Prayers and Meditations — §436
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 436 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا إِلهِي قَدْ أَحَاطَتِ الظُّلْمَةُ كُلَّ البِلادِ وَبِهَا اضْطَرَبَتْ أَكثَرُ العِبادِ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الأَعْظَمِ بِأَنْ تَخْلُقَ فِي كُلِّ بَلَدٍ خَلْقًا لِيَتَوَجَّهُنَّ إِلَيْكَ وَيَذْكرُنَّكَ بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ وَيَرْفَعُنَّ رَاياتِ نُصْرَتِكَ بِالحِكْمَةِ وَالبَيانِ وَيَنْقَطِعُنَّ عَنِ الأَكْوانِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Darkness hath encompassed every land, O my God, and caused most of Thy servants to tremble. I beseech Thee, by Thy Most Great Name, to raise in every city a new creation that shall turn towards Thee, and shall remember Thee amidst Thy servants, and shall unfurl by virtue of their utterances and wisdom the ensigns of Thy victory, and shall detach themselves from all created things.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: there is none other Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §725: O my God”kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Thou my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
encompassed 30% have 23% compassed 13% hath 13% enveloped 3% all-encompassing 3% encompasseth 3% blew 3% encompass 3% embraced 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: overshadowethfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §79: are encompassedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §806: supreme overthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: throughout
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: so cruelfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §594: in darknesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: shall the sun be darkenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: by the wrongsthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: flagrant injusticeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: these wronged ones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Sacred CitygleaningsGWB §267: of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: nations and kingdomsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: of Thy citiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §13: all regionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of the citiesgleaningsGWB §43: kingdoms
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: tremblinggleaningsGWB §375: trembleth with a great tremblingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: dismayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: shook and trembledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: be not thou troubledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be perturbedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: blow
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: the most partgleaningsGWB §361: most of themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: mostlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: streamtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a river of lifewill-and-testamentW&T §38: by a majorityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: constantgleaningsGWB §552: inordinate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the guardianfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §104: servitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: adorationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: are they whotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §214: implorekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek enlightenmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: I moreover entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §467: by askingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: truthsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Deal
SE rendered أَكثَرُ (ʾakthar), العِبادِ، (al-ʿibádi،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), الأَعْظَمِ (al-ʾaʿẓam), تَخْلُقَ (takhluq) as “most of, Thy servants, I beseech, by Thy, Most Great Name, raise”
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 §221: under divers namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §374: into the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: “Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: and the sublimity oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “Most Great Name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: most perfectgleaningsGWB §587: impenetrablekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: excellethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: of Thy grandeurthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: grievous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: a creaturefire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §618: all menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: “rebirth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: the Makertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: hence I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: created thee
SE expanded to “that shall turn towards”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: went to himfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §234: that turneth his facekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: set my facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
وَيَذْكرُنَّكَ
literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned
SE expanded to “shall remember Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: recountgleaningsGWB §106: the Well-Belovedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: hath already been explainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: all human praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
This form usually rendered as “help”, “succor”, “assist” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have aidedfire-tabletFire §47: championsgleaningsGWB §598: That which can ensure the victorykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: single-handedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: assist Thou, then,the-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: bindinggleaningsGWB §280: there is a wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: new commandprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: ruling of Whose willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands of the government
utterance 65% divine 7% eloquence 5% tongue 5% through 5% glorification 5% unto 2% ornament 2% articulate 2% book 2%
وَيَنْقَطِعُنَّ
literal: detachment; detached; severed
This form usually rendered as “rid”, “may”, “forsake” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “shall detach themselves from”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: them that are rid of all attachment to any save TheegleaningsGWB §203: unceasinglykitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: forsaketablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: detached from all that isgleaningsGWB §551: detach himself
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: is worthgleaningsGWB §484: should bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: inhabitedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: Veiled
