Prayers and Meditations — §785
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 785 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَهَتَكُوْا سِتْرَ حُرْمَتِكَ بَيْنَ بَرِيَّتِكَ وَتَمَسَّكُوا بِأَعْدائِكَ تَضْيِيْعًا لأَمْرِكَ وَبَغْيًا عَلَى نَفْسِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ خُذْهُمْ بِقَهْرِكَ وَقُوَّتِكَ ثُمَّ اهْتِكَ ما سُتِرَ بِهِ عُيُوبُهُمْ وَشَقْوَتُهُمْ لِيَظْهَرَ ما فِي صُدُوْرِهِمْ عَلَى أَهْلِ مَمْلَكَتِكَ يا مُنْزِلَ النِّقَمِ وَخالِقَ الأُمَمِ وَسابِغَ النِّعَمِ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ العَزِيْزُ الْكرِيْمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O my God and my Master! Thou knowest how they have disgraced Thy Cause and dishonored Thee among Thy creatures, how they have joined Thine enemies, that they may undermine Thy Revelation and injure Thee. Lay hold on them with the power of Thy wrath and might, O my God, and expose their shameful acts and their wickedness, that whatever is hid in their breasts may be revealed unto the people that dwell within Thy land, O Thou Who art the Inflictor of trials, the Fashioner of nations, and the Bestower of favors! No God is there beside Thee, the All-Glorious, the Most Bountiful.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “have”, “profaneth”, “violated” (6 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §215: profanethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: disgraced Thy Cause and dishonoredgleaningsGWB §507: violatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Name, the CleavergleaningsGWB §216: profaneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: have besmirchedgleaningsGWB §216: rent asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: expose
SE rendered وَهَتَكُوْا (wahatakúá), سِتْرَ (sitr), حُرْمَتِكَ (ḥurmatik), بَرِيَّتِكَ (baríratik) as “disgraced Thy Cause and dishonored, Thee, Thy creatures”
veil 41% concealed 11% conceal 11% hidden 11% unveiled 7% dissimulation 4% concealment 4% lay 4% hide 4% open 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: hidfire-tabletFire §45: Thou ConcealergleaningsGWB §205: as yet undisclosedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: Invisibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: I have refused to uncovertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: veil of mine integrity
This form usually rendered as “sanctity”, “holiness”, “name” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: forbiddengleaningsGWB §35: habitationskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: not return, deprivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: sanctuarythe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: withheld
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: menfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §384: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: Thy creationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationgleaningsGWB §584: of their Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of them
This form usually rendered as “have”, “clung”, “fixeth” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: cleave tenaciously untogleaningsGWB §647: take thou firm holdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: bear witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: clinging tenaciouslytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: hold fastgleaningsGWB §367: take yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: to cling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: the enemyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy foesgleaningsGWB §318: incapable of apprehendingkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: enemyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: those Thine enemiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgresswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the utmost enmity
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
This form usually rendered as “corrupt”, “lusts”, “acted” (9 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §465: My most ardent desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: injurethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou wouldst attainwill-and-testamentW&T §48: meet and seemlygleaningsGWB §508: Seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: mine ardent desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: it is incumbentwill-and-testamentW&T §48: rebelled
SE rendered لأَمْرِكَ (lʾamrik), وَبَغْيًا (wabaghyan), نَفْسِكَ، (nafsika،), رَبِّ (rabb), خُذْهُمْ (khudhhum), بِقَهْرِكَ (biqahrik) as “Thy Revelation, injure, Lay hold, wrath”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: itgleaningsGWB §4: of Thy Selfkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thou art Thyself my witness—Itablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: are theywill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
SE rendered وَبَغْيًا (wabaghyan), نَفْسِكَ، (nafsika،), رَبِّ (rabb), خُذْهُمْ (khudhhum), بِقَهْرِكَ (biqahrik), وَقُوَّتِكَ (waqúqatik) as “injure, Lay hold, wrath, power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our LordgleaningsGWB §272: the Lord, thy Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-ConqueringgleaningsGWB §76: fury ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: subjectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: the All-Subduingwill-and-testamentW&T §17: fierce indignationgleaningsGWB §534: fury of the wrathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: wrathfullyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Thy wrath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: with strong handgleaningsGWB §238: His mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: and powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of powerwill-and-testamentW&T §25: forcesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: through the forcegleaningsGWB §434: forces of
This form usually rendered as “shameful” (1 occurrences)
وَشَقْوَتُهُمْ
literal: wretchedness; misery, wretchedness; misery
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (76 occurrences)
may 18% shall 16% show 11% revealed 11% manifested 11% manifest 9% reveal 7% appear 7% make 5% proceedeth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: remainfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §295: of the promised Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Revelation,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: been unveiledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: the midmost heartgleaningsGWB §684: radiantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: cameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: Fountainheadthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy thoughtswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the heartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: a dilated breastgleaningsGWB §192: bosom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: nationgleaningsGWB §60: its Ruler.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: He Whotablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: were revealedgleaningsGWB §505: revealkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: the abodeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: are sent downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: in accordance with
This form usually rendered as “incurred”, “evil”, “evidence” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: chastisementfire-tabletFire §10: of Thy vengeancegleaningsGWB §256: of avengerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: do ye not disavowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: of trialsthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: fire and vengeancewill-and-testamentW&T §17: vengeanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: revenger
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: of menfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §508: governmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: didst create metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Creator
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: nationsfire-tabletFire §13: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §498: all nationskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the peoples and kindredskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: such nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: in My presence
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the favorgleaningsGWB §673: gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: How wellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: the everlasting giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: Well is itgleaningsGWB §573: bountieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: Spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: of favors
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: glorifiedfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §471: highkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: the excellence of Whose glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: glory
SE expanded to “the Most Bountiful”
most 41% all-bountiful 23% generous 13% bountiful 5% god 5% goodness 3% noble 3% all-powerful 3% bounteousness 3% wisdom 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §273: noblekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: the cloudswill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: All-Bountiful
