Prayers and Meditations — §321
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 321 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا مَنْ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ اضْطَرَبَ مِنْ سَطْوَتِكَ وَكُلُّ الأُمُورِ مَقْبُوضَةٌ فِي قَبْضَتِكَ وَكُلُّ الوُجُوهِ مُتَوَجِّهَةٌ إِلى شَطْرِ فَضْلِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ جَعَلْتَهُ رُوحَ الأَسْمآءِ فِي مَلَكُوتِها بِأَنْ تَحْفَظَنا مِنْ وَسَاوِسِ الَّذِيْنَ هُمْ أَعْرَضُوا عَنْكَ وَكَفَرُوا بِنَفْسِكَ العَلِيِّ الأَعْلَى فِي هذا الظُّهُورِ الَّذِيْ مِنْهُ اضْطَرَبَ مَلَكُوتُ الأَسْمآءِ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَنَا أَمَةٌ مِنْ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Thou, at Whose dreadful majesty all things have trembled, in Whose grasp are the affairs of all men, towards Whose grace and mercy are set the faces of all Thy creatures! I entreat Thee, by Thy Name which Thou hast ordained to be the spirit of all names that are in the kingdom of names, to shield us from the whisperings of those who have turned away from Thee, and have repudiated the truth of Thy most august and most exalted Self, in this Revelation that hath caused the kingdom of Thy names to tremble.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willethgleaningsGWB §198: of the Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §544: Thy pleasuretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: willing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: tremblinggleaningsGWB §70: shall tremblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: dismayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: were shakentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be perturbedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: heavy blow
This form usually rendered as “might”, “awful”, “dreadful” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the powersfire-tabletFire §6: mightgleaningsGWB §314: authoritieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the power of Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: their crushingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the dominiongleaningsGWB §80: aggressorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: overpowering might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: the graspgleaningsGWB §303: yield upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the contractprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: holdeth in His graspepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: reliefgleaningsGWB §627: Whose graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: within the grasp
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: We set Our stepsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §490: action in approaching theekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §489: and set their facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to PersiagleaningsGWB §226: inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: turning in the directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: HimgleaningsGWB §411: on anything exceptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: abodeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: faces towardsgleaningsGWB §657: the meadow
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §259: questionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §466: Enquire for thyselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: I pray Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: ask
SE expanded to “by Thy Name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of His Most Excellent Titlesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §46: the horizonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the invisibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: heaven andtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: is madefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §537: singled Him outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: handiworkprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: ridthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: ordaineth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of the spiritfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §688: spirituallykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: spiritually-mindedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: the winds to blowtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: with My spirit
SE expanded to “kingdom of names”
SE rendered مَلَكُوتِها (malakútihá), تَحْفَظَنا (taḥfaẓaná), وَسَاوِسِ (wasáwis), الَّذِيْنَ (adh-dhín) as “the kingdom of names, the whisperings, those who”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: about their own protectiongleaningsGWB §475: strict guardkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §621: the Preservertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §38: protect His Lawepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Commit it to memory
whisperings 67% evil 33%
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have turned away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: turned awaygleaningsGWB §612: and turned awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: strayedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: and turn their backstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: hathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: they that have repudiated Us
This form usually rendered as “recognizing” (2 occurrences)
concerning 10% whatsoever 10% beyond 10% well 10% fear 10% all 10% entering 10% behind 10% recognizing 10% above 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §572: from enteringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: from recognizing Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: togleaningsGWB §635: behindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §155: from the
SE expanded to “and have repudiated”
have 40% disbelieved 21% repudiated 17% believe 4% denied 4% believed 4% rejected 2% refused 2% openly 2% had 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: unbelieversgleaningsGWB §593: have disbelievedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: misbeliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: and repudiatetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: denywill-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: believe notgleaningsGWB §531: cast it behind your backs
SE expanded to “most august and most exalted”
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
SE rendered مَلَكُوتُ (malakút), الأَسْمآءِ، (as-smáʾi،), رَبِّ (rabb), أَمَةٌ (ʾamahun) as “the kingdom, Thy names”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educatedgleaningsGWB §301: servantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: “Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: O Thoutablet-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 §102: its Lord
SE rendered الأَسْمآءِ، (as-smáʾi،), رَبِّ (rabb), أَمَةٌ (ʾamahun) as “Thy names”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: before the throne of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §561: peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: Apostleshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: all the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of the nationsgleaningsGWB §128: onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: other communitiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Best-Beloved of the nations
