Prayers and Meditations — §798
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 798 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَلَكَ الحَمْدُ يا إِلهِي بِما عَصَمْتَ المُوَحِّدِينَ وَأَهْلَكتَ المُشْرِكينَ وَفَصَّلْتَ بَيْنَ الكُلِّ بِكَلِمَةٍ أُخْرى الَّتِيْ خَرَجَتْ مِنْ فَمِ مَشِيَّتِكَ وَظَهَرَتْ مِنْ قَلَمِ إِرادَتِكَ، وَبِذلِكَ اعْتَرَضَ عَلَيَّ العِبادُ الَّذِيْنَ هُمْ خُلِقُوا بِكَلِمَةِ أَمْرِكَ وَبُعِثُوا بِإِرادَتِكَ وَبَلَغُوا فِي الإِعْراضِ إِلى مَقامٍ كَفَرُوا بِكَ وَبِآياتِكَ وَحارَبُوا بِنَفْسِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I give praise to Thee, therefore, O my God, that Thou hast preserved them that have acknowledged Thy unity, and hast destroyed them that have joined partners with Thee, and hast divided the one from the other through yet another word that hath proceeded out of the mouth of Thy will, and flowed down from the pen of Thy purpose. Thereby have Thy servants, who were created through the word of Thy commandment, and were begotten by Thy will, caviled at me, and so fiercely opposed me that they repudiated Thee, and have rejected Thy signs, and have risen up against Thee.
Translation Notes
SE rendered فَلَكَ (falak), الحَمْدُ (al-ḥamd), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), عَصَمْتَ (ʿaṣamt) as “I give praise, my God, preserved”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §266: glorifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: Prophet Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: Praised be Thoutablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §427: august
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God hathfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §449: God, the Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §821: art Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “dishonor”, “honor”, “inviolable” (9 occurrences)
dishonor 13% honor 13% inviolable 13% purity 13% “immaculate 13% inviolability 13% hast 13% guidance 13%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: dishonorgleaningsGWB §246: will I cleavekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preservedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: chastitywill-and-testamentW&T §2: pricelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: to be puregleaningsGWB §534: one to defend or to protect
SE expanded to “that have acknowledged Thy unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: onefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §60: and they who believe in His unitykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: they who recognized Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
This form usually rendered as “hast” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: Deadlyfire-tabletFire §10: DestroyergleaningsGWB §137: tormented and to perishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: confoundprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: hast destroyedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: consumedthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: the path of destructionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §24: perdition
SE rendered المُوَحِّدِينَ (al-múaḥḥidín), وَأَهْلَكتَ (waʾahlakt), المُشْرِكينَ (al-mushrikín), وَفَصَّلْتَ (wafaṣṣalt) as “that have acknowledged Thy unity, hast destroyed, hast divided”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: O thou who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §130: they that misbelievedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: blasphemousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §581: as have repudiated Thy Causethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: are the property ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: partnergleaningsGWB §619: of the infidels
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: a decisiongleaningsGWB §469: have set forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the detailsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: discriminatingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: hath been revealedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §22: settledepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial account
SE rendered وَفَصَّلْتَ (wafaṣṣalt), الكُلِّ (al-kull), بِكَلِمَةٍ (bikalimahin), أُخْرى (ʾukhrى) as “hast divided, word, another”
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: for allgleaningsGWB §134: Every one of themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: “Eachprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: sothe-hidden-wordsHW §153: all alikewill-and-testamentW&T §58: heepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all mengleaningsGWB §259: combined forces of the peoples
SE expanded to “hath proceeded out”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: departethgleaningsGWB §307: leavethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: forsakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §567: Put forth, thereforetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: Bid them issue forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issuewill-and-testamentW&T §25: expelepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: describe
SE expanded to “Thy will, and”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: of the willgleaningsGWB §2: of Thy Purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: to whom He willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: it may please Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “have”, “hath”, “revealed” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the fingergleaningsGWB §387: His Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: of Thy penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Pen of thegleaningsGWB §66: exclaimethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: Thy
will 47% purpose 16% through 13% conformity 8% desire 5% operation 3% according 3% good 3% accordance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: WillgleaningsGWB §619: of His Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: wishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: have soughtthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: Shouldst thou seekgleaningsGWB §163: the operation of Thy Will
SE expanded to “caviled at me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: hath turned asidegleaningsGWB §40: cavilskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: fierce oppositionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: and turn their backstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my protests against Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: unto menfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §519: those beneath youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: unto manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: this servanttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: of the servants of God
This form usually rendered as “created”, “creation”, “have” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: menfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §154: peoples of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: is thereintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: created youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: but a creation
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (244 occurrences)
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: My commandment,fire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §167: admonisheth youkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Who will bidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: hadst biddentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they shall be raised againgleaningsGWB §349: have been sent downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: speed outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Quickenerwill-and-testamentW&T §9: shall have no pity on himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: raise upgleaningsGWB §502: send downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: arise
This form usually rendered as “fiercely”, “strayed” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered وَبَلَغُوا (wabalaghúá), الإِعْراضِ (al-ʾiʿráḍ), مَقامٍ (maqámin), كَفَرُوا (kafarúá), بِكَ (bik), وَبِآياتِكَ (wabiáyátik) as “so fiercely opposed me, they repudiated, Thee, have rejected Thy signs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Him Who occupieth this sublime stationfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §519: Know yekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Day of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: to be steadfasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
This form usually rendered as “have”, “disbelieved”, “who” (59 occurrences)
have 33% disbelieved 17% who 13% repudiated 13% believe 7% infidels 7% denied 4% unbelievers 2% rejected 2% refused 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: unbelieversgleaningsGWB §530: repudiate notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: believe not inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: and who have repudiatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they were unbelieversgleaningsGWB §647: them that have repudiatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: disbelieve
SE expanded to “have rejected Thy signs”
SE expanded to “have risen up against”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: conflictgleaningsGWB §568: rise up againstkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: foughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: contended with Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: contendedgleaningsGWB §74: warskitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: to assailprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: have assailed them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: a corrupt inclinationgleaningsGWB §684: evil whisperingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: by their own selfishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: by any soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a man
