Prayers and Meditations — §334

تَشاءُ

tasháʾ sh-y-ʾ

literal: will

SE rendered تَشاءُ (tasháʾ), وَالحاكِمُ (wálḥákim), تُرِيدُ (turíd) as “to ordain, Thou willest.”

pleaseth 33% thou 33% do 10% what 6% pleasure 6% willest 5% please 2% pleasest 2% willeth 2% may 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: nothing gleaningsGWB §132: utter nothingness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: Thy might tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to do what pleaseth Thee

وَالحاكِمُ

wálḥákim ḥ-k-m → “to ordain”

literal: wisdom; wise; judgment

ordaineth 22% supreme 17% ordain 17% governor 11% rulest 11% rule 6% ordainest 6% ordainer 6% ordained 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: rulest gleaningsGWB §636: have kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: ordinances prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: in Thy doings tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be tested the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §22: Tribunal

تُرِيدُ

turíd r-y-d → “thou willest.”

literal: desire; will

thou 53% wish 5% days 5% pleaseth 5% pleasure 5% able 5% desire 5% seeketh 5% will 5% willest 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as seek Thee gleaningsGWB §608: pleaseth.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: given prayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: have wished tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desire the-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: wish gleaningsGWB §592: Him to ordain

إِلهَ

ʾilh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; god

god 85% lord 8% other 4% there 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: O my God gleaningsGWB §26: of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: divine wisdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: God gleaningsGWB §385: two Gods kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Almighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Godhead

المَلِكَ

al-malik m-l-k → “all-possessing” Distinctive

literal: kingdom; king

This form usually rendered as “kingdom”, “king”, “sovereign” (99 occurrences)

kingdom 28% king 23% sovereign 12% dominion 8% kingdoms 8% earth 5% world 5% land 3% angels 3% sovereignty 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: the Possessor gleaningsGWB §122: earthly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: angel prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: of Thy realm tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdom tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §116: this world will-and-testamentW&T §48: of the

المُتَعالِ

al-mutaʿál ʿ-l-w → “all-highest”

literal: highest; exalted

most 57% inaccessible 14% all-highest 11% exalted 4% eminent 4% glory 4% god 4% almighty 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: exaltation fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §364: preeminent and Glorious kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: pre-eminent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: over all that tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §98: celestial

المُقْتَدِرُ

al-muqtadir q-d-r → “almighty”

literal: power; powerful

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 §237: while fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §151: Ponder awhile kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: able prayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: of Thy dominion tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

المُعْطِ

al-muʿṭ ʿ-ṭ-y → “all-bountiful”

literal: bounty

great 40% all-bountiful 20% all-bounteous 10% most 10% bountiful 10% bounteousness 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: bestow gleaningsGWB §134: giveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: goodly gift prayers-and-meditationsP&M §451: the Great Giver the-hidden-wordsHW §3: gift epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou hast given gleaningsGWB §464: bestowed upon Us kitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: give

العَلِيمُ

al-ʿalím ʿ-l-m → “all-knowing”

literal: knowledge

all-knowing 73% omniscient 8% knower 5% knoweth 3% god 3% aware 2% understanding 2% discerning 2% himself 2% all-wise 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: leaders of religion fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §291: the All-Wise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: at prayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: full well tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE

Prayers and Meditations — §334

Source (Arabic)

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Translation Notes

Model Translations by Shoghi Effendi

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

Fire Tablet

Gleanings

Kitáb-i-’Ahd

Kitáb-i-Íqán

Tablet of Aḥmad

Tablet of Carmel

Tablet of the Holy Mariner

The Hidden Words

Will and Testament