Prayers and Meditations — §273
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 273 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَلَمَّا قُمْتُ بِأَمْرِكَ وَنادَيْتُ الكُلَّ بِإِذْنِكَ اعْتَرَضَ عَلَيَّ عِبادُكَ الغافِلُونَ، مِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَعْرَضَ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ كَفَرَ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ تَوَقَّفَ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ تَحَيَّرَ بَعْدَ الَّذِيْ ظَهَرَ بُرْهانُكَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الأَدْيانِ وَلاحَتْ حُجَّتُكَ بَيْنَ مَلإِ الأَكْوانِ وَظَهَرَتْ آياتُ قُدْرَتِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ أَحَاطَتْ مَنْ فِي العالَمينَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And when, as bidden by Thee, I arose and called out, by Thy leave, all Thy creatures, the wayward among Thy servants opposed me. Some turned away from me, others disowned my claim, a few hesitated, while others were sore perplexed, notwithstanding that Thy testimony was set forth before the followers of all religions, and Thy proof demonstrated unto all the peoples of the earth, and the signs of Thy might so powerfully manifested as to encompass the entire creation.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: shall standfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §28: His holy seatkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: Day of Resurrectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: violentlytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (244 occurrences)
SE expanded to “as bidden by Thee”
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 “summoned”, “didst”, “thou” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: His Most Sweet Voicefire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §424: proclaimingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: I call untotablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: a Voice cried to Him
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
SE expanded to “by Thy leave”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: leavegleaningsGWB §486: by the leavekitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: by the permission ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: permittablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: earsgleaningsGWB §661: purge thine ear
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: supplicatethgleaningsGWB §712: shall turn awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: pronouncing their censureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §751: have withdrawntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: disputed
SE expanded to “among Thy servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: “Servitudefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §312: the souls of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: His peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: and the Object of the adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: Thy servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: waywardnessgleaningsGWB §9: deludedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: We knew notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: Wayward though we bethe-hidden-wordsHW §152: unwaryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: unawaregleaningsGWB §655: to stray from Thy path
This form usually rendered as “unbelief”, “infidel”, “misbelief” (41 occurrences)
unbelief 24% infidel 17% misbelief 14% repudiated 10% infidels 10% rejected 7% cancel 7% impiety 3% denounced 3% disbelieveth 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: disbelievedgleaningsGWB §572: refused to acknowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: denounce Him as an infidelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §735: all disbelievedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: unbelieversgleaningsGWB §593: have disbelievedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: spoken blasphemy
SE expanded to “were sore perplexed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: perplexedgleaningsGWB §361: marveledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: marvelledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: have been sore perplexedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: astonishedgleaningsGWB §118: bewilderingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: afflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: would know not
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (106 occurrences)
SE expanded to “was set forth before”
hath 44% appeared 16% manifested 11% revealed 8% made 5% have 5% uncovered 5% come 3% defender 2% perpetrated 2%
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (284 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: them who are enduedfire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §458: them that are immersed inkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: them that have the custody ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: as beseemeth Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: dwellers thereinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
SE expanded to “of all religions”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: religionsgleaningsGWB §474: disbelieveth in Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Muhammadan Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: of all religionswill-and-testamentW&T §3: True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: citygleaningsGWB §299: the Citieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: Cause
This form usually rendered as “demonstrated”, “have” (3 occurrences)
demonstrated 50% have 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: My TabletgleaningsGWB §230: hath been unfoldedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: symbolic termsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: hath shone forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: LawhgleaningsGWB §664: the Scriptures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His ProofgleaningsGWB §293: the testimonykitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: The proofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: Thy testimonythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: argumentwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: of all proofsgleaningsGWB §77: Their proofs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: concourse offire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §188: Followers ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: may be filledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §34: filling
SE expanded to “the peoples of the earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: artgleaningsGWB §238: such will it remainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: that the seal thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: that grasptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §52: that thou mayest become
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §157: in His signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: the revealed verseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: wordstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Holy Text
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplefire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §314: the true stature of such a soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: His waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: so sure thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: distinction
encompassed 30% have 23% compassed 13% hath 13% enveloped 3% all-encompassing 3% encompasseth 3% blew 3% encompass 3% embraced 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: neglectfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §304: reckonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: masteryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: blew and beatthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: encompassed
SE rendered شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), أَحَاطَتْ (ʾaḥáṭat), العالَمينَ، (al-ʿálamína،) as “so powerfully, encompass”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: taught himfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §605: separatedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: the Christian divinesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: realmstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
