Prayers and Meditations — §124

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 124 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنَا العَزِيزُ الحَكِيمُ، أَيْ رَبِّ عَرِّفْهُمْ عَظَمَةَ أَمْرِكَ لِئَلاَّ يَشْتَبِهَ عَلَيْهِمْ سَلْطَنَتُكَ وَاقْتِدارُكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ يا مَحْبُوبَ العالَمِينَ لَوْ عَرَفُوا ما تَكَلَّمُوا بِما لا قَدَّرْتَ لَهُمْ

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

إِلهَ

ʾilh ʾ-l-h

literal: God; god

god 85% lord 8% other 4% there 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: my God gleaningsGWB §127: God in kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Almighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: O Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: God gleaningsGWB §385: two Gods kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §416: is there

فَوَعِزَّتِكَ

fawaʿizzatik ʿ-z-z → “i swear by thy glory”

literal: glory; mighty; might

SE expanded to “I swear by Thy glory”

swear 40% glory 38% might 15% power 4% own 2% would—i 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: precious in my estimation fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §604: most august kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitaries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: majesty the-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glory will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: might

الحَكِيمُ،

al-ḥakímu، ḥ-k-m

literal: wisdom; wise

SE rendered الحَكِيمُ، (al-ḥakímu،), رَبِّ (rabb), عَرِّفْهُمْ (ʿarrifhum) as “Lord, Uncover”

all-wise 79% wisdom 5% all-wise.” 3% wise 3% sages 2% embodiments 2% ḥakím 2% name 2% shall 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: firmly-established gleaningsGWB §520: decide justly kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: conclusive prayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: Thy rule tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be tested the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §25: regulations

رَبِّ

rabb r-b-b → “lord”

literal: Lord; lord

lord 93% god 3% creator 1% one 1% art 1% none 1% ruler 1% thou 1% ‘lord 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Exalted gleaningsGWB §572: the Lord their kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: “Lord prayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: omnipotence tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §2: Holy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: I have nurtured

عَرِّفْهُمْ

ʿarrifhum ʿ-r-f → “knowledge” Distinctive

literal: knowledge; know; knower

This form usually rendered as “recognizeth”, “uncover”, “acquaint” (4 occurrences)

recognizeth 33% uncover 33% acquaint 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: will make thee known gleaningsGWB §352: them that recognize kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: reveal Thyself tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §4: knew epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: acknowledging the

عَظَمَةَ

ʿaẓamah ʿ-ẓ-m → “majesty”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

majesty 34% grandeur 21% glory 14% greatness 10% “the 3% source 3% moldering 3% borne 3% authority 3% tongue 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Most Great Prison gleaningsGWB §181: exalted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: mightiest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: Thy greatness the-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatness will-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguished epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: grievous gleaningsGWB §94: potency

أَمْرِكَ

ʾamrik ʾ-m-r → “cause”

literal: command; cause

cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: enjoin fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §537: of revelation kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: to proclaim prayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: authority tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause

لِئَلاَّ

liʾalál l-y-l → “night”

literal: night; nights; the nights

night 62% night-season 23% nights 8% day 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the night season gleaningsGWB §492: in the night season kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: the night epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the night-season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nights epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: the daytime prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: in the daytime

يَشْتَبِهَ

yashtabih sh-b-h → “led to doubt”

literal: doubts; resemblance; likeness

SE expanded to “led to doubt”

led 50% fail 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: compare gleaningsGWB §201: resemble kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: obscurities prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: such doubts will-and-testamentW&T §5: of doubt epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: peer gleaningsGWB §375: likened kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: unequivocal

عَلَيْهِمْ

ʿalayhim ʿ-l-y → “upon”

literal: upon; on

rest 20% wronged 20% upon 20% unto 20% fall 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: Me at the hands of gleaningsGWB §532: to kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is He prayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: around the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: over gleaningsGWB §451: on him

سَلْطَنَتُكَ

salṭanatuk s-l-ṭ → “sovereignty”

literal: sovereignty

sovereignty 85% through 5% beseemeth 3% transcendent 3% ascendancy 3% power 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the Sháh gleaningsGWB §537: with manifest and transcendent sovereignty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the Ancient of Days prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: through His sovereignty tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §98: chief will-and-testamentW&T §41: warrant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: His Majesty

وَاقْتِدارُكَ،

wáqtidáruka، q-d-r → “power of thy might”

literal: power; powerful

SE expanded to “power of Thy might”

power 34% might 32% omnipotence 9% dominion 8% through 4% potency 4% sovereign 4% overpowering 2% strength 2% hand 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: of fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §189: have bestowed kitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measure kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: provided prayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: claim to know tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might

مَحْبُوبَ

maḥbúb ḥ-b-b → “beloved”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 6% prized 2% who 2% one 2% pleasing 1% god 1% new 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: their love for Thee fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §299: of His love!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: my prayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: the exultation tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Me

العالَمِينَ

al-ʿálamín ʿ-l-m → “worlds”

literal: world; worlds

worlds 53% all 31% world 5% whole 3% earth 2% men 2% creation 2% entire 1% people 1% peoples 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: standards fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §99: of Divine knowledge kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Object of all learning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: and the knowledge tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples

لَوْ

law l-w → “though”

literal: if

8 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: though

تَكَلَّمُوا

takallamúá k-l-m → “utter”

literal: speak

speak 67% utter 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: One Who conversed fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining word gleaningsGWB §411: such words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: writings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and Thy word tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: to one mystic word will-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistles epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy Word

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