Prayers and Meditations — §309
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 309 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ فَاخْذُلْ أَعْدَائَكَ وَخُذْهُمْ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ، ثُمَّ أَرْسِلْ عَلَيْهِمْ نَفَحَاتِ قَهْرِكَ وَأَذِقْهُمْ يا إِلهِي سَطْوَتَكَ وَانْتِقامَكَ لأَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا بِالَّذِيْ آمَنُوا بَعْدَ الَّذِيْ جَائَهُمْ بِآياتِكَ وَبَيِّنَاتِكَ وَظُهُوراتِ قُدْرَتِكَ وَشُئُوناتِ اقْتِدارِكَ، ثُمَّ اجْمَعْ أَحِبَّائَكَ فِي ظِلِّ سِدْرَةِ فَرْدانِيَّتِكَ وَمَطْلَعِ أَنْوارِ عِزِّ وَحْدانِيَّتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Abase Thou, O my Lord, Thine enemies, and lay hold on them with Thy power and might, and let them be stricken by the blast of Thy wrath. Make them taste, O my God, of Thine awful majesty and vengeance, for they have repudiated the truth of the One in Whom they had believed, Who came unto them with Thy signs and Thy clear tokens and the evidences of Thy power and the manifold revelations of Thy might. Gather, then, together Thy loved ones beneath the shadow of the Tree of Thy oneness, and of the Manifestation of the effulgent light of Thy unity.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy LordgleaningsGWB §376: the Lord, my Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: divinely-learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thine overruling providencetablet-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 §108: with my Lord
SE expanded to “lay hold on them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Thou hast clung tofire-tabletFire §15: overcomegleaningsGWB §508: clingkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: perishethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: madeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: and who were so carried awaytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou
SE expanded to “with Thy power”
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
This form usually rendered as “sent”, “send”, “hath” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: sent downgleaningsGWB §198: and Messengerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: His Messengers!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: and hast entrusted Them with Thy messagetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: treatisesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: communicate
sweet 28% breezes 20% fragrances 16% breaths 13% breath 9% fragrance 9% ecstasy 1% vitalizing 1% assail 1% breeze 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: breezesgleaningsGWB §116: a breathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: through the fragranceswill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §494: fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfume
SE expanded to “of Thy wrath”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-Conqueringfire-tabletFire §6: ChastisergleaningsGWB §534: the fury of the wrathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: all-compelling powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Overpowerwill-and-testamentW&T §20: His vengeancegleaningsGWB §77: angerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: all-subduing
This form usually rendered as “make” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Godhoodfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §176: to the one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: God”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: Thou Who art the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE expanded to “of Thine awful majesty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the dominionfire-tabletFire §6: mightgleaningsGWB §314: authoritieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the power of Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: their crushingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the awful majestygleaningsGWB §512: onslaughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: ascendancy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: revengerfire-tabletFire §10: of Thy vengeancegleaningsGWB §720: great evilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: are the fire of vengeanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: of trialswill-and-testamentW&T §17: vengeanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: chastisementgleaningsGWB §189: wrath
SE expanded to “they have repudiated”
have 33% disbelieved 17% who 13% repudiated 13% believe 7% infidels 7% denied 4% unbelievers 2% rejected 2% refused 2%
SE expanded to “they had believed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: will protectgleaningsGWB §372: that believeth in Me, and is faithful to My Causekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: faith—theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: who have believed on Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: abide thereinwill-and-testamentW&T §12: trustedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: believer
SE expanded to “Who came unto them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: have come unto himgleaningsGWB §572: He came unto themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: come to youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: was fulfilledthe-hidden-wordsHW §75: Abideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: I camegleaningsGWB §148: comethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: is summoned
SE expanded to “with Thy signs”
signs 55% utterances 18% verses 8% most 6% utterance 3% words 3% sweetness 3% repudiated 2% through 2% truth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: the signfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §531: the testimonieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: those which descendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: with the signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Holy Text
SE expanded to “and Thy clear tokens”
clear 75% testimonies 25%
This form usually rendered as “revelations”, “manifestations”, “revelation” (98 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and the evidences”
revelations 32% manifestations 14% revelation 13% evidences 11% manifold 8% tokens 8% all 7% manifestation 4% signs 1% testimonies 1%
SE expanded to “and the manifold revelations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §418: His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: wayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: manifold exigenciesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: station
SE expanded to “Gather, then, together”
SE expanded to “Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: For the lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §486: affectionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: Him Who is the Best-Belovedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be setwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)
shadow 60% beneath 15% shelter 8% shade 7% through 2% unto 2% faith 2% face 2% sheltering 2% overshadowed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: beneath the shadowgleaningsGWB §123: Throughkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: the face ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: beneath Thy shadowthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: seeketh the shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: shadowgleaningsGWB §550: ephemeral
tree 41% lote-tree 23% burning 11% divine 5% bush 5% sadratu’l-muntahá 5% sadrih 5% sadratu’l-muntaha 1% upon 1% sadratu’l 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of the treegleaningsGWB §127: Sadratu’lkitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: the Sadratu’lprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: within the deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: this TreegleaningsGWB §399: Sadratu’l-Muntahá
SE expanded to “of Thy oneness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Singlefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §163: helplessnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: peerlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: my lonelinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the All-Highest Paradiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: oneness
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “source” (125 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and of the Manifestation”
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: becoming knownfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §337: who are well-informedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the Lastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: the Fountainhead of alltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
SE expanded to “of the effulgent light”
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: with a lightfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §66: the Source of eternal light!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: light.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: and discern the brightness of the lighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My lightwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
SE rendered فَرْدانِيَّتِكَ (fardánínatik), وَمَطْلَعِ (wamaṭlaʿ), أَنْوارِ (ʾanwár), عِزِّ (ʿizz), وَحْدانِيَّتِكَ، (waḥdánínatika،) as “of Thy oneness, and of the Manifestation, of the effulgent light, of Thy unity”
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: More precious is it thangleaningsGWB §374: and exalted be His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §392: how precious in my estimationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: glory
SE expanded to “of Thy unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: harmonyfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §331: unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: eternal holinesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
