Prayers and Meditations — §489
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 489 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
تَعْلَمُ يا إِلهِي لَيْسَ عَلَى وَجْهِ الأَرْضِ مَنْ يَذْكُرُكَ إِلاَّ هؤلآءِ وَتَراهُمْ بَيْنَ أَيْدِي الظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، وَمِنْهُمْ يا إِلهِي مَنْ سُفِكَ دَمُهُ فِي سَبِيلِكَ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ خَرَجَ عَنْ دِيارِه مُتَوَجِّهًا إِلى مَقَرِّ عَرْشِكَ وَمُنِعَ عَنِ الدُّخُولِ فِي فِنآءِ عَظَمَتِكَ، وَمِنْهُمْ فِي السَّلاسِلِ وَالأَغْلالِ وَمِنْهُمْ بَيْنَ أَيادِيْ الفُجَّارِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou knowest, O my God, that none can be found on the face of the earth to remember Thee except them. Thou seest how the oppressors among Thy creatures have laid hold on them. Some, O my God, have shed their blood in Thy path, others have abandoned their homes and set their faces towards the seat of Thy throne, and were hindered from stepping into the court of Thy great glory, while still others have been cast into prison and are at the mercy of the workers of iniquity.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: at Him Who taughtfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §412: knoweth wellkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: of Qur’ánicprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: of all mentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God hathfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: holy Menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: O my God—hathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “none can be found”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Thou art notgleaningsGWB §48: have I allowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: There is nonetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: is given the rightgleaningsGWB §225: can bring on Me noprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: can utterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: I am not
SE expanded to “face of the earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: of His Countenancefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §548: attuned tokitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: and have set their faces towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), لَيْسَ (lays), وَجْهِ (wajh), الأَرْضِ (ar-rḍ), يَذْكُرُكَ (yadhkuruk), هؤلآءِ (hʾláʾ) as “my God, none can be found, the face of the earth, remember Thee, them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: upon earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §23: peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: fieldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: soil of this Citytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the world
This form usually rendered as “can”, “may”, “remembereth” (11 occurrences)
can 18% may 9% remembereth 9% doth 9% calleth 9% glorified 9% praiseth 9% remember 9% adequately 9% attempt 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: a fresh report of stories current against UsgleaningsGWB §344: recordskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: such termsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §759: Adoredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “every” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: lofire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §278: to recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: “What thinkestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: Thou didst reveal unto methe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou seest
This form usually rendered as “hands”, “mercy”, “hand” (39 occurrences)
SE expanded to “laid hold on”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the handgleaningsGWB §482: assaultskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §489: have laid hold onwill-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the mercy ofgleaningsGWB §465: your mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: oppressionfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §404: Wekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: crueltiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: the wrongs committedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §36: for their crueltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of mine iniquities
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: was createdfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §50: a new creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: hadst createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: hence I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: spiltgleaningsGWB §574: refrain from sheddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: to be shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to shedgleaningsGWB §189: attempted to shedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: spilledepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: shed notgleaningsGWB §507: have shed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: bloodgleaningsGWB §164: Thou hast breathedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §489: their bloodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the bloodgleaningsGWB §574: the blood of anyoneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: my bloodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the bloodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: of blood
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: straightgleaningsGWB §623: sake ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Thy sakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for Thy saketablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shed streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: systems of religious belief
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: departethgleaningsGWB §486: dost departkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: hereticprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: have lefttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: looked outthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issuewill-and-testamentW&T §17: cast him outepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: banished
This form usually rendered as “countries”, “land”, “cities” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: countriesfire-tabletFire §18: landgleaningsGWB §370: I am still so far removed from Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: remote fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: from the land of His birththe-hidden-wordsHW §122: remotewill-and-testamentW&T §22: directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the countries
seat 34% habitation 11% spot 11% abide 11% place 9% retreats 6% court 6% throne 4% established 4% confessed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: confessiongleaningsGWB §307: is independentkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: If their contention be trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: seat—thetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §8: quietness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: thronegleaningsGWB §594: a pillarkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: thronesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: of the Mighty ThronegleaningsGWB §707: of the Throne abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: has been powerless to withholdgleaningsGWB §80: can obscurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: from the Most Highprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: been powerless to hinder themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: to be deprived
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: entereth thereingleaningsGWB §671: and shall hasten to the shelter ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: entered thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thou hast caused to enterthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: enter thereinwill-and-testamentW&T §12: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: I entered notgleaningsGWB §634: and entered
This form usually rendered as “perisheth”, “into”, “surviveth” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: perishgleaningsGWB §673: perishethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: vanishing mortalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: into the courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §88: that must dieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: perisheth notgleaningsGWB §520: perishablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: vanities
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: sovereigngleaningsGWB §16: greaterkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: to Whose majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: supreme
This form usually rendered as “fetters”, “bonds”, “fettered” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: bondsgleaningsGWB §567: ill-willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: chained up.’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: and fettersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: chainedgleaningsGWB §682: chained upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: maliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of their envy
SE expanded to “workers of iniquity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: impiousgleaningsGWB §37: Dayspringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: to the people of iniquityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: have burst forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: daybreakgleaningsGWB §44: wickedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: breakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: the dawning light
