Prayers and Meditations — §352
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 352 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
بِهِ الأَنامَ، وَقَدْ بَلَغُوا فِي الغُرُورِ وَالاسْتِكْبارِ إِلى مَقامٍ أَنْكَرُوا قُدْرَتَكَ وَسَلْطَنَتَكَ وَاقْتِدارَكَ، إِنِّي فَوَعِزَّتِكَ أُحِبُّ ضُرِّيْ وَضُرَّ أَحِبَّائِي فِي سَبِيْلِكَ وَلكِنْ صَعْبٌ عَلَيَّ وَعَلَيْهِمْ بِأَنْ يَسْمَعُوا مِنْهُمْ مِنَ الاعْتِراضِ وَالإِنْكارِ ما يَرْجِعُ إِلى نَفْسِكَ المُخْتارِ، إِلى مَ يا إِلهِي اسْتَوَيْتَ عَلَى عَرْشِ الصَّبْرِ وَالاصْطِبارِ؟ تَكَلَّمْ بِكَلِمَةٍ مِنَ القَهْرِ يا مَنْ لا تُدْرَكَ بِالأَبْصارِ، إِنَّ الرَّحْمَةَ مَحْبُوبٌ لِلْمُخْلِصِينَ مِنْ عِبادِكَ وَالنَّقْمَةَ لِلْمُشْرِكينَ مِنْ أَعْدائِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ فَأَنْزِلْ عَلَيْهِمْ ما يُوقِنُنَّ بِهِ عَلَى قَهْرِكَ وَقَهَّارِيَّتِكَ وَيَعْرِفُنَّ قُدْرَتَكَ وَاقْتِدارَكَ، وَلَوْلا تَنْصُرُ يا إِلهِي أَحِبَّتَكَ فَانْصُرْ نَفْسَكَ وَذِكْرَكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thy glory beareth me witness! I delight in mine own afflictions and in the afflictions which they who love me suffer in Thy path. Neither I nor they, however, are able to bear such affronts and reproaches as are uttered by Thine enemies against Thy Self, the Unrestrained. How long shalt Thou remain seated, O my God, on the throne of Thy forbearance and patience? Speak Thou Thy word of wrath, O Thou Whom no eyes can see! Well-beloved is Thy mercy unto the sincere among Thy servants, and well-beseeming Thy chastisement of the infidels among Thine enemies. Send down upon them, therefore, O my Lord, that which will unmistakably reveal unto them the fury of Thy wrath and the ascendancy of Thy power, and will enable them to recognize the weight of Thy might and the greatness of Thy strength. If Thou refusest, O my God, to aid them that love Thee, assist Thou, then, Thine own Self and Him Who is Thy Remembrance.
Translation Notes
SE rendered الأَنامَ، (an-náma،), وَقَدْ (waqad), بَلَغُوا (balaghúá) as “”
SE rendered وَقَدْ (waqad), بَلَغُوا (balaghúá) as “”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: thengleaningsGWB §295: have revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: God hathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: We have beenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: Iepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: hastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: “More
attained 50% proclaimed 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst attainfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §539: hath been perfectedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: passionatelyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: to reachwill-and-testamentW&T §2: proclaimedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: informed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: made thee proudgleaningsGWB §568: was so misledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: haughtinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: deceitfulnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: PRIDE YOURSELVESwill-and-testamentW&T §17: vaingloriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: vanitygleaningsGWB §528: with pride
SE rendered الغُرُورِ (al-ghurúr), وَالاسْتِكْبارِ (wálástikbár), مَقامٍ (maqámin), أَنْكَرُوا (ʾankarúá) as “own afflictions”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: supremegleaningsGWB §212: transcendent glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: surestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: have dealt disdainfullytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
SE rendered مَقامٍ (maqámin), أَنْكَرُوا (ʾankarúá), قُدْرَتَكَ (qudratak), وَسَلْطَنَتَكَ (wasalṭanatak) as “own afflictions, Thy might, ascendancy of Thy power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: that mostfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §76: noble habitationskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: within theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they have risen uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: that have deniedgleaningsGWB §572: and repudiated His truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: stern business.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: verily, deniedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: hathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: deniethgleaningsGWB §129: repudiatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: deniest
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
This form usually rendered as “sovereignty”, “through”, “beseemeth” (53 occurrences)
SE expanded to “ascendancy of Thy power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with manifest dominiongleaningsGWB §40: King of eternal glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Monarchsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: by Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: His Majesty
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thy glory beareth me witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted andfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §374: and exalted be His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: upliftedthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: glory
SE expanded to “they who love me suffer”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: For the love of Godfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §451: His Well-Beloved Onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: my love for Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: best beloved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: troublegleaningsGWB §644: ills and troubleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: in no wise damageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §41: woestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §35: troublesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: harmgleaningsGWB §501: any hurt
SE expanded to “Neither I nor they, however”
SE rendered وَلكِنْ (walkin), صَعْبٌ (ṣaʿbun), وَعَلَيْهِمْ (waʿalayhim), يَسْمَعُوا (yasmaʿúá), مِنْهُمْ (minhum) as “Neither I nor they, however, are able to bear, are uttered, by Thine enemies”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: the Imperial Governmentfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §292: upon theirkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: Exalted is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: exalted and supreme Remembrancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou hearestfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §295: ye hearkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: listenerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: been heardtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
This form usually rendered as “others”, “some” (10 occurrences)
SE rendered يَسْمَعُوا (yasmaʿúá), مِنْهُمْ (minhum), الاعْتِراضِ (al-áʿtiráḍ), وَالإِنْكارِ (wálʾinkár), يَرْجِعُ (yarjiʿ) as “are uttered, by Thine enemies, reproaches, against”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: turneth asidegleaningsGWB §579: turn ye awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: They caviledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: their earthly lifetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: bywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposed Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: disbelievers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to turn asidegleaningsGWB §449: Cast awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: turnethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: must shametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired tothe-hidden-wordsHW §87: sink back towill-and-testamentW&T §16: unto whomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: return
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: gazethgleaningsGWB §483: as one standingkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: person ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: myself to be altogether nothingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: pure breathwill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §476: highest goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: retiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: of powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: blessinggleaningsGWB §71: the righteous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: mysticprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §148: this God-given
This form usually rendered as “hast”, “shalt”, “didst” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: besides ThyselfgleaningsGWB §457: and fashioned youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: besidesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: shalt Thou remain seatedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: I may be establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §302: except Himself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: thronegleaningsGWB §118: realities ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: “behind the Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: Thy thronethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: its mighty thronegleaningsGWB §279: His thronekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”
This form usually rendered as “patience”, “patient”, “long-suffering” (25 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of Thy forbearance”
patience 48% patient 13% long-suffering 9% patiently 4% resignation.… 4% endure 4% must 4% forbearance 4% steadfastness 4% waited 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: long-sufferingfire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §255: steadfastly enduringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: of Thy forbearancethe-hidden-wordsHW §142: My long-sufferingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of patiencegleaningsGWB §489: all them that endure
This form usually rendered as “spoke”, “breathe”, “conversing” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Who conversed with Godfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §441: a wordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: words utteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: Speak Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: to one mystic wordwill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: His Word
This form usually rendered as “fury”, “provoked”, “anger” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-ConqueringgleaningsGWB §683: angerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: wrathfullyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: is supremewill-and-testamentW&T §17: fierce indignationgleaningsGWB §458: supremekitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: all-compelling powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: fury of Thy wrath
This form usually rendered as “taketh”, “attain”, “can” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §39: mayest comprehendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: comprehensionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: unravelthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: understandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: understandinggleaningsGWB §118: apprehendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: measured
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: wholly forfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §572: Disencumber yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: lamentationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: are devoted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: servantsfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §372: himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of servitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: the comprehension of Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant
وَالنَّقْمَةَ
literal: vengeance
This form usually rendered as “incurred”, “evil”, “evidence” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and well-beseeming Thy chastisement”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: revengerfire-tabletFire §10: of Thy vengeancegleaningsGWB §720: evilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: avengingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: and vengeancethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: fire and vengeancewill-and-testamentW&T §17: vengeanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: chastisement
SE expanded to “of the infidels”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: a partnergleaningsGWB §163: the ungodlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: and blasphemous whisperingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: the dartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: arewill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: associate a partnergleaningsGWB §163: of the perverse and faithless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: the enemyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy foesgleaningsGWB §318: incapable of apprehendingkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: crueltyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: them that are against Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgresswill-and-testamentW&T §58: whatsoever else
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your LordgleaningsGWB §163: onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: eyeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: of its Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: even asgleaningsGWB §160: steadily it declinethkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: are sent downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: in accordance with
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: usgleaningsGWB §466: against Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: hath power overgleaningsGWB §234: envelop thee
يُوقِنُنَّ
literal: certainty; certitude; be certain
SE expanded to “will unmistakably reveal unto them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: be well assuredfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §435: fully recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Certitude,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of certaintytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: certitudegleaningsGWB §291: accounted
SE expanded to “will enable them to recognize”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “KnowgleaningsGWB §137: may be revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: “Knowestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: unto hertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: knoweth othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: repute
4 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy victoryfire-tabletFire §29: ChampiongleaningsGWB §620: Aid yekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: Christianprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: help Theewill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: trustworthiness
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
SE rendered نَفْسَكَ (nafsak), وَذِكْرَكَ، (wadhikraka،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “Thine own Self, Remembrance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §629: I entreat Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: praygleaningsGWB §506: and shall be calledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We pray
SE rendered وَذِكْرَكَ، (wadhikraka،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik) as “Remembrance”
