Prayers and Meditations — §320
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 320 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
بَيْنَ النَّارِ وَالنُّورِ وَالنَّفْيِ وَالإِثْباتِ بِأَنْ تُنَزِّلَ عَلَيَّ وَمَنْ مَعِي مِنْ أَحِبَّائِي خَيْرَ الدُّنْيا وَالآخِرَةِ، ثُمَّ ارْزُقْنَا مِنْ بَدائِعِ نِعَمِكَ المَكْنُونَةِ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ خالِقُ البَرِيَّةِ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيزُ المُتَعالِ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I entreat Thee, O my Lord, by Thy Most Great Name whereby Thou didst separate light from fire, and truth from denial, to send down upon me and upon such of my loved ones as are in my company the good of this world and of the next. Supply us, then, with Thy wondrous gifts that are hid from the eyes of men. Thou art, verily, the Fashioner of all creation. No God is there but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Most High.
Translation Notes
SE rendered النَّارِ (an-nár), وَالنُّورِ (wálnnúr), وَالنَّفْيِ (wálnnafy) as “truth from denial”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine own firegleaningsGWB §689: inflammatorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: utter perditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: the flaming firethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire ofwill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: firesgleaningsGWB §551: is a smoldering fire
SE rendered النَّارِ (an-nár), وَالنُّورِ (wálnnúr), وَالنَّفْيِ (wálnnafy) as “truth from denial”
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: a brilliant lightfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §460: His lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: traditions establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: been illuminedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
SE expanded to “truth from denial”
SE rendered وَالنَّفْيِ (wálnnafy), وَالإِثْباتِ (wálʾithbát), تُنَزِّلَ (tunazzil) as “truth from denial”
demonstrate 19% affirmation 19% may 13% acceptance 13% establish 6% made 6% purpose 6% vindication 6% confirmation 6% confirmeth 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: affirmationgleaningsGWB §178: laid downkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: is made evidentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: imply an assertionthe-hidden-wordsHW §124: writ and recordedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: confidenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: established
SE rendered وَالنَّفْيِ (wálnnafy), وَالإِثْباتِ (wálʾithbát), تُنَزِّلَ (tunazzil), وَمَنْ (waman), مَعِي (maʿí) as “truth from denial, and upon such of, in my company”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: We revealedgleaningsGWB §591: have We revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: stagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: Thou hast sent downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent
This form usually rendered as “whosoever”, “above”, “all” (232 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and upon such of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: affectionfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §28: All glory be tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: for the saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §127: loved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: He Who is the UnconditionedgleaningsGWB §69: the Unconditionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: hath the authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: the good thingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: choosegleaningsGWB §183: hath drained
SE expanded to “of the next”
world 42% next 32% concluding 3% culmination 3% can 3% another 3% “life 3% other 3% others 3% end 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: concludinggleaningsGWB §705: otherskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §366: the life to comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the worldgleaningsGWB §573: “life to come,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §45: the latter generationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: next
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §449: Who hath nourished theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: attained unto His Courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §382: to supplywill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themgleaningsGWB §581: suffice to enrichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: partakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: to partake
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the FirstgleaningsGWB §621: His wondrous remembrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: of Thy creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: newgleaningsGWB §116: wonders
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: blessednessgleaningsGWB §558: delightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: giftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: Thy bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: giftsgleaningsGWB §389: favorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: How well and trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: the Hidden Gift
المَكْنُونَةِ
literal: hidden; hidden/concealed; hidden, treasured
SE expanded to “that are hid from”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: hiddengleaningsGWB §56: He Whom none hathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: been wrapped upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hidgleaningsGWB §56: “He that was hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: that are hid fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: concealedgleaningsGWB §612: Scriptures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Creatorfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §471: have We created youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: creation—will have been closedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: the creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hath created
البَرِيَّةِ
literal: creation; creation/creatures; creatures
This form usually rendered as “men”, “mankind”, “through” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: mengleaningsGWB §477: the whole worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: BrieflygleaningsGWB §155: Through Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mankind
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 §256: Reflect a whilefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §203: the numberkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: Ponder for a momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §310: power is immensetablet-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 §161: Strongfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §615: God’s transcendent glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §124: I swear by Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: uplift the world of beingfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §78: Farkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: transcendentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: transcendent and most exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noble
