Prayers and Meditations — §84
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 84 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا إِلهِي لَمَّا أَظْهَرْتَ فَضْلَكَ لا تَمْنَعْ عِبادَكَ عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلَيْهِ، لا تَنْظُرْ يا إِلهِي إِلى مَقاماتِهِمْ وَشُئُوناتِهِمْ وَأَعْمالِهِمْ فَانْظُرْ إِلى عَظَمَتِكَ وَمَواهِبِكَ وَقُدْرَتِكَ وَأَلْطافِكَ، وَعِزَّتِكَ لَوْ تَنْظُرُ بِعَيْنِ العَدْلِ كُلٌّ يَسْتَحِقُّونَ غَضَبَكَ وَسِياطَ قَهْرِكَ، خُذْ يا إِلهِي أَيادِيَ الخَلْقِ بِأَيادِي فَضْلِكَ ثُمَّ عَرِّفْهُمْ ما هُوَ خَيْرٌ لَهُمْ عَمَّا خُلِقَ فِيْ مَلَكُوتِ الإِنْشاءِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Since Thou hast revealed Thy grace, O my God, deter not Thy servants from directing their eyes towards it. Consider not, O my God, their estate, and their concerns and their works. Consider the greatness of Thy glory, and the plenteousness of Thy gifts, and the power of Thy might, and the excellence of Thy favors. I swear by Thy glory! Wert Thou to look upon them with the eye of justice, all would deserve Thy wrath and the rod of Thine anger. Hold Thou Thy creatures, O my God, with the hands of Thy grace, and make Thou known unto them what is best for them of all the things that have been created in the kingdom of Thine invention.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: “By Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §131: one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: God forbid!—orprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: towards Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
This form usually rendered as “can”, “withhold”, “debar” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: We have forbidden yougleaningsGWB §307: preventethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: ceasedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: may not be kept backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: ye have been forbidden
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: servants of Godfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §717: the Object of the adorationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: the Adoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: Thou Whom I adoretablet-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 “turning”, “turn”, “set” (118 occurrences)
SE expanded to “directing their eyes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: with snow-white facesfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §68: his gazekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: with my face settablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
This form usually rendered as “look”, “show”, “regard” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: dignityfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §376: rankkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: the Day of Resurrection?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: Cause us, then, to be so steadfasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
This form usually rendered as “concerns” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neitherfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §202: all that pertaineth tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: concerning Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and their concernsthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The changes and chances
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: committedgleaningsGWB §440: are the subjects ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: work aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: may carry outtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §27: pursuitsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: hast done well
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: glorygleaningsGWB §533: His majestykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: more dense and overpoweringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: immensethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §7: atrociousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of the Grandeur
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Thy manifold bountieswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §631: and Divine generosityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: Thy manifold giftswill-and-testamentW&T §56: gift
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
favors 32% loving-kindness 13% gifts 13% tender 11% bountiful 8% bounties 6% manifold 5% favor 5% bounty 5% transcendent 2%
SE expanded to “swear by Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: gloriousgleaningsGWB §183: that ye may be exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: Thy glory is my witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: might
eye 52% eyes 14% spring 11% well-spring 5% identical 5% same 5% any 2% aynu’l-baqar 2% black-eyed 2% acute 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: evidentgleaningsGWB §629: their eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: and mine eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: not through the eyes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: justicegleaningsGWB §516: Decide justlykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: equityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: or resemblancethe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §28: that are justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Be unjust to no mangleaningsGWB §473: and of justice
This form usually rendered as “merit”, “would” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: hatredgleaningsGWB §189: to be tormentedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “wrath”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: angerwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the wrathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: executionersgleaningsGWB §257: fury of His wrathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: Thy wrath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-Conqueringfire-tabletFire §6: ChastisergleaningsGWB §132: violence and angerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: wrathfullyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Overpowerwill-and-testamentW&T §20: His vengeancegleaningsGWB §683: Mine angerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: all-compelling power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: as He alone can seizefire-tabletFire §7: grippedgleaningsGWB §13: thrilledkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Grasp yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: amassprayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: that they may be filledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: at the mercy ofgleaningsGWB §490: the perpetratorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: his handswill-and-testamentW&T §58: the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The handgleaningsGWB §311: the presence ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: conductfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §352: men’s heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: His peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: of such of Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: hence I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the Creator
This form usually rendered as “recognizeth”, “uncover”, “acquaint” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “make Thou known”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: acknowledgmentgleaningsGWB §327: to an adequate understanding ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: certaintyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thine immeasurable knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: have known
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: kingdomsgleaningsGWB §48: truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the majestytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of Kings
الإِنْشاءِ،
literal: creation; creation, origination; creation/origination
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “entire”, “world” (32 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of creationgleaningsGWB §2: by Thee and are but the evidences of Thine handiworkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: sprungprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: the kingdom of creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: belowwill-and-testamentW&T §7: erectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: created thingsgleaningsGWB §49: the entire creation
