Prayers and Meditations — §435
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 435 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
نْ يَمِينِ عَرْشِ عَظَمَتِكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ يا إِلهِي لَوْ يَسْمَعُها أَحَدٌ ما قَدَّرْتَهُ فِيها حَقَّ الإِصْغَاءِ لَيَطِيرُ إِلى مَلَكُوتِ أَمْرِكَ الَّذِيْ يَنْطِقُ فِيهِ كُلُّ ما خُلِقَ فِيهِ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ المُهَيْمِنُ القَيُّومُ، يا إِلهِي طَهِّرْ أَبْصَارَ عِبادِكَ ثُمَّ اجْتَذِبْهُمْ بِآياتِكَ عَلی شَأْنٍ لا يَمْنَعُهُمُ البَلايا عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلَيْكَ وَعَنِ النَّظَرِ إِلى أُفُقِ أَمْرِكَ، يا إِلهِي قَدْ أَحَاطَتِ الظُّلْمَةُ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Purge out thoroughly their ears, O my Lord, that they may hearken unto the sweet melodies that have ascended from the right hand of the throne of Thy glory. I swear by Thy might! Were any one to attune his ears to their harmony he would soar up to the kingdom of Thy revelation, wherein every created thing proclaimeth that Thou art God, and that there is none other God save Thee, the Omnipotent, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting. Cleanse Thou, O my God, the eyes of Thy servants, and so transport them by the sweetness of Thine utterances that calamities will be powerless to hinder them from turning unto Thee, and from directing their eyes towards the horizon of Thy Revelation.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: rightgleaningsGWB §128: to draw nighprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: Whose right handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: right-handgleaningsGWB §485: right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: His right handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the right handgleaningsGWB §192: my right hand
SE expanded to “I swear by Thy might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §640: glory of all temporal honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: to Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: precious in my estimation
This form usually rendered as “god”, “divine”, “god’s” (277 occurrences)
8 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “attune his ears”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Incline thine ear untofire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §216: will incline His earkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: attune his earstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: onegleaningsGWB §116: and all-pervasivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Not oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: othertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §667: the undying Fire
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: thy powerfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §139: in proportionkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: everlasting dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: the power of Thytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
SE rendered أَحَدٌ (ʾaḥadun), قَدَّرْتَهُ (qaddartah), حَقَّ (ḥaqq), الإِصْغَاءِ (aṣ-ṣgháʾ), لَيَطِيرُ (layaṭír) as “any one, hearken, soar up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: hath given eargleaningsGWB §176: hearkenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: hearkeningthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: that ye may hearkenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: to hearkengleaningsGWB §415: be attentiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: enduregleaningsGWB §563: recognize
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: to soarfire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §338: winged its flightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Birds ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §607: winged their flighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: riseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: soargleaningsGWB §100: soaring
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: the kingsgleaningsGWB §286: proclaimingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: of the realmstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §187: of the Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: all actsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: by virtue of Thine authoritytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power
speaketh 26% speak 16% proclaimeth 11% proclaiming 11% crieth 11% uttereth 5% voiceth 5% utter 5% proclaim 5% exclaimeth 5%
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: amongst His creaturesfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §669: hath called into beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: been fixedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: characteristics
SE rendered خُلِقَ (khuliq), بِأَنَّكَ (biʾannak), اللَّهُ (al-lah), إِلهَ (ʾilh) as “created, that, God”
المُهَيْمِنُ
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
SE expanded to “Help in Peril”
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §399: Omnipotent Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §53: the GuardiangleaningsGWB §268: the Supreme Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: these twoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: and supremegleaningsGWB §531: Sovereign Protector
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sublime stationfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §411: he may occupykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: In another senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: any one of themtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: His most holygleaningsGWB §636: may cleanseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: purge outthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: Purify thougleaningsGWB §423: Washprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: Cleanse themthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: Thy servantsfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §289: of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: your father’s worship.’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §23: of the servants
اجْتَذِبْهُمْ
literal: attract; attraction; attract, draw
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “transport”, “enrapture” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: attractfire-tabletFire §3: ThygleaningsGWB §603: the lodestonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: uplifting their transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: drawnepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: been enrapturedgleaningsGWB §575: may attractkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: ecstasy
SE expanded to “sweetness of Thine utterances”
signs 42% utterances 25% verses 8% repudiated 4% utterance 4% words 4% tokens 4% greatest 4% kingdom 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §291: the signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: “smoke” denotesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §464: utterancestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: signs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §197: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §506: that she willthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neithergleaningsGWB §254: stationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: have remained unshaken
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: forbade itgleaningsGWB §686: remain unendowedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: deprive themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and have deterred themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: was withheld
tribulations 38% tribulation 15% adversities 12% trials 6% afflictions 6% every 6% manifold 6% woes 6% all 3% ills 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Troublesfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §168: were sore triedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: anguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: of afflictionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: triedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: a new trialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: affliction
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Set your facesfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §29: directed towards me Thy stepskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: settingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself
SE rendered التَّوَجُّهِ (at-tawajjuh), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), وَعَنِ (waʿan), النَّظَرِ (an-naẓar), أُفُقِ (ʾufuq), أَمْرِكَ، (ʾamrika،) as “turning, unto Thee, and from, directing their eyes, horizon, Thy Revelation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: from whatsoevergleaningsGWB §155: from theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Now thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §572: of all attachment toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: togleaningsGWB §467: as well as
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “beholding”, “because” (98 occurrences)
SE expanded to “directing their eyes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: lookethfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §37: expectingkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: Most Sublime Visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: wait expectingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: turning their gazetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §20: OF
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Supreme Horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §693: dayspringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: the worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the horizongleaningsGWB §198: above the dayspringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: the Dayspring
SE rendered أَمْرِكَ، (ʾamrika،), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), أَحَاطَتِ (ʾaḥáṭat) as “Thy Revelation”
encompassed 32% have 18% compassed 14% hath 14% whisperings 4% enveloped 4% all-encompassing 4% encompasseth 4% blew 4% encompass 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: throughoutfire-tabletFire §20: whisperingsgleaningsGWB §390: all-embracing knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: shedding illuminationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §297: encompassed aboutthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: have appeared on
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: victims of oppressionfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §507: oppressorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: crueltiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: transgressions committedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §3: He Whom the worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: that
