Prayers and Meditations — §9
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 9 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
َيْ رَبِّ لَمْ أَرَ لَكَ نَاصِرًا دُونَكَ وَلا مُعِينًا سِواكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنِيْ ثابِتًا عَلَى حُبِّكَ وَذِكْرِكَ، وَهذا ما أَسْتَطِيعُ عَلَيهِ، وَإنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ ما فِيْ نَفْسِيْ وَإنَّكَ أَنْتَ العَلِيمُ الخبِيرُ، أَيْ رَبِّ لا تَحْرِمْنِي مِنْ بَوارِقِ أَنْوارِ وَجْهِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ اسْتَضَاءَ الآفاقُ، لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيزُ الغَفَّارُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I entreat Thee to enable me to cleave steadfastly to Thy Love and Thy remembrance. This is, verily, within my power, and Thou art the One that knoweth all that is in me. Thou, in truth, art knowing, apprised of all. Deprive me not, O my Lord, of the splendors of the light of Thy face, whose brightness hath illuminated the whole world. No God is there beside Thee, the Most Powerful, the All-Glorious, the Ever-Forgiving.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: GodheadgleaningsGWB §686: Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: Essencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: His Lord
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), أَرَ (ʾar) as “Lord”
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), أَرَ (ʾar), لَكَ (lak) as “Lord”
5 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), أَرَ (ʾar), لَكَ (lak), نَاصِرًا (náṣiran) as “Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: helpfire-tabletFire §29: of Thy succorgleaningsGWB §499: to fix their thoughtskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: of assistingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Succorerwill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: trustworthiness
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), أَرَ (ʾar), لَكَ (lak), نَاصِرًا (náṣiran), دُونَكَ (dúnak), مُعِينًا (muʿínan), سِواكَ، (siwáka،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “Lord, I entreat”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: none other but HimgleaningsGWB §661: all else but Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of aught else but Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: the Royal decreegleaningsGWB §705: refuse to sanction it in
SE rendered مُعِينًا (muʿínan), سِواكَ، (siwáka،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “I entreat”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: assisted bygleaningsGWB §172: reinforce its powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: helpprayers-and-meditationsP&M §437: help is imploredwill-and-testamentW&T §25: aid and assistepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: to succorgleaningsGWB §510: helperkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: cry for help
SE rendered سِواكَ، (siwáka،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), تَجْعَلَنِيْ (tajʿalaní) as “I entreat, enable me to cleave”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: besides ThyselfgleaningsGWB §662: Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: been establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: didst stablishtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: but Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides MegleaningsGWB §211: established
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §259: questionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §179: entreatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to accountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore Thee
This form usually rendered as “number”, “suffer”, “set” (40 occurrences)
SE expanded to “enable me to cleave”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: an actfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §426: and ordained you to bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: castprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: hastthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: ordaineth
This form usually rendered as “established”, “firmly”, “confirmed” (47 occurrences)
established 22% firmly 17% confirmed 13% steadfast 13% firm 9% definitely 9% incontestable 4% indisputably 4% establish 4% fixed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: set downgleaningsGWB §111: firmkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: acceptanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: fortifythe-hidden-wordsHW §72: may endurewill-and-testamentW&T §1: established firmlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: be demonstrated
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §38: the lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the Best-Belovedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Whose affectiontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wish
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 §79: remembergleaningsGWB §64: to remembrancekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: were to accompanyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: that shall unfold Thy praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §154: told
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Him Who isgleaningsGWB §468: thetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and thiswill-and-testamentW&T §34: of this landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Such agleaningsGWB §402: verily, istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Wherein
This form usually rendered as “power” (1 occurrences)
obey 39% obeyed 17% obedience 9% obedient 9% “obey 4% obeyest 4% “willingly 4% succeed 4% allegiance 4% devout 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: obeygleaningsGWB §458: succeedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: obeyed.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: to obeytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to do thiswill-and-testamentW&T §28: Show obedience unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: obeyestgleaningsGWB §718: be found
SE rendered وَذِكْرِكَ، (wadhikrika،), وَهذا (wahdhá), أَسْتَطِيعُ (ʾastaṭíʿ), عَلَيهِ، (ʿalayhi،), وَإنَّكَ (waʾinnak), تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam) as “remembrance, This is, verily, my power, and, that knoweth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: upongleaningsGWB §167: Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: to recognizethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: Me at the handsgleaningsGWB §395: so high
SE expanded to “Thou, in truth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: nowgleaningsGWB §2: to recognize thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: likewise, recognizewill-and-testamentW&T §36: I call upon TheegleaningsGWB §161: forprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: Since Thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §36: for they aregleaningsGWB §2: to admit that
This form usually rendered as “knowest”, “thou”, “art” (54 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: Know thoufire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §669: man’s finite mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: of theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: of Thy knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “soul”, “one” (224 occurrences)
all-informed 47% informed 12% all-knowing 12% omniscient 6% discernment 6% who 6% all-wise.” 6% all-wise 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: that it may acquaintgleaningsGWB §720: warnethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: many an astronomerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §163: All-Wisethe-hidden-wordsHW §142: I was unawareepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: OmniscientgleaningsGWB §74: He Who is the All-Informedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: been foretold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the SanctuarygleaningsGWB §677: hinder it notkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the habitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: withhold him notthe-hidden-wordsHW §31: Denywill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: deprived
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: flashgleaningsGWB §552: lightningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: swift as lightningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: the splendorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: a mere cupfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: swiftness of lightningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: effulgencethe-hidden-wordsHW §121: the swiftness of lightning
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: any Lightfire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning lightgleaningsGWB §725: unfading splendorkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent gloriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: hath been diffusedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: illuminedfire-tabletFire §9: of Thy splendorgleaningsGWB §670: Let the lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: be illuminedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: its splendorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: illumined with their lightfire-tabletFire §9: RadiancegleaningsGWB §307: shine
SE expanded to “the whole world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Supreme Horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §286: created thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: dominionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: above the horizongleaningsGWB §691: summit of transcendent gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: the all-highest horizon
SE expanded to “the Most Powerful”
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 §3: Omnipotentfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §161: sustainkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: according to the measureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §568: Thou hast destinedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Better is itfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §495: His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: of Thy transcendent onenessthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §216: Forgivingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of pardonwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: forgivegleaningsGWB §656: Thy forgiveness
