Prayers and Meditations — §344
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 344 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَوَعِزَّتِكَ يا إِلهِي لَوْ تَنْظُرُ إِلى عِبادِكَ بِما اكتَسَبُوا فِي أَيَّامِكَ لا يَسْتَحِقُّونَ إِلاَّ نِقْمَتَكَ وَعَذابَكَ وَلكِنْ أَنْتَ الْكَرِيمُ ذُو الفَضْلِ العَظِيمِ، لا تَنْظُرْ يا إِلهِي إِلَيْهِمْ بِلَحَظاتِ عَدْلِكَ بَلْ بِلَحَظاتِ أَعْيُنِ فَضْلِكَ وَعِنايَتِكَ، ثُمَّ اعْمَلْ بِهِمْ ما يَنْبَغِي بِجُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ، وَحْدَكَ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ رَبُّ العَرْشِ وَالثَّرَى وَمالِكَ الآخِرَةِ وَالأُولى وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ العَطُوفُ الغَفُورُ الجَوادُ الوَهَّابُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I swear by Thy might, O my God! Wert Thou to regard Thy servants according to their deserts in Thy days, they would assuredly merit naught except Thy chastisement and torment. Thou art, however, the One Who is of great bounteousness, Whose grace is immense. Look not down upon them, O my God, with the glance of Thy justice, but rather with the eyes of Thy tender compassions and mercies. Do, then, with them according to what beseemeth Thy generosity and bountiful favor. Potent art Thou to do whatsoever may please Thee. Incomparable art Thou. No God is there beside Thee, the Lord of the throne on high and of earth below, the Ruler of this world and of the world to come. Thou art the God of Bounty, the Ever-Forgiving, the Great Giver, the Most Generous.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I swear by Thy might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: highly-esteemedgleaningsGWB §32: the All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: of Thine all-glorioustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pride Myself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §654: O my Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: O Thou the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: lookethfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §712: fix his gaze uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: have placed themselves unreservedly under the authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: to directtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §20: OF
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: unto menfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §239: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of servitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: Thy servants’tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: wroughtgleaningsGWB §462: your doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: perverse doingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: professionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: have wroughtgleaningsGWB §506: for your doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: pursuingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: had wrought
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: to daygleaningsGWB §649: the Day whereonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: as yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: my daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: In these days
This form usually rendered as “merit”, “would” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: unerringgleaningsGWB §501: to Him Who is the Sovereign Truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: about Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: Thy realitythe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §27: money offeringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: with truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: chastisementfire-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 §145: revengergleaningsGWB §189: wrath
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 §29: tribulationgleaningsGWB §242: persecutionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: sufferingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: Thou chastisest usepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: afflictionsgleaningsGWB §35: inflict severe retributionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: afflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: chastise
most 53% all-bountiful 25% generous 6% all-bounteous 3% noble 3% god 3% blessed 2% bountiful 2% sublime 2% goodness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: the Most Generousfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §608: Most Bountifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: the God of bounteousnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Generous Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: To give
SE rendered وَعَذابَكَ (waʿadhábak), وَلكِنْ (walkin), الْكَرِيمُ (al-karím), ذُو (dhú), الفَضْلِ (al-faḍl), العَظِيمِ، (al-ʿaẓími،), تَنْظُرْ (tanẓur) as “torment, great, bounteousness, immense, Look”
This form usually rendered as “grace”, “bounty”, “through” (56 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: is as the meritgleaningsGWB §720: scienceskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: attainmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: His mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §12: All-Bountiful
This form usually rendered as “great”, “most”, “mighty” (130 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: wiped outgleaningsGWB §115: have pouredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: consider attentivelyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §330: with the eye ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: I beheld, and lo!will-and-testamentW&T §30: observedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: scrutinizegleaningsGWB §321: Witness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: justicegleaningsGWB §485: acted equitablykitab-i-ahdAhd §1: pricelessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: could never be compared withthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §36: rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: fairnessgleaningsGWB §507: equitably
SE rendered عَدْلِكَ (ʿadlik), بِلَحَظاتِ (bilaḥaẓát), أَعْيُنِ (ʾaʿyun), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), وَعِنايَتِكَ، (waʿináyatika،) as “justice, with the eyes, of, tender, mercies”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §259: Aynu’l-Baqar (The SpringgleaningsGWB §167: with Minekitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: conceivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §701: when the eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: well-spring
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: loving-kindness andfire-tabletFire §15: Thy bountygleaningsGWB §641: unfailing providencekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: outpouring of Its graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: and of Thy loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: by My favorwill-and-testamentW&T §6: in the aforementioned manner
This form usually rendered as “do”, “deal”, “walk” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §638: That which beseemeth youkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and as beseemethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: behoovethgleaningsGWB §9: befittinglykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemly
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bounteousness”, “favor” (63 occurrences)
bounty 43% bounteousness 10% favor 9% through 9% grace 9% generosity 9% bountiful 5% graciousness 3% bestowal 2% never-failing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §34: downpourgleaningsGWB §217: through Thy bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: bountiful graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §286: by Thy graciousnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: My loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of My generosityfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willethgleaningsGWB §669: a creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: that, God willingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: the entire creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the Vahidfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §490: unto them that believe in and uphold the unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Supreme Singlenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: transcendent unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: before the LordgleaningsGWB §549: of Truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: Thytablet-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 §161: O my Lord
This form usually rendered as “lord”, “king”, “thou” (145 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: provincesgleaningsGWB §49: whether seen or unseenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and the kingdomstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: kings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: ensuinggleaningsGWB §70: heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: respite them.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: through His Lastnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: nextgleaningsGWB §540: more
gleaningsGWB §631: Graciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: of Thy tender mercieswill-and-testamentW&T §23: the affectionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy loving providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: Most Compassionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of Thy gracious providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: Thy gracious providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: Thy loving-kindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘I beg forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §552: remissionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §478: Forgive me, then,will-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: pardonfire-tabletFire §35: forgiveness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §299: the Most Powerfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: the Most Generouswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §621: upon His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: and bountiful favorswill-and-testamentW&T §56: gift
