Prayers and Meditations — §329
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 329 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَلَمَّا 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،
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
SE rendered فَلَمَّا (falammá), جاءَ (jáʾ), الوَعْدُ (al-waʿd), وَتَمَّ (watamm) as “when Thy promise came, the set time”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: I camegleaningsGWB §572: He came unto themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: Againprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: came unto themthe-hidden-wordsHW §75: Abideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: He came to themgleaningsGWB §48: should ever reach mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: there came unto them
SE rendered فَلَمَّا (falammá), جاءَ (jáʾ), الوَعْدُ (al-waʿd), وَتَمَّ (watamm), المِيقاتُ (al-míqát), ظَهَرَ (ẓahar) as “when Thy promise came, the set time, made manifest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: according to His promisegleaningsGWB §26: promiseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: Whose advent the Bible had foretoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: the Pledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: thy pledgegleaningsGWB §9: to Him Who is the Promise of all nationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: he threatenethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: Thy promise
This form usually rendered as “fulfilled”, “come”, “hast” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: whollygleaningsGWB §306: completelykitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: utterlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: and hast perfectedthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: have fully revealedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: more completeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: unfinishedgleaningsGWB §697: utmost
SE rendered وَتَمَّ (watamm), المِيقاتُ (al-míqát), ظَهَرَ (ẓahar), مالِكُ (málik), الأَسْمآءِ (as-smáʾ) as “the set time, made manifest, the Possessor, all Names”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: momentsgleaningsGWB §135: the set timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: in their dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: the time which Thou hast fixedthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: chanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: at timesgleaningsGWB §26: time foreordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: And now
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (106 occurrences)
hath 44% appeared 16% manifested 11% revealed 8% made 5% have 5% uncovered 5% come 3% defender 2% perpetrated 2%
This form usually rendered as “lord”, “king”, “thou” (145 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: CzargleaningsGWB §130: mortalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: this material universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §813: belong unto ittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: unto the King
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: this Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §568: the nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: a separate designationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: Thy Most Ancient Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describegleaningsGWB §302: portraykitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: is characterizedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: the apprehensionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: describedgleaningsGWB §91: human tonguekitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: noble traitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: the glorification
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: causedgleaningsGWB §352: strike terrorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: to tremblewill-and-testamentW&T §5: criesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: consternationgleaningsGWB §84: shall trembleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §192: and fear and trembling seizedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: terror
SE expanded to “on the earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: cityfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §447: the face of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: fieldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: and all who are on earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: earth
This form usually rendered as “whom” (1 occurrences)
protection 22% inviolable 17% protector 11% unerring 11% chastity 11% dishonor 6% honor 6% pure 6% mine 6% sacred 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: dishonorgleaningsGWB §246: will I cleavekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: inviolabilityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: holding fast untowill-and-testamentW&T §2: pricelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: to be puregleaningsGWB §77: secure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: protect theegleaningsGWB §684: Guard itkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: sought to guardtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §112: sanctuary
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
This form usually rendered as “loving-kindness”, “bounty”, “grace” (66 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “there”, “suffered” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: enteredgleaningsGWB §36: cast uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: came untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: that have touched Himwill-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: sufferedgleaningsGWB §619: that have comekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: attain
This form usually rendered as “oppressors”, “have”, “rebellious” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: the wickedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: rebellionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §751: the rebelliouswill-and-testamentW&T §48: They have misbelieved in Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of My oppressorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: the oppressorswill-and-testamentW&T §52: rebellious onesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: have transgressed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: a praiseworthy characterfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §122: His creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: the eyes of Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy powerlessnessgleaningsGWB §220: Nokitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: unableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: is powerlesswill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmed meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: capablegleaningsGWB §519: your own impotencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: wearied
SE rendered خَلْقِكَ (khalqik), عَجِزَتْ (ʿajizat), ذِكْرِهِ (dhikrih), أَلْسُنُ (ʾalsun), عِبادِكَ، (ʿibádika،) as “creatures, recount, tongue, servants”
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: referencesgleaningsGWB §70: celebrate His praisekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: aboutprayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: and have not ceased to extoltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: through the tonguegleaningsGWB §346: a languagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: the tonguestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: your tonguegleaningsGWB §636: the sword
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: cloistersfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §177: of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: towards His servantsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §35: meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my Adored One
