Prayers and Meditations — §63
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 63 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَأَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ يا إِلهِي بِأَنَّ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ ذَنْبٌ إِلاَّ حُبُّكَ، لِذا أَخَذُوهُمْ وَفَرَّقُوهُمْ فِيْ الأَكْنَافِ أَهْلُ الاعْتِسافِ، وَلَوْ أَنِّي يا إِلهِي أَعْلَمُ بِأَنَّكَ لا تُنَزِّلُ عَلَى أَحِبَّتِكَ إِلاَّ ما هُو خَيْرٌ لَهُمْ، وَلكِنْ أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الْمُهَيْمِنِ عَلَى الأَشْياءِ بِأَنْ تَبْعَثَ لِنُصْرَتِهِمْ مَنْ يَحْفَظُهُمْ عَنِ الأَعْدآءِ إِظْهارًا لِفَضْلِكَ وَإِبْرازًا لِقُدْرَتِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou knowest full well, O my God, that their only crime is to have loved Thee. For this reason have their oppressors laid hold on them, and scattered them abroad. Aware as I am, O my God, that Thou wilt send down upon Thy servants only what is good for them, I nevertheless beseech Thee, by Thy name which overshadoweth all things, to raise up, for their assistance and as a sign of Thy grace and as an evidence of Thy power, those who will keep them safe from all their adversaries.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: sciencesfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §276: enlightenedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: with the pursuit of knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §851: only unto Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: “Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §70: By the righteousness of the onekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: ‘Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: O my God—hathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “there”, “can”, “none” (46 occurrences)
SE expanded to “is to have”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: NonegleaningsGWB §513: It is notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: can cherish notablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: is as nothinggleaningsGWB §227: is not to be numberedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: onlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: not
sin 21% crime 21% sins 14% committed 7% transgressions 7% sin?’ 7% transgression 7% sinfulness 7% blasphemous 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: of sinnersgleaningsGWB §650: transgressionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: mistakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: the sins of menthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: sinfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: singleaningsGWB §655: for the transgressionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: his sin?’
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: His willfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §225: followerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: they that are deartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be setwill-and-testamentW&T §38: that love
SE rendered ذَنْبٌ (dhanbun), حُبُّكَ، (ḥubbuka،), لِذا (lidhá), أَخَذُوهُمْ (ʾakhadhúhum), وَفَرَّقُوهُمْ (wafarraqúhum) as “crime, loved, For this reason, scattered them abroad”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Take Thoufire-tabletFire §15: overcomegleaningsGWB §47: have bewilderedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: perishethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: and they shall be seizedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §857: hath soughttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou
SE expanded to “scattered them abroad”
separation 37% distinction 18% scattered 6% qur’án 6% separated 6% difference 6% some 6% different 6% because 6% discern 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: differ theyfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §675: your bodieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: variationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: separation from Thy courttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: differwill-and-testamentW&T §6: the people
SE rendered وَفَرَّقُوهُمْ (wafarraqúhum), الأَكْنَافِ (al-ʾaknáf), أَهْلُ (ʾahl), الاعْتِسافِ، (al-áʿtisáfi،) as “scattered them abroad, oppressors”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: the people offire-tabletFire §22: the SyriansgleaningsGWB §590: blind in heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: midstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy kindredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
tyranny 27% injustice 20% cruelty 13% transgressions 7% through 7% cruelly 7% oppressor 7% grievously 7% iniquitous 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: cruellygleaningsGWB §220: oppressorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: grievously wronged themwill-and-testamentW&T §5: iniquitousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: crueltywill-and-testamentW&T §36: and their wrong-doingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: injusticeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the transgressions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: hath been revealedgleaningsGWB §538: The verses We have revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: which hath descendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §45: be afflictedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: chosegleaningsGWB §69: the Unconditionedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: He Who hath the authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of unsurpassedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for the goodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: virtuegleaningsGWB §509: surely, be a manifest advantage
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §157: shall not be askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: to appearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §112: I beseechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: questionersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: I pray
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 §129: heavensfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §315: goodly nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: as the bearer of Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
الْمُهَيْمِنِ
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; protector
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Omnipotent ProtectorgleaningsGWB §328: Power Who exerciseth undisputed sovereignty overkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §641: Potent artepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §300: Guardianprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: overshadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Help in Peril
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: pleaseth TheegleaningsGWB §257: willeth notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: Primal Willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: Thou pleasesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: raise upgleaningsGWB §349: have been sent downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: sent forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: Ignitewill-and-testamentW&T §9: shall have no pity on himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: raised upgleaningsGWB §122: commissionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: speed out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: they assistedfire-tabletFire §47: championsgleaningsGWB §68: besoughtkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: of assistingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: assist Thou, then,the-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
SE expanded to “will keep them safe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: to protectgleaningsGWB §591: wraptkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: preserve ustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: watch over thee
This form usually rendered as “enemies”, “mine”, “foes” (33 occurrences)
SE expanded to “all their adversaries”
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “may”, “proclaim” (69 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: is as the meritgleaningsGWB §205: excellethkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouring of bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: His mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §12: All-Bountiful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: disclosedgleaningsGWB §204: as proofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: come to passprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: been uncoveredtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the revelation of My glorygleaningsGWB §91: corporeal existencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: Revealers
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
