Prayers and Meditations — §752
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 752 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
بِالحَقِّ وَالمَحْمُودُ فِي أَفْعالِهِ وَالمُطَاعُ فِي أَوامِرِهِ لَيْسَ لأحَدٍ أَنْ يَعْتَرِضَ عَلَيْهِ، فَيا إِلهِي تَرَى المَظْلُومَ بَيْنَ أَيْدِي الَّذِينَ أَنْكَروا حَقَّكَ وَأَعْرَضُوا عَنْ سُلْطانِكَ، إِنَّ الَّذِيْ تَطُوفُ الحُجَّةُ حَوْلَهُ وَالبُرْهانُ يُنادِيْ بِأَعْلى النِّدآءِ بَيْنَ الإِمْكانِ بِاسْمِهِ وَسُلْطانِهِ قَدْ فَعَلُوا فِي أَيَّامِهِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou art He, O my God, Who hath commanded them in Thy great Book, and said: “Fear ye the Most Merciful, O people of the Bayán, and deny not Him for Whom I have ordained the Bayán to be one of the leaves of His Paradise. I, verily, esteem it as a gift from me unto Him. Were it His pleasure to accept it, He, truly, is the Most Bountiful; and if He cast it away and refuse to consider it, His verdict is just, and He, in very truth, is Praiseworthy in His acts, and meet to be obeyed in His behests. To none is given the right to cavil at Him.”
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “in very truth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: InevitablegleaningsGWB §205: the one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: demonstratedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §696: Thy truththe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §6: touchingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: truly
glorious 15% all-praised 15% praiseworthy 15% praised 8% glorified 8% glory 8% august 8% all-glorious 8% “praiseworthy 8% act 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: PraisegleaningsGWB §717: All praise bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: therefore, most high praisetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §427: august
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thine actsgleaningsGWB §418: doeth whatsoever He willeth”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in deedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: works”the-hidden-wordsHW §30: thou doest notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine actgleaningsGWB §556: mighty deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He accomplisheth
This form usually rendered as “commandments”, “commandment”, “injunctions” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: nogleaningsGWB §513: It is notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: is nogleaningsGWB §358: is not possessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: is
This form usually rendered as “protest”, “oppose”, “question” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: withdrawn fromgleaningsGWB §667: transitory thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: faithlessnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: and turn their backstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: bywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposed Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Who is the Truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: the esteemedgleaningsGWB §242: on justicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: the paththe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: Me at the hands ofgleaningsGWB §689: the Cause of God
SE rendered يَعْتَرِضَ (yaʿtariḍ), عَلَيْهِ، (ʿalayhi،), فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “cavil, at Him.”, O, my God”
SE rendered يَعْتَرِضَ (yaʿtariḍ), عَلَيْهِ، (ʿalayhi،), فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), تَرَى (tará) as “cavil, at Him.”, O, my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou seest mefire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §78: they beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: appearthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: perceivedgleaningsGWB §273: any eye to gaze
SE rendered عَلَيْهِ، (ʿalayhi،), فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), تَرَى (tará), المَظْلُومَ (al-maẓlúm) as “at Him.”, O, my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: these wronged onesfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §477: oppress themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: crueltiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: the wrongs inflictedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: malevolenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: oppression
SE rendered أَيْدِي (ʾaydí), الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín), أَنْكَروا (ʾankarúá), حَقَّكَ (ḥaqqak) as “deny, right”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hand of Thy loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §466: ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: hands oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: handsgleaningsGWB §506: His Presence
SE rendered الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín), أَنْكَروا (ʾankarúá), حَقَّكَ (ḥaqqak) as “deny, right”
This form usually rendered as “denied”, “rejected”, “denieth” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: denygleaningsGWB §129: repudiatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: faithlessnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: have repudiatedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: hathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: been repudiatedgleaningsGWB §572: and repudiated His truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: protested
SE rendered حَقَّكَ (ḥaqqak), وَأَعْرَضُوا (waʾaʿraḍúá), سُلْطانِكَ، (sulṭánika،) as “right”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: KinggleaningsGWB §602: monarchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: rulethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: your Sovereigntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: His Majesty
SE rendered تَطُوفُ (taṭúf), الحُجَّةُ (al-ḥujjah), حَوْلَهُ (ḥawlah) as “consider”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have circledgleaningsGWB §311: circle aroundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: gatheredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §836: have circled roundtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §24: peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: circlethgleaningsGWB §20: its faithful followers
SE rendered تَطُوفُ (taṭúf), الحُجَّةُ (al-ḥujjah), حَوْلَهُ (ḥawlah) as “consider”
This form usually rendered as “round”, “around”, “through” (36 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: the present daygleaningsGWB §307: an external objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: This, notwithstandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: statetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst
SE rendered حَوْلَهُ (ḥawlah), وَالبُرْهانُ (wálburhán) as “consider”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: soughtgleaningsGWB §467: trustworthy evidencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: irrefutable evidenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy testimonieswill-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: aboutgleaningsGWB §293: His proofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: evidence
SE rendered حَوْلَهُ (ḥawlah), وَالبُرْهانُ (wálburhán), يُنادِيْ (yunádí), بِأَعْلى (biʾaʿlى), النِّدآءِ (an-nidáʾ) as “consider”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: calling aloud sayingfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §216: the prayerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: Heraldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: voicedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: calleth
SE rendered بِأَعْلى (biʾaʿlى), النِّدآءِ (an-nidáʾ) as “”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all creationfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §278: eye of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: haththe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all created things
SE rendered الإِمْكانِ (al-ʾimkán), بِاسْمِهِ (biásmih) as “”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: whichgleaningsGWB §627: in Thy Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: todayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: of Thy dayswill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: and in the night-seasongleaningsGWB §228: by daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Last Day.”
