Prayers and Meditations — §211
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 211 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَصْنامَ الهَوى بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَسُلْطانِكَ وَما مَنَعَهُمْ عَنْ شَطْرِ فَضْلِكَ ما عِنْدَ بَرِيَّتِكَ، قَدْ خَرَقُوا الأَحْجابَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ ناحَتْ سُكَّانُ مَدائِنِ الهَوى وَفَزِعَتْ أَصْحابُ الغِلِّ وَالفَحْشآءِ الَّذِينَ زَيَّنُوا رُؤُوسَهُمْ وَأَبْدانَهُمْ بِأَسْبابِ العِلْمِ وَبِها اسْتَكْبَرُوا عَلَى نَفْسِكَ وَأَعْرَضُوا عَنْ جَمالِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْئَلُكَ بِمَجْدِكَ العَظِيمِ وَاسْمِكَ القَدِيمِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I render Thee thanks that Thou hast made known unto me such servants as have utterly abolished, by the power of Thy might and of Thy sovereignty, the idols of their corrupt desires, and were not kept back by the things which are possessed by Thy creatures from turning in the direction of Thy grace. These have so vehemently rent the veils asunder that the dwellers of the cities of self have wept, and fear and trembling seized the people of envy and wickedness who, adorning their heads and their bodies with the emblems of knowledge, have proudly rejected Thee and turned away from Thy beauty.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of their corrupt desiresfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §405: corruptkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: worldlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: the holy atmospherethe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: by their own caprices
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
SE expanded to “and of Thy sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my KinggleaningsGWB §537: with manifest and transcendent sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of the Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §244: the All-Possessingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with manifest dominion
SE expanded to “were not kept back”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: withholdgleaningsGWB §563: be deniedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: withhold the handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and have deterred themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: debarred
SE expanded to “in the direction”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the KaabagleaningsGWB §416: My courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: in the directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: faces towardsgleaningsGWB §598: the whole worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Whose courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: to their CapitalgleaningsGWB §470: upon
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: menfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §693: creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §416: of creationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §690: your Lord, the Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: among Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creation
SE expanded to “so vehemently rent”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Rend asundergleaningsGWB §640: completely dissipatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: rendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: tear asunderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: rent asundergleaningsGWB §536: Tear ye asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: Cleave asunderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: the whole creation
SE expanded to “the veils asunder”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: covering cast over mine honorgleaningsGWB §33: fail to apprehendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: obscure their understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §187: power to shutthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: veil thyselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: not veiledgleaningsGWB §156: intervenethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: deprive
SE rendered خَرَقُوا (kharaqúá), الأَحْجابَ (al-ʾaḥjáb), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), ناحَتْ (náḥat), سُكَّانُ (sukkán), مَدائِنِ (madáʾin) as “so vehemently rent, the veils asunder, have wept, the dwellers, of the cities”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §408: honor destinedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §496: to beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: the manifold evidences
This form usually rendered as “lamented”, “wail”, “groan” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: wherein to abidefire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §320: stillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: occupyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: will calmtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the denizens
SE expanded to “of the cities”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cities of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §558: that Cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the everlasting Citiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Great CitygleaningsGWB §560: the Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: citadelsgleaningsGWB §230: native city
SE expanded to “and fear and trembling”
terror 17% fear 17% caused 8% consternation 8% greatest 8% most 8% lamentation 8% strike 8% fears 8% likened 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the greatestgleaningsGWB §352: likened toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: and fear and tremblingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: raised their plaintive criesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: consternationgleaningsGWB §219: lamentationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: Great Terrorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: the most great terror
This form usually rendered as “companions”, “followers”, “disciples” (56 occurrences)
companions 65% followers 8% disciples 8% people 8% members 2% associates 2% elected 2% hearts 2% small 2% god’s 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: fettersgleaningsGWB §685: envykitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: maliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of their envyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: fetteredgleaningsGWB §163: my treacherous enemieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: fettered.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: and fetters
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: adorn themfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §26: Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thou didst adornepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: “AdorngleaningsGWB §559: readorned.…prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: hath adorned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the mountain-topgleaningsGWB §594: diademthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy headepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: thine headgleaningsGWB §719: their headsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: headgleaningsGWB §537: your headsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: top
SE expanded to “and their bodies”
This form usually rendered as “means”, “through”, “nothing” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: “RevilegleaningsGWB §129: should be attributedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: effective meanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: execrationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: the most great Instrumentthe-hidden-wordsHW §137: is ofwill-and-testamentW&T §52: bring to naughtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: Suffer
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: ascertainedfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §235: the Knowerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: I recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
SE rendered وَأَبْدانَهُمْ (waʾabdánahum), بِأَسْبابِ (biʾasbáb), العِلْمِ (al-ʿilm), وَبِها (wabihá), اسْتَكْبَرُوا (istakbarúá), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik) as “and their bodies, with the emblems, of knowledge, have proudly rejected, Thee”
1 occurrence in corpus
SE expanded to “have proudly rejected”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: most greatgleaningsGWB §23: most grievouskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Magnifytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “self” (222 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: thy soulgleaningsGWB §567: their own securitykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sordid machinationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: I swear by Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: pure breathwill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
SE expanded to “and turned away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: that have gone astraygleaningsGWB §36: and denialkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of the denialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: fixing their eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: hathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: protested
beauty 86% countenance 3% radiant 1% revelation 1% glory 1% whose 1% most 1% through 1% exalted 1% meditating 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: Ancient BeautygleaningsGWB §103: Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: immortal Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: By Thy beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: of the rosewill-and-testamentW&T §5: Blessed Beauty
SE rendered وَأَعْرَضُوا (waʾaʿraḍúá), جَمالِكَ، (jamálika،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “and turned away, Thy beauty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy LordgleaningsGWB §572: the Lord theirkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: omnipotencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Exalted
SE rendered جَمالِكَ، (jamálika،), رَبِّ (rabb), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “Thy beauty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: lauded be HisgleaningsGWB §665: and glorifying your actionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: great glory.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: Thy majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: in His most great gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §509: Thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: My gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Thy most excellent majesty
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 §48: exaltationfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §547: exalted sourcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: whose namesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: Most Great Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own
