Prayers and Meditations — §62
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 62 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ يا مَنْ تَرَى وَلا تُرَى تَسْمَعُ ضَجِيجَ أَحِبَّتِكَ عَنْ كُلِّ الأَقْطارِ وَصَرِيخَ أَهْلِ وِلايَتِكَ مِنْ كُلِّ الأَشْطارِ، لَوْ يُسْأَلُ الظَّالِمُونَ بِأَيِّ جِهَةٍ ظَلَمْتُمْ هؤُلآءِ وَجَعَلْتُمُوهُمْ أُسارى فِيْ الزَّوْرآءِ وَدِيارٍ أُخْرى، هَلْ ظَلَمُوا فِيْ الأَرضِ وَهَلْ خانُوا مَعَ أَهْلِها وَهَلْ سَفَكُوا الدِّماءَ أَوْ غارُ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lauded be Thy name, O Thou Who beholdest all things and art hidden from all things! From every land Thou hearest the lamentations of them that love Thee, and from every direction Thou hearkenest unto the cries of such as have recognized Thy sovereignty. Were their oppressors to be asked: “Wherefore have ye oppressed them and held them in bondage in Baghdád and elsewhere? What injustice have they committed? Whom have they betrayed? Whose blood have they spilled, and whose property have they plundered?” they would know not what to answer.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Lauded be Thy name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: celebratethgleaningsGWB §122: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: “veils of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: Glorified, glorified betablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: laudgleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thou
SE expanded to “beholdest all things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: We beheldfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §279: ye claimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §491: behold themthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou seestgleaningsGWB §47: thou hast halted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the earfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §522: Hearken untokitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: have knownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: Thou hast hearkenedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groaninggleaningsGWB §463: wouldst pine away and mournprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: the lamentationstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: wailedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: sighsgleaningsGWB §647: clamorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: the voiceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groan
SE expanded to “of them that love”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: Friendfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §435: loving-kindnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: Thy dear onestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wish
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: regionsgleaningsGWB §404: every landkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: single dropprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: Thy dominionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: dropgleaningsGWB §581: dewdropprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: lands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cried out togleaningsGWB §619: their lamentation and weepingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: criestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: utteredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: cry outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wailingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: such a cryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: cry
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: unto such as havegleaningsGWB §299: the Concoursekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: dwellers of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: unto the followersthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: all the peoples
This form usually rendered as “guardianship”, “sovereignty” (2 occurrences)
guardianship 50% sovereignty 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: men ofgleaningsGWB §306: His chosen oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: provincesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: friendwill-and-testamentW&T §49: have rainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the holy onesgleaningsGWB §125: Ideal Leader and Masterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: friends!”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: towardsgleaningsGWB §78: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: shoresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: to their CapitalgleaningsGWB §405: throneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: retreats on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the directiongleaningsGWB §579: God’s sacred Court
SE rendered وِلايَتِكَ (wiláyatik), الأَشْطارِ، (ash-shṭári،), لَوْ (law), يُسْأَلُ (yusʾal), الظَّالِمُونَ (aẓ-ẓálimún), بِأَيِّ (biʾayy) as “Thy sovereignty, direction, to be, asked, their oppressors, “Wherefore have ye”
8 occurrences in corpus
beseecheth 50% asked 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §467: Find outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §260: ‘Askprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Dealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: ask
transgressors 50% oppressors 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: iniquity hath beenfire-tabletFire §33: the tyrannygleaningsGWB §270: so unjustlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: darkenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: by the wrongsthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §36: darksomeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: of this Wronged One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: a signgleaningsGWB §537: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: at Thy signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the signsgleaningsGWB §384: signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: or theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Most Mighty SigngleaningsGWB §609: the verses
SE rendered يُسْأَلُ (yusʾal), الظَّالِمُونَ (aẓ-ẓálimún), بِأَيِّ (biʾayy), جِهَةٍ (jihahin), ظَلَمْتُمْ (ẓalamtum), هؤُلآءِ (hʾuláʾ) as “asked, their oppressors, “Wherefore have ye, oppressed, them and held them”
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered ظَلَمْتُمْ (ẓalamtum), هؤُلآءِ (hʾuláʾ), وَجَعَلْتُمُوهُمْ (wajaʿaltumúhum), أُسارى (ʾusárى), الزَّوْرآءِ (az-zawráʾ) as “oppressed, them and held them, in bondage, Baghdád”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: set thee kingfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §70: Let His love be akitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: castprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: carried away as captivethe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: chosen thee to be
This form usually rendered as “captives”, “made”, “ensnared” (4 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §169: from his chainsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: were made captivesgleaningsGWB §501: exileprayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: a captiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §139: held captiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: lie prisonedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: in bondageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: captives
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: hath visitedgleaningsGWB §215: visiteth theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the Zíyáratprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: recognizingwill-and-testamentW&T §6: slanderously falsifyingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: visitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: gazeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: befitted
SE rendered أُسارى (ʾusárى), الزَّوْرآءِ (az-zawráʾ), وَدِيارٍ (wadíárin), أُخْرى، (ʾukhrى،), هَلْ (hal), ظَلَمُوا (ẓalamúá) as “in bondage, Baghdád, and, elsewhere, What, injustice have they committed”
This form usually rendered as “other”, “another”, “again” (17 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “"hath”, “know”, “think” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered أُخْرى، (ʾukhrى،), هَلْ (hal), ظَلَمُوا (ẓalamúá), الأَرضِ (ar-rḍ), وَهَلْ (wahal), خانُوا (khánúá) as “elsewhere, What, injustice have they committed, Whom have they, betrayed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §295: or in the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: earth andthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: obtain the gemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: of the earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §532: on the earth
treacherous 18% blood 18% disloyalty 18% betrayed 12% door 6% dishonesty 6% khun-baha 6% deceitful 6% practice 6% traitor 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: khun-bahagleaningsGWB §477: the mischief of the treacherouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: pastureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: betrayedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: bloodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: deceitfulgleaningsGWB §474: acteth treacherouslykitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: summoning
SE rendered وَهَلْ (wahal), خانُوا (khánúá), أَهْلِها (ʾahlihá), وَهَلْ (wahal), سَفَكُوا (safakúá) as “Whose blood have they, betrayed, spilled”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: all created thingsfire-tabletFire §41: amonggleaningsGWB §187: the inmateskitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: recognized Expoundersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: the deadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: childrenwill-and-testamentW&T §52: rebellious ones
This form usually rendered as “spilt”, “have”, “spilled” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: shedgleaningsGWB §507: have shedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: to be shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to shedgleaningsGWB §574: sheddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: be shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: spiltgleaningsGWB §189: attempted to shed
SE rendered وَهَلْ (wahal), سَفَكُوا (safakúá), الدِّماءَ (ad-dimáʾ), غارُ (ghár) as “Whose blood have they, spilled, they plundered?””
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: the blood of anyonegleaningsGWB §189: my bloodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: breathed intoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy bloodwill-and-testamentW&T §10: with my bloodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the bloodgleaningsGWB §170: breathedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: blood
plunder 50% plundered?” 50%
