Prayers and Meditations — §353
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 353 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
تَمَوَّجَ بَحْرُ غَضَبِكَ بِأَنْ تُعَذِّبَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِكَ وَبِآياتِكَ، ثُمَّ اخْذُلْهُمْ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ وَعَزِّزِ الَّذيِنَ هُمْ تَوَجَّهُوا إِلَيْكَ خالِصِينَ لِوَجْهِكَ لِتَرْتَفِعَ بِهِمْ أَعْلامُ ذِكْرِكَ فِي البِلادِ وَتَنْتَشِرَ بِهِمْ آثارُكَ بَيْنَ العِبادِ لِيَشْهَدَنَّ كُلٌّ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللّهُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيزُ المُتَعالِ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I entreat Thee by Thy name, that hath caused the ocean of Thy wrath to surge, to chastise them who have repudiated Thy truth and disowned Thine utterances. Abase them, then, by Thy might and power, and exalt such as have, wholly for Thy sake, set their faces towards Thee, that through them the ensigns of Thy glorification may be unfurled among all nations, and Thy tokens be spread abroad among all peoples, and that all may testify that Thou art God, that there is none other God beside Thee, the God of power, of majesty and glory.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sea of despair and of hopelessnessfire-tabletFire §25: a seagleaningsGWB §128: of thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: most great Oceantablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the seas
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: wrathgleaningsGWB §189: to be tormentedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “wrath”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and the rodwill-and-testamentW&T §5: wrath of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: hatred burned highgleaningsGWB §257: fury of His wrathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: Thy wrath
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 §614: refreshkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: woeful tribulationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: chastisementgleaningsGWB §242: persecutionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: deliverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: with the chastisement inflicted
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
have 40% disbelieved 21% repudiated 17% believe 4% denied 4% believed 4% rejected 2% refused 2% openly 2% had 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: deniedgleaningsGWB §163: of the infidelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: ungratefulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: canceltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: denywill-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: ye deny notgleaningsGWB §44: infidel
This form usually rendered as “signs”, “most”, “acknowledged” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: repudiated Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §82: Our verseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: How, We wonderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: of Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: verses
SE expanded to “by Thy might”
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: Lord of strengthfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §348: numerous and far-reachingkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §786: and Thine omnipotencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
glory 36% all-glorious 15% almighty 9% swear 8% mighty 7% might 6% transcendent 6% exalted 5% most 4% gracious 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: exalted and glorified be Hefire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §471: highkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: I swearthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pride
SE expanded to “set their faces”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: hath set his facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §466: transferred Our residencekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: whose facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: faithfulfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §617: divestedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: and such as aretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the essence
SE expanded to “may be unfurled”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: for thy learningfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §549: human learningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: tokensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: well knowesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “praise”, “remember” (149 occurrences)
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: praisegleaningsGWB §634: of God’s Remembrancekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: been recordedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: rememberethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §67: mention of Me
This form usually rendered as “cities”, “land”, “earth” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: countriesgleaningsGWB §43: nations and kingdomskitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: of citiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thy neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §38: Western countriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: citiesgleaningsGWB §467: the City
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: disseminategleaningsGWB §367: the promotionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: Revivalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: to blazonwill-and-testamentW&T §34: scatteredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: spreadgleaningsGWB §618: shall scatter abroadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: be shed abroad
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: marksgleaningsGWB §575: influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: signsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: gem-like evidenceswill-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: hostile attitudegleaningsGWB §363: testimonieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: outward manifestations
SE rendered العِبادِ (al-ʿibád), لِيَشْهَدَنَّ (líashhadann), بِأَنَّكَ (biʾannak), اللّهُ (al-lh), إِلهَ (ʾilh) as “peoples, may testify, that, God”
This form usually rendered as “most”, “inaccessible”, “all-highest” (30 occurrences)
