Prayers and Meditations — §550
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 550 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا مَنْ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ مُضطَرِبٌ مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ، وَكُلُّ الوُجُوهِ ساجِدَةٌ عِنْدَ ظُهُوراتِ أَنْوارِ وَجْهِكَ، وَكُلُّ الأَعْناقِ خاضِعَةٌ لِسَلْطَنَتِكَ، وَكُلُّ القُلُوبِ مُنْقادَةٌ لِحُكُومَتِكَ، وَكُلُّ الأَركانِ مُضْطَرِبَةٌ مِنْ سَطْوَتِكَ، وَكُلُ الأَرْياحِ مُسَخَّراتٌ بِأَمْرِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِنَفاذِ أَمْرِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ وَإِعْلآءِ كَلِمَتِكَ وَسُلْطانِكَ، بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنا مِنَ الَّذِينَ ما مَنَعَتْهُمُ الدُّنْيا عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلَيْك،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O Thou the dread of Whom hath fallen upon all things, before the splendors of Whose face the countenances of all men are downcast, at the revelations of Whose sovereignty all necks have humbly bowed, to the ruling of Whose will all hearts have been subdued, the awfulness of Whose majesty hath caused the foundations of all things to tremble, and to the power of Whose authority the winds have been subjected! I beseech Thee by the compelling force of Thy Revelation, and by the power of Thy might, and by the exaltation of Thy word, and by the sublimity of Thy sovereignty, to number us with them whom the world hath been powerless to hinder from turning towards Thee.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: He pleasethgleaningsGWB §134: purposekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: of the Will of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: the whole creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: tremblegleaningsGWB §161: Dismayed and overpoweredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: dismayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: remained unmovedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be perturbedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: blow
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: fear ofgleaningsGWB §76: awed with the dread ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: fear of Theewill-and-testamentW&T §34: was thus alarmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: The feargleaningsGWB §483: fearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Thy fearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: for fear of
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: it allgleaningsGWB §328: The whole universekitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: Universalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: their adversaries have allthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: all alikewill-and-testamentW&T §36: him thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: allgleaningsGWB §163: With all their might
This form usually rendered as “faces”, “face”, “snow-white” (14 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of all men”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Advancefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §504: fastened his eyes uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §633: face to facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “suppliant”, “downcast”, “hath” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: prostrated themselvesgleaningsGWB §272: have bowed down in adorationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Mosque.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: downcastthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: Ye bow the kneeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: bow down beforegleaningsGWB §3: adorethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: to worship
revelations 32% manifestations 14% revelation 13% evidences 11% manifold 8% tokens 8% all 7% manifestation 4% signs 1% testimonies 1%
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
This form usually rendered as “submissive”, “show”, “humble” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: bowed down before themgleaningsGWB §3: is wholly subjectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: with a humble mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: humbly bowedthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: Humblewill-and-testamentW&T §28: be submissiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: “Let every soul be subjectgleaningsGWB §656: humble and subservient to Thy Will
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 §12: SháhgleaningsGWB §632: My sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: the power of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §7: power of the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: rulers
SE rendered وَكُلُّ (wakull), القُلُوبِ (al-qulúb), مُنْقادَةٌ (munqádahun), لِحُكُومَتِكَ، (liḥukúmatika،) as “will all, been subdued, ruling of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with a soundgleaningsGWB §635: that thou mayest stir upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: in the heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §2: are incapable of estranging themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: within your heartswill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: troublous
This form usually rendered as “subdued” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “governance”, “rule”, “dominion” (7 occurrences)
SE rendered لِحُكُومَتِكَ، (liḥukúmatika،), وَكُلُّ (wakull), الأَركانِ (ar-rkán), مُضْطَرِبَةٌ (muḍṭaribahun), سَطْوَتِكَ، (saṭwatika،) as “ruling of, the foundations, to tremble, majesty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the foundationsgleaningsGWB §244: the limbskitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: Pillarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: and membersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: membergleaningsGWB §476: with thy whole beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: whole characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: My very limbs
This form usually rendered as “might”, “awful”, “whose” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the dominionfire-tabletFire §6: mightgleaningsGWB §534: from His vehement powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the power of Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: the influenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the powersgleaningsGWB §314: authoritiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: the awfulness of Whose majesty
This form usually rendered as “subjected” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thou hast subjectedgleaningsGWB §670: be empowered to subduekitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: scoffed atprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: with scornepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: SubduegleaningsGWB §580: can subduekitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: deridedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: Thou didst subdue
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (244 occurrences)
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: incidentfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §510: Our Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Revelation isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: and which Thou didst command metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: We entreatgleaningsGWB §259: questionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek enlightenmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: hath soughtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I beseech TheegleaningsGWB §265: entreatykitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: I, therefore, beseech Thee
potency 19% irresistible 13% energizing 13% compelling 13% executive 13% penetrative 6% execute 6% influence 6% outlet 6% pervading 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: outletgleaningsGWB §682: potencykitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: pervading influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: and the compelling powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: bindingwill-and-testamentW&T §12: all-swayingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: the potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: and the energizing influences
power 39% might 31% omnipotence 10% dominion 8% through 3% evidences 2% overpowering 2% greatness 2% hand 2% immensity 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thine omnipotencefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §425: Supreme Ordainerkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: virtueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: have the powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: be in thy power
exalt 25% glorify 19% exaltation 13% sake 13% magnify 9% exalted 6% magnifying 6% proclaim 3% may 3% glorification 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy Wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §97: the Voicekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: thoughtsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: through a word utteredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: will set theefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §577: and numberedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: and hath made Meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §751: have made of that Covenanttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: the Most HighgleaningsGWB §612: would shut you outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: of the graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: I am hindered bytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: shut you out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the worldgleaningsGWB §580: concerning the things of this worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: the lowliestthe-hidden-wordsHW §56: with this worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: worldgleaningsGWB §595: mortal mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low
