Prayers and Meditations — §463
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 463 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ لَمْ أَدْرِ بِأَيِّ حُجَّةٍ آمَنُوا بِكَ وَبِآياتِكَ وَبِأَيِّ بُرْهانٍ كَفَرُوا بِسُلْطَانِكَ، كُلَّما أَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَيْكَ وَأَقُولُ يا قَوْمِ فَانْظُرُوا بِمَا عِنْدَكُمْ مِنْ آياتِ اللَّهِ رَبِّكُمْ وَبِما نُزِّلَ مِنْ سَمَاءِ المَشِيَّةِ وَالاقْتِدَارِ يَعتَرِضُونَ عَلَيْكَ وَيُعْرِضُونَ عَنْكَ بَعْدَ الَّذِيْ أَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ بِأَنَّ كُلَّ كَلِمَةٍ مِنْ كَلِمَاتِ الَّتِيْ خَرَجَتْ مِنْ فَمِ إِرادَتِكَ تَتَضَوَّعُ مِنْها نَفَحَاتُ رَحْمَتِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I know, O my Lord, neither their reasoning with which they have acknowledged Thee and believed in Thy signs, nor their argument whereby they have repudiated Thy sovereignty. Every time I call them to Thee and say: “O people! Consider the utterances of the Lord your God which are in your possession and those that have been sent down from the heaven of His will and power,” they cavil at Thee, and turn their backs to Thee, though—as Thou art aware—each of the words that have gone out of the mouth of Thy will sheddeth the fragrance of the breaths of Thy mercy.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: by My LordgleaningsGWB §115: Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: supremacytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: with my Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I know notgleaningsGWB §338: accomplishmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: I knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: rise toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: knowing notgleaningsGWB §563: oceanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: I cannot thinkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: know not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: PilgrimagegleaningsGWB §77: Their proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: protestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: reasoningthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: argumentwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: evidencegleaningsGWB §97: the evidences of His Truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: hast believedgleaningsGWB §285: the true believerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: A true believerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: into confidencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: and securewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trustedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: have disbelieved
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 §46: impietygleaningsGWB §221: those that have repudiated the truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: infidel?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: they repudiated Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: infidelsgleaningsGWB §464: condemn Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: at the camphor fountain
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: through the power of My mightgleaningsGWB §190: sovereign Potencykitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of Thy transcendent sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: by His sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: requestgleaningsGWB §220: hath invitedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: callestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and called me totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: these idle claimantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: I summonwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: crying outgleaningsGWB §213: these wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: the saying:prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: their calumniestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: agitatedfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §13: the honorkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: degreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: and arisentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
SE rendered إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), وَأَقُولُ (waʾaqúl), قَوْمِ (qawm), فَانْظُرُوا (fánẓurúá), عِنْدَكُمْ (ʿindakum), آياتِ (áyát) as “to Thee, say, people! Consider, your possession and, utterances”
SE expanded to “your possession and”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: what thou dost possessgleaningsGWB §468: the sight ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §104: by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: what ye possess
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: O Thou Who art the Lordfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §544: and to this the Almighty is My witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of God,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: I swear by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “have been sent”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: been sent downgleaningsGWB §591: have We revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: aforementionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §540: Send down, thereforetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent
SE expanded to “from the heaven”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: sublimityfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §630: bykitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §735: He Who is the Most Great Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: partnersgleaningsGWB §188: wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: of the Will of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: Thy primal willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
power 62% might 10% divine 5% mighty 5% dominion 5% potency 5% potentialities 2% hands 2% all-subduing 2% soul 2%
SE expanded to “they cavil at”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: them that turned aside from MegleaningsGWB §99: and the exigencieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: hath turned thereuntoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: turned backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: withdrawn from
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “knowest”, “well” (54 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: Those divines, however, whofire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §11: present-daykitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: certain knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: I recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: in the One Who conversed with God (Moses)fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §494: concerning yourselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: utterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: Those wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: He Who conversed with Thee (Moses)tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “proceeded”, “abandoned” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: UnsheathegleaningsGWB §611: hast cast awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: explain.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §567: Put forth, thereforetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: looked outthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issuewill-and-testamentW&T §25: expelepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: altereth
will 47% purpose 16% through 13% conformity 8% desire 5% operation 3% according 3% good 3% accordance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy willgleaningsGWB §522: He willethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: whatsoever He willethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §731: through the operation of Thy willthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: hath conspired against meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: WillgleaningsGWB §722: to the Will
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §367: degradethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: sheddethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §232: hath been shedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §703: shed forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §51: hath shed its perfume
sweet 28% breezes 20% fragrances 16% breaths 13% breath 9% fragrance 9% ecstasy 1% vitalizing 1% assail 1% breeze 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §111: sweet fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Thy sweet savorswill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the breezesgleaningsGWB §187: sweet smelling savorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfume
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Compassionatefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §688: heavenly delightkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §853: Wilt Thou not pitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
