Prayers and Meditations — §468
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 468 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَمْرُكَ وَنُزِّلَتْ آياتُكَ وَظَهَرَتْ بَيِّنَاتُكَ، وَأَنتَ تَعْلَمُ يا إِلهِي بِأَنِّي ما أَرَدْتُ إِلاَّ ما أَرَدْتَ وَما أُرِيْدُ إِلاَّ ما تُرِيْدُ، إِنْ أَنْطِقُ بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ ما أَلْهَمْتَنِي بِجُودِكَ وَأَمَرْتَنِيْ بِذِكْرِهِ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ يَعْتَرِضُ عَلَيَّ طُغَاةُ بَرِيَّتِك وإِنْ أَصْمُتُ عَنْ بَدَائِعِ ذِكْرِكَ يَقُومُ كُلُّ جَوَارِحِي بِثَنائِكَ، لَمْ أَدْرِ بِأَيِّ مَاءٍ خَلَقْتَنِي وَبِأَيِّ نارٍ أَوْقَدْتَنِي، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ لا أَصْمُتُ عَنْ ذِكْرِكَ وَلَوْ يَقُومُ عَلَيَّ مَنْ فِي سَمَائِكَ وَأَرْضِكَ، أَذْكُرُكَ فِي كُلِّ الأَحْوالِ مُنْقَطِعًا عَنِ العالَمِينَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou knowest, O my God, that I have wished only what Thou hast wished, and desire what Thou dost desire. Were I to speak forth before Thy servants the things wherewith Thou didst, through Thy bounty, inspire me and which Thou didst command me to utter amidst Thy creatures, the oppressors among Thy people would cavil at me. And were I to hold my peace and cease to celebrate the wonders of Thy praise, all the limbs of my body would be stirred up to extol Thee. I know not what the water is with which Thou didst create me, or what the fire Thou didst kindle within me. I swear by Thy glory! I shall not cease to mention Thee, though all that are in Thy heaven and on Thy earth rise up against me. Thee will I magnify, in all circumstances, with a heart wholly rid of all attachment to the world and all that is therein.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “bid” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: revealinggleaningsGWB §505: revealkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: cause to descendtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit
SE rendered آياتُكَ (áyátuk), وَظَهَرَتْ (waẓaharat), بَيِّنَاتُكَ، (bayyinátuka،) as “amidst”
signs 42% utterances 25% verses 8% repudiated 4% utterance 4% words 4% tokens 4% greatest 4% kingdom 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: versefire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §115: signkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: acquaintedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: are but the signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: are verses
SE rendered وَظَهَرَتْ (waẓaharat), بَيِّنَاتُكَ، (bayyinátuka،), وَأَنتَ (waʾant), تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam) as “amidst, Thou knowest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Him Who hath manifestedfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §127: outward seemingkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the literal interpretationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: the Author of alltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
This form usually rendered as “clear” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its knowledgefire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §312: world of beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: rabbisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of Thy hidden knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: thatgleaningsGWB §353: that just as thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: Forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: isgleaningsGWB §242: such as to justifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: that shouldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: a momentgleaningsGWB §690: O
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: had any wishgleaningsGWB §222: striven to deprivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: wishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §698: seekethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to
This form usually rendered as “wish”, “what”, “seeketh” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of the willgleaningsGWB §211: eagerly seekkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He pleaseth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: they wishtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thou wishestgleaningsGWB §492: thou desirest to achieve
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspirationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §635: will inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: Inspire themgleaningsGWB §662: inspire
SE expanded to “through Thy bounty”
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 §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §685: munificencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: bountiful graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: through Thy providencethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “mention”, “praise” (252 occurrences)
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: wherewith to remember and praise TheegleaningsGWB §23: thou that hast rememberedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: referred to hereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §457: by that Remembrance of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: createthfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §457: created youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Thy creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: virtues
This form usually rendered as “protest”, “oppose”, “question” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: protestedgleaningsGWB §99: and the exigencieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: let him turn awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: fleetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposed Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: they that have repudiated Us
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of My oppressorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: errorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: mischief of the rebelliouswill-and-testamentW&T §47: rebelliousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: Such of Thy servantswill-and-testamentW&T §48: misbelievedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: among Thy creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: such
SE expanded to “among Thy people”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: menfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §384: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationgleaningsGWB §584: of their Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: among Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of them
SE expanded to “to hold my peace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: held His peacegleaningsGWB §48: the veilskitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: silenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: to hold my peaceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: that hold their peacegleaningsGWB §551: observe silenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: I hold my peaceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: silent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: MakersgleaningsGWB §286: throughkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: new and everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: wonders of Thine utterancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: newgleaningsGWB §477: the wondrous
This form usually rendered as “arise”, “stand”, “may” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Self-Subsistingfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §311: the soulkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: within theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: hath risentablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
SE expanded to “limbs of my body”
gleaningsGWB §163: my bodyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: trespasseswill-and-testamentW&T §3: sore woundedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: The limbs of my bodyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: membersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: limbs of my bodyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: and limbsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §414: the members
SE rendered يَقُومُ (yaqúm), جَوَارِحِي (jawáriḥí), بِثَنائِكَ، (bithanáʾika،), أَدْرِ (ʾadr), بِأَيِّ (biʾayy), مَاءٍ (máʾin) as “stirred up, limbs of my body, with which, what the water”
praise 46% celebrate 9% virtues 9% extol 9% celebrating 7% glorify 6% extolling 6% magnifying 4% muse 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §117: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §767: to extol Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: secondgleaningsGWB §321: createdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: and praise of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorify
SE rendered جَوَارِحِي (jawáriḥí), بِثَنائِكَ، (bithanáʾika،), أَدْرِ (ʾadr), بِأَيِّ (biʾayy), مَاءٍ (máʾin), خَلَقْتَنِي (khalaqtaní) as “limbs of my body, with which, what the water, Thou didst create me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: have come intogleaningsGWB §338: accomplishmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: oceanepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I know notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: powerless to describeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: possessethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: thinkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: know not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: For whatgleaningsGWB §609: the versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the signsgleaningsGWB §537: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: of Thine utterancesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: a signgleaningsGWB §384: sign
SE expanded to “what the water”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: watergleaningsGWB §82: riverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: by reason ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: foul and mortalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: with the watersgleaningsGWB §292: for the thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: by reason of what
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the firegleaningsGWB §312: hell firekitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “hell,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: Thy firethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire ofwill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine own firegleaningsGWB §593: the fire of hell
SE expanded to “Thou didst kindle”
kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: kindledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: hath litprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: Thou didst kindleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: Ignite, thenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: didst lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: kindleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: Thou didst lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: can kindle
SE expanded to “I swear by Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: exaltedfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §489: He exaltethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: Thy sublime knowledgethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy might
8 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §636: refrain from contendingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: heaven and on earththe-hidden-wordsHW §98: realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §711: the powers of earth
SE rendered أَذْكُرُكَ (ʾadhkuruk), الأَحْوالِ (al-ʾaḥwál), مُنْقَطِعًا (munqaṭiʿan), العالَمِينَ، (al-ʿálamína،) as “Thee will I magnify, wholly rid, the world”
times 30% conditions 15% under 15% all 10% continually 10% condition 5% state 5% circumstances 5% whatever 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: surroundgleaningsGWB §406: in close associationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: howprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: by Thy helptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: of detachmentgleaningsGWB §186: claim to be associatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: been withheldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: torn asundertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: withdrew
