Prayers and Meditations — §735

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 735 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

وَصَّى مَنْ فِي الإِمْكانِ بِأَمْرِكَ وَظُهُورِكَ وَسُلْطانِكَ، قَالَ وَقَوْلُهُ الأَحْلى إِيَّاكُمْ أَنْ يَمْنَعَكُمُ البَيانُ وَحُرُوفاتُهُ عَنِ الرَّحْمنِ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

And when the world’s horizon was illumined, and He Who is the Most Great Name was manifested, all disbelieved in Him and in His signs, except such as have been carried away by the sweetness of Thy glorification and praise. There befell Him what must remain inscrutable to everyone except Thee, Whose knowledge transcendeth all who are in Thy heaven and all who are on Thy earth.

Translation Notes

وَصَّى

waṣṣá w-ṣ-y → “admonish” Distinctive

literal: to admonish/enjoin; admonish, enjoin

This form usually rendered as “befell” (1 occurrences)

admonish 20% counsels 20% have 13% enjoineth 13% will 7% exhort 7% chosen 7% directions 7% befell 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: have admonished gleaningsGWB §177: counsels kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The Will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: their chosen Ones prayers-and-meditationsP&M §735: befell epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: enjoineth gleaningsGWB §621: the counsels kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: We exhort you

الإِمْكانِ

al-ʾimkán m-k-n → “all”

literal: possibility; possible; possible things

all 39% creation 16% entire 10% contingent 10% world 6% created 6% every 3% eye 3% man 3% placeless 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the world of being fire-tabletFire §20: every creature gleaningsGWB §708: of all mankind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: attachments prayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: every human attempt the-hidden-wordsHW §128: secure will-and-testamentW&T §17: subordination epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable in

بِأَمْرِكَ

biʾamrik ʾ-m-r → “cause”

literal: command; cause

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 §56: Peace fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §478: All creation kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of celestial dominion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: Thy decree tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summoned the-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power

وَظُهُورِكَ

waẓuhúrik ẓ-h-r → “manifested” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest

This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “through” (34 occurrences)

revelation 80% manifestation 10% through 3% own 3% manifested 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: First Manifestation fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §464: We manifest kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: coming Manifestation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: by Them Who are tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

وَسُلْطانِكَ،

wasulṭánika، s-l-ṭ

literal: sovereignty

SE rendered بِأَمْرِكَ (biʾamrik), وَظُهُورِكَ (waẓuhúrik), وَسُلْطانِكَ، (wasulṭánika،), قَالَ (qál), وَقَوْلُهُ (waqawluh), الأَحْلى (al-ʾaḥlى) as “in Him, manifested, the sweetness”

sovereignty 72% power 12% sovereign 7% almighty 2% most 2% whose 2% before 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: of Thy sovereignty gleaningsGWB §449: from exercising His sovereignty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the divine King prayers-and-meditationsP&M §27: Thy most ancient sovereignty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §41: warrant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: rulers

قَالَ

qál q-w-l

literal: say; said; saying

SE rendered وَظُهُورِكَ (waẓuhúrik), وَسُلْطانِكَ، (wasulṭánika،), قَالَ (qál), وَقَوْلُهُ (waqawluh), الأَحْلى (al-ʾaḥlى), إِيَّاكُمْ (ʾíʾákum) as “manifested, the sweetness, is the Most Great Name”

said 57% hath 12% saith 10% say 7% have 3% answered 3% made 3% doth 2% reply 2% replied 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: ask them gleaningsGWB §188: O kitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: They made reply prayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: by Thy word of tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And the-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance

الأَحْلى

al-ʾaḥlى ḥ-l-w → “the sweetness”

literal: sweetness; sweetest; sweet

most 30% sweet 30% sweetest 10% beauty 10% sweetness 10% sweeter 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Most Sweet fire-tabletFire §41: sweet gleaningsGWB §622: beauty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of the sweetness the-hidden-wordsHW §72: Sweeter gleaningsGWB §127: most excellent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of its sweetness gleaningsGWB §591: in the sweetest of languages

إِيَّاكُمْ

ʾíʾákum w-q-y → “fear” Distinctive

literal: fear; to fear

This form usually rendered as “beware” (1 occurrences)

fear 63% let 8% lay 5% righteousness 5% virtue 5% god-fearing 3% integrity 3% beware 3% most 3% purity 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Fear ye fire-tabletFire §21: of purity gleaningsGWB §571: Let God be your fear kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: dissimulation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Look, then the-hidden-wordsHW §1: of spirit will-and-testamentW&T §1: protected epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: Beware that

يَمْنَعَكُمُ

yamnaʿakum m-n-ʿ

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

SE rendered الأَحْلى (al-ʾaḥlى), إِيَّاكُمْ (ʾíʾákum), يَمْنَعَكُمُ (yamnaʿakum) as “the sweetness, is the Most Great Name”

deter 40% may 20% hinder 20% deterreth 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hath deterred me gleaningsGWB §35: ceased kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: deprive them prayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: cloud tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereft will-and-testamentW&T §56: hindrance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: debarred

البَيانُ

al-bayán b-y-n

literal: utterance

SE rendered إِيَّاكُمْ (ʾíʾákum), يَمْنَعَكُمُ (yamnaʿakum), البَيانُ (al-bayán), وَحُرُوفاتُهُ (waḥurúfátuh), الرَّحْمنِ (ar-raḥmn) as “is the Most Great Name, of Thy glorification and praise”