Prayers and Meditations — §33
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 33 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَالَّذِينَ احْتَجَبُوا ظَنُّوا بِأَنَّهُمْ مُطْفِئُ نُورِكَ وَمُخْمِدُ نارِكَ وَمُرْكِدُ أَرْياحِ فَضْلِكَ، لا فَوَعِزَّتِكَ لَوْ لَمْ يَكنِ البَلايا حامِلَ حِكْمَتِكَ وَالقَضايا وَعاءَ تَدْبِيرِكَ لَنْ يَقْدِرَ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَعْتَرِضَ عَلَيْنا وَلَوْ يَجْتَمِعُ أَهْلُ السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرْضِ، وَإِنِّي لَوْ أَذْكُرُ ما أَرَى مِنْ بَدائِعِ حِكْمَتِكَ لَيُقْطَعُ أَكْبادُ أَعْدائِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
They that are shut out as by a veil from Thee have imagined that they have the power to put out Thy light, and to quench Thy fire, and to still the winds of Thy grace. Nay, and to this Thy might beareth me witness! Had not every tribulation been made the bearer of Thy wisdom, and every ordeal the vehicle of Thy providence, no one would have dared oppose us, though the powers of earth and heaven were to be leagued against us. Were I to unravel the wondrous mysteries of Thy wisdom which are laid bare before me, the reins of Thine enemies would be cleft asunder.
Translation Notes
SE rendered وَالَّذِينَ (wálladhín), احْتَجَبُوا (iḥtajabúá), ظَنُّوا (ẓannúá) as “imagined”
caused 50% dependents 50%
SE rendered احْتَجَبُوا (iḥtajabúá), ظَنُّوا (ẓannúá), بِأَنَّهُمْ (biʾannahum), مُطْفِئُ (muṭfiʾ) as “imagined, put out”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: shut you out as by a veilgleaningsGWB §287: the dense veilskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: wrapt in veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §187: shut him out from Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thewill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the most veiled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Thinkest thoufire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §35: in the ways of their idle fancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: doubtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: the thoughts they thinktablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fanciesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: the vain imaginings
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
put 52% extinguish 10% putting 5% quench 5% quenched 5% unquenchable 5% inextinguishable 5% have 5% must 5% stayed 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: splendorsfire-tabletFire §48: and with the fire ofgleaningsGWB §504: shed illuminationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: ancient splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: orbtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My lightwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
quench 45% quenched 9% extinguish 9% extinguished 9% dispirited 5% quenching 5% shall 5% would 5% can 5% chilled 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to quenchgleaningsGWB §394: dispiritedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §475: extinguishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: quenchedgleaningsGWB §458: quenchingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: chilled heartgleaningsGWB §40: quenchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: would instantly be extinguished
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: flamegleaningsGWB §597: set on firekitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: of the latterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: my Firetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of firewill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: firegleaningsGWB §593: the fire of hell
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: the Spirit of God (Jesus Christ)fire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §176: all creationkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: from the noisome savorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §17: with My spirit
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: a token of His gracegleaningsGWB §541: grace, andkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: exalted youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: Whose gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
SE rendered أَرْياحِ (ʾaryáḥ), فَضْلِكَ، (faḍlika،), فَوَعِزَّتِكَ (fawaʿizzatik), لَوْ (law), يَكنِ (yakn), البَلايا (al-baláyá) as “the winds, of Thy grace, Had, been, tribulation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Better is itgleaningsGWB §365: inestimablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: sublimesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: manifest glory
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “there”, “can” (50 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: be notgleaningsGWB §247: may servekitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: endurethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §43: thyself
tribulations 31% tribulation 17% troubles 10% trials 7% woes 7% every 7% adversities 7% afflictions 5% manifold 5% calamities 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: the afflictionsfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §610: been searched out and testedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: becomeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: the adversitiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: restepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Troubles
judgment 10% decree 10% destiny 10% trials 10% tribulations 10% troubles 10% vicissitudes 10% assaults 10% every 10% divers 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: decreedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §580: Him Who is the Supreme Ordainerkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: such will it beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: Having accomplishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: for that which I ordainwill-and-testamentW&T §14: requirement
This form usually rendered as “vehicle” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: attentiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: claim toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the gobletsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: within the receptacleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: retentiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: vehicleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: hearing
SE expanded to “of Thy providence”
schemes 17% take 11% ordereth 11% ordainer 11% advance 11% reject 11% providence 11% ruler 6% incompetent 6% machinations 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: devise meansgleaningsGWB §362: selfishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: to advance the aimsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: Thy providencethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: reflectwill-and-testamentW&T §9: subtletyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: RulergleaningsGWB §438: administer
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: can have the powerfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §154: the influencekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: hath destinedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: and of Thine omnipotencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are notthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: I have hung
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: any onegleaningsGWB §97: divine unitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: no hearttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §682: My divine
This form usually rendered as “protest”, “cavil”, “right” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: They that have turned aside from MegleaningsGWB §461: pervertingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: earthly—theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: and broken off fromtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: turneth you aside
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: severalgleaningsGWB §511: a vast, an all-embracing assemblagekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: many aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: unitethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §36: for allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: A number of men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: such asfire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §393: dwellerskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: they that followprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: the inmatestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: dwellers thereinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: In the name offire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §628: from the heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: firmamentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: all Thy namestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Holy Landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §725: In itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: placeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Land
This form usually rendered as “call”, “relate”, “mention” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: quotegleaningsGWB §71: may be admonishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: citedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
This form usually rendered as “discover”, “may”, “behold” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: mirrorfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §230: As soon as thine eyes beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Beholdest thou notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: Thou well knowestthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: gazed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: BadigleaningsGWB §116: The wonderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Its wondrousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: of Thy creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: newgleaningsGWB §546: How wondrous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: detachmentgleaningsGWB §685: rid yourselves of attachmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: disconnectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: will detach ourselvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Thou hast torn in piecesgleaningsGWB §682: checked
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: their broken heartsgleaningsGWB §456: heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: the heartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: Our soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and soulsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: my heart within meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: hearts
