Prayers and Meditations — §343
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 343 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ادِيَ خَلْقِكَ بِبَدائِعِ عِناياتِكَ وَمَواهِبِكَ وَلا تَقْطَعْ عَنْهُمُ الأَسْبابَ الَّتِيْ جَعَلْتَها وَسِيلَةً لِعِرْفانِ نَفْسِكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ عِنْدَ قَطْعِها يَضْطَرِبُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ وَيَتَحَيَّرُ كُلُّ عاقِلٍ وَيَتَوَقَّفُ كُلُّ عارِفٍ إِلاَّ مَنْ أَخَذَتْهُ أَيادِي أَمْرِكَ وَظُهُوراتُ فَضْلِكَ وَشُئُوناتُ أَلْطافِكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ يا إِلهِي لَوْ تَنْظُرُ إِلى عِبادِكَ بِما اكتَسَبُوا فِي أَيَّامِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The tenderness of Thy mercy, O my Lord, surpasseth the fury of Thy wrath, and Thy loving-kindness exceedeth Thy hot displeasure, and Thy grace excelleth Thy justice. Hold Thou, through Thy wondrous favors and mercies, the hands of Thy creatures, and suffer them not to be separated from the grace which Thou hast ordained as the means whereby they can recognize Thee. The glory of Thy might beareth me witness! Were such a thing to happen, every soul would be sore shaken, every man endued with understanding would be bewildered, and every possessor of knowledge would be dumbfounded, except those who have been succored through the hands of Thy Cause, and have been made the recipients of the revelations of Thy grace and of the tokens of Thy favors.
Translation Notes
SE rendered ادِيَ (idí), خَلْقِكَ (khalqik), بِبَدائِعِ (bibadáʾiʿ), عِناياتِكَ (ʿináyátik) as “Thy creatures, through Thy wondrous favors, and mercies”
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the Creatorfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §358: created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: “rebirth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: were called into beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hast created me
SE expanded to “through Thy wondrous favors”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: loving-kindness andfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §417: His gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: interpretationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: of Thy gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
SE rendered بِبَدائِعِ (bibadáʾiʿ), عِناياتِكَ (ʿináyátik), وَمَواهِبِكَ (wamawáhibik), تَقْطَعْ (taqṭaʿ), عَنْهُمُ (ʿanhum) as “through Thy wondrous favors, and mercies, to be separated, from”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §477: hath favored theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: bounties vouchsafedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: the giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §621: upon His grace and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: Thy manifold giftswill-and-testamentW&T §53: Bounty
This form usually rendered as “separated”, “wilt” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: cut it offgleaningsGWB §310: cut into pieceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: falleth shortprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: will detach ourselvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: detached
SE usually renders this root as “thee”, “possess”, “when”
SE expanded to “from the grace”
This form usually rendered as “means”, “through”, “nothing” (33 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thou hast ordained”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: reckonfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §268: be deprivedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: to numberthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: adorneth
This form usually rendered as “means” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “recognition” (144 occurrences)
SE expanded to “they can recognize”
knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: fragrance of Thy praisegleaningsGWB §198: to know and recognizekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: thou wouldst seizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: totablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: discern
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “self” (222 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: and soulsgleaningsGWB §287: of himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: unto mine own selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: gloriousfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §387: His mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §307: the God of glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted be His
SE expanded to “would be sore shaken”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: he became so perturbedgleaningsGWB §567: feared and trembledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: dismayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: the tumulttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: dost thou dreadwill-and-testamentW&T §3: scourged
This form usually rendered as “would” (2 occurrences)
perplexed 31% sore 13% how 13% astounded 6% bewildering 6% perplexity 6% amazement 6% marveled 6% lost 6% marvelled 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: perplexedgleaningsGWB §78: are lost in bewildermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: marvelledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: have perplexedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: sore perplexedgleaningsGWB §361: marveledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: How strangeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: marvel
SE expanded to “endued with understanding”
mind 39% understanding 19% minds 16% understand 6% judgment 3% men 3% wise 3% sane 3% conceive 3% every 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: men endued with insightgleaningsGWB §124: sane mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: intelligenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: the wisegleaningsGWB §445: wisdom.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: endued with understanding
This form usually rendered as “can”, “hesitation”, “would” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: tarryfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §210: stand thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: is writtenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: had been reckoned amongstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: not leftgleaningsGWB §158: hesitatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: initiated
SE expanded to “have been succored”
SE expanded to “through the hands”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: handsgleaningsGWB §619: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: through the handstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §508: into your hands
SE expanded to “of Thy Cause”
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
SE expanded to “of the revelations”
revelations 34% manifestations 16% revelation 13% evidences 13% manifold 10% tokens 5% all 3% first 2% signs 2% testimonies 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: for Thyfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §35: the dayskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: not beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: didst manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: a token of His gracegleaningsGWB §13: preferredkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: Thy gracious providencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
SE expanded to “and of the tokens”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: distinctiongleaningsGWB §278: they are powerlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: concerning Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: the manifold revelationswill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: rankgleaningsGWB §115: tokenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: way
SE expanded to “of Thy favors”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: is puregleaningsGWB §119: honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: fullest adornmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §488: and bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: loving and kindnesswill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: bountygleaningsGWB §340: the manifold bounties
SE rendered أَلْطافِكَ، (ʾalṭáfika،), فَوَعِزَّتِكَ (fawaʿizzatik), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), لَوْ (law) as “of Thy favors, Were”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §148: this God-given
8 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), لَوْ (law), تَنْظُرُ (tanẓur) as “Were”
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), لَوْ (law), تَنْظُرُ (tanẓur), عِبادِكَ (ʿibádik) as “Were”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the peoplefire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §289: of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: have gathered and preyedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: wroughtgleaningsGWB §506: for your doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: acquiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: had wroughtgleaningsGWB §319: benefitepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: earngleaningsGWB §239: ye shall have doneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: have wrought
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: and in the night-seasongleaningsGWB §341: This is the Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: these dayswill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: daysgleaningsGWB §34: the pastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of the day
