Prayers and Meditations — §273
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 273 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
الكُلَّ بِإِذْنِكَ اعْتَرَضَ عَلَيَّ عِبادُكَ الغافِلُونَ، مِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَعْرَضَ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ كَفَرَ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ تَوَقَّفَ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ تَحَيَّرَ بَعْدَ الَّذِيْ ظَهَرَ بُرْهانُكَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الأَدْيانِ وَلاحَتْ حُجَّتُكَ بَيْنَ مَلإِ الأَكْوانِ وَظَهَرَتْ آياتُ قُدْرَتِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ أَحَاطَتْ مَنْ فِي العالَمينَ، وَعَنْ وَرآءِ هؤلآءِ اعْتَرَضَ عَلَيَّ ذَوُو
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And when, as bidden by Thee, I arose and called out, by Thy leave, all Thy creatures, the wayward among Thy servants opposed me. Some turned away from me, others disowned my claim, a few hesitated, while others were sore perplexed, notwithstanding that Thy testimony was set forth before the followers of all religions, and Thy proof demonstrated unto all the peoples of the earth, and the signs of Thy might so powerfully manifested as to encompass the entire creation.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “by Thy leave”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: eargleaningsGWB §486: by the leaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: hast forbiddenwill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: with attentive earsgleaningsGWB §490: the burden of their recitalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: with Thine earsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: leave
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: they that have turnedgleaningsGWB §579: turn ye awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: strayedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: such as have repudiatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: bywill-and-testamentW&T §17: oppose and protestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: asked
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: manfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §200: My servantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: the souls of Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §23: of the servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: are unawaregleaningsGWB §687: erred and strayedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: ignoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: will forgetthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast gone astraygleaningsGWB §372: erred
This form usually rendered as “others”, “some” (10 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “unbelief”, “repudiated”, “misbelief” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: forgivegleaningsGWB §260: rejectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: ungratefulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: canceltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: denywill-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: infidelsgleaningsGWB §612: ye have rejected
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: remainfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §210: stand thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: have not graspedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: will hesitateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: be acquaintedgleaningsGWB §158: hesitatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: comprehend
This form usually rendered as “exalted”, “wonder”, “perplexity” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (105 occurrences)
hath 42% appeared 17% manifested 9% revealed 9% made 8% have 4% fulfilled 4% uncovered 4% perpetrated 2% back 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the manifestationsfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §596: unattainablekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: Manifestation of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: and the Revealertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: tokensgleaningsGWB §293: His proofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy testimonywill-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: proofgleaningsGWB §140: nakednesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: luminous evidence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: ReligionsgleaningsGWB §696: every religionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: destituteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: my debtswill-and-testamentW&T §3: God’s Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: FaithgleaningsGWB §475: sincere in the faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: Cause
This form usually rendered as “demonstrated”, “have” (3 occurrences)
demonstrated 50% have 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: resplendentgleaningsGWB §289: and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: the symbolic language ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Preserved Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tabletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: hath shedgleaningsGWB §598: That which
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: testimonygleaningsGWB §77: Their proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the testimony of Providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: Thy testimonythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: argumentwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Proofsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: proofgleaningsGWB §585: the testimony
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: ye peoplesgleaningsGWB §248: oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: may be filledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: Celestial Concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: ConcoursegleaningsGWB §46: before the entire creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefs
This form usually rendered as “all”, “creation”, “universe” (21 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: essencefire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §51: future.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: ancient eternityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: its inmost beingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by His versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §48: and the signkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: How, We wonderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: and in Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: verses
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neithergleaningsGWB §46: in such wisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: the manifold evidencesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §629: the assaultsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: me back
encompassed 32% have 18% compassed 14% hath 14% whisperings 4% enveloped 4% all-encompassing 4% encompasseth 4% blew 4% encompass 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: have appeared onfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §257: encompassethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: hath pervadedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: compassedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-Encompassing
This form usually rendered as “worlds”, “all”, “world” (214 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: all learningfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §99: of Divine knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: hast taughttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
SE rendered أَحَاطَتْ (ʾaḥáṭat), العالَمينَ، (al-ʿálamína،), وَعَنْ (waʿan) as “encompass, creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: from whatsoevergleaningsGWB §635: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Now thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §572: of all attachment toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §155: from the
SE rendered العالَمينَ، (al-ʿálamína،), وَعَنْ (waʿan), وَرآءِ (waráʾ) as “creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: behindgleaningsGWB §385: beyond itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: behind their backsgleaningsGWB §635: thy backepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: after theegleaningsGWB §242: themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: behind thy backepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: behind your backs
SE rendered العالَمينَ، (al-ʿálamína،), وَعَنْ (waʿan), وَرآءِ (waráʾ), هؤلآءِ (hʾláʾ) as “creation”
2 occurrences in corpus
