Prayers and Meditations — §431
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 431 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
العِبادِ قَدْ أَعْرَضُوا عَنْكَ وَقامُوا بِالمُحَارَبَةِ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ وَلَيْسَ لَكَ عِبَادٌ لِيُطِيعَكَ إِلاَّ هؤُلآءِ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِظُهُورِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ انْقَلَبَتِ الوُجُودُ وَاضْطَرَبَتِ النُّفُوسُ وَتَبَلْبَلَتِ الرُّقُودُ، فَيَا إِلهِي أَنْتَ الكَرِيْمُ ذُو الفَضْلِ العَظِيمِ، فَأَنْزِلْ عَلَيْهِمْ ما يَطْمَئِنُّ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou knowest, O my God, that all Thy servants have turned back from Thee and risen up against Thee. Thou knowest that Thou hast no one to obey Thee except them and such as have believed in Thy Revelation, through which the foundations of the entire universe have been shaken, and the souls of all men have trembled, and all that lay asleep were quickened. Thou art, O my God, the God of bounty, Whose grace is immense.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: repudiationgleaningsGWB §83: have castkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: conferredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: fleetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: hathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: protested against
This form usually rendered as “recognizing” (2 occurrences)
concerning 10% whatsoever 10% beyond 10% well 10% fear 10% all 10% entering 10% behind 10% recognizing 10% above 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §572: of all attachment toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: from recognizing Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: togleaningsGWB §28: and beyondprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: from whatsoevergleaningsGWB §155: from the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Straight Pathfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §622: subjectkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: figureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: may become steadfasttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
This form usually rendered as “conflicts”, “war”, “conflict” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: conflictsgleaningsGWB §636: your neighborprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: have assailed themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: contendedgleaningsGWB §296: contended withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: againstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: conflictgleaningsGWB §74: convulsed by wars
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: some persongleaningsGWB §18: every true believerkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: a personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: swear by Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: of selfwill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “there”, “bereft” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: is nogleaningsGWB §167: Accuse Me notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: There istablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: isgleaningsGWB §48: have I allowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: have noepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: I am not
SE rendered بِالمُحَارَبَةِ (biálmuḥárabah), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), وَلَيْسَ (walays), لَكَ (lak), عِبَادٌ (ʿibádun), لِيُطِيعَكَ (líuṭíʿak) as “against, Thee, no one, to obey”
5 occurrences in corpus
obey 39% obeyed 17% obedience 9% obedient 9% “obey 4% obeyest 4% “willingly 4% succeed 4% allegiance 4% devout 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: obeyestgleaningsGWB §541: allegiance of mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: obeyed.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: obey Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to do thiswill-and-testamentW&T §28: Show obedience unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: obeygleaningsGWB §552: devout
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: My beliefgleaningsGWB §251: have believedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: believe inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: the Refugetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: TrusteesgleaningsGWB §666: Faithfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: the Faith
SE expanded to “in Thy Revelation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: seizethfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §96: incarnatekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: not beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: may show forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
This form usually rendered as “stirred”, “hath”, “rent” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heartsgleaningsGWB §687: the whole affectionkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: their mindsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §515: hearts of Thy dear onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: thine heart
This form usually rendered as “all”, “creation”, “created” (67 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: findfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §357: all created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: those whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: creation.”tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §4: the firm
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: confusiongleaningsGWB §86: are sore vexedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: troubledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: were shakentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: dost thou dreadwill-and-testamentW&T §34: perturbed
This form usually rendered as “quickened” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “all that lay asleep”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: off the slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: bedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: slumbererepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: asleepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: slumberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: suffer me to sleepepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: fast asleepprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: the bed
SE rendered وَتَبَلْبَلَتِ (watabalbalat), الرُّقُودُ، (ar-ruqúdu،), فَيَا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), الكَرِيْمُ (al-karím), ذُو (dhú) as “were quickened, all that lay asleep, O, my God, the God of bounty, Whose”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §191: God’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself
This form usually rendered as “most”, “all-bountiful”, “generous” (54 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the God of bounty”
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 §144: generosityfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §217: of the bountifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: bounteousnesswill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: 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 §5: Thy grandeurgleaningsGWB §504: inconceivably mightykitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: a mighty Dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: All-Bountifulthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Most GreatgleaningsGWB §606: first and foremost
SE rendered ذُو (dhú), الفَضْلِ (al-faḍl), العَظِيمِ، (al-ʿaẓími،), فَأَنْزِلْ (faʾanzil) as “Whose, grace, is immense”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: disclosedgleaningsGWB §219: heapedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: inspiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: Thou hast revealedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent
SE rendered العَظِيمِ، (al-ʿaẓími،), فَأَنْزِلْ (faʾanzil), عَلَيْهِمْ (ʿalayhim) as “is immense”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: the esteemedgleaningsGWB §532: of My wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: his bodygleaningsGWB §684: in proportion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: securitygleaningsGWB §418: assurancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §485: assurewill-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: peace and quiet calmgleaningsGWB §203: symbols of certitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: assured
