Prayers and Meditations — §752
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 752 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَأَنْتَ الَّذِيْ يا إِلهِي وَصَّيْتَهُمْ فِي كِتابِكَ العَظِيمِ وَقُلْتَ يا مَلأَ البَيانِ اتَّقُوا الرَّحْمنَ وَلا تَكْفُرُوا بِالَّذِيْ جَعَلْتُ البَيانَ وَرَقَةً مِنْ أَوْراقِ جَنَّتِهِ، وَإِنَّهُ كانَ هَدِيَّةً مِنْ عِنْدِيْ إِلَيْهِ إِنْ فازَ بِالقَبُولِ إِنَّهُ لَهُو الفَضَّالُ وَإِنْ طُرِدَ وَما فازَ إِنَّهُ لَهُو الحاكِمُ بِالحَقِّ وَالمَحْمُودُ فِي أَفْعالِهِ وَالمُطَاعُ فِي أَوامِرِهِ لَيْسَ لأحَدٍ أَنْ يَعْتَرِضَ عَلَيْهِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou art He, O my God, Who hath commanded them in Thy great Book, and said: “Fear ye the Most Merciful, O people of the Bayán, and deny not Him for Whom I have ordained the Bayán to be one of the leaves of His Paradise. I, verily, esteem it as a gift from me unto Him. Were it His pleasure to accept it, He, truly, is the Most Bountiful; and if He cast it away and refuse to consider it, His verdict is just, and He, in very truth, is Praiseworthy in His acts, and meet to be obeyed in His behests. To none is given the right to cavil at Him.”
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “who” (1 occurrences)
admonish 15% counsels 15% admonished 15% have 10% chosen 10% enjoineth 10% exhort 10% thou 5% testaments 5% viceregent 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: enjoinethgleaningsGWB §493: counselskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: We exhort youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the wishes and admonitionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: commandedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: I counsel you sayingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: Chosen OnesgleaningsGWB §493: exhorted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: all the booksgleaningsGWB §135: with a divinely revealed Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: one of his compositionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §595: what Thou hast written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then writewill-and-testamentW&T §42: the Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: in Thy Book
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Most MightygleaningsGWB §174: Grandeurkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: too weighty and pregnantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: is infinitethe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §5: bitterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Great
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: hath saidgleaningsGWB §359: Then saidkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: ye saidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: and sweet is His speechtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
SE expanded to “the Most Merciful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: of My mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §92: gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: of those who show mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
This form usually rendered as “ye”, “repudiate”, “reject” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: infidelsgleaningsGWB §339: of the infidelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: have denied Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: and the perversetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Hast thou deniedgleaningsGWB §272: betray not thy faith in Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: repudiators of God
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “whom” (59 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I have ordained”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: adornethfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §577: and numberedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: the abject beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: Strengthentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe thyself therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
leaf 44% leaves 11% page 6% newspapers 6% one 6% nightingale 6% written 6% lines 6% leaflet 6% letter 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the leaves thereoffire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §56: foliagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: Mystic Birdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the Heavenly Dovewill-and-testamentW&T §9: letterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: leavesgleaningsGWB §494: Scroll
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: heavenlygleaningsGWB §591: the whole Paradisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “paradise,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: and the inmates of the all-highest Paradisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: the highest paradisethe-hidden-wordsHW §102: the Belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §44: with all your heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: possessed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: for the guidance ofgleaningsGWB §668: helpkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: the guideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: and hast guidedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: guide them arightgleaningsGWB §493: His guidancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of guidance
This form usually rendered as “sight”, “into”, “grace” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: thou dost possessgleaningsGWB §293: your possessionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: of God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: are in Thy handstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: resisteth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: will distinguishgleaningsGWB §604: final victorykitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: achievedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: who have attained unto Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been honouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: blissful
accepted 32% acceptance 23% accept 14% reconcile 5% have 5% acceptable 5% repudiate 5% acquiesced 5% embraceth 5% may 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Qiblihfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §563: he that hath set his face towards Uskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: superiorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: I have acceptedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “gracious”, “all-bounteous”, “immense” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: distinguishedgleaningsGWB §196: tender mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: bountiful favortablet-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 §239: cast him outgleaningsGWB §243: Our banishmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: outcastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: He cast him outepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: to have been banishedgleaningsGWB §461: Thrust not awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: cast Him out from their midstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: to cast me not away
This form usually rendered as “ordaineth”, “governor”, “rule” (26 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: gave judgmentgleaningsGWB §452: His lawkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: to exercisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §56: Caution and prudence
This form usually rendered as “god”, “truth”, “one” (436 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: the one true GodgleaningsGWB §170: omnipotentkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: innermostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: worthythe-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §5: clearly establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the trust
This form usually rendered as “glorious”, “all-praised”, “glorified” (19 occurrences)
glorious 24% all-praised 12% glorified 12% most 12% praiseworthy 12% praised 6% all-praised.” 6% august 6% “praiseworthy 6% act 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: praisedgleaningsGWB §343: All glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: and extol Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: I yield Thee thanksgleaningsGWB §717: All praise be
deeds 41% works 15% acts 11% such 7% doings 7% activities 4% activity 4% attributes 4% conduct 4% behaviour 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: ye cannotgleaningsGWB §563: the righteouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: if Thou canstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: art to be obeyedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: never shall be ablethe-hidden-wordsHW §72: canstwill-and-testamentW&T §7: obedientepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: “Obey
This form usually rendered as “commandments”, “ordinances”, “dictates” (18 occurrences)
commandments 47% ordinances 12% dictates 6% whatsoever 6% ordaineth 6% injunctions 6% laws 6% breaking 6% behests 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: all thingsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §696: My decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: directedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: I have biddentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
SE rendered وَالمُطَاعُ (wálmuṭáʿ), أَوامِرِهِ (ʾawámirih), لَيْسَ (lays), لأحَدٍ (lʾaḥadin), يَعْتَرِضَ (yaʿtariḍ), عَلَيْهِ، (ʿalayhi،) as “obeyed, behests, is, none, cavil, Him.””
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: is given the rightgleaningsGWB §355: can never beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: nor cantablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Thou art notgleaningsGWB §85: cannot be regarded to beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: There is noneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: I am not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: onegleaningsGWB §97: divine unitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: of Thy onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the unitygleaningsGWB §118: heavenly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: The supplicationsgleaningsGWB §287: turned awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: befellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: have turned backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: such as have turned aside from Thee
