Prayers and Meditations — §339
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 339 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ نَحْنُ عِبادُكَ وَفِي قَبْضَةِ قُدْرَتِكَ لَوْ تُعَذِّبُنا بِعَذابِ الأَوَّلِينَ وَالآخِرِينَ لَتكُونُ عادِلاً فِي أَمْرِكَ وَمَحْمُودًا فِي فِعْلِكَ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيزُ المُهَيْمِنُ القَيُّومُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
We are Thy servants, O my Lord, and in the grasp of Thy power. If Thou chastisest us with the chastisement inflicted upon the former and the latter generations, Thy verdict would be assuredly just and Thine act praiseworthy. Powerful art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. None other God is there beside Thee, the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: LordgleaningsGWB §479: of God, thy Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thine overruling providencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of Divinity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the guardianfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §484: everykitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: on their partprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: of the Adored Onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: and in thy adoration of Him
grasp 47% within 11% affliction 5% yield 5% hold 5% extinguish 5% hollow 5% turned 5% sway 5% days 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: were held firmlygleaningsGWB §78: within His graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: swayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: but a handfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy graspgleaningsGWB §476: and hold firmly within the graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: handfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: the hollow of Thy hand
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: to concede evenfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §138: It hath been decreed by Uskitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: impliedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: Whose dominion embracethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: I have hung
SE expanded to “Thou chastisest us”
chastisement 26% tormented 20% torment 20% punishment 9% chastise 6% fresh 6% torments 6% afflictions 3% terror 3% tribulation 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: afflictionsgleaningsGWB §433: the chastisementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: sufferingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: with the chastisement inflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: tormentgleaningsGWB §519: Divine chastisementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: deathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: woeful tribulation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: such as are endued withfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §257: of the pastkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: who are menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the one
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “remain”, “wilt” (70 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: I wasgleaningsGWB §487: knowethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: shallprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: hath establishedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §69: your inmost being
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: comparegleaningsGWB §33: Divine justicekitab-i-ahdAhd §1: pricelessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Who dealest equitablythe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to be justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §70: excelleth
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: upon the rulersfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §532: and the triumph of His Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: the occurrenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §656: through His biddingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: of My cause
This form usually rendered as “glorious”, “all-praised”, “glorified” (19 occurrences)
glorious 24% all-praised 12% glorified 12% most 12% praiseworthy 12% praised 6% all-praised.” 6% august 6% “praiseworthy 6% act 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: the praisegleaningsGWB §343: Magnify His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: Prophet Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: I give praise to Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §63: Lauded art Thou
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: whom He willethgleaningsGWB §300: certain eventkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: willeth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: Thou pleasesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: there is none other Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §189: God is my witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Thou my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: mightgleaningsGWB §279: your pomp and glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: He is the Mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: sublimitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: All-Powerful, the
SE expanded to “Help in Peril”
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Omnipotent ProtectorgleaningsGWB §300: Guardiankitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: overshadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §501: Who is potent overprayers-and-meditationsP&M §641: Potent artepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in Peril
self-subsisting 79% who 8% qayyum 2% self-sufficing 2% self-subsisting!” 2% self-subsisting.” 2% above 2% self-subsisting! 2% grasp 2% set 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: arisenfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §29: the entire creationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: the Day of Resurrection?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: with my thoughts fixed steadfastly upon Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
