Prayers and Meditations — §635

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 635 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

ما لَمْ أَجِدْ سَبِيلاً إِلاَّ ما بَيَّنْتَهُ لأَصْفِيائِكَ؟ يَشْهَدُ كُلُّ الذَّرَّاتِ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ لَمْ تَزَلْ كُنْتَ مُقْتَدِرًا عَلَى ما تَشآءُ وَحاكِمًا عَلَى ما تُرِيْدُ، قَدِّرْ لِي يا إِلهِي

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Whither shall I turn, O my God, powerless as I am to discover any other way except the way Thou didst set before Thy chosen Ones? All the atoms of the earth proclaim Thee to be God, and testify that there is none other God besides Thee. Thou hast from eternity been powerful to do what Thou hast willed, and to ordain what Thou hast pleased.

Translation Notes

أَجِدْ

ʾajid w-j-d → “to discover”

literal: find

find 41% perceive 12% discover 12% would 12% recognize 6% can 6% cannot 6% within 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: embodied fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §116: all beings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: be found prayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: have tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may find the-hidden-wordsHW §60: OF will-and-testamentW&T §4: despite

سَبِيلاً

sabíláan s-b-l → “way”

literal: path; way; path/way

path 72% way 12% straight 3% sake 3% road 2% means 2% state 2% door 2% self 2% path!” 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the Straight gleaningsGWB §4: is barred kitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: ways prayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: Thy path!”the-hidden-wordsHW §51: My path will-and-testamentW&T §3: shed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thy way gleaningsGWB §519: the

بَيَّنْتَهُ

bayyantah b-y-n → “set before”

literal: between; utterance; clear

utterance 25% among 15% amidst 13% amongst 12% before 10% between 8% clear 5% bayán 4% unto 4% utterances 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: amongst fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §223: the Most Manifest kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the utterances prayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: unto all that are in the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §5: utter ruin

لأَصْفِيائِكَ؟

lʾaṣfíáʾika؟ ṣ-f-w → “thy chosen ones”

literal: chosen ones; chosen-ones

SE expanded to “Thy chosen Ones”

chosen 92% ones 3% thou 3% holy 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: clear fire-tabletFire §27: and gleaningsGWB §562: goodwill kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: stainless prayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: Thy transcendent attributes the-hidden-wordsHW §100: crystal pure will-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Ones epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: chosen ones

يَشْهَدُ

yashhad sh-h-d → “testify”

literal: witness; witnessed

testifieth 22% beareth 22% testify 18% bear 13% witness 7% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% witnesseth 2% well 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: borne witness fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §368: be discovered kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: consider prayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: things visible and tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death

الذَّرَّاتِ

adh-dharrát dh-r-r → “the atoms”

literal: atom; atoms

atoms 40% all 30% atom 20% same 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: atoms gleaningsGWB §117: atom kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: mote prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: atoms of the earth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: leave gleaningsGWB §310: no sign kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: thing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §635: the atoms

بِأَنَّكَ

biʾannak ʾ-n-n → “thee to be”

literal: indeed/verily

SE expanded to “Thee to be”

thee 43% thou 29% verily 14% since 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: now gleaningsGWB §698: They prayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: likewise, recognize will-and-testamentW&T §36: not to gleaningsGWB §2: as prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: Since Thou hast will-and-testamentW&T §36: I call upon Thee gleaningsGWB §11: Verily

اللَّهُ

al-lah ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; god

god 67% divine 18% god’s 4% lord 4% divinity 3% holy 1% other 1% mystic 1% heavenly 1% godhead 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God is gleaningsGWB §204: her God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the mystic trumpet prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinity the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §23: is of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: God gleaningsGWB §386: other God

إِلهَ

ʾilh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; god

god 85% lord 8% other 4% there 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: O my God gleaningsGWB §385: two Gods kitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: divine wisdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §410: Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: God gleaningsGWB §26: of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Almighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: Lord my God

تَزَلْ

tazal z-w-l → “hast” Distinctive

literal: cease; to cease; decline

This form usually rendered as “everlasting”, “thou”, “eternity” (40 occurrences)

everlasting 35% thou 16% eternity 16% hast 13% everlastingly 6% hath 6% still 3% ever 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: perpetually afflicted gleaningsGWB §555: be dispelled kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: immortal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: hast ever been the-hidden-wordsHW §55: fleeting will-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanish epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: eliminate gleaningsGWB §130: everlasting

مُقْتَدِرًا

muqtadiran q-d-r → “powerful”

literal: power; powerful

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 §52: authority fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §214: exaltation kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: Ponder for a moment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: powerful to do tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

تَشآءُ

tasháʾ sh-y-ʾ → “thou hast willed”

literal: will

SE expanded to “Thou hast willed”

pleaseth 33% thou 33% do 10% what 6% pleasure 6% willest 5% please 2% pleasest 2% willeth 2% may 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: to do gleaningsGWB §635: anything whatsoever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: thing a prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: none to describe Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His will

وَحاكِمًا

waḥákiman ḥ-k-m → “to ordain”

literal: wisdom; wise; judgment

ordaineth 22% supreme 17% ordain 17% governor 11% rulest 11% rule 6% ordainest 6% ordainer 6% ordained 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: judge gleaningsGWB §253: His behests kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: penalty of death.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §349: ordainest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be tested the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §25: regulations

تُرِيْدُ،

turídu، r-y-d → “thou hast pleased”

literal: desire; will

SE expanded to “Thou hast pleased”

thou 53% wish 5% days 5% pleaseth 5% pleasure 5% able 5% desire 5% seeketh 5% will 5% willest 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thou didst desire gleaningsGWB §246: He hath wished kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: given prayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: have sought tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desire the-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekest epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: for Thy desire gleaningsGWB §275: to seek it

لِي

lí ʿ-l-y

literal: upon; on; exalted

SE rendered تُرِيْدُ، (turídu،), قَدِّرْ (qaddir), لِي (lí), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “Thou hast pleased, my God”

upon 36% unto 15% against 14% exalted 8% hands 5% - 5% over 5% thee 5% high 3% above 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: above gleaningsGWB §532: to your aid kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is He prayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: was convulsed the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: in gleaningsGWB §478: in thine affairs

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