Prayers and Meditations — §255
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 255 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَلَمَّا سُدَّ السَّبِيلُ إِلَيْكَ أَظْهَرْتَ مَظاهِرَ نَفْسِكَ بِأَمْرِكَ وَمَشِيَّتِكَ وَأَرْسَلْتَهُمْ إِلى بَرِيَّتِكَ وَجَعَلْتَهُمْ مَشارِقَ إِلْهامِكَ وَمَطالِعَ وَحْيِكَ وَمَخازِنَ عِلْمِكَ وَمَكامِنَ أَمْرِكَ لِيَتَوَجَّهُنَّ كُلٌّ بِهِمْ إِلَيْكَ وَيَسْتَقْرِبُنَّ إِلى مَلَكُوتِ أَمْرِكَ وَجَبَرُوتِ فَضْلِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Having barred the way that leadeth unto Thee, Thou hast, by virtue of Thine authority and through the potency of Thy will, called into being Them Who are the Manifestations of Thy Self, and hast entrusted Them with Thy message unto Thy people, and caused Them to become the Daysprings of Thine inspiration, the Exponents of Thy Revelation, the Treasuries of Thy Knowledge and the Repositories of Thy Faith, that all men may, through Them, turn their faces towards Thee, and may draw nigh unto the kingdom of Thy Revelation and the heaven of Thy grace.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “satisfy”, “having”, “arrested” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: barriergleaningsGWB §124: closedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: not arrestedthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: mighty barrierwill-and-testamentW&T §28: show your fidelitygleaningsGWB §415: rectitude of conductkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: closed, and
SE rendered فَلَمَّا (falammá), سُدَّ (sudd), السَّبِيلُ (as-sabíl), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), أَظْهَرْتَ (ʾaẓhart), مَظاهِرَ (maẓáhir) as “Having, barred the way, called into being, the Manifestations”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: in the pathgleaningsGWB §574: the footstepskitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: and in Thy path.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shed streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: straight
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “revealed”, “manifested” (33 occurrences)
SE expanded to “called into being”
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “thee” (222 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: onegleaningsGWB §273: I Myselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: no other thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: for His saketablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: name
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (244 occurrences)
SE expanded to “by virtue of Thine”
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: nothingfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §182: the Cause We have proclaimedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: whateverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: and for the sake of Thy Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: My way
SE expanded to “through the potency of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: if it be His WillgleaningsGWB §131: whatsoever He willethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: it may please Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE expanded to “hast entrusted Them”
messengers 24% apostle 23% messenger 14% sent 13% send 8% apostles 5% messengership 4% entrusted 4% hath 3% prophet 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: sentgleaningsGWB §270: sent and fetchedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: And He shall sendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §98: messagestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: Apostle
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mankindgleaningsGWB §48: peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §416: of creationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationgleaningsGWB §122: emergeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: against Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §584: of their Creator
SE expanded to “caused Them to become”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: “Consecratefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §138: have, moreover, ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: the abject beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: Make ustablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then makewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
daysprings 38% manifestations 24% dawning-places 5% sources 5% emblems 5% repositories 5% ye 5% day-springs 5% easts 5% lights 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: shed its radiancefire-tabletFire §22: radiancegleaningsGWB §670: a radiancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: rising above the dayspringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: shed their radiancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the light that shineththe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §163: inspired meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: Inspire then my soulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §635: will inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: InspiregleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thine inspiration
daysprings 43% dawning-places 13% exponents 11% revealers 9% day-springs 9% revealed 4% manifestations 4% embodiments 2% wellsprings 2% instigators 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the Dawning-Placefire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §342: to Him Who is the Dayspring ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: recognizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §417: by Him Who is the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of His RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: is being sent down unto theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: Thy purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: is revealed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: repositoriesgleaningsGWB §517: and treasureskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: depositoryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: which were wrapped up within Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: preservedgleaningsGWB §630: stronghold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy knowledgefire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §52: perceivekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: motive-forceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “retreats”, “habitation”, “court” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: treasurygleaningsGWB §546: habitationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: the Repositoriestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: shrineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: retreatsgleaningsGWB §168: the inmost shrine
SE expanded to “turn their faces towards”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: thy facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §266: set her hopes onkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: the splendors of Thine own facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
SE expanded to “may draw nigh”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: to draw thee nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §497: of them that have been brought nigh unto Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: well-nighprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: swifter thantablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: KingdomgleaningsGWB §122: earthlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: of the realmstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Lord of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: He Who is the All-Compellingfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §267: oppressorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: realmstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: highest heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §12: Realm of Glory
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: is better thangleaningsGWB §683: My gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: caused to excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy bountiful favortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
