Prayers and Meditations — §798

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 798 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

المَلأُ الأَعْلى وَسُكَّانُ مَدائِنِ البَقاءِ، فَلَكَ الحَمْدُ يا إِلهِي بِما عَصَمْتَ المُوَحِّدِينَ وَأَهْلَكتَ المُشْرِكينَ وَفَصَّلْتَ بَيْنَ الكُلِّ بِكَلِمَةٍ أُخْرى الَّتِيْ خَرَجَتْ مِنْ فَمِ مَشِيَّتِكَ وَظَهَرَتْ مِنْ قَلَمِ إِرادَتِكَ، وَبِذلِكَ اعْتَرَضَ عَلَيَّ العِبادُ الَّذِيْنَ هُمْ خُلِقُوا بِكَلِمَةِ أَمْرِكَ وَبُعِثُوا بِإِرادَتِكَ وَبَلَغُوا فِي الإِعْراضِ إِلى مَقامٍ كَفَرُوا بِكَ وَبِآياتِكَ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

I give praise to Thee, therefore, O my God, that Thou hast preserved them that have acknowledged Thy unity, and hast destroyed them that have joined partners with Thee, and hast divided the one from the other through yet another word that hath proceeded out of the mouth of Thy will, and flowed down from the pen of Thy purpose. Thereby have Thy servants, who were created through the word of Thy commandment, and were begotten by Thy will, caviled at me, and so fiercely opposed me that they repudiated Thee, and have rejected Thy signs, and have risen up against Thee.

Translation Notes

المَلأُ

al-malʾ m-l-ʾ

literal: assembly/people; concourse

concourse 37% people 25% ye 12% celestial 6% inmates 4% believers 4% followers 4% chiefs 4% ones 2% peoples 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Concourse gleaningsGWB §46: before the entire creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: Flood tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: Celestial Concourse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye rich ones gleaningsGWB §568: the people kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefs

الأَعْلى

al-ʾaʿlى ʿ-l-w → “at me”

literal: highest; exalted

most 45% high 18% glory 10% loftiest 6% exalted 6% highest 5% supreme 4% all-glorious 3% heights 2% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: hath always been fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §411: lofty kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: Magnified, therefore, be tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §21: on thee

وَسُكَّانُ

wasukkán s-k-n

literal: dwelling; inhabitants; dwell

SE rendered وَسُكَّانُ (wasukkán), مَدائِنِ (madáʾin), البَقاءِ، (al-baqáʾi،), فَلَكَ (falak) as “therefore, O”

inmates 54% dwellers 15% cities 8% denizens 8% inhabitants 8% abide 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the wretched fire-tabletFire §24: Assurance gleaningsGWB §203: inhabit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: ye may seek prayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: made them to abide tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abide the-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwell epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cities of Thy justice

مَدائِنِ

madáʾin m-d-n

literal: cities

SE rendered مَدائِنِ (madáʾin), البَقاءِ، (al-baqáʾi،), فَلَكَ (falak), الحَمْدُ (al-ḥamd) as “therefore, O, praise to”

cities 85% citadels 10% everlasting 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: The cities gleaningsGWB §73: of the city prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the everlasting Cities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: the Great City gleaningsGWB §560: the Word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: cities of Thy justice gleaningsGWB §558: that City

البَقاءِ،

al-baqáʾi، b-q-y

literal: remaining; permanence; remain

SE rendered البَقاءِ، (al-baqáʾi،), فَلَكَ (falak), الحَمْدُ (al-ḥamd), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “therefore, O, praise to, my God”

eternity 35% immortality 22% everlasting 19% long 5% eternal 5% throughout 3% establishment 3% duration 3% continuance 3% discovered 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: life would have fire-tabletFire §30: hidden gleaningsGWB §470: perish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: while there is yet prayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: the continuance of life tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remained the-hidden-wordsHW §24: the eternal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Everlasting

فَلَكَ

falak f-l-k → “yield”

literal: ark/ship

yield 50% ark 42% mine 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: ark on fire-tabletFire §25: Ark gleaningsGWB §597: the heaven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: heavens.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §118: Crimson Ark tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §4: that it gleaningsGWB §594: an ark kitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the ark

الحَمْدُ

al-ḥamd ḥ-m-d → “praise to”

literal: praise; praised

thanks 42% praise 26% all 9% praised 7% give 6% magnified 3% “praised 2% all-praise 2% “praised 2% yield 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: praised gleaningsGWB §343: Magnify His Name kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: praiseworthy tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thanks will-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praised epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Praise gleaningsGWB §401: of glory

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h → “my god”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God is gleaningsGWB §10: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: heavenly 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 §206: Godhead gleaningsGWB §204: her God

عَصَمْتَ

ʿaṣamt ʿ-ṣ-m → “protection” Distinctive

literal: protection; protector

This form usually rendered as “dishonor”, “honor”, “purity” (9 occurrences)

dishonor 14% honor 14% purity 14% “immaculate 14% inviolability 14% hast 14% guidance 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: protection gleaningsGWB §24: sacred and inviolable Sanctuary kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: It is divinely preserved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: inviolability prayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: of Thine unerring protection will-and-testamentW&T §17: guidance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: dishonor gleaningsGWB §630: stronghold of Thy inviolable fastness

المُوَحِّدِينَ

al-múaḥḥidín w-ḥ-d → “unity”

literal: unity; one; oneness

have 29% such 18% unity 12% faithful 12% true 6% oneness 6% truly 6% recognized 6% believers 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: second fire-tabletFire §43: of Oneness gleaningsGWB §99: be one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: in prayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: by the oneness tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone the-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same

وَأَهْلَكتَ

waʾahlakt h-l-k → “perish” Distinctive

literal: perish

This form usually rendered as “hast” (1 occurrences)

perish 20% destroyer 13% consumed 13% hath 13% perisheth 7% tormented 7% destruction 7% surely 7% confound 7% perilous 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: perisheth fire-tabletFire §10: Destroyer gleaningsGWB §381: perish kitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: consuming prayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: hast destroyed the-hidden-wordsHW §10: and perish gleaningsGWB §29: consumed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: confound

المُشْرِكينَ

al-mushrikín sh-r-k → “joined partners with thee” Distinctive

literal: partner

This form usually rendered as “infidels”, “ungodly”, “infidel” (38 occurrences)

SE expanded to “joined partners with Thee”

infidels 59% ungodly 9% infidel 9% perverse 6% have 6% join 3% who 3% darts 3% such 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: a partner gleaningsGWB §163: the ungodly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: an act of blasphemy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: the darts the-hidden-wordsHW §153: are will-and-testamentW&T §5: my partner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: associate a partner gleaningsGWB §684: ungodly

وَفَصَّلْتَ

wafaṣṣalt f-ṣ-l → “separated” Distinctive

literal: separated; separation

This form usually rendered as “set”, “hath”, “unfolded” (5 occurrences)

set 40% hath 20% unfolded 20% hast 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forth gleaningsGWB §305: dwelling upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: distinction prayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: decided tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: hath been revealed the-hidden-wordsHW §81: away will-and-testamentW&T §22: settled epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial account

الكُلِّ

al-kull k-l-l

literal: all; every; all, every

SE rendered المُشْرِكينَ (al-mushrikín), وَفَصَّلْتَ (wafaṣṣalt), الكُلِّ (al-kull), بِكَلِمَةٍ (bikalimahin), أُخْرى (ʾukhrى) as “joined partners with Thee, hast divided, through yet another word”

all 60% every 27% each 3% whole 3% whatsoever 1% unto 1% entire 1% everyone 1% whatever 1% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: all good gleaningsGWB §286: been kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: His all-embracing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: by each tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: be the-hidden-wordsHW §13: naught will-and-testamentW&T §33: with

بِكَلِمَةٍ

bikalimahin k-l-m → “through yet another word”

literal: word; words

SE expanded to “through yet another word”

word 54% words 21% through 8% most 3% every 3% one 3% hath 2% sayings 2% third 2% divinity 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sayings fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining word gleaningsGWB §540: by one word kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: writings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: but a word tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: to one mystic word will-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistles epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My words

أُخْرى

ʾukhrى ʾ-kh-r

literal: other

SE rendered الكُلِّ (al-kull), بِكَلِمَةٍ (bikalimahin), أُخْرى (ʾukhrى), خَرَجَتْ (kharajat) as “through yet another word, proceeded out”

other 22% another 22% again 22% ensuing 11% subsequent 11% latter 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: ensuing gleaningsGWB §247: unto the rest of mankind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the last prayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: the latter generations will-and-testamentW&T §42: of late epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: another gleaningsGWB §70: of heaven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: respite

خَرَجَتْ

kharajat kh-r-j → “proceeded out”

literal: go out; exit; outside

have 25% proceeded 25% abandoned 13% thou 13% departed 13% hath 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: “Begone gleaningsGWB §292: have uttered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: regress prayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: have gone out tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: looked out the-hidden-wordsHW §104: issue will-and-testamentW&T §25: expel epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: draw forth

فَمِ

fam f-m-m

literal: mouth

SE rendered خَرَجَتْ (kharajat), فَمِ (fam), مَشِيَّتِكَ (mashíhatik), وَظَهَرَتْ (waẓaharat) as “proceeded out, Thy will, and flowed down”

mouth 60% maw 20% never 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: the maw gleaningsGWB §286: never prayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: mouth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: the mouth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §498: lips

مَشِيَّتِكَ

mashíhatik sh-y-ʾ → “thy will”

literal: will

will 70% desire 7% daystar 4% might 4% own 4% purpose 4% primal 4% potency 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: created things gleaningsGWB §669: none other but kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: with prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: Whose will tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everything epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: all created things

وَظَهَرَتْ

waẓaharat ẓ-h-r → “and flowed down” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “revealed” (44 occurrences)

SE expanded to “and flowed down”

hath 24% have 24% revealed 12% unveiling 8% made 8% brought 8% now 4% appeared 4% uttered 4% produced 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: cordial fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §150: the Dispensation kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: will be made manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: set forth tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

قَلَمِ

qalam q-l-m

literal: pen; pen, reed; the pen

SE rendered مَشِيَّتِكَ (mashíhatik), وَظَهَرَتْ (waẓaharat), قَلَمِ (qalam), إِرادَتِكَ، (ʾirádatika،), وَبِذلِكَ (wabidhlik) as “Thy will, and flowed down, Thy purpose, Thereby”

pen 97% abhá 1% supreme 1% most 1% all-glorious 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My Pen gleaningsGWB §493: Pen of Revelation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the realms will-and-testamentW&T §1: by His All-Glorious Pen epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Abhá gleaningsGWB §66: exclaimeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thy

إِرادَتِكَ،

ʾirádatika، r-w-d → “thy purpose”

literal: will; desire

will 62% purpose 15% through 8% desire 8% wisdom 4% conformity 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: pleaseth gleaningsGWB §361: aim kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: open prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: have fallen upon me tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desired the-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze upon will-and-testamentW&T §8: the gracious will epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy will

وَبِذلِكَ

wabidhlik dh-l-k → “thereby”

literal: thus

thereby 43% thus 14% thereupon 14% wherefore 14% have 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Thereupon gleaningsGWB §161: In like manner kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Lám prayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: I have, thereby the-hidden-wordsHW §3: By its aid will-and-testamentW&T §34: with this epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: So gleaningsGWB §188: Such

اعْتَرَضَ

iʿtaraḍ ʿ-r-ḍ

literal: turn away; turning away

SE rendered إِرادَتِكَ، (ʾirádatika،), وَبِذلِكَ (wabidhlik), اعْتَرَضَ (iʿtaraḍ), العِبادُ (al-ʿibád), الَّذِيْنَ (adh-dhín) as “Thy purpose, Thereby, Thy servants, who”

disputed 20% caviled 20% opposed 20% turned 20% reviled 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: turned aside gleaningsGWB §614: and be willing to forgo kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: turning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: opposed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns away the-hidden-wordsHW §9: by will-and-testamentW&T §17: hath epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: such as have turned aside

العِبادُ

al-ʿibád ʿ-b-d → “thy servants”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 34% men 30% people 21% man 3% all 3% peoples 3% unto 2% who 2% serve 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the people fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §30: with him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: have prayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: Thy servants’tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of others will-and-testamentW&T §10: wronged servant

الَّذِيْنَ

adh-dhín l-dh-y → “who” Distinctive

literal: those who; who

This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)

doubters 17% dependents 17% generations 17% unto 17% such 17% who 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: He Who gleaningsGWB §412: and caused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: unto prayers-and-meditationsP&M §628: them that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: doubters gleaningsGWB §242: Him Who kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: those prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: and by Him Whom

خُلِقُوا

khuliqúá kh-l-q → “created”

literal: creation; create; created

created 60% creation 20% have 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: of Makers fire-tabletFire §9: the peoples gleaningsGWB §349: mankind kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: creation.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy creation tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §69: why epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Creator

أَمْرِكَ

ʾamrik ʾ-m-r → “of thy commandment” Distinctive

literal: command; cause

This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (179 occurrences)

SE expanded to “of Thy commandment”

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 §205: bidding fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §522: rulers of the earth kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: meaning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: behest tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summoned the-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause

وَبُعِثُوا

wabuʿithúá b-ʿ-th → “and were begotten”

literal: sent; send; resurrection

SE expanded to “and were begotten”

sent 28% hath 16% raise 8% begotten 8% will 8% “resurrection” 8% “revelation 8% made 8% gathering 4% raiser 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: raise up gleaningsGWB §176: gathering together kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “resurrection,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Quickener will-and-testamentW&T §53: inspired gleaningsGWB §2: sent down kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: are sent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: hath raised me up

وَبَلَغُوا

wabalaghúá b-l-gh → “teach” Distinctive

literal: reach; reached; attainment

This form usually rendered as “fiercely”, “strayed” (2 occurrences)

fiercely 50% strayed 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst attain fire-tabletFire §11: reached gleaningsGWB §360: mature wisdom kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: weighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Through Him Thou didst send will-and-testamentW&T §2: proclaimed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: informed

مَقامٍ

maqámin q-w-m

literal: station; place

SE rendered وَبَلَغُوا (wabalaghúá), الإِعْراضِ (al-ʾiʿráḍ), مَقامٍ (maqámin), كَفَرُوا (kafarúá), بِكَ (bik), وَبِآياتِكَ (wabiáyátik) as “and so fiercely opposed me, they repudiated Thee, signs”