Prayers and Meditations — §242
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 242 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَوَعِزَّتِكَ يا إِلهِي لَوْ تَجْعَلُنِي سُلْطانًا فِي مَمْلَكَتِكَ وَتُجْلِسُنِي عَلَى عَرْشِ فَرْدانِيَّتِكَ وَتَضَعُ زِمامَ كُلِّ الوُجُودِ فِي قَبْضَتِي بِاقْتِدارِكَ وَتَجْعَلُنِي فِي أَقَلِّ ما يُحْصى مَشْغُولاً بِذلِكَ وَغافِلاً عَنْ بَدائِعِ ذِكْرِكَ الأَعْلى فِي اسْمِكَ الأَعْظَمِ الأَتَمِّ العَلِيِّ الأَعْلی، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ لَنْ تَرضى نَفْسِيْ وَلَنْ يَسْكُنَ قَلْبِي بَلْ أَجِدُ ذاتِي فِي تِلْكَ الحالَةِ أَذَلَّ مِنْ كُلِّ ذَلِيلٍ وَأَفْقَرَ مِنْ كُلِّ فَقيرٍ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
By the glory of Thy might, O my God! Wert Thou to set me king over Thy realms, and to establish me upon the throne of Thy sovereignty, and to deliver, through Thy power, the reins of the entire creation into my hands, and wert Thou to cause me, though it be for less than a moment, to be occupied with these things and be oblivious of the wondrous memories associated with Thy most mighty, most perfect, and most exalted Name, my soul would still remain unsatisfied, and the pangs of my heart unstilled. Nay, I would, in that very state, recognize myself as the poorest of the poor, and the most wretched of the wretched.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “By the glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: true glorygleaningsGWB §244: the All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: I swear by Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: mighty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: Hisfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §385: with the Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: theseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: Lord our Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “number”, “grant”, “suffer” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: sufferfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §51: thou hast been madekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to make of themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: call downtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then makewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: by the power of His mightgleaningsGWB §134: the King of Kingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of kingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: the power of Thy sovereign mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: Majesty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: KingdomgleaningsGWB §636: of the kingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: of earthly existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: “All dominiontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: layeth low
وَتُجْلِسُنِي
literal: sitting; assembly; assembly, council
This form usually rendered as “establish” (1 occurrences)
seated 22% sitting 17% established 17% assembly 11% assemblies 6% gathering 6% council 6% tribunals 6% disputations 6% closely 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: assemblygleaningsGWB §127: establishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: their dwellingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: seat methe-hidden-wordsHW §134: companionshipwill-and-testamentW&T §25: itsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: a gatheringgleaningsGWB §180: disputations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Singlefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §385: without peer or equalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: peerlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: transcendent unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §49: aloneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: the Incomparable
This form usually rendered as “abandoning”, “deliver” (2 occurrences)
abandoning 50% deliver 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: abandoninggleaningsGWB §63: will cast awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: casesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: ready to fall beforethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: humblenesswill-and-testamentW&T §39: hath power to enactepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Cast awaygleaningsGWB §163: of the perverse and faithless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: reinsgleaningsGWB §418: The instrumentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: restrain Ourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: that the reinstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §4: Unmoorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: are the reinsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §726: destiniesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: the reins
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the existingfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §706: tastedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: move and have their beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §51: all thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §6: extant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: the graspgleaningsGWB §78: within His graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: to extinguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: the hollow of Thy handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy graspgleaningsGWB §303: yield upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: turnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §703: in Thy hands
power 39% might 31% omnipotence 10% dominion 8% through 3% evidences 2% overpowering 2% greatness 2% hand 2% immensity 2%
less 45% one 14% infinitesimal 9% exceedeth 5% fraction 5% even 5% short 5% little 5% though 5% unceasingly 5%
SE rendered وَتَجْعَلُنِي (watajʿaluní), أَقَلِّ (ʾaqall), يُحْصى (yuḥṣى), مَشْغُولاً (mashghúláan), بِذلِكَ (bidhlik), وَغافِلاً (wagháfiláan) as “cause, less, occupied, these, oblivious”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: incalculablegleaningsGWB §163: canst estimatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: appreciate their valueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §638: reckonthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: recountwill-and-testamentW&T §11: boundlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: countlessgleaningsGWB §322: consider
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: are occupiedgleaningsGWB §650: wept and mournedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: considerationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: what will cause them to be busiedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: whilst thou hast busied thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: occupiedgleaningsGWB §205: seek diligently
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: have remained unawaregleaningsGWB §655: to the trespasseskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “deprivation,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: be obliviousthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: neglectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: that hath erredgleaningsGWB §36: oblivious of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the worldgleaningsGWB §556: uttermost cornerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Its wondrousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: Thy wondroustablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: in the whole universegleaningsGWB §534: so wondrous
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Thou didst mentiongleaningsGWB §309: regardedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: of the Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: can make fitting mention of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: aloudfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §668: excellencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §287: exalted is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: hath transcendedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
SE rendered بَدائِعِ (badáʾiʿ), ذِكْرِكَ (dhikrik), الأَعْلى (al-ʾaʿlى), اسْمِكَ (ismik), الأَعْظَمِ (al-ʾaʿẓam), الأَتَمِّ (at-tamm), العَلِيِّ (al-ʿalíl) as “wondrous, memories associated, Thy, most, perfect, exalted”
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: under divers namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §115: the heightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: as the bearer of Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: greatestgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: so grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: greatness of Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the greatness of Thy majesty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: energeticallygleaningsGWB §676: everykitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: utterlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: stilledthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: fully vouchsafedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: more completeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: exterminatedgleaningsGWB §552: with all
This form usually rendered as “please”, “remain”, “will” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: praiseworthyfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §666: of My good-pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: the good-pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: and Thy pleasure!”the-hidden-wordsHW §22: and contented thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: contentment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: themselvesgleaningsGWB §458: in thine heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: among the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: by Thy most effulgent Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: none of whom
SE rendered تَرضى (tarḍى), نَفْسِيْ (nafsí), وَلَنْ (walan), يَسْكُنَ (yaskun), قَلْبِي (qalbí), أَجِدُ (ʾajid), ذاتِي (dhátí) as “unsatisfied, soul, heart, recognize, myself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the denizensfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §183: forced Him to dwellkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: was lostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and a tranquilitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellwill-and-testamentW&T §48: quiet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the heartgleaningsGWB §470: thy heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: in their heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: all their heartstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: within your heartswill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: fraudulent dealings
This form usually rendered as “entire”, “may”, “complete” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: His Exalted BeinggleaningsGWB §97: of the Ancient Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: of Thy Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §188: His Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: our stategleaningsGWB §44: intervenekitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: Reflect thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §740: Thy powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §8: In whatsoever condition he may be
This form usually rendered as “contemptible”, “most” (2 occurrences)
contemptible 50% most 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: this mattergleaningsGWB §387: poor and desolatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: poverty-strickenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: as destitutethe-hidden-wordsHW §132: of povertyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: passagesgleaningsGWB §104: destitutionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: ‘poverty’
