Prayers and Meditations — §550
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 550 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا مَنْ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مُضطَرِبٌ مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ، وَكُلُّ الوُجُوهِ ساجِدَةٌ عِنْدَ ظُهُوراتِ أَنْوارِ وَجْهِكَ، وَكُلُّ الأَعْناقِ خاضِعَةٌ لِسَلْطَنَتِكَ، وَكُلُّ القُلُوبِ مُنْقادَةٌ لِحُكُومَتِكَ، وَكُلُّ الأَركانِ مُضْطَرِبَةٌ مِنْ سَطْوَتِكَ، وَكُلُ الأَرْياحِ مُسَخَّراتٌ بِأَمْرِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِنَفاذِ أَمْرِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ وَإِعْلآءِ كَلِمَتِكَ وَسُلْطانِكَ، بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنا مِنَ الَّذِينَ ما مَنَعَتْهُمُ الدُّنْ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Thou the dread of Whom hath fallen upon all things, before the splendors of Whose face the countenances of all men are downcast, at the revelations of Whose sovereignty all necks have humbly bowed, to the ruling of Whose will all hearts have been subdued, the awfulness of Whose majesty hath caused the foundations of all things to tremble, and to the power of Whose authority the winds have been subjected! I beseech Thee by the compelling force of Thy Revelation, and by the power of Thy might, and by the exaltation of Thy word, and by the sublimity of Thy sovereignty, to number us with them whom the world hath been powerless to hinder from turning towards Thee.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willethgleaningsGWB §161: to all created things.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: none elseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: Thou dosttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: to do
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: tremblinggleaningsGWB §161: Dismayed and overpoweredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: dismayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: feel perturbedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: dost thou dreadwill-and-testamentW&T §3: scourged
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: ofgleaningsGWB §76: dread ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Thy fearwill-and-testamentW&T §34: alarmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: fear ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: dreadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: dreadful mightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: fear of Thee
This form usually rendered as “faces”, “face”, “snow-white” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: with snow-white facesfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §539: His countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: light of Thytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “suppliant”, “downcast”, “hath” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The MosquegleaningsGWB §613: worship and prostrate yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: to worshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: hath bowed downthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: Ye bow the kneeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: prostrated themselves, before HimgleaningsGWB §70: prostratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Mosque.”
revelations 34% manifestations 16% revelation 13% evidences 13% manifold 10% tokens 5% all 3% first 2% signs 2% testimonies 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: shall make manifestfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §724: refused either to hidekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: noontideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: visibly supremetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the lightfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §425: of transcendent splendorkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: of a divine Guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: splendors of the glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
This form usually rendered as “submissive”, “lowly”, “meekness” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: “Let every soul be subjectgleaningsGWB §13: humility and submissivenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: hath humbledthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: in submissionwill-and-testamentW&T §28: be submissiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: HumilitygleaningsGWB §656: humble and subservientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: bowed themselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy sovereigntygleaningsGWB §43: Even those Kingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: King of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: by the powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: Sháh
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: fraudulentgleaningsGWB §363: lotkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: whose inner beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: were rent asunderthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: radiant hearts
This form usually rendered as “allegiance”, “subdued” (2 occurrences)
allegiance 50% subdued 50%
لِحُكُومَتِكَ،
literal: wisdom; wise; judgment
This form usually rendered as “governance”, “rule”, “dominion” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “ruling of Whose will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: pillarsgleaningsGWB §163: My limbsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: foundationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: our limbsgleaningsGWB §476: with thy whole beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: limbsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: their limbsgleaningsGWB §244: the limbs
This form usually rendered as “might”, “awful”, “dreadful” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the dominionfire-tabletFire §6: mightgleaningsGWB §534: vehement powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the power of Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: their crushingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the powersgleaningsGWB §86: the awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: powers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: SubduegleaningsGWB §670: to subduekitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: deridedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §476: subjectepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: imposed lawskitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: subduedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: subjectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thou hast subjected
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (179 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 §205: biddingfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §452: His biddingkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: to proclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: promote Thy Causetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §629: I entreat Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §656: Grant, I beseech Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore Thee
potency 21% irresistible 14% compelling 14% penetrative 7% execute 7% influence 7% outlet 7% energizing 7% pervasive 7% binding 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: executegleaningsGWB §682: potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: by the pervasive powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: bindingwill-and-testamentW&T §25: executiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: outletprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: and the compelling powerwill-and-testamentW&T §25: enforceth
power 34% might 32% omnipotence 9% dominion 8% through 4% potency 4% sovereign 4% overpowering 2% strength 2% hand 2%
exalt 30% exaltation 19% glorify 15% exalted 7% magnify 7% glorification 7% sake 4% proclaim 4% furthering 4% magnifying 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy Wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §102: the expressionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the text of the Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: Every timetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: to one mystic wordwill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Who conversed with God
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the hostsgleaningsGWB §641: deprivedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: mightiest and loftiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §567: fromtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: withheld
