Prayers and Meditations — §256
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 256 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ِكَ لِيَتَوَجَّهُنَّ كُلٌّ بِهِمْ إِلَيْكَ وَيَسْتَقْرِبُنَّ إِلى مَلَكُوتِ أَمْرِكَ وَجَبَرُوتِ فَضْلِكَ، إِذًا أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهِي بِكَ وَبِهِمْ بِأَنْ تُرْسِلَ عَنْ يَمِينِ فَضْلِكَ عَلَى أَهْلِ الأَكْوانِ ما يُطَهِّرُهُمْ عَنِ العِصْيانِ وَيَجْعَلُهُمْ خالِصينَ لِوَجْهِكَ يا مَنْ بِيَدِكَ مَلَكُوتُ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, therefore, by Thyself and by Them, to send down, from the right hand of the throne of Thy grace, upon all that dwell on earth, that which shall wash them from the stain of their trespasses against Thee, and cause them to become wholly devoted to Thy Self, O Thou in Whose hand is the source of all gifts, that they may all arise to serve Thy Cause, and may detach themselves entirely from all except Thee. Thou art the Almighty, the All-Glorious, the Unrestrained.
Translation Notes
SE rendered بِهِمْ (bihim), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk) as “by Them”
SE rendered بِهِمْ (bihim), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), وَيَسْتَقْرِبُنَّ (wayastaqribunn), مَلَكُوتِ (malakút), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik) as “by Them, Cause”
SE rendered مَلَكُوتِ (malakút), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik) as “Cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the King of KingsgleaningsGWB §69: the Sovereign Lord ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: angelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: the heavenly kingdomtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
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 §40: have We commandedfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §692: have commanded youkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of celestial dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §853: such a passtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command
SE rendered أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), وَجَبَرُوتِ (wajabarút), فَضْلِكَ، (faḍlika،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “Cause, I beseech”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a tyrantfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §537: all the power and glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §347: the inmates of the heaventablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: fromwill-and-testamentW&T §12: Realm of Glory
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 §33: preferablegleaningsGWB §479: the gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: men of consummate learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: and bountiful favorstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §157: askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: suppliantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §506: and shall be calledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: I beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseecheth
SE rendered أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), بِكَ (bik), وَبِهِمْ (wabihim), تُرْسِلَ (tursil) as “I beseech, by Thyself, all, down,”
This form usually rendered as “send” (4 occurrences)
apostle 24% messengers 24% messenger 15% sent 14% apostles 6% send 6% messengership 4% hath 3% prophets 3% epistle 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: sent Him downgleaningsGWB §101: the Apostleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §297: Send downtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: treatisesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: have sent them unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the right handgleaningsGWB §485: right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: His right handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: the right-handgleaningsGWB §198: the right sideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: to my rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: right-handgleaningsGWB §537: on his right hand
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: strangersgleaningsGWB §513: mankind its citizenskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: who is endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: unto the followersthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of the people
SE rendered يَمِينِ (yamín), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik), أَهْلِ (ʾahl), الأَكْوانِ (al-ʾakwán), يُطَهِّرُهُمْ (yuṭahhiruhum) as “right hand, of Thy grace, all that dwell on earth, shall wash them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: I layfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §705: arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: that I may betablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE expanded to “shall wash them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: shall be cleansedgleaningsGWB §172: holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: shall wash themthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: purifiedgleaningsGWB §201: rend asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §70: hast cleansedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my rebelliousnessfire-tabletFire §35: singleaningsGWB §665: the sinfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: among them that have transgressedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: rebelled against Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath darkenedgleaningsGWB §563: the righteous
SE expanded to “and cause them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: ordainethfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §63: as ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: handiworkprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: hast madethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: set thee king
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: deliver themfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §233: the sincere loverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §830: them who are devotedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: pure
SE expanded to “in Whose hand”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: HandgleaningsGWB §475: to the mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: my longing handstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the handgleaningsGWB §163: allowed Pharaoh’s rod
