Prayers and Meditations — §84
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 84 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
دِكَ وَأَحاطَتْ أَهْلَ مَمْلَكَتِكَ، 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، نَشْهَدُ يا إِلهِي بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللّهُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ
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 §84: Lord of the DaygleaningsGWB §244: Sovereign Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: Earth and heaventablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
SE rendered وَأَحاطَتْ (waʾaḥáṭat), أَهْلَ (ʾahl), مَمْلَكَتِكَ، (mamlakatika،) as “”
encompassed 32% have 18% compassed 14% hath 14% whisperings 4% enveloped 4% all-encompassing 4% encompasseth 4% blew 4% encompass 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: hath encompassedfire-tabletFire §20: whisperingsgleaningsGWB §390: all-embracing knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: hath pervadedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: through Thine all-encompassing sovereigntythe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: surround
SE rendered أَهْلَ (ʾahl), مَمْلَكَتِكَ، (mamlakatika،), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “Since Thou hast revealed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §393: those thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: into the divine mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the denizensthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §191: God’s
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “revealed”, “manifested” (32 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: breathedfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §377: viewedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: His Manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: didst successively revealtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: gracious favorgleaningsGWB §68: through the gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Thy loving-kindnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: shut you outgleaningsGWB §536: the Inaccessiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: withholdethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: from harmingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: was withheld
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: all menfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §179: peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the people ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: for Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants
This form usually rendered as “turning”, “turn”, “set” (116 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: turningfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §285: realitieskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: to Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “look”, “behold”, “"look” (16 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “spiritual”, “lofty”, “plenteousness” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: for the purpose of servingfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §235: with the most mighty determinationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: conditionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: have stood fasttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
This form usually rendered as “gifts” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §408: honor destinedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: prayer should befitthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neithergleaningsGWB §629: the assaultsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: have remained unshaken
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have committedgleaningsGWB §463: all thy doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: workprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: for their workstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walkwill-and-testamentW&T §29: them that act accordinglyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: works
This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “glory”, “greatness” (64 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: and bountiful favorswill-and-testamentW&T §53: Bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §621: upon His grace and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy bounteousnesswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the gift
This form usually rendered as “power”, “might”, “strength” (103 occurrences)
SE expanded to “by Thy glory”
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: to concede evenfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §607: hath providedkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: by the potencytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: crystal puregleaningsGWB §137: providencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: significanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: bountiful favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: attentivewill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: most sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §694: bountiful favor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §387: His mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Mighty
8 occurrences in corpus
eye 51% spring 14% eyes 14% well-spring 3% identical 3% aynu’l-baqar 3% damsels 3% acute 3% before 3% face 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: eyegleaningsGWB §30: thine eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: all eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the eyeswill-and-testamentW&T §19: chosen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: justicegleaningsGWB §28: to rivalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: alltablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: rivalthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §7: justice and equityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: throne of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §352: manifest justice
This form usually rendered as “merit”, “wrath” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: unto thatgleaningsGWB §137: deservethkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and truththe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §27: He, the True Oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: hatred burned highgleaningsGWB §189: to be tormentedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “wrath”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: and the rodwill-and-testamentW&T §5: wrath of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: wrathgleaningsGWB §257: fury of His wrathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: Thy wrath
This form usually rendered as “wrath”, “fury”, “hold” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-ConqueringgleaningsGWB §76: fury ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: subjectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: through His wrathwill-and-testamentW&T §20: vengeancegleaningsGWB §534: fury of the wrathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: all-compelling powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: wrath
This form usually rendered as “take”, “rein”, “draw” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §482: assaultskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: of Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The handgleaningsGWB §581: With the hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: characterfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §463: them that dwell on earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: the world of creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: kingdom oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: virtues
This form usually rendered as “recognizeth”, “uncover”, “acquaint” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: have knowngleaningsGWB §277: hath recognizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §453: and Thy knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: fragrance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: choosestgleaningsGWB §594: virtuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: How wellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: the chosen onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: what ye prefergleaningsGWB §697: thorns
SE rendered خُلِقَ (khuliq), مَلَكُوتِ (malakút), الإِنْشاءِ، (an-nsháʾi،) as “”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: ofgleaningsGWB §428: creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of Thine inventionwill-and-testamentW&T §7: erectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: unto all Thy creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: Thy creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: in the entire creation
