Prayers and Meditations — §483
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 483 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
نْطِقُ وَيَقُولُ قَدْ فازَ الغُلامُ بِمَا أَرادَ مِنْ رَبِّهِ العَزِيزِ العَلاَّمِ، وَالَّذِيْ كانَ كذلِكَ هَلْ يُخَوِّفُهُ اجْتِمَاعُ المُلُوكَ عَلَى ضُرِّهِ فِي أَمْرِكَ، لا فَوَنَفْسِكَ يا مالِكَ المُلُوكَ لا يُجْزِعُنِي سَطْوَةُ العالَمِينَ فِي حُبِّكَ وَقُمْتُ بِنَفْسِي عَلَى أَمْرِكَ بِحَوْلِكَ وَلا يَضْطَرِبُنِي جُنُودُ الظَّالِمِينَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
How, then, can such a man be fearful of the combination of the kings to injure him in Thy Cause? No, no, I swear by Thyself, O Thou Who art the King of kings! Such is my love for Thee that I can fear no one, though the powers of all the worlds be arrayed against me. Alone and unaided I have, by the power of Thy might, arisen to proclaim Thy Cause, unafraid of the host of my oppressors.
Translation Notes
SE rendered نْطِقُ (nṭiq), وَيَقُولُ (wayaqúl), فازَ (fáz), الغُلامُ (al-ghulám) as “such a man”
SE rendered وَيَقُولُ (wayaqúl), فازَ (fáz), الغُلامُ (al-ghulám) as “such a man”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: exclaimgleaningsGWB §122: “Saykitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: absurdity of their sayingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: saying: “Otablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
SE rendered فازَ (fáz), الغُلامُ (al-ghulám) as “such a man”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: shinethgleaningsGWB §494: narrow retreatskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: been deprivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: and enteredtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: attainedgleaningsGWB §642: invested
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: officersfire-tabletFire §36: ThisgleaningsGWB §190: Youthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: slaves, both mengleaningsGWB §191: mineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: such a manepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: this Youth
SE rendered الغُلامُ (al-ghulám), أَرادَ (ʾarád) as “such a man”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: His wishgleaningsGWB §580: chosenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Purpose,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: proclaim theirtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: purposedgleaningsGWB §636: He hath refused to reserve
SE rendered الغُلامُ (al-ghulám), أَرادَ (ʾarád), رَبِّهِ (rabbih) as “such a man”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: mightgleaningsGWB §327: divinely ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: the Lord yourtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: and
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §471: highkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thine almighty favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: of divinesfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §286: perfectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: all thetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
SE rendered وَالَّذِيْ (wálladhí), كذلِكَ (kdhlik), هَلْ (hal), يُخَوِّفُهُ (yukhawwifuh) as “How, then, fearful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: SogleaningsGWB §188: Suchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: In such wiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: that therebythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: In this wisewill-and-testamentW&T §34: asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Thus hath He decreedgleaningsGWB §161: In like manner
SE rendered كذلِكَ (kdhlik), هَلْ (hal), يُخَوِّفُهُ (yukhawwifuh), اجْتِمَاعُ (ijtimáʿ), المُلُوكَ (al-mulúk) as “How, then, fearful, combination, kings”
This form usually rendered as “gathering”, “combination”, “gather” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: several othersgleaningsGWB §13: all creationkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: these versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: combinedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: thereofwill-and-testamentW&T §32: flock
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: angelsgleaningsGWB §636: of the kingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: Thine inventiontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
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 §134: thou hast biddenfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §39: His commandmentskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: at Whose biddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: before Thy Causetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: results
SE expanded to “I swear by Thyself”
SE rendered مالِكَ (málik), المُلُوكَ (al-mulúk), يُجْزِعُنِي (yujziʿuní), سَطْوَةُ (saṭwah), العالَمِينَ (al-ʿálamín) as “King, kings, powers, worlds”
impatient 21% fear 14% lament 14% cast 7% dismay 7% feel 7% weighed 7% lamentations 7% empowereth 7% alarm 7%
powers 15% dominion 15% ascendancy 15% authorities 8% aggressor 8% awful 8% sovereignty 8% influence 8% threats 8% crushing 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the powersfire-tabletFire §6: mightgleaningsGWB §534: vehement powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the power of Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §321: dreadful majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the dominiongleaningsGWB §80: aggressorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: so grievously assailed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Our loved onesfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §432: cherishethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: and for such oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the stationfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §318: rebelledkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: of the “Day of Resurrection,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: may become steadfasttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
SE rendered بِنَفْسِي (binafsí), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), بِحَوْلِكَ (biḥawlik), يَضْطَرِبُنِي (yaḍṭaribuní), جُنُودُ (junúd) as “Alone and unaided, Cause, host”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: turngleaningsGWB §713: Whatever may betidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: and under all conditionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
SE rendered أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), بِحَوْلِكَ (biḥawlik), يَضْطَرِبُنِي (yaḍṭaribuní), جُنُودُ (junúd), الظَّالِمِينَ، (aẓ-ẓálimína،) as “Cause, host, oppressors”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: agitationgleaningsGWB §567: feared and trembledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: troubledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §656: feartablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be perturbedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: sunk
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: with the hostsgleaningsGWB §277: powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: heroismprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: by Thine invisible hostswill-and-testamentW&T §5: hosts of the Realm aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: of HostsgleaningsGWB §434: nationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: Our host
oppressors 27% act 18% oppressor 18% unjust 9% have 5% every 5% wrongdoers 5% tyranny.” 5% tyranny!” 5% people 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: the crueltyfire-tabletFire §33: the tyrannygleaningsGWB §452: unjust doerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: of darknessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: eclipsedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §3: He Whom the worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: My sore injustice
