Prayers and Meditations — §180

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 180 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

مِنْ نارِ حُبِّكَ وَحَرارَةِ صَوْمِكَ مُشْتَعِلِينَ فِيْ أَمْرِكَ وَمُشْتَغِلِينَ بِذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ لَمَّا زَيَّنْتَهُمْ بِطِرازِ الصَّوْمِ زَيِّنْهُمْ بِطِرازِ القَبُولِ بِفَضْلِكَ وَإِحْسانِكَ لأنَّ الأَعْمالَ كُلَّها مُعَلَّقَةٌ بِقَبُولِكَ وَمَنُوطَةٌ بِأَمْرِكَ، لَوْ تَحْكُمُ لِمَنْ أَفْطَرَ حُكْمَ الصَّوْمِ إِنَّهُ مِمَّنْ صَامَ فِيْ أَزَلِ الآزالِ وَلَوْ تَحْكُمُ لِمَنْ صَامَ حُكْمَ الإِفْطارِ إِنَّهُ مِمَّنْ اغْبَرَّ بِهِ ثَوْبُ الأَمْرِ وَبَعُدَ عَنْ زُلالِ هذا السَّلْسالِ، أَنْتَ ال

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Since Thou hast adorned them, O my Lord, with the ornament of the Fast prescribed by Thee, do Thou adorn them also with the ornament of Thine acceptance, through Thy grace and bountiful favor. For the doings of men are all dependent upon Thy good pleasure, and are conditioned by Thy behest. Shouldst Thou regard him who hath broken the Fast as one who hath observed it, such a man would be reckoned among them who from eternity had been keeping the Fast. And shouldst Thou decree that he who hath observed the Fast hath broken it, that person would be numbered with such as have caused the Robe of Thy Revelation to be stained with dust, and been far removed from the crystal waters of this living Fountain.

Translation Notes

نارِ

nár n-ʾ-r

literal: fire; fire, flame

SE rendered نارِ (nár), حُبِّكَ (ḥubbik), وَحَرارَةِ (waḥarárah), صَوْمِكَ (ṣawmik) as “the Fast”

fire 67% flame 16% flames 4% hell 3% afire 1% utter 1% fires 1% “hell 1% “fire” 1% “hell.” 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine own fire gleaningsGWB §551: is a smoldering fire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: fire—their end prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: the flaming fire the-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire of will-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindling epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: flame gleaningsGWB §36: of

حُبِّكَ

ḥubbik ḥ-b-b

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

SE rendered حُبِّكَ (ḥubbik), وَحَرارَةِ (waḥarárah), صَوْمِكَ (ṣawmik) as “the Fast”

love 92% thou 1% loveth 1% own 1% thee 1% whose 1% tenderness 1% have 1% bear 1% woe 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Our loved ones fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §51: He Who is the Beloved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: Thy dear ones tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I long tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §24: seek thine own

وَحَرارَةِ

waḥarárah ḥ-r-r

literal: heat

SE rendered وَحَرارَةِ (waḥarárah), صَوْمِكَ (ṣawmik) as “the Fast”

heat 71% warmth 14% flame 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describe them fire-tabletFire §38: heat gleaningsGWB §438: liberty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: describe prayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: the flame the-hidden-wordsHW §135: righteous will-and-testamentW&T §38: to write epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the heat

صَوْمِكَ

ṣawmik ṣ-w-m → “fast”

literal: fasting; fast; fasted

fast 38% have 19% fasting 15% hath 8% observe 4% “fasting 4% observeth 4% fasts 4% observed 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Fast gleaningsGWB §708: of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: “Fasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: observeth gleaningsGWB §708: observe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: fasting prayers-and-meditationsP&M §179: have observed gleaningsGWB §627: the fast

مُشْتَعِلِينَ

mushtaʿilín sh-ʿ-l

literal: burning; kindled; flame

SE rendered صَوْمِكَ (ṣawmik), مُشْتَعِلِينَ (mushtaʿilín) as “the Fast”

kindled 27% hath 15% set 12% burned 8% burning 8% inflamed 8% torch 8% flame 8% grew 4% burneth 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: burned fire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflame gleaningsGWB §700: set on fire kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: intensify the burning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: flame tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a flame of fire the-hidden-wordsHW §110: torch epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: burneth

بِأَمْرِكَ،

biʾamrika، ʾ-m-r → “thy behest”

literal: command; cause

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 §173: at the bidding fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §169: Cause of kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: Faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: and decreeth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summoned the-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command

وَمُشْتَغِلِينَ

wamushtaghilín sh-gh-l

literal: occupied; busy; occupy

SE rendered وَمُشْتَغِلِينَ (wamushtaghilín), بِذِكْرِكَ (bidhikrik), وَثَنائِكَ، (wathanáʾika،) as “”

busied 33% occupied 28% busy 9% engaged 7% immersed 7% have 4% busying 4% hast 4% occupy 2% ye 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: in gleaningsGWB §697: “Address yourselves kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: hast busied prayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: and be occupied only the-hidden-wordsHW §84: delight will-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spent epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: been busied gleaningsGWB §441: ravaged by war

بِذِكْرِكَ

bidhikrik dh-k-r

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

SE rendered بِذِكْرِكَ (bidhikrik), وَثَنائِكَ، (wathanáʾika،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “my Lord”

remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to remember Thee gleaningsGWB §176: the message kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: set forth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: Thy virtues tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me

وَثَنائِكَ،

wathanáʾika، th-n-y

literal: praise; praise, commendation

SE rendered وَثَنائِكَ، (wathanáʾika،), رَبِّ (rabb), زَيَّنْتَهُمْ (zayyantahum) as “my Lord, hast adorned”

praise 46% celebrate 9% virtues 9% extol 9% celebrating 7% glorify 6% extolling 6% magnifying 4% muse 2% whose 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Secondarily gleaningsGWB §396: magnify kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: celebrating Thy praise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebration gleaningsGWB §321: created prayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: extol Thy virtues epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify Thee

رَبِّ

rabb r-b-b → “my lord”

literal: Lord; lord

lord 93% god 3% creator 1% one 1% art 1% none 1% ruler 1% thou 1% ‘lord 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her Lord gleaningsGWB §285: Lord thy God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decree prayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: of their Lord tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy God will-and-testamentW&T §2: Holy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: of

زَيَّنْتَهُمْ

zayyantahum z-y-n → “hast adorned”

literal: adorn; adorned

adorn 31% adorned 22% attire 12% decked 6% hath 6% didst 6% have 4% embellished 4% adorneth 4% adorning 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: God fire-tabletFire §31: Adorner gleaningsGWB §719: have decked kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is invested prayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: hath been adorned epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: adorned gleaningsGWB §608: adorning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: beautify

بِطِرازِ

biṭiráz ṭ-r-z → “with the ornament”

literal: ornament; adornment; ornament/embroidery

SE expanded to “with the ornament”

ornament 57% adornment 18% vesture 5% splendour 5% crown 3% temple 3% raiment 3% wherewith 3% jewel 3% arrayed 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: with the ornament gleaningsGWB §184: wherewith kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendour kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: decked forth by tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: your gleaningsGWB §210: thy jewel

بِفَضْلِكَ

bifaḍlik f-ḍ-l → “through thy grace”

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

SE expanded to “through Thy grace”

grace 71% through 24% mercy 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: gracious favor gleaningsGWB §579: the most meritorious kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouring prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: known unto them tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bounties the-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garment will-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues

وَإِحْسانِكَ

waʾiḥsánik ḥ-s-n → “and bountiful favor”

literal: best; Husayn; beautiful

SE expanded to “and bountiful favor”

bounty 29% bountiful 21% through 14% favor 14% favors 7% providence 7% gracious 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the most excellent titles gleaningsGWB §579: kindly manner kitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: profit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: and favor the-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindly will-and-testamentW&T §21: improve epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: good ones gleaningsGWB §665: the righteous

الأَعْمالَ

al-ʾaʿmál ʿ-m-l → “the doings”

literal: deed; deeds; work

deeds 44% doings 13% acts 8% works 8% all 8% behavior 4% deed 4% words 4% men’s 4% man’s 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: integrity and uprightness gleaningsGWB §112: to observe kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: what else have we done prayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: Do with tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conforming the-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deeds will-and-testamentW&T §29: them that act accordingly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: works

كُلَّها

kullahá k-l-l → “all”

literal: all; every; all, every

all 62% whole 5% every 5% combined 5% successive 5% one 5% over 5% days 5% wholly 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: with the crown gleaningsGWB §99: them all kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: “All things prayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: any tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: be the-hidden-wordsHW §49: For will-and-testamentW&T §36: with all the ardour

مُعَلَّقَةٌ

muʿallaqahun ʿ-l-q → “dependent”

literal: suspended

dependent 22% suspended 11% impending 11% such 11% conditioned 11% dependeth 11% must 11% depend 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: hanging gleaningsGWB §264: impending kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: worldly affections the-hidden-wordsHW §157: depend epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: suspended gleaningsGWB §568: regarded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: attachment gleaningsGWB §305: limitations

وَمَنُوطَةٌ

wamanúṭahun n-w-ṭ → “conditioned”

literal: dependent; dependent, conditional

depend 40% conditioned 20% dependeth 10% depended 10% upon 10% dependent 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: dependeth upon gleaningsGWB §176: depend kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: They depend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: conditioned gleaningsGWB §613: conditioned upon kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: upon gleaningsGWB §324: depended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: dependent upon

لَوْ

law l-w → “though”

literal: if

8 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: If kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: though

حُكْمَ

ḥukm ḥ-k-m → “wisdom”

literal: wisdom; judgment

wisdom 46% law 20% hath 6% divine 6% all 4% commandment 4% commandments 4% authority 4% judgment 4% injunction 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: wise gleaningsGWB §2: of wisdom kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: impregnable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §349: ordainest tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §34: government

لِمَنْ

liman m-n → “him who” Distinctive

literal: who

This form usually rendered as “whosoever”, “above”, “all” (232 occurrences)

whosoever 23% above 16% all 16% who 10% such 10% man 6% whoso 6% unto 6% feet 3% without 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: of fire-tabletFire §45: with hate gleaningsGWB §156: through the power kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: are prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: amongst will-and-testamentW&T §2: after my epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Him

أَفْطَرَ

ʾafṭar f-ṭ-r → “hath broken”

literal: creator; nature; nature, creation

creator 23% true 23% maker 21% cleft 8% hath 5% “cleaving 5% cloven 5% fashioner 5% would 3% power 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: inner ears gleaningsGWB §423: Creator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cleaving prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: and the Creator tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Fashioner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: cleft asunder gleaningsGWB §549: their innate powers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder

أَزَلِ

ʾazal ʾ-z-l → “from eternity”

literal: eternity; eternities; eternal

eternity 45% everlasting 27% before 9% forever 9% through 9%

gleaningsGWB §56: from everlasting kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: eternal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: through all eternity the-hidden-wordsHW §4: ancient eternity gleaningsGWB §550: abiding kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: immortal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: from eternity gleaningsGWB §124: everlasting

اغْبَرَّ

ighbarr gh-b-r → “dust” Distinctive

literal: dust; with-dust

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

dust 80% clouds 10% darkened 5% have 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: dust fire-tabletFire §30: the gleaningsGWB §173: clouds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: have caused fire-tabletFire §35: darkened gleaningsGWB §493: dust of gleaningsGWB §677: dust of vain desires gleaningsGWB §74: The dust

ثَوْبُ

thawb th-w-b → “robe”

literal: garment/robe

raiment 50% robe 33% attire 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: raiment gleaningsGWB §312: reward prayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: clothing tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: their garments the-hidden-wordsHW §123: attire epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the recompense gleaningsGWB §625: the mantle prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: in the guise

وَبَعُدَ

wabaʿud b-ʿ-d → “been far removed”

literal: after; far

SE expanded to “been far removed”

far 33% after 22% sands 11% next 11% remoteness 11% then 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: Upon Our fire-tabletFire §3: sands gleaningsGWB §191: too late kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Henceforward kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: For afterward prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and will-and-testamentW&T §18: his successor epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: Subsequently

زُلالِ

zulál z-l-l → “crystal waters”

literal: pure water; pure-water

crystal 30% pure 30% waters 20% dewdrop 10% clear 10%

gleaningsGWB §157: not cause you to slip kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: dewdrop of the crystal waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: crystal tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: did shriek and tremble gleaningsGWB §424: pure waters kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: clear waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: have slipped gleaningsGWB §26: crystal waters

السَّلْسالِ،

as-salsáli، s-l-l → “living”

literal: fountain; lineage; draw

living 33% lineal 33% unsheathed 33%

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: living Fountain will-and-testamentW&T §47: unsheathed will-and-testamentW&T §16: lineal

ال

al- ʾ-w-l

literal: family

SE rendered زُلالِ (zulál), السَّلْسالِ، (as-salsáli،), ال (al-) as “crystal waters, living Fountain”

first 37% world 31% beginning 6% life 6% former 6% family 3% fitting 3% people 3% early 3% past 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the family fire-tabletFire §31: the people gleaningsGWB §536: beginning that hath no beginning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the interpretation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §655: world the-hidden-wordsHW §97: Ye that have epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the first gleaningsGWB §295: from first

Prayers and Meditations — §180

Source (Arabic)

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Translation Notes

Model Translations by Shoghi Effendi

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

Fire Tablet

Gleanings

Kitáb-i-’Ahd

Kitáb-i-Íqán

Tablet of Aḥmad

Tablet of Carmel

Tablet of the Holy Mariner

The Hidden Words

Will and Testament