Prayers and Meditations — §98
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 98 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
جَهْرَةً رِسالاتِكَ وَأَوامِرَكَ وَما أَرادَ فِيْ حِينٍ مِنَ الأَحْيانِ حِفْظَ نَفْسِهِ بَلْ حِفْظَ عِبادِكَ عَمَّا يَمْنَعُهُمْ عَنِ التَّقَرُّبِ إِلى مَلَكُوتِ قُرْبِكَ وَالتَّوجُّهِ إِلى أُفُقِ رِضائِكَ، يا إِلهِي تَراهُ تَحْتَ السَّيْفِ يَدْعُ الأُمَمَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
So highly didst Thou exalt Him that He openly delivered unto the kings Thy messages and commandments, and hath never for one moment sought His own protection, but striven to protect Thy servants from whatever might withhold them from approaching the kingdom of Thy nearness, and from setting their faces towards the horizon of Thy good pleasure.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “messages” (1 occurrences)
apostle 24% messengers 24% messenger 15% sent 14% apostles 6% send 6% messengership 4% hath 3% prophets 3% epistle 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: MessengersgleaningsGWB §107: of Messengershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Apostles.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: sent down by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: communicate
commandments 71% precepts 29%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: at the commandfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §202: was biddenkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: happeningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: didst commandtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: results
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “will”, “purpose” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as seek TheegleaningsGWB §448: is His Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: I attempttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: desirethgleaningsGWB §275: to seek it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the occasionsgleaningsGWB §393: unceasinglykitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: of their livesthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: nowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: very momentgleaningsGWB §612: the Dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: this very moment
protection 27% protect 20% protected 10% guard 10% security 7% shield 7% preservation 7% safeguarding 7% about 3% hath 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: sparedgleaningsGWB §636: can never profanekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: Make steadfast Thoutablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §30: been preservedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: preserved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: HimselfgleaningsGWB §309: The soul of mankitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: person ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: for Thine own Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: of Thy servantfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §30: with himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: of the Adored Onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: sublimegleaningsGWB §685: mightykitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: infiniteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: to withholdtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: was withheld
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the kingdomsgleaningsGWB §29: Possessorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: the heavenly kingdomtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
SE expanded to “from setting their faces”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the worldfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §286: created thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the all-glorious Horizonthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: worldgleaningsGWB §286: worksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: horizon of Thy grace
رِضائِكَ،
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
SE expanded to “of Thy good pleasure”
pleasure 44% good 18% good-pleasure 8% will 8% thee 8% unto 5% please 3% pleasure!” 3% sake 3% pleasure’s 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: may God be pleasedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §252: desire notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: satisfiedthe-hidden-wordsHW §40: My good pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: was satisfied
SE rendered أُفُقِ (ʾufuq), رِضائِكَ، (riḍáʾika،), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “horizon, of Thy good pleasure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the mystic trumpetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §23: is of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §668: set
SE rendered أُفُقِ (ʾufuq), رِضائِكَ، (riḍáʾika،), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), تَراهُ (taráh) as “horizon, of Thy good pleasure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: seethfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §432: eclipsethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: naught may be discoveredthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou seest megleaningsGWB §273: any eye to gaze
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thy swordgleaningsGWB §620: with the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: their sharpest swordsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the swordgleaningsGWB §361: swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: with the swordsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the swordsgleaningsGWB §636: annulled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: summoneth yougleaningsGWB §427: Forsakekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: “Prayer ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: ye summontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: idle claimantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: I call theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: beseech
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: offire-tabletFire §13: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §631: our motherskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the peoples and kindredskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: Imámsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: among the nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: in My presence
