Prayers and Meditations — §344
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 344 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
لا يَسْتَحِقُّونَ إِلاَّ نِقْمَتَكَ وَعَذابَكَ وَلكِنْ أَنْتَ الْكَرِيمُ ذُو الفَضْلِ العَظِيمِ، لا تَنْظُرْ يا إِلهِي إِلَيْهِمْ بِلَحَظاتِ عَدْلِكَ بَلْ بِلَحَظاتِ أَعْيُنِ فَضْلِكَ وَعِنايَتِكَ، ثُمَّ اعْمَلْ بِهِمْ ما يَنْبَغِي بِجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ، وَحْدَكَ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ رَبُّ العَرْشِ وَالثَّرَى وَمالِكَ الآخِرَةِ وَالأُولى وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ العَطُوفُ الغَفُورُ الجَوادُ الوَهَّابُ، صَلِّ اللَّهُمَّ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I swear by Thy might, O my God! Wert Thou to regard Thy servants according to their deserts in Thy days, they would assuredly merit naught except Thy chastisement and torment. Thou art, however, the One Who is of great bounteousness, Whose grace is immense. Look not down upon them, O my God, with the glance of Thy justice, but rather with the eyes of Thy tender compassions and mercies. Do, then, with them according to what beseemeth Thy generosity and bountiful favor. Potent art Thou to do whatsoever may please Thee. Incomparable art Thou. No God is there beside Thee, the Lord of the throne on high and of earth below, the Ruler of this world and of the world to come. Thou art the God of Bounty, the Ever-Forgiving, the Great Giver, the Most Generous.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “merit”, “wrath” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: one true GodgleaningsGWB §189: deservedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and truththe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §34: forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: indubitable
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: chastisementfire-tabletFire §10: of Thy vengeancegleaningsGWB §189: incurred His maledictionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: Avengerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: and well-beseeming Thy chastisementthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: fire and vengeancewill-and-testamentW&T §17: vengeanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: revenger
chastisement 26% tormented 19% torment 16% punishment 10% afflictions 6% fresh 6% chastise 6% terror 3% tribulation 3% draught 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: afflictionsgleaningsGWB §242: persecutionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: with the chastisement inflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: punishmentgleaningsGWB §683: chastisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: sufferingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: a cooling draught
This form usually rendered as “most”, “all-bountiful”, “generous” (54 occurrences)
most 41% all-bountiful 23% generous 13% bountiful 5% god 5% goodness 3% noble 3% all-powerful 3% bounteousness 3% wisdom 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Generousfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §99: of glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: and bountywill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bounty
3 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “great”, “most”, “grievous” (128 occurrences)
great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Most GreatgleaningsGWB §94: potencykitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: greater thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: is Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: most grievousgleaningsGWB §606: first and foremost
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Sublime Visionfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §425: this Spot, this scenekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: fix his gaze uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: expectationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: Cast upontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §20: OF
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: fairgleaningsGWB §638: and justiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: excellethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: rivalthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §28: that are justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: with justicegleaningsGWB §352: manifest justice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §259: of Aynu’l-BaqargleaningsGWB §254: with acute discernmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: and mine eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: have madewill-and-testamentW&T §12: watchful eye
This form usually rendered as “loving-kindness”, “bounty”, “grace” (65 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: taughtgleaningsGWB §113: ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: works.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: to performtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walkwill-and-testamentW&T §27: benevolent pursuitsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: the perpetrator
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §702: must needskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: meetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: behoovethgleaningsGWB §115: adequatelykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemly
bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §35: manifold bountieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: by Thythe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal
SE rendered بِجُودِكَ (bijúdik), وَكَرَمِكَ (wakaramik), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), المُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir) as “generosity, bountiful favor, Potent”
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 §226: for whatsoevergleaningsGWB §198: of the Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: none elseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: Thine own willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: willing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: of the sixth Vahidfire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §328: the one Powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: one and the sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §636: recognized Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: dust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her LordgleaningsGWB §582: for theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Voiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: thronegleaningsGWB §612: of the thronekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Celestial Throneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: Thy thronethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: throne on highgleaningsGWB §51: the seatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: desires
This form usually rendered as “lord”, “possessor”, “king” (124 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: kingsgleaningsGWB §466: of the Kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: supreme dominiontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
SE expanded to “world to come”
world 42% next 32% concluding 3% culmination 3% can 3% another 3% “life 3% other 3% others 3% end 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: concludinggleaningsGWB §705: otherskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: and the world to comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: nextgleaningsGWB §280: anotherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: finallyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: fittingfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §295: from firstkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the interpretationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: the formerthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: Ye that haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the familygleaningsGWB §279: those gone before you
SE rendered وَالأُولى (wálʾúlى), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), العَطُوفُ (al-ʿaṭúf), الغَفُورُ (al-ghafúr), الجَوادُ (al-jawád), الوَهَّابُ، (al-wahhábu،) as “this world, Ever-Forgiving, Giver, Generous”
gleaningsGWB §631: Graciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: Thywill-and-testamentW&T §23: the affectionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of Thy gracious providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §57: tender mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: robe of Thy tender merciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy loving providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §515: of Thy tender mercies
This form usually rendered as “all-bounteous”, “all-bountiful”, “generous” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §477: hath favored theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: bounties vouchsafedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: Bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §621: upon His grace and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy bounteousnesswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the gift
SE rendered الغَفُورُ (al-ghafúr), الجَوادُ (al-jawád), الوَهَّابُ، (al-wahhábu،), صَلِّ (ṣall), اللَّهُمَّ (al-lahumm) as “Ever-Forgiving, Giver, Generous, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: blessingsgleaningsGWB §273: My blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: the prayerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: Blessingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: blesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: prayerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: may the blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: praying
