Prayers and Meditations — §63
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 63 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وا البِلادَ، لَيَتَحَيَّرُونَ فِيْ الْجَوابِ، وَأَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ يا إِلهِي بِأَنَّ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ ذَنْبٌ إِلاَّ حُبُّكَ، لِذا أَخَذُوهُمْ وَفَرَّقُوهُمْ فِيْ الأَكْنَافِ أَهْلُ الاعْتِسافِ، وَلَوْ أَنِّي يا إِلهِي أَعْلَمُ بِأَنَّكَ لا تُنَزِّلُ عَلَى أَحِبَّتِكَ إِلاَّ ما هُو خَيْرٌ لَهُمْ، وَلكِنْ أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْمُهَيْمِنِ عَلَى الأَشْياءِ بِأَنْ تَبْعَثَ لِنُصْرَتِهِمْ مَنْ يَحْفَظُهُمْ عَنِ الأَعْدآءِ إِظْهارًا لِفَضْلِكَ وَإِبْرازًا لِقُدْرَتِكَ وَإِنَّكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou knowest full well, O my God, that their only crime is to have loved Thee. For this reason have their oppressors laid hold on them, and scattered them abroad. Aware as I am, O my God, that Thou wilt send down upon Thy servants only what is good for them, I nevertheless beseech Thee, by Thy name which overshadoweth all things, to raise up, for their assistance and as a sign of Thy grace and as an evidence of Thy power, those who will keep them safe from all their adversaries.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: His citiesgleaningsGWB §511: their territorieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: soilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: of Thy citiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thy neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: citiesgleaningsGWB §43: nations and kingdoms
SE rendered لَيَتَحَيَّرُونَ (layataḥayyarún), الْجَوابِ، (al-jawábi،), وَأَنْتَ (waʾant) as “Thou knowest”
perplexed 31% sore 13% how 13% astounded 6% bewildering 6% perplexity 6% amazement 6% marveled 6% lost 6% marvelled 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: perplexedgleaningsGWB §118: bewilderingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: bewildermentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: How bewilderingly mysteriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: sore perplexedgleaningsGWB §321: amazementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: marvelledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: would be bewildered
SE rendered الْجَوابِ، (al-jawábi،), وَأَنْتَ (waʾant), تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “Thou knowest, full well, my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: ready to answerfire-tabletFire §4: AnswerergleaningsGWB §166: replykitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: heededprayers-and-meditationsP&M §163: meet to answer themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: hearkenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: answeredgleaningsGWB §594: an answerer
This form usually rendered as “knowest”, “thou”, “art” (54 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: knowledge of such sciencesfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §235: the Knowerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: made evidentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: well awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
SE rendered تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), لَيْسَ (lays), ذَنْبٌ (dhanbun), حُبُّكَ، (ḥubbuka،) as “full well, my God, is, crime, have loved Thee”
SE expanded to “have loved Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: love of Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §122: Loverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: who love Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: seek thine own
This form usually rendered as “therefore” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “For this reason”
SE expanded to “laid hold on them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: mayest, O Hádí, seekfire-tabletFire §16: made captivegleaningsGWB §590: have covenantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: to lay violent holdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: hath enraptured metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thouthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: We
وَفَرَّقُوهُمْ
literal: separation; criterion; difference
SE expanded to “scattered them abroad”
separation 38% qur’án 16% distinction 13% scattered 9% separated 5% discern 4% star 4% scatter 4% passing 4% distinguish 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Qur’ánfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §39: of distinctionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: differenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: Whose separation from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §6: the people of salvationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: immeasurable is the difference
SE rendered وَفَرَّقُوهُمْ (wafarraqúhum), الأَكْنَافِ (al-ʾaknáf), أَهْلُ (ʾahl), الاعْتِسافِ، (al-áʿtisáfi،), وَلَوْ (walaw) as “scattered them abroad, their oppressors, Aware as”
SE rendered أَهْلُ (ʾahl), الاعْتِسافِ، (al-áʿtisáfi،), وَلَوْ (walaw), أَنِّي (ʾanní), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “their oppressors, Aware as, I am, my God”
injustice 23% tyranny 23% cruelty 15% transgressions 8% through 8% oppressor 8% wronged 8% iniquitous 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the transgressionsgleaningsGWB §220: oppressorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: wrongedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and their wrong-doingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: crueltywill-and-testamentW&T §5: iniquitousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: tyrannyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: injustice
8 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: hath revealedgleaningsGWB §189: have decreedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: hath descendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: Sourcetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: visit
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: what ye prefergleaningsGWB §690: shall be betterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: retiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §509: justthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: chosengleaningsGWB §69: the Unconditioned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §157: askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §323: to question his Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: I imploreepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliant
SE expanded to “by Thy name”
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §268: the Supreme Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: soprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §706: pervadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: these twoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: and the Sovereign ProtectorgleaningsGWB §32: the ruler
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy WillgleaningsGWB §665: their wishes and desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: that nothing whatsoevertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the will
sent 28% hath 16% raise 8% begotten 8% will 8% “resurrection” 8% “revelation 8% made 8% gathering 4% raiser 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: raise upgleaningsGWB §176: gathering togetherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: “revelation,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Quickenerwill-and-testamentW&T §53: inspiredgleaningsGWB §190: hath sent downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: hath raised me up
SE expanded to “for their assistance”
SE expanded to “will keep them safe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: protectedgleaningsGWB §300: guardedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: tightenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: Shield ustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §5: shielded and protectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: defence
This form usually rendered as “enemies”, “mine”, “foes” (33 occurrences)
SE expanded to “all their adversaries”
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “proclaim”, “may” (68 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: shall make manifestfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §562: been laid barekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §740: Whose glory is uncoveredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: gracious favorgleaningsGWB §636: by virtue of Our gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of grace and of bountytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful
SE expanded to “as an evidence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the revelation of My glorygleaningsGWB §550: revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: revelation within itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: as an evidencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: recounteth that whichepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: disclosedgleaningsGWB §91: immensely exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: come to pass
SE expanded to “of Thy power”
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
