Prayers and Meditations — §353
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 353 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ تَمَوَّجَ بَحْرُ غَضَبِكَ بِأَنْ تُعَذِّبَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِكَ وَبِآياتِكَ، ثُمَّ اخْذُلْهُمْ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ وَعَزِّزِ الَّذيِنَ هُمْ تَوَجَّهُوا إِلَيْكَ خالِصِينَ لِوَجْهِكَ لِتَرْتَفِعَ بِهِمْ أَعْلامُ ذِكْرِكَ فِي البِلادِ وَتَنْتَشِرَ بِهِمْ آثارُكَ بَيْنَ العِبادِ لِيَشْهَدَنَّ كُلٌّ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللّهُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيزُ المُتَعالِ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I entreat Thee by Thy name, that hath caused the ocean of Thy wrath to surge, to chastise them who have repudiated Thy truth and disowned Thine utterances. Abase them, then, by Thy might and power, and exalt such as have, wholly for Thy sake, set their faces towards Thee, that through them the ensigns of Thy glorification may be unfurled among all nations, and Thy tokens be spread abroad among all peoples, and that all may testify that Thou art God, that there is none other God beside Thee, the God of power, of majesty and glory.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I entreat Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §265: entreatykitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: truthsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to accountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I imploregleaningsGWB §630: I pray Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: was questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: suppliant
SE expanded to “by Thy name”
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 §235: sublimityfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §391: which cometh down from Heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: firmamentprayers-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 “surge”, “hath”, “surged” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “caused the ocean”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: “WavesgleaningsGWB §684: surgingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §186: restless wavesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the waves thereofgleaningsGWB §375: the waves and billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: hath caused to surgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: surgeth
SE rendered تَمَوَّجَ (tamawwaj), بَحْرُ (baḥr), غَضَبِكَ (ghaḍabik), تُعَذِّبَ (tuʿadhdhib) as “caused the ocean, of Thy wrath, chastise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: seasgleaningsGWB §629: the oceans ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §717: the ocean ofwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: the oceansgleaningsGWB §684: an oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
SE expanded to “of Thy 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 §117: tormentedgleaningsGWB §242: persecutionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: afflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: with the chastisement inflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: tribulationgleaningsGWB §519: Divine chastisementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: sufferingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: How plenteous
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 §159: deniedgleaningsGWB §593: have disbelievedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the infidelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: have deniedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they were unbelieversgleaningsGWB §35: blasphemykitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: declare him an infidel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §374: these signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: This verseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: one versetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy wondrous Signs
SE expanded to “by Thy might”
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 §106: were powerlessfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §618: Source of powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: virtueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: according to Thine irrevocable decreetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are notthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: I have hung
glory 30% all-glorious 20% almighty 11% swear 10% mighty 7% transcendent 6% might 5% most 4% exalted 4% gracious 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: wilt cherishgleaningsGWB §489: He exaltethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: divinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your glory
SE expanded to “set their faces towards”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: gonefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §629: are setkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: I turntablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: freefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §159: deliverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: deliver methe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purestwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: are wholly devoted to Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: of the earthfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §314: ecclesiasticalkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: world of Thy worldstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
ذِكْرِكَ
literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “praise”, “remember” (150 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of Thy glorification”
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the remembrancegleaningsGWB §102: expressionskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: fade into utter nothingnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: withtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of the citiesgleaningsGWB §525: and dominionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §476: throughout Thy realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §38: all countriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thy citiesgleaningsGWB §467: the City
SE expanded to “be spread abroad”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: spreadinggleaningsGWB §81: Spread abroadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: Revivalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §560: that they may scatter abroadwill-and-testamentW&T §15: scatteredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: resurrectiongleaningsGWB §16: promoteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: be shed abroad
SE rendered البِلادِ (al-bilád), وَتَنْتَشِرَ (watantashir), بِهِمْ (bihim), آثارُكَ (átháruk), العِبادِ (al-ʿibád), لِيَشْهَدَنَّ (líashhadann) as “all nations, be spread abroad, Thy tokens, and, all peoples, may testify”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: attitudegleaningsGWB §550: remnantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: offer upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: the virtue wherewith Thou hast endowed itthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §34: that which hath been revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: His signsgleaningsGWB §390: evidence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: servantfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §171: worshiperskitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: towards His servantsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: is Thy servanttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: unto men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: of His deathfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §286: ye beholdkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: readily recognizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: Thou wouldst behold metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: openly manifest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Divinefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §385: with the Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: which God stirreth upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the God oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “most”, “inaccessible”, “all-highest” (47 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to proclaimfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §548: All hailkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: their lofty positionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: from magnifyingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
