Prayers and Meditations — §466
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 466 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِذًا تَرَى يا إِلهِي ما ارْتَكبُوا فِيْ أَمْرِكَ، وَبِمَا اكتَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ فِي أَيَّامِكَ يَنُوحُ مِنْ ظُلْمِهِمْ سِدْرَةُ أَمْرِكَ وَسُكَّانُ سُرَادِقِ عَظَمَتِكَ وَأَهْلُ مَدَائِنِ أَسْمَائِكَ، لَمْ أَدْرِ يا إِلهِي بِأَيِّ حُجَّةٍ قَامُوا عَلَى الظُّلْمِ وَبِأَيِّ بُرْهَانٍ أَعْرَضُوا عَنْ مَطْلَعِ آياتِكَ، أَسئَلُكَ يا مَالِكَ الأَسْمآءِ وَفَاطِرَ السَّمآءِ بِأَنْ تُؤَيِّدَهُمْ عَلَى الإِنْصَافِ فِي أَمْرِكَ، لَعَلَّ يَجِدُونَ عَرْفَ قَمِيصِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَيَتَوَجَّهُونَ إِلى أُفُقِ الَّذِيْ فِيهِ أَضَاءَ أَنوارُ طَلْعَتِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ إِنَّهُمْ ضُعَفآءُ وَأَنتَ القَوِيُّ القَدِيرُ، وَهُمْ فُقَرآءُ وَأَنْتَ الغَنِيُّ الْكَرِيمُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou dost consider, therefore, O my God, how they have transgressed against Thy Cause, and beholdest what their hands have wrought in Thy days. They have so grievously wronged me that the Lote-Tree of Thy Revelation moaneth, and the inmates of the Tabernacle of Thy majesty and the dwellers of the cities of Thy names lament. I know not, O my God, for what reason they have risen up to oppress me, and by what proof they have turned aside from Him Who is the Dayspring of Thy signs. I beseech Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all names and the Creator of the heavens, to aid them to act equitably in Thy Cause, that haply they may discover the sweet smell of the robe of Thy mercy, and set their faces towards the horizon that shineth with the brightness of the light of Thy face. Weak are they, O my Lord, and Thou art the Lord of strength and power. They are but paupers, and Thou art the All-Possessing, the Most Generous.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: perceivedfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §359: we see notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Mirrors reflecting the sun ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: that can behold Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Wert thou to look
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Godhoodfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §465: no Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: theseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Who worshippeth no onetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: commitgleaningsGWB §495: to actkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: that which their hands have wroughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they have transgressedthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: committethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: committedgleaningsGWB §227: followethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: hath compiled
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: wroughtgleaningsGWB §319: benefitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: perverse doingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: professionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: have wroughtgleaningsGWB §244: your hands have wroughtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: pursuingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: earn
SE rendered أَمْرِكَ، (ʾamrika،), وَبِمَا (wabimá), اكتَسَبَتْ (iktasabat), أَيْدِيهِمْ (ʾaydíhim), أَيَّامِكَ (ʾayyámik), يَنُوحُ (yanúḥ) as “Thy Cause, beholdest what their hands, wrought, days, moaneth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy handgleaningsGWB §448: thine own handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: hands ofwill-and-testamentW&T §16: the Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: handgleaningsGWB §163: rodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: The day whengleaningsGWB §303: this Day?”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: ‘On that dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: at a timetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: in the daytime
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: wept sorefire-tabletFire §47: Dost Thou wailgleaningsGWB §231: bemoan their plightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: bewailprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: spent in lamentationwill-and-testamentW&T §5: lamentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: to sighfire-tabletFire §47: shall I wail
SE expanded to “They have so grievously wronged”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: My sore injusticefire-tabletFire §33: through the tyrannygleaningsGWB §204: plightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: shall be darkenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: and the wrongs inflictedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §34: with unbearable crueltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: the oppressor
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epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: this TreegleaningsGWB §193: Treeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: Sadrihprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: within the deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: TreegleaningsGWB §127: Sadratu’l
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: calmlyfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §109: to lay His headkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: was lostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §723: and my wretchednesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellwill-and-testamentW&T §48: quiet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the TabernaclesgleaningsGWB §656: the Tabernaclekitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: Sanctuarytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: pavilionwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the PaviliongleaningsGWB §661: within the Tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: of the Tabernacle
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: greatestgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: overpowering majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: all-surpassing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: the CitygleaningsGWB §697: one Citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: within these Citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: infinite wonderstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: each onewill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: A Great CitygleaningsGWB §438: civilization
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: which he hath entitledfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §200: of His nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: through Whose nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I know notgleaningsGWB §616: most effulgentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: out of the oceanthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: rise toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: know notgleaningsGWB §563: oceanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: find himself powerlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: knowing not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His ProofgleaningsGWB §97: the evidences of His Truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: evidencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: Thy testimonythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: argumentwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the testimoniesgleaningsGWB §293: the testimony
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: so greatfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §561: fixed resolvekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they have risen uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: God’s TestimonygleaningsGWB §109: proofskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: clearly doth it demonstrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: Thy proofwill-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: tokensgleaningsGWB §296: testimony
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: They that have turned away from MegleaningsGWB §35: denialkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: befellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: such as have withdrawn from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: afflicted
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epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: Our versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §327: that Realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: in the versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §417: tokenstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §696: may questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: questionersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: we implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: askinggleaningsGWB §518: Ye will most certainly be called upon to answerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: hath sought
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: dominiongleaningsGWB §122: earthlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: Thou Who art the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: My sacred realmwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: the Possessor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: to graciously assistgleaningsGWB §729: that He may graciously assist himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: ariseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: to graciously enablethe-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee inwill-and-testamentW&T §56: the Grace of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: aid himgleaningsGWB §11: graciously assisted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: of the fair-mindedgleaningsGWB §466: of them who are justkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: Observeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: will judge equitablythe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Judge thou arightwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this iniquitous personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: every fair-minded persongleaningsGWB §412: Observe equity in your judgment
This form usually rendered as “find”, “may”, “inhale” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: embodiedfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §441: are apparentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: Notwithstanding all thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: learning that I had beentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §8: With
fragrance 40% hath 15% sweet 13% recognized 12% known 6% have 4% perfume 4% recognize 2% breath 2% recognizeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: what is rightgleaningsGWB §198: to know and recognizekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: the knowledge of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: that ye may be made aware of
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: the God of Mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §673: Divine glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: will have no mercy upon themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE expanded to “set their faces”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: thy facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §234: that turneth his facekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: through the brightness of whose facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “turned”, “chased”, “sheddeth” (6 occurrences)
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of lightfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §425: of transcendent splendorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: ancient splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §814: with the light oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educatedgleaningsGWB §311: its Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: ‘Our Lord is God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of your Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: unnerve MegleaningsGWB §308: diminishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: wearinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the weakgleaningsGWB §125: weaknessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: uttermost weaknessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: faint-hearted
strong 22% all-powerful 13% almighty 13% most 13% potent 9% strength 9% mighty 9% omnipotent 4% powerful 4% sustained 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: strengthenedgleaningsGWB §19: is endowed with a potency superior tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: and Thy powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §40: utmostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: powergleaningsGWB §193: sustained by the power
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “most”, “might” (84 occurrences)
SE rendered القَوِيُّ (al-qawíw), القَدِيرُ، (al-qadíru،), وَهُمْ (wahum), فُقَرآءُ (fuqaráʾ), وَأَنْتَ (waʾant), الغَنِيُّ (al-ghanín) as “Lord, strength, paupers, All-Possessing”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: the idle fanciesfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §626: imaginationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: people of doubtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and vain imaginationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: FANCYwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
all-possessing 43% rich 26% independent 9% can 4% riches 4% dispense 4% all-sufficing 2% verily 2% self-sufficient 2% lofty 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: sunggleaningsGWB §408: with the richkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: ‘riches’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: the immensity of Thy wealthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: wealthy manwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
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