Prayers and Meditations — §329
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 329 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
جاءَ الوَعْدُ وَتَمَّ المِيقاتُ ظَهَرَ مالِكُ الأَسْمآءِ وَالصِّفاتِ، إِذًا فَزَعَ كُلُّ مَنْ فِي السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرْضِ إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ عَصَمْتَهُمْ بِعِصْمَتِكَ وَحَفَظْتَهُمْ فِي كَنَفِ قُدْرَتِكَ وَعِنايَتِكَ وَوَرَدَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ طُغاةِ خَلْقِكَ ما عَجِزَتْ عَنْ ذِكْرِهِ أَلْسُنُ عِبادِكَ، إِذًا يا إِلهِي فَانْظُرْ إِلَيْهِ بِلَحَظَاتِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And when Thy promise came to pass and the set time was fulfilled, He Who is the Possessor of all Names and Attributes was made manifest unto men. Thereupon all that were in the heavens and all that were on the earth were terror-stricken save those whom Thou didst keep under Thy protection and preserve within the shelter of Thy power and gracious providence. There befell Him, at the hands of such of Thy creatures as have transgressed against Thee, that which the tongue of no one of Thy servants can recount.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “come”, “hath”, “strike” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: according to His promisegleaningsGWB §451: he threatenethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: threatenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: the Pledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the sanctity of thy pledgegleaningsGWB §51: that hath been promisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the promised Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: Whom Thou didst promise
all 25% perfect 16% complete 13% fulfilled 13% hath 9% fully 6% utterly 6% have 6% exterminated 3% energetically 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: completegleaningsGWB §306: completelykitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: suchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: bounty fulfilledthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: fully vouchsafedwill-and-testamentW&T §45: I have declared conclusivelyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: fullygleaningsGWB §708: diligently, and with the utmost
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 §8: revealestfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §312: best befittethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: observedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: and were they to unveiltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: angelsgleaningsGWB §189: had allowed me to possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: the heavenly kingdomtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describegleaningsGWB §213: and attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: is characterizedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and Thy most august attributesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §387: applicablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: ascribe toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thine attributes
This form usually rendered as “caused”, “consternation”, “greatest” (9 occurrences)
caused 13% consternation 13% greatest 13% terror 13% fears 13% terror-stricken 13% shook 13% raised 13%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: consternationgleaningsGWB §352: likened toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §329: were terror-strickenwill-and-testamentW&T §5: raised their plaintive criesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: the most great terrorgleaningsGWB §352: fears and agitationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §192: fear and tremblingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: caused
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “didst” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: to be puregleaningsGWB §87: protectkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §614: through Thine unfailing protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §17: guidanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: protectiongleaningsGWB §77: secure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: defencegleaningsGWB §505: Keepkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: ensure the preservationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: have kept it safetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the safeguardingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: hath sheltered
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
This form usually rendered as “loving-kindness”, “bounty”, “grace” (65 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Ma’anifire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §10: care and loving-kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: senselessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: tender mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §155: divine mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “persecute”, “caused” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: aimedgleaningsGWB §218: already perpetratedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: handed downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: hath fallenwill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: Upon Our arrivalgleaningsGWB §163: to persecute mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have inflicted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of My oppressorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: errorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: among Thy creatureswill-and-testamentW&T §48: misbelievedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: Such of Thy servantswill-and-testamentW&T §47: rebelliousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: have transgressedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: the oppressors
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: characterfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §290: called into beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: peoplesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: Thou hast createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: His creatures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: capablegleaningsGWB §327: futilitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: weariedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: my powerlessnesswill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: helplessnessgleaningsGWB §259: are powerlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: miracle
SE rendered خَلْقِكَ (khalqik), عَجِزَتْ (ʿajizat), ذِكْرِهِ (dhikrih), أَلْسُنُ (ʾalsun), عِبادِكَ، (ʿibádika،) as “creatures, can recount, tongue, servants”
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: graciously remember megleaningsGWB §464: remind youkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: were to accompanyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: mentioningtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §154: told
SE rendered أَلْسُنُ (ʾalsun), عِبادِكَ، (ʿibádika،), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “tongue, servants”
SE rendered عِبادِكَ، (ʿibádika،), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), فَانْظُرْ (fánẓur) as “servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: eyesfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §182: in considerationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: fix his gaze uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: waiteth in expectationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: from gazingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: recall
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), فَانْظُرْ (fánẓur), إِلَيْهِ (ʾilayh) as “”
