Prayers and Meditations — §431
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 431 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَإِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ يا إِلهِي بِأَنَّ كُلَّ العِبادِ قَدْ أَعْرَضُوا عَنْكَ وَقامُوا بِالمُحَارَبَةِ عَلَى نَفْسِكَ وَلَيْسَ لَكَ عِبَادٌ لِيُطِيعَكَ إِلاَّ هؤُلآءِ وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِظُهُورِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ انْقَلَبَتِ الوُجُودُ وَاضْطَرَبَتِ النُّفُوسُ وَتَبَلْبَلَتِ الرُّقُودُ، فَيَا إِلهِي أَنْتَ الكَرِيْمُ ذُو الفَضْلِ العَظِيمِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou knowest, O my God, that all Thy servants have turned back from Thee and risen up against Thee. Thou knowest that Thou hast no one to obey Thee except them and such as have believed in Thy Revelation, through which the foundations of the entire universe have been shaken, and the souls of all men have trembled, and all that lay asleep were quickened. Thou art, O my God, the God of bounty, Whose grace is immense.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the most learnedfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §96: All-Informedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: whollytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: O my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §176: to the one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: God, theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: O my God—hathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: among Thy servantsfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §573: for such of His servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §194: the servantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: unto Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the guardian
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: denial of TheegleaningsGWB §257: let him turn asidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: made replyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: of their earthly lifetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: who hath turned aside
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: dependfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §287: such a capacitykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: bidden me to occupytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
This form usually rendered as “conflicts”, “war”, “conflict” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: wargleaningsGWB §579: contendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: to assailprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: and have risen up againstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: conflictgleaningsGWB §441: by warkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: foughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: risen up against Thee
SE expanded to “souls of all men”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: unto ThyselfgleaningsGWB §318: the human soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: a soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: in Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: him that
SE rendered بِالمُحَارَبَةِ (biálmuḥárabah), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), وَلَيْسَ (walays), لَكَ (lak), عِبَادٌ (ʿibádun), لِيُطِيعَكَ (líuṭíʿak) as “against, one, obey”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: There is nogleaningsGWB §355: can never beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: There is nonetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: is as nothinggleaningsGWB §225: can bring on Me noprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: can cherish noepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: not been
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: obeygleaningsGWB §458: succeedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: if Thou canstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: the obedienttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: never shall be ablethe-hidden-wordsHW §72: canstwill-and-testamentW&T §7: obedientepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: “Obey
This form usually rendered as “dependents” (1 occurrences)
caused 50% dependents 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: honestygleaningsGWB §530: have already recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: will they believeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: the Refugetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: abide thereinwill-and-testamentW&T §12: trustedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: for having believed
SE rendered بِظُهُورِكَ (biẓuhúrik), انْقَلَبَتِ (inqalabat), الوُجُودُ (al-wujúd) as “Revelation, the entire universe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with a soundgleaningsGWB §485: enable thee to pass overkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: in Our bleeding heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: with all their affectionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heart
This form usually rendered as “all”, “creation”, “existence” (67 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the entire universe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: there lieth concealedfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §344: existkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: of mankindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my begettertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §22: existent
SE rendered انْقَلَبَتِ (inqalabat), الوُجُودُ (al-wujúd), وَاضْطَرَبَتِ (wáḍṭarabat), النُّفُوسُ (an-nufús), وَتَبَلْبَلَتِ (watabalbalat) as “the entire universe, souls of all men, quickened”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: confusiongleaningsGWB §610: hath made the hearts ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: dismayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: seized with tremblingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: dost thou dreadwill-and-testamentW&T §53: sunk into
وَتَبَلْبَلَتِ
literal: nightingale; be confused/agitated; confused/disturbed
This form usually rendered as “quickened” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “all that lay asleep”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: those that are fast asleepgleaningsGWB §86: will ye sleepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: slumberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: suffer me to sleepepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: bedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: all that lay asleepepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: asleep
This form usually rendered as “most”, “all-bountiful”, “generous” (73 occurrences)
most 53% all-bountiful 25% generous 6% all-bounteous 3% noble 3% god 3% blessed 2% bountiful 2% sublime 2% goodness 2%
SE rendered فَيَا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), الكَرِيْمُ (al-karím), ذُو (dhú), الفَضْلِ (al-faḍl), العَظِيمِ، (al-ʿaẓími،) as “O, my God, God, bounty, immense”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: bountygleaningsGWB §201: The excellencekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: the most distinguishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: of Thy holy favorstablet-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 §5: Thy grandeurgleaningsGWB §169: How vastkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: graveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: excellentthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Most Great
