Prayers and Meditations — §321
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 321 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا مَنْ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ اضْطَرَبَ مِنْ سَطْوَتِكَ وَكُلُّ الأُمُورِ مَقْبُوضَةٌ فِي قَبْضَتِكَ وَكُلُّ الوُجُوهِ مُتَوَجِّهَةٌ إِلى شَطْرِ فَضْلِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ جَعَلْتَهُ رُوحَ الأَسْمآءِ فِي مَلَكُوتِها بِأَنْ تَحْفَظَنا مِنْ وَسَاوِسِ الَّذِيْنَ هُمْ أَعْرَضُوا عَنْكَ وَكَفَرُوا بِنَفْسِكَ العَلِيِّ الأَعْلَى فِي هذا الظُّهُورِ الَّذِيْ مِنْهُ اضْطَرَبَ مَلَكُوتُ الأَسْمآءِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Thou, at Whose dreadful majesty all things have trembled, in Whose grasp are the affairs of all men, towards Whose grace and mercy are set the faces of all Thy creatures! I entreat Thee, by Thy Name which Thou hast ordained to be the spirit of all names that are in the kingdom of names, to shield us from the whisperings of those who have turned away from Thee, and have repudiated the truth of Thy most august and most exalted Self, in this Revelation that hath caused the kingdom of Thy names to tremble.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thingsgleaningsGWB §468: no circumstanceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: of the Will of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: Thy desiretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: tremblinggleaningsGWB §86: are sore vexedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: troubledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: and the foundations of all things were shakentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: be not thou troubledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: dost thou dreadwill-and-testamentW&T §3: scourged
This form usually rendered as “might”, “awful”, “whose” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the powersfire-tabletFire §6: mightgleaningsGWB §314: authoritieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the power of Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: the influenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the dominiongleaningsGWB §512: onslaughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: assaults
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: everygleaningsGWB §458: notwithstandingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: all of whomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: we allthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: him thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: all thingsgleaningsGWB §378: each and every created
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: instructionsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §476: pertainethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: a particular purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and hast bidden Himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: this afflictiongleaningsGWB §78: within His graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: handfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §703: in Thy handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: within the graspgleaningsGWB §657: the mighty graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the contractprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: the hollow of Thy hand
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §490: action in approaching theekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: and have turnedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
SE rendered الوُجُوهِ (al-wujúh), مُتَوَجِّهَةٌ (mutawajjihahun), شَطْرِ (shaṭr), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), وَرَحْمَتِكَ، (waraḥmatika،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “faces, set, grace, mercy, entreat”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: towardsgleaningsGWB §296: allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: and turned my face in the direction ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the directiongleaningsGWB §657: the meadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: the direction ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to Persia
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: graciouslygleaningsGWB §13: I am to be preferred above youkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §12: All-Bountiful
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: God’s mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §12: charitykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: O Thou the Most Mercifultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §631: Grant thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek enlightenmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: seekepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §467: by askingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: I pray
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 §135: the heavensfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §449: in the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: with the brightness of Thy Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “whom” (59 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: chosen thee to befire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §37: of her own handiworkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: fanciful imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: didst kindletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: Set it thenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: He Who is the KinggleaningsGWB §83: “The Kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: this material universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the majestytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: in the eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Sovereign
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: about their own protectiongleaningsGWB §545: which shall protect youkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the preservationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §321: to shield ustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §112: sanctuary
whisperings 75% evil 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: that have gone astraygleaningsGWB §658: and withdrawn fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: opposers of the Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: and the frowardtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Disputest
This form usually rendered as “have”, “disbelieved”, “who” (59 occurrences)
have 33% disbelieved 17% who 13% repudiated 13% believe 7% infidels 7% denied 4% unbelievers 2% rejected 2% refused 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: disbelievedgleaningsGWB §163: of the infidelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: iniquityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: deniethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: believe notgleaningsGWB §150: denounced Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: denounce Him as an infidel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: He it is whomgleaningsGWB §650: one of My followerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: twoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: its owntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: passions
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 §196: your exaltationfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §299: the Inaccessiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: more excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: hath elevatedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thou didst call me into beingfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §232: have been revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: Thou hast laid baretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: outwardly it
