Prayers and Meditations — §175
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 175 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أُولئكَ عِبادٌ ما مَنَعَهُمُ الهَوى عَمَّا أَنْزَلْتَهُ فِيْ كِتابِكَ، قَدْ خَضَعَتْ أَعْناقُهُمْ لأَمْرِكَ وَأَخَذُوا كِتابَكَ بِقُوَّتِكَ وَعَمِلُوا ما أُمِرُوا بِهِ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ وَاخْتارُوا ما نُزِّلَ لَهُمْ مِنْ لَدُنْكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
These, O my Lord, are Thy servants whom no corrupt inclination hath kept back from what Thou didst send down in Thy Book. They have bowed themselves before Thy Cause, and received Thy Book with such resolve as is born of Thee, and observed what Thou hadst prescribed unto them, and chosen to follow that which had been sent down by Thee.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: with my LordgleaningsGWB §218: the Lord, thy Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: God’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: Thy sovereigntytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: them that serve Himfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §177: of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: the Adoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: This servant of Thinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: adore
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: We have forbidden yougleaningsGWB §464: Ye have thereby deprivedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: to hinder Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: and were hinderedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: have deterred
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: as prompted by their desiresfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §128: waywardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: pursued his ownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: evil desirestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: spherethe-hidden-wordsHW §122: idlewill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “sent” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: revealedgleaningsGWB §538: The verses We have revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: Him Who hath revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: cause to descendtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: lowlygleaningsGWB §315: walketh humblykitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: with a humble mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: bowed downthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: in submissionwill-and-testamentW&T §28: be submissiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: show all meeknessgleaningsGWB §3: is wholly subjected
This form usually rendered as “themselves” (1 occurrences)
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
This form usually rendered as “clung”, “have”, “seized” (10 occurrences)
SE rendered لأَمْرِكَ (lʾamrik), وَأَخَذُوا (waʾakhadhúá), كِتابَكَ (kitábak), بِقُوَّتِكَ (biqúqatik), وَعَمِلُوا (waʿamilúá), أُمِرُوا (ʾumirúá) as “Thy Cause, received, Thy Book, observed, Thou hadst prescribed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: potentgleaningsGWB §389: these powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §811: to Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §54: exertionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: through the forcegleaningsGWB §564: that no power can rival
This form usually rendered as “have”, “committed”, “hands” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: His actionsgleaningsGWB §562: Their very actskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: doeth allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: the works we have performedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §39: bear upon daily transactionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the conduct
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: in His estimationgleaningsGWB §278: Who holdethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: when confronted withtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §54: inimicalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: best advantagegleaningsGWB §509: surely, be a manifest advantagekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §177: the goodwill-and-testamentW&T §27: benevolentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: choosestgleaningsGWB §417: whatsoever He willeth
This form usually rendered as “thee” (4 occurrences)
