Prayers and Meditations — §809
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 809 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
صَلِّ اللَّهُمَّ يَا إِلَهِي عَلَى السِّدْرَةِ وَأَوْرَاقِهَا وَأَغْصَانِهَا وَأَفْنَانِهَا وَأُصُوْلِهَا وَفُرُوعِهَا بِدَوَامِ أَسْمَائِكَ الْحُسْنى وَصِفَاتِكَ الْعُلْيا ثُمَّ احْفَظْهَا مِنْ شَرِّ الْمُعْتَدِينَ وَجُنُودِ الظَّالِمِينَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْمُقْتَدرُ الْقَديرُ، صَلِّ اللَّهُمَّ يَا إِلَهِي عَلَى عِبَادِكَ الْفَائِزينَ وَإِمَائِكَ الْفَائِزاتِ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْكَرِيمُ ذو الْفَضْلِ الْعَظِيمِ، لَا إِلهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ الْغَفُورُ الْكَرِيمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Bless Thou, O Lord my God, the Divine Lote-Tree and its leaves, and its boughs, and its branches, and its stems, and its offshoots, as long as Thy most excellent titles will endure and Thy most august attributes will last. Protect it, then, from the mischief of the aggressor and the hosts of tyranny. Thou art, in truth, the Almighty, the Most Powerful. Bless Thou, also, O Lord my God, Thy servants and Thy handmaidens who have attained unto Thee. Thou, truly, art the All-Bountiful, Whose grace is infinite. No God is there save Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: may the blessingsgleaningsGWB §273: My blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: the prayerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: Blessingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: prayerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: blesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: praying
SE usually renders this root as “god”, “divine”, “god’s”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §310: the treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Sacred Lote-Treeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Divine Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §193: Trees
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: leavesfire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §66: The Phoenixkitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: Dove ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of its leavestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: celestial dovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: scrolls ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: sheet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: its branchesgleaningsGWB §235: have branched from My Treekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the Aghṣánprayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: Thy Brancheswill-and-testamentW&T §19: oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: My BranchesgleaningsGWB §66: the immortal Branchkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the Most Mighty Branch
This form usually rendered as “stems” (1 occurrences)
essence 27% laws 13% rules 13% foundations 7% statutes 7% real 7% fundamental 7% principle 7% motivating 7% root 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: essencegleaningsGWB §159: principlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the essentialsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: stemsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: foundationsgleaningsGWB §352: essence ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: essentialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the statutes
SE expanded to “as long as”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: EverlastinggleaningsGWB §189: throughout the eternitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: as long aswill-and-testamentW&T §22: continuallyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: enduregleaningsGWB §144: secondkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this everlasting
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: In the name offire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §222: in Our namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: the visibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: Well-Guarded Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: pleasinggleaningsGWB §67: generouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: and bountiful gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the most excellent titlesgleaningsGWB §284: good works
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §689: describe its splendorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: bearersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: norgleaningsGWB §99: ascribe to themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: extol and magnifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: all names and attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: We watchedgleaningsGWB §636: can never profanekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: ensure the preservationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and preservesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §38: protect His Lawepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: spared
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: Iniquitiesfire-tabletFire §40: the wickedgleaningsGWB §475: the wickednesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: most wickedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: nor the wicked doersthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: the ungodlywill-and-testamentW&T §12: evilsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: evil
This form usually rendered as “transgressors”, “transgressor”, “aggressor” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of the transgressorsfire-tabletFire §33: Thy foesgleaningsGWB §567: Mine enemieskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: the capacityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: all mine adversariesthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgresswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the utmost enmity
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “oppressors”, “act”, “oppressor” (32 occurrences)
oppressors 27% act 18% oppressor 18% unjust 9% have 5% every 5% wrongdoers 5% tyranny.” 5% tyranny!” 5% people 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: Dayyanfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §508: the downtroddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of tyranny.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: of wrongful doersthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §54: this prisonerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: oppressors before
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: My servantsfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §627: these servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of servitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: Thy servanttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant
SE expanded to “who have attained”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: He was forgivengleaningsGWB §648: it shall be wellkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: will attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: hath been madetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: attainethgleaningsGWB §159: hath not recognized
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: His handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: handmaidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: of Thy handmaidengleaningsGWB §266: handmaid of Thineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §193: handmaidensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: Thy handmaidensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: handmaidenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: Thy handmaiden
most 41% all-bountiful 23% generous 13% bountiful 5% god 5% goodness 3% noble 3% all-powerful 3% bounteousness 3% wisdom 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §428: blessingskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: all bountywill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy bounty
3 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §259: concerning the meritsgleaningsGWB §282: as a tokenkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy bountiful favortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §511: the Great Powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: leadingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: moldering bonethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: great a bountygleaningsGWB §494: Most Great Prison
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to beg Thy forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §375: We implore pardonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy forgivenesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §569: ask forgiveness
