Prayers and Meditations — §480
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 480 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ يا إِلهِي تَرَى ضَعْفَ أَحِبَّائِكَ وَقُدْرَةَ أَعْدائِكَ وَذِلَّةَ أَصْفِيائِكَ وَعِزَّةَ الَّذِينَ جَحَدُوا أَمْرَكَ وَكَفَرُوا بِآياتِكَ، إِنَّهُمْ يُنْكِرُونَ آياتِكَ بِمَا أَعْطَيْتَهُمْ مِنَ النِّعَمِ الفَانِيَةِ وَهؤُلآءِ يَشْكُرُونَكَ بِمَا وَرَدَ عَلَيْهِمْ ابْتِغآءَ ما عِنْدَكَ مِنَ النِّعَمِ البَاقِيَةِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praised be Thou, O my God! Thou beholdest both the helplessness of Thy dear ones and the ascendancy of Thy foes, both the wretchedness of Thy chosen ones and the glory of them who gainsaid Thy Cause and repudiated Thy signs. The latter deny Thy tokens, and fail to repay Thee for the temporal benefits Thou didst bestow upon them, while the former yield Thee thanks for what hath befallen them in their eagerness to partake of the everlasting gifts Thou dost possess.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: celebratethfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §597: burn awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: celebrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §695: immensely glorified art Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: \‘Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §97: to the truth of God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Who worshippeth no onetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the weakgleaningsGWB §412: of the weak and helplesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: helplessnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: unnerve MegleaningsGWB §366: feebleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: are impotentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: faint-hearted
SE expanded to “Thy dear ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the Best-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §555: of fervid lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: their heart’s desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: our love for Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: best belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: O ye beloved of
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “ordain”, “power” (181 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: at the hands of His enemiesfire-tabletFire §33: Thy foesgleaningsGWB §80: of the aggressorkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: hateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: among Thine enemiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgresswill-and-testamentW&T §54: opponent
abasement 46% abased 13% wretchedness 8% degradation 8% ashamed 4% humbly 4% dire 4% mine 4% both 4% misery 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my basenessgleaningsGWB §481: dire wantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: lonelinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: both the wretchedness ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: baserwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lowlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: disgracegleaningsGWB §471: or low
SE expanded to “Thy chosen ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: purityfire-tabletFire §27: and puritygleaningsGWB §22: every Divine Messengerkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: chosenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: immaculateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: Whom Thou hast singled outthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: choicestwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Ones
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: wilt cherishgleaningsGWB §184: My glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: Dear friend!prayers-and-meditationsP&M §439: Thy glory beareth me witness!tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark of honor
This form usually rendered as “who” (1 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §86: ye gainsaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: rejectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: gainsaidwill-and-testamentW&T §17: denieth himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the opponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: and repudiatedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: deniedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: them who gainsaid
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 §171: all thingsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §36: celestial dominionkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in rankprayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: have bidden themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
This form usually rendered as “have”, “disbelieved”, “who” (59 occurrences)
have 33% disbelieved 17% who 13% repudiated 13% believe 7% infidels 7% denied 4% unbelievers 2% rejected 2% refused 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: unbelieversgleaningsGWB §593: have disbelievedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: disbelieveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §752: deny nottablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they denygleaningsGWB §359: who believed notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: infidels.”
signs 55% utterances 18% verses 8% most 6% utterance 3% words 3% sweetness 3% repudiated 2% through 2% truth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §531: the testimonieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: verses ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: at Thy most mighty utterancestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy wondrous Signs
denied 24% deny 16% have 12% denial 10% rejected 9% repudiated 7% denier 7% denieth 5% reject 5% disbelieved 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: been repudiatedgleaningsGWB §593: of the denierskitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: disputethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: hath denied Theewill-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieved inepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: evilgleaningsGWB §86: Will ye not admit itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: repudiation
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: GivergleaningsGWB §479: He bestowethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: withholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §382: Thy bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hast given megleaningsGWB §472: hath chosen to bestow upon theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: we bestowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §486: Bountiful
This form usually rendered as “favors”, “prosperity”, “favor” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: Thou hast showed me this gracegleaningsGWB §573: bountieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: Ni’matuprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: of favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: the divine favorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: bountygleaningsGWB §378: partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: delights
This form usually rendered as “evanescent”, “transitory”, “perishable” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: perishgleaningsGWB §622: how altogether vain and fleeting arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: vanitiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: this evanescent soulthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thy perishingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: yours perishethgleaningsGWB §129: reduced to utter nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: vain
SE expanded to “yield Thee thanks”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: be thankfulfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §295: are the thankfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: thanks.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: I offer Thee most high praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanks unto Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: and thankful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: befallgleaningsGWB §227: if he come tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: have enteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §638: that hath befallenwill-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: have befallengleaningsGWB §711: guidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: recorded
This form usually rendered as “desire”, “eagerness”, “thou” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: the things which beseemed themgleaningsGWB §643: corrupt inclinationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: iniquityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §148: becomeththe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou wouldst attainwill-and-testamentW&T §48: rebelled against TheegleaningsGWB §423: beseemethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: unchaste
SE expanded to “Thou dost possess”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: when face to face withgleaningsGWB §188: by Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: handed down unto usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: what He possessethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: from Me
This form usually rendered as “ever-abiding”, “everlasting”, “imperishable” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: lastfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §674: changelesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: have beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: Thine eternitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: of immortal life
