: hath reaffirmedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: fortifythe-hidden-wordsHW §5: fillwill-and-testamentW&T §1: established firmlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: indisputably established
SE rendered تَجْعَلَنا (tajʿalaná), ثابِتِينَ (thábitín), حُبِّهِ (ḥubbih), وَمُسْتَقِيمِيْنَ (wamustaqímín) as “strengthen us, to make us steadfast”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §174: “Lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: unto Him Who istablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovest
SE expanded to “to make us steadfast”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: Spotfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §118: consummatekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: attain the stateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §369: they will arisetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy commandmentsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §314: Messagekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: at Whose biddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: Thine injunctiontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command
SE expanded to “to help us befriend”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: who are enduedgleaningsGWB §689: By the righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: master?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: with Thy loved oneswill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: successivegleaningsGWB §306: His chosen oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: provinces
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: regardgleaningsGWB §265: may be shieldedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §306: will keep them safetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §36: shield them fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: to protect
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: ungodlyfire-tabletFire §40: the wickedgleaningsGWB §475: the wickednesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: most wickedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: the mischief wroughtthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: the ungodlywill-and-testamentW&T §12: evilsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: Iniquities
have 40% disbelieved 21% repudiated 17% believe 4% denied 4% believed 4% rejected 2% refused 2% openly 2% had 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: unbelieversgleaningsGWB §531: cast it behind your backskitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: the unbelievers.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: disownedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: denywill-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: infidelsgleaningsGWB §614: have rejected
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: deliveredfire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §22: to attainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: We impartedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: when face to face withtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the Kingdom of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §72: We have revealed unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
SE expanded to “and turned away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: denial of TheegleaningsGWB §148: turn awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: turnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: have turned their backstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposed Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Disputest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: thy facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §608: turnethkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: his gaze upon Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “wished”, “sought”, “purposed” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: his purposegleaningsGWB §448: is His Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: are now seekingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: His wishgleaningsGWB §492: thou desirest to achieve
SE expanded to “to put an end”
SE rendered مَظْهَرِ (maẓhar), نَفْسِك، (nafsik،), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), وَسَيِّدِيْ (wasayyidí) as “revealed, of Thine own Self, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: SiyyidsgleaningsGWB §181: descendant of the Prophetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: my MastergleaningsGWB §230: from afarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: as much as thegleaningsGWB §84: turned black
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), وَسَيِّدِيْ (wasayyidí), تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam) as “God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: of the worldsfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §437: the world’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: their religious leadersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: art well awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), وَسَيِّدِيْ (wasayyidí), تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam), بِأَنَّهُمْ (biʾannahum), ضَيَّعُوْا (ḍayyaʿúá), أَمْرَكَ (ʾamrak) as “God, the life of Him”
SE rendered ضَيَّعُوْا (ḍayyaʿúá), أَمْرَكَ (ʾamrak) as “the life of Him”
