Prayers and Meditations — §124
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 124 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ عَرِّفْهُمْ عَظَمَةَ أَمْرِكَ لِئَلاَّ يَشْتَبِهَ عَلَيْهِمْ سَلْطَنَتُكَ وَاقْتِدارُكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ يا مَحْبُوبَ العالَمِينَ لَوْ عَرَفُوا ما تَكَلَّمُوا بِما لا قَدَّرْتَ لَهُمْ فِيْ سَماءِ مَشِيَّتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Uncover before them, O my Lord, the majesty of Thy Cause, lest they be led to doubt Thy sovereignty and the power of Thy might. I swear by Thy glory, O Thou Who art the Beloved of the worlds! Had they been aware of Thy power they would of a certainty have refused to utter what Thou didst not ordain for them in the heaven of Thy will.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: the Lordship of GodgleaningsGWB §135: your Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: omnipotencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her Lord
This form usually rendered as “recognizeth”, “uncover”, “acquaint” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: hath enlightenedgleaningsGWB §203: knowethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: sagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: and confessethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: recognizeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Most Great PrisongleaningsGWB §606: first and foremostkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: mostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: greatness of Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §8: fierceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy grandeur
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 §168: Commander of the Faithfulfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §2: by virtue of Thy behestkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: Cause of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: Thy bidding given ustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: in no wise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: nightgleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the night-seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night season
SE expanded to “be led to doubt”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: parallelgleaningsGWB §375: likenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: obscuritiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: comparisonswill-and-testamentW&T §4: the seeds of doubtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: equalgleaningsGWB §311: vain imaginingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: likeness
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 §145: the kingsgleaningsGWB §613: dominionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: potenciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: through His sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereign
power 39% might 31% omnipotence 10% dominion 8% through 3% evidences 2% overpowering 2% greatness 2% hand 2% immensity 2%
SE expanded to “I swear by Thy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the MightygleaningsGWB §279: your pomp and glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: a more preciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: upliftedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy glory
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §235: and are My loverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: what devotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: as Thou willesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §127: lovedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
SE expanded to “of the worlds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: learnedfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §222: all worldskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: We instructprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: I recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: breathefire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §279: at a wordkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: termsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: or describetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: from the Name of Godfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §628: from the heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Bearerstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “of Thy will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: all created thingsgleaningsGWB §605: whateverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: will of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: Thy primal willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
