Prayers and Meditations — §794
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 794 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ُ المُتَعالِ العادِلُ الحَكِيمُ، سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي فَانْظُرْ هذا المَظْلُومَ الَّذِيْ ابْتُلِيَ بَيْنَ الظَّالِمِينَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَالمُشْرِكينَ مِنْ أَعْدائِكَ بَعْدَ الَّذِيْ ما تَنَفَّسَ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِكَ وَأَمْرِكَ، قَدْ كُنْتُ يا إِلهِي راقِدًا عَلَى المِهادِ وَمَرَّتْ عَلَيَّ أَرْياحُ فَضْلِكَ وَأَلْطافِكَ وَأَيْقَظْتَنِيْ بِها بِسُلْطانِكَ وَمَواهِبِكَ وَأَقَمْتَنِيْ بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ بِثَنآءِ نَفْسِكَ وَإِعْلآءِ كَلِمَتِكَ، إِذًا اعْتَرَضَ عَلَيَّ أَكثَرُ بَرِيَّتِكَ فَوَعِزَّتِكَ يا إِلهِي ما ظَنَنْتُ فِي حَقِّهِمْ ما ظَهَرَ مِنْهُمْ بَعْدَ الَّذِيْ إِنَّكَ بَشَّرْتَهُمْ بِهذا الظُّهُورِ فِي صَحائِفِ أَمْرِكَ وَأَلْواحِ قَضائِكَ وَما نَزَّلْتَ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ كَلِمَةً إِلاَّ وَقَدْ أَخَذْتَ بِها عَهْدَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Look Thou upon this wronged one, who hath been sorely afflicted by the oppressors among Thy creatures and the infidels among Thine enemies, though he himself hath refused to breathe a single breath but by Thy leave and at Thy bidding. I lay asleep on my couch, O my God, when lo, the gentle winds of Thy grace and Thy loving-kindness passed over me, and wakened me through the power of Thy sovereignty and Thy gifts, and bade me arise before Thy servants, and speak forth Thy praise, and glorify Thy word. Thereupon most of Thy people reviled me. I swear by Thy glory, O my God! I never thought that they would show forth such deeds, aware as I am that Thou hast Thyself announced this Revelation unto them in the Scrolls of Thy commandment and the Tablets of Thy decree, and hast covenanted with them concerning this youth in every word sent down by Thee unto Thy creatures and Thy people.
Translation Notes
exalt 30% exaltation 19% glorify 15% exalted 7% magnify 7% glorification 7% sake 4% proclaim 4% furthering 4% magnifying 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: Imperialfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §497: Glorified, glorifiedkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: transcendent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: will be glorifiedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: celestial
SE rendered العادِلُ (al-ʿádil), الحَكِيمُ، (al-ḥakímu،), سُبْحَانَكَ (subḥának) as “Glorified art Thou”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: fairnessgleaningsGWB §638: and justiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: judge equitablytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: rivalthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to be justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: with fairnessgleaningsGWB §189: the Equitable
SE rendered الحَكِيمُ، (al-ḥakímu،), سُبْحَانَكَ (subḥának), اللَّهُمَّ (al-lahumm) as “Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: all sovereigntygleaningsGWB §169: Gird upkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: penalty of death.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: All-Wise.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §34: government
SE expanded to “Glorified art Thou”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the veilsgleaningsGWB §190: Glory bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: celebrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: Laudedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: glorified be HegleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thou
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: afflictionfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §110: agonieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: sore triedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: the cupthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: triedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: a new trialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: countless afflictions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: createdfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §287: My creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: peoplesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: Thou didst create metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hast created me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: partnergleaningsGWB §159: infidelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: and blasphemous whisperingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: but blasphemythe-hidden-wordsHW §153: arewill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §374: peers and partners
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thine enemiesfire-tabletFire §33: Thy foesgleaningsGWB §567: of His enemieskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: the capacityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: those Thine enemiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgresswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the utmost enmity
SE expanded to “by Thy leave”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: leavegleaningsGWB §222: will no doubt be grantedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: with Thine earswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the eargleaningsGWB §26: earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: by anyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: with attentive ears
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (179 occurrences)
SE expanded to “at Thy bidding”
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: asleepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: bedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: slumbererepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: off the slumberkitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: slumberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: suffer me to sleepepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: othersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: the bed
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: most sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §547: the refinementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: blessingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: attentivewill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §100: discriminating
This form usually rendered as “roused”, “didst”, “hast” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: wakenedgleaningsGWB §257: may shake offkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: wakingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: didst wakengleaningsGWB §167: roused Meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: awakenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: hast wakenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and roused me up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the kingsgleaningsGWB §78: with radiant sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the divine Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: may prevailtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: King of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §621: upon His grace and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy favorswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §195: All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: and bountiful favorswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the gift
This form usually rendered as “raise”, “bidden”, “hast” (5 occurrences)
SE expanded to “bade me arise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: O peoplefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §709: the meaningkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §21: timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: raised me uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: amongst menfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §657: all them that serve Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: the sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: unto Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants
SE expanded to “speak forth Thy praise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: secondgleaningsGWB §205: that magnify His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: to celebrate Thy praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §321: createdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §419: of Thy praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: His Wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §537: speak yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the text of the Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: revelations of Thy wondrous powertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: One Who conversed
This form usually rendered as “disputed”, “caviled”, “opposed” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my protestsgleaningsGWB §661: have turned awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: They caviledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: the defectiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: bywill-and-testamentW&T §17: oppose and protestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: turning away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: the most partfire-tabletFire §24: the peoplegleaningsGWB §361: most of themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: streamtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a river of lifethe-hidden-wordsHW §113: riverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: for the most part
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §693: creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: of Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mengleaningsGWB §384: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: and the sick made wholeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: glorifiedfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §279: the pompkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: Thine omnipotencethe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: true glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thou dost imaginefire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §78: they fondly imaginekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: bear in mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: all idle fanciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is thy fancyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: idle imaginings
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), ظَنَنْتُ (ẓanant), حَقِّهِمْ (ḥaqqihim), ظَهَرَ (ẓahar), مِنْهُمْ (minhum) as “O my God, thought, show forth, them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: to thatgleaningsGWB §449: Who is the Eternal Truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the inmost Realityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: Thy wraththe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §6: touchingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the truth
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (105 occurrences)
hath 42% appeared 17% manifested 9% revealed 9% made 8% have 4% fulfilled 4% uncovered 4% perpetrated 2% back 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: Godfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §35: throughkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the literal interpretationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: were marked outtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
This form usually rendered as “others”, “some” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Him Who isgleaningsGWB §305: this worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and thiswill-and-testamentW&T §34: of this landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: For thisgleaningsGWB §86: This istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Wherein
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy ScripturesgleaningsGWB §586: the sealed and mystic Scrollkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: epistlesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: in His Scripturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the BooksgleaningsGWB §323: the sacred Scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: the Scrollsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Books
tablets 69% pages 6% tablet 6% writ 3% scriptures 3% pen 3% tablets.… 3% writings 3% chronicles 3% heavenly 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: illuminedgleaningsGWB §699: Guarded Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: best establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: Thy Scripturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: originalgleaningsGWB §689: writings
decree 69% irrevocable 10% dispositions 3% judgment 3% purpose 3% appointments 3% ordained 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: that have happenedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §489: or will ordainkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: wasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: of Thy judgmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My decreeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: elapsed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: hath revealedgleaningsGWB §556: across immeasurable distanceskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: been perpetratedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: the Inflictortablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined
thee 38% thou 21% mouth 8% presence 8% possessions 5% possessest 5% possess 5% which 5% dost 3% things 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: whengleaningsGWB §440: human perversitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: inspired by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: that which is withthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §34: stubbornnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: that which ye possessgleaningsGWB §386: when compared to
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: We have beengleaningsGWB §295: have revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: hastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: “Moreepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: God hathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: thenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: I
This form usually rendered as “laid”, “hath”, “clung” (22 occurrences)
SE rendered وَقَدْ (waqad), أَخَذْتَ (ʾakhadht), عَهْدَ (ʿahd) as “hast covenanted, with them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: pledgethgleaningsGWB §110: Dispensationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: the covenantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that they may stand faithfulwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Covenantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy CovenantgleaningsGWB §124: cannot comprehend
