Prayers and Meditations — §849
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 849 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَوَعِزَّتِكَ ما أَرَدْتَ فِي ظْهُوراتِ نَصْرِكَ إِلاَّ ارْتِفاعَ أَمْرِكَ وَإِعْلآءَ كَلِمَتِكَ، وَإِنِّيْ لأَيْقَنْتُ بِأَنَّكَ لَوْ تُؤَخِّرُ فِي إِنْزالِ نَصْرِكَ وَإِظْهارِ قُدْرَتِكَ لَتَمْحُو آثارُ سَلْطَنَتِكَ فِي مُلْكِكَ وَتَضْمَحِلُّ آياتُ حُكُومَتِكَ فِي مَمْلَكَتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I swear by Thy glory! My sole purpose in showing forth Thine ascendancy hath been to glorify Thy Cause, and to magnify Thy word. I am persuaded that if Thou wert to delay to send down Thy victory and to demonstrate Thy power, the signs of Thy sovereignty would assuredly perish in Thy land, and the tokens of Thy rule would be blotted out throughout Thy dominion.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I swear by Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: sovereignty and glorygleaningsGWB §494: unfading glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: a more preciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: of Thy glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Almighty
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “hast” (27 occurrences)
SE expanded to “My sole purpose”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: purposegleaningsGWB §564: seekethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: attachedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: didst purposethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: hath conspired against meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy willgleaningsGWB §232: is Our wish
This form usually rendered as “revelations”, “manifestations”, “revelation” (98 occurrences)
SE expanded to “in showing forth”
revelations 32% manifestations 14% revelation 13% evidences 11% manifold 8% tokens 8% all 7% manifestation 4% signs 1% testimonies 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Raise upfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §49: the universekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: come forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: and the Promised One appearedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: they have helpedfire-tabletFire §29: ChampiongleaningsGWB §517: He succorethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: single-handedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: of Thine aidthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
This form usually rendered as “exalt”, “exalted”, “exaltation” (36 occurrences)
exalt 15% exalted 15% exaltation 15% glorification 15% elevate 10% advancement 10% upliftment 5% sublimity 5% rise 5% elevating 5%
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
This form usually rendered as “exalt”, “glorify”, “exaltation” (34 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and to magnify”
exalt 25% glorify 19% exaltation 13% sake 13% magnify 9% exalted 6% magnifying 6% proclaim 3% may 3% glorification 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: loftiestfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §486: so eminentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: their lofty positionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: and by the exaltation oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
SE expanded to “I am persuaded”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: assurancefire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §239: undoubtedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Certitude,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: is persuadedthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: be well assuredgleaningsGWB §286: certain
This form usually rendered as “thou” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: ensuinggleaningsGWB §463: latter partkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: the lastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: the latter generationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: etcgleaningsGWB §188: not His name
SE expanded to “to send down”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: have been sent downgleaningsGWB §28: Hastekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: was formerly revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: Send down, thentablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My home
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: can neverfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §135: had been definitely foreordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: His rankprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are notthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: be in thy power
SE expanded to “be blotted out”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: marksgleaningsGWB §550: remnantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: virtuesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: and Thy signsthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: attitudegleaningsGWB §160: and potency
sovereignty 74% through 8% power 6% transcendent 2% kingship 2% own 2% rejected 2% sovereign 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: anothergleaningsGWB §484: every kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: Kingdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: potencytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: through the power of a sovereignty
SE expanded to “in Thy land”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy kingdomgleaningsGWB §428: My Kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: this material universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: and the kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: in the eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the angels
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered مُلْكِكَ (mulkik), وَتَضْمَحِلُّ (wataḍmaḥill), آياتُ (áyát), حُكُومَتِكَ (ḥukúmatik), مَمْلَكَتِكَ، (mamlakatika،) as “in Thy land, assuredly perish, and the, tokens of Thy rule, throughout Thy dominion”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: His most mighty signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §113: hath repudiated His signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: only one verseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: with Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: comethwill-and-testamentW&T §9: sacred verse
SE expanded to “tokens of Thy rule”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: lawgleaningsGWB §280: there is a wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: hath decreedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: irrevocabletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands of the government
