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 وَما أَحْلى ذِكْرَكَ فِي الشِّدَّةِ وَالبَل
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
SE expanded to “Praised be Thou”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: Great GodgleaningsGWB §152: All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: celebrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: Praisedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §102: Divine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: gazedfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §359: judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: is in His eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou seestgleaningsGWB §412: The mirror
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: have failed to weakengleaningsGWB §310: potentiallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: their limited understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: all weaknessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the weakgleaningsGWB §125: weaknesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: helpless ones
SE expanded to “Thy dear ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: kindlinessfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §723: approvekitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: the Object of the adorationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: thou lovest Me not
This form usually rendered as “power”, “ordained”, “ordain” (182 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: thy powerfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §449: can resistkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: obviousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: Whose dominion embracethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
abasement 42% wretchedness 13% abased 13% degradation 8% ashamed 4% abject 4% depth 4% misery 4% shame 4% mortality 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: abasement ofgleaningsGWB §481: abject povertykitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: degradationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: by reason ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: baserwill-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: humiliationgleaningsGWB §225: ashamed
SE expanded to “Thy chosen ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: chosenfire-tabletFire §27: andgleaningsGWB §562: goodwillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: attributesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: all Thy chosen onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: crystal purewill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: His chosen ones
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: the gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §10: exaltationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: will exaltthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted and
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: hast biddenfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §81: the service of His Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: at Whose biddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: in Thy Causetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: results
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 §135: forgivegleaningsGWB §296: rejectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: unbeliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: have deniedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: denywill-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: unbelieversgleaningsGWB §297: ye believe not
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 §6: Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §65: of the words ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the verse itselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: by Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: verse
This form usually rendered as “indeed” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: deniest MegleaningsGWB §163: of the perverse and faithlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: protestedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: hath denied Theewill-and-testamentW&T §34: disbelieved in Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: denialgleaningsGWB §129: repudiatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: deniest
This form usually rendered as “fail”, “thou”, “hast” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: prosperitygleaningsGWB §614: the bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: common herdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: and giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: bountygleaningsGWB §391: preeminent above all other giftskitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: “Yea,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: the delights of Paradise
SE rendered أَعْطَيْتَهُمْ (ʾaʿṭaytahum), النِّعَمِ (an-niʿam), الفَانِيَةِ (al-fáníah), وَهؤُلآءِ (wahʾuláʾ), يَشْكُرُونَكَ (yashkurúnak) as “fail to repay Thee, the temporal benefits, while the former, yield Thee thanks”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: yours perishethgleaningsGWB §279: will perishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: transientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the entire creation would perishtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: mortal gravesthe-hidden-wordsHW §152: mortalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: pass awaygleaningsGWB §285: Death
2 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “yield Thee thanks”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: render thanksfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §610: magnify His nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: to glorifytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanksthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: and thankfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: be thankful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: that attain thereuntogleaningsGWB §220: hath wroughtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: have come to passprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: touchethwill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: Our arrivalgleaningsGWB §507: hath enduredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have inflicted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: the esteemedgleaningsGWB §635: to aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: to recognizethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: glorifiedgleaningsGWB §532: to your aid
This form usually rendered as “desire”, “eagerness”, “thou” (3 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §465: My most ardent desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: injurethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou wouldst attainwill-and-testamentW&T §48: meet and seemlygleaningsGWB §572: your own lustsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: and the wickednessthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: dost seekwill-and-testamentW&T §48: rebelled
SE expanded to “Thou dost possess”
thee 38% thou 21% mouth 8% presence 8% possessions 5% possessest 5% possess 5% which 5% dost 3% things 3%
SE rendered عِنْدَكَ (ʿindak), النِّعَمِ (an-niʿam), البَاقِيَةِ (al-báqíah) as “Thou dost possess, the everlasting gifts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Everlastingfire-tabletFire §36: isgleaningsGWB §106: Incorruptiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: abidingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: as long astablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: the eternalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: remaining
SE rendered النِّعَمِ (an-niʿam), البَاقِيَةِ (al-báqíah), أَحْلى (ʾaḥlى) as “the everlasting gifts”
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
tribulations 20% tribulation 18% afflictions 17% trials 10% affliction 7% afflicted 7% woes 6% woe 6% calamity 5% adversities 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: countless afflictionsfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §410: afflictionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: sore triedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: the world’s afflictionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: a new trialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: perpetually afflicted
