Prayers and Meditations — §805
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 805 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَأَشْهَدُ بِأَنَّ مَنْ عَرَفَكَ فَقَدْ عَرَفَ اللّهَ وَمَنْ فازَ بِلِقائِكَ فَقَدْ فازَ بِلِقآءِ اللّهِ، فَطُوبَى لِمَنْ آمَنَ بِكَ وَبِآياتِكَ وَخَضَعَ بِسُلْطانِكَ وَشُرِّفَ بِلِقآئِكَ وَبَلَغَ بِرِضائِكَ وَطافَ فِي حَوْلِكَ وَحَضَرَ تِلْقَاءَ عَرْشِكَ.
فَوَيْلٌ لِمَنْ ظَلَمَكَ وَأَنْكَرَكَ وَكَفَرَ بِآياتِكَ وَجاحَد بِسُلْطَانِكَ وَحارَبَ بِنَفْسِكَ وَاسْتَكبَرَ لَدى وَجْهِكَ وَجادَلَ بِبُرْهَانِكَ وَفَرَّ مِنْ حُكُومَتِكَ وَاقْتِدَارِكَ وَكَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِيْنَ فِي أَلْواحِ الْقُدْسِ مِنْ إِصْبَعِ الْأَمْرِ مَكْتُوبًا.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I bear witness that he who hath known Thee hath known God, and he who hath attained unto Thy presence hath attained unto the presence of God. Great, therefore, is the blessedness of him who hath believed in Thee, and in Thy signs, and hath humbled himself before Thy sovereignty, and hath been honored with meeting Thee, and hath attained the good pleasure of Thy will, and circled around Thee, and stood before Thy throne. Woe betide him that hath transgressed against Thee, and hath denied Thee, and repudiated Thy signs, and gainsaid Thy sovereignty, and risen up against Thee, and waxed proud before Thy face, and hath disputed Thy testimonies, and fled from Thy rule and Thy dominion, and been numbered with the infidels whose names have been inscribed by the fingers of Thy behest upon Thy holy Tablets.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I bear witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: indubitablefire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §198: that ye may perceive its glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: that they will testifytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
SE expanded to “hath known Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: recognized as derivedgleaningsGWB §286: comprehend itkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: man of learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: Thy sublime knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: that ye may be made aware of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: in God aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: the Lord of their livestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: attainethgleaningsGWB §657: vouchsafed unto theekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: attainingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: been ledtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: attained
SE expanded to “unto Thy presence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: meetfire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §652: in My Presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: attainmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §56: to look upon Thy facetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
فَطُوبَى
literal: blessed; blessedness; blessedness, happiness
SE expanded to “Great, therefore, is the blessedness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: BlessednessgleaningsGWB §513: Blessed and happy iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: How great is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “BlessedgleaningsGWB §639: Great is the blessedness awaiting theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: Great is the blessedness of himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Blessed are
SE expanded to “him who hath believed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: believegleaningsGWB §247: unto them that believekitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: as followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: for Thy trusted onestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: and securewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trustedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they might believe
SE expanded to “and in Thy signs”
SE expanded to “and hath humbled himself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: show all meeknessgleaningsGWB §656: humble and subservient to Thy Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: with a humble mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: bowed themselvesthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: Humblewill-and-testamentW&T §28: be submissiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: submissivegleaningsGWB §3: is wholly subjected
SE expanded to “before Thy sovereignty”
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: anothergleaningsGWB §613: dominionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: your Sovereigntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: King of
This form usually rendered as “having”, “honoured”, “excellence” (6 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath been honored with meeting”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: it might be honoredgleaningsGWB §269: As̱hraf’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: having been honoured withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: such as have recognized Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having honoured mewill-and-testamentW&T §18: gloriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: ennobledgleaningsGWB §29: for having honored me
SE expanded to “hath attained the good pleasure”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: We have been informedfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §579: Teach yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: delivered unto himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: they who lift their hearts to Thee can risetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: messagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: bountifully
This form usually rendered as “pleasure”, “good”, “good-pleasure” (55 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of Thy will”
pleasure 30% good 21% good-pleasure 13% sake 13% will 6% thee 6% unto 4% content 2% please 2% pleasure!” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: willingnessfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §598: acceptable in His sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: acceptedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: and to fulfill what Thou pleasestthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: desiredwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: countenanced
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: circlethgleaningsGWB §424: circlingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: gatheredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: circleth in adorationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: round which have circledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §24: peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have circled about
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: at all timesgleaningsGWB §656: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: Beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: Whatever betide ustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §21: their manners
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Her MajestygleaningsGWB §41: Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: His blessed Personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: that they may standthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: gatheredwill-and-testamentW&T §4: His Holiness theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: attendgleaningsGWB §440: Gather
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: of the Mighty ThronegleaningsGWB §51: the seatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: seatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §836: Thy mighty Thronethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: thronegleaningsGWB §210: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”
SE expanded to “hath transgressed against Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the oppressorsfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §507: oppressorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of tyranny.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: What injustice have they committedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §34: hath wrought the most glaring cruelty upon Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: who was wronged
SE expanded to “hath denied Thee”
hath 50% disbelieved 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: them that have deniedgleaningsGWB §68: can fail to admitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: repudiationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: reproacheswill-and-testamentW&T §17: disbelieved inepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: that have deniedgleaningsGWB §572: and repudiated His truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: reject
This form usually rendered as “unbelief”, “infidel”, “misbelief” (41 occurrences)
unbelief 24% infidel 17% misbelief 14% repudiated 10% infidels 10% rejected 7% cancel 7% impiety 3% denounced 3% disbelieveth 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: impietygleaningsGWB §270: have repudiated the truth ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: misbeliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: disownedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they were unbelieversgleaningsGWB §262: repudiatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the infidels
gleaningsGWB §86: ye gainsaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: rejectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: and repudiatedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: deniedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the opponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: them who gainsaidwill-and-testamentW&T §17: denieth himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: gainsaid
SE expanded to “risen up against Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: contendedgleaningsGWB §584: rise up and war against themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: to assailprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: have assailed themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: wargleaningsGWB §620: contend notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: foughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: risen up against Thee
SE rendered بِسُلْطَانِكَ (bisulṭánik), وَحارَبَ (waḥárab), بِنَفْسِكَ (binafsik), وَاسْتَكبَرَ (wástakbar), لَدى (ladى), وَجْهِكَ (wajhik) as “Thy sovereignty, risen up against Thee, and, waxed proud before, Thy face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: othersgleaningsGWB §198: Our Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: the least of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: for Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: anyone
SE expanded to “waxed proud before”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: arrogancegleaningsGWB §273: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: surestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: waxed proudtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §17: haughty and rebellious
SE rendered وَحارَبَ (waḥárab), بِنَفْسِكَ (binafsik), وَاسْتَكبَرَ (wástakbar), لَدى (ladى), وَجْهِكَ (wajhik), وَجادَلَ (wajádal), بِبُرْهَانِكَ (biburhánik) as “risen up against Thee, and, waxed proud before, Thy face, hath disputed, Thy testimonies”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: bygleaningsGWB §279: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: in the face ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: fromgleaningsGWB §11: in Our sightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: besideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: in the sight ofgleaningsGWB §719: of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: went to himfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §273: whose facekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §599: set myselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: dissensiongleaningsGWB §16: contentionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: contendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: caviledthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: contentionswill-and-testamentW&T §17: disputeth with himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: controversiesgleaningsGWB §109: disputed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: TestimonygleaningsGWB §238: your proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: demonstrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: Thy testimonyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: BurhangleaningsGWB §391: evidencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: clear and manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: attest
SE expanded to “fled from Thy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: fled awaygleaningsGWB §138: would flee in consternationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: And I fledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: fledepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: thou wouldst fleegleaningsGWB §411: refugekitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: overlookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: place to flee to
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the promptingsgleaningsGWB §520: decidekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: tightenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: have been rulingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the firm and conclusive
This form usually rendered as “power”, “might”, “omnipotence” (64 occurrences)
power 39% might 31% omnipotence 10% dominion 8% through 3% evidences 2% overpowering 2% greatness 2% hand 2% immensity 2%
This form usually rendered as “accounted”, “time”, “who” (21 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: ye dogleaningsGWB §705: We, verily, arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: that the seal thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: hath establishedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §43: Arise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §106: blasphemykitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: commonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: joined partners with Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: are the property ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: misbeliefgleaningsGWB §183: they that have joined partners with God
SE expanded to “Thy holy Tablets”
tablets 69% tablet 7% holy 4% scriptures 4% books 4% pages 4% incomparable 2% tablets.… 2% writings 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the TabletsgleaningsGWB §278: a Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: attestedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: demonstratedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of Our TabletgleaningsGWB §289: manifest
SE rendered الْمُشْرِكِيْنَ (al-mushrikín), أَلْواحِ (ʾalwáḥ), الْقُدْسِ (al-quds), إِصْبَعِ (ʾiṣbaʿ), الْأَمْرِ (al-ʾamr) as “the infidels, Thy holy Tablets, fingers of, Thy behest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctitygleaningsGWB §192: Holy Ghostkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Jerusalem, the holy cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: and peerlessnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: purewill-and-testamentW&T §18: detachment from all worldly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Purge
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (602 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: at His behestfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §627: prescribed by Theekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: these factsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: prone totablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
SE expanded to “have been inscribed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: destinedgleaningsGWB §178: from the pages of God’s holy Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: and write downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §32: Thy Holy Bookepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy Books
