Prayers and Meditations — §265
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 265 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَلمَّا انْقَلَبَتِ الأَكْوانُ وَأَهْلُها وَالأَرْضُ وَما عَلَيْها كادَتْ أَنْ تَنْقَطِعَ نَسَماتُ اسْمِكَ السُّبْحانِ عَنِ الأَشْطارِ وَتَرْكُدَ أَرْياحُ رَحْمَتِكَ عَنِ الأَقْطارِ، أَقَمْتَنِي بِقُدْرَتِكَ بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ وَأَمَرْتَنِي بِإِظْهارِ سَلْطَنَتِكَ بَيْنَ بَرِيَّتِكَ، قُمْتُ بِحَولِكَ وَقُوَّتِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ وَنادَيْتُ الكُلَّ إِلى نَفْسِكَ، وَبَشَّرْتُ كُلَّ العِبادِ بِأَلْطافِكَ وَمَواهِبِكَ وَدَعوتُهُمْ إِلى هذا البَحْرِ الَّذِيْ كُلُّ قَطْرَةٍ مِنْهُ تُنادِي بِأَعْلى النِّداءِ بَيْنَ الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَاءِ بِأَنَّهُ مُحْيِي العالَمِينَ وَمُبْعِثُ العالَمِينَ وَمَعْبُودُ العالَمِينَ وَمَحْبُوبُ العارِفِينَ وَمَقْصُودُ المُقَرَّبِينَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And when the entire creation was stirred up, and the whole earth was convulsed, and the sweet savors of Thy name, the All-Praised, had almost ceased to breathe over Thy realms, and the winds of Thy mercy had well-nigh been stilled throughout Thy dominions, Thou didst, through the power of Thy might, raise me up among Thy servants, and bid me to show forth Thy sovereignty amidst Thy people. Thereupon I arose before all Thy creatures, strengthened by Thy help and Thy power, and summoned all the multitudes unto Thee, and announced unto all Thy servants Thy favors and Thy gifts, and invited them to turn towards this Ocean, every drop of the waters of which crieth out, proclaiming unto all that are in heaven and on earth that He is, in truth, the Fountain of all life, and the Quickener of the entire creation, and the Object of the adoration of all worlds, and the Best-Beloved of every understanding heart, and the Desire of all them that are nigh unto Thee.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “stirred”, “hath”, “rent” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: transformedgleaningsGWB §66: The inmost essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: those whose inner beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: and caused me to turntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: changed
SE rendered فَلمَّا (falmmá), انْقَلَبَتِ (inqalabat), الأَكْوانُ (al-ʾakwán), وَأَهْلُها (waʾahluhá), وَالأَرْضُ (wálʾarḍ) as “when the entire creation, was stirred up, whole earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: all wouldgleaningsGWB §520: ye cankitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: verilyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: fixedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §69: your inmost being
SE rendered انْقَلَبَتِ (inqalabat), الأَكْوانُ (al-ʾakwán), وَأَهْلُها (waʾahluhá), وَالأَرْضُ (wálʾarḍ) as “was stirred up, whole earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: unto all beingsfire-tabletFire §41: the stirrersgleaningsGWB §465: My kindredkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: the hand of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: the stirrers oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: the very earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §511: all-embracingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: placeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and all that are on earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of earth
This form usually rendered as “had” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I had been severedgleaningsGWB §552: them that have renounced the worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §52: and rid them of all attachmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §53: conclusiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: brokegleaningsGWB §311: absolute detachment
This form usually rendered as “breeze”, “gentle”, “breezes” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: through the breezesgleaningsGWB §152: sweet savorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: one breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: the fragrancesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the breezegleaningsGWB §692: breath of the breezekitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: the gentle winds
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: in his namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §43: before His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: and Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
السُّبْحانِ
literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “gracious”, “all-glorious” (104 occurrences)
glorified 60% gracious 18% all-glorious 10% immeasurably 3% great 2% praise 2% \‘glorified 1% who 1% glory 1% god 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §287: God, the Glorifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §825: Exalted art Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to ConstantinoplegleaningsGWB §416: towards My courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: to their CapitalgleaningsGWB §621: towards theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: the sourceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: towards
This form usually rendered as “had” (1 occurrences)
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §537: more mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §156: Have mercy, then, upon metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
This form usually rendered as “land”, “regions”, “lands” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: landsgleaningsGWB §261: abroadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: single dropprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: of the dropepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: dropgleaningsGWB §581: dewdropprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: throughout Thy dominionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: regions
SE expanded to “power of Thy might”
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: the All-Powerfulfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §154: the influencekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: according to the measure ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: His might is equaltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: thy capacity
SE expanded to “among Thy servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: can I worshipfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §388: The tie of servitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: ‘Abduprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: among Thy peopletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §35: meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the servants
SE expanded to “bid me to”
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “may”, “proclaim” (69 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: revealedfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §326: generatedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: proceed outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: and by Them Who are the Manifestationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: to appear
SE expanded to “Thy sovereignty amidst”
sovereignty 74% through 8% power 6% transcendent 2% kingship 2% own 2% rejected 2% sovereign 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: excellethgleaningsGWB §174: The highest essence and most perfect expressionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: set over themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §7: power of the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereign
SE rendered سَلْطَنَتِكَ (salṭanatik), بَرِيَّتِكَ، (baríratika،), قُمْتُ (qumt), بِحَولِكَ (biḥawlik) as “Thy sovereignty amidst, arose, strengthened by Thy help”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationgleaningsGWB §362: breathe naught butprayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: among Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: BrieflygleaningsGWB §585: creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §48: people
This form usually rendered as “around”, “power”, “through” (19 occurrences)
SE expanded to “strengthened by Thy help”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: hath come betweengleaningsGWB §211: countenancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: as yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: times and under all conditionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §8: In whatsoever condition he may be
SE rendered قُمْتُ (qumt), بِحَولِكَ (biḥawlik), وَقُوَّتِكَ (waqúqatik), خَلْقِكَ (khalqik), وَنادَيْتُ (wanádayt) as “arose, strengthened by Thy help, all Thy creatures, summoned all the multitudes unto”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: All-PowerfulgleaningsGWB §597: the forcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: and Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §40: utmostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: energygleaningsGWB §125: with the power of My might
SE expanded to “all Thy creatures”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: conductfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §321: All that is createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: the Makertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: but a creation
SE expanded to “summoned all the multitudes unto”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: the Voice callingfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §83: Summoner raised His voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: and proclaimethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: calleth
SE rendered خَلْقِكَ (khalqik), وَنادَيْتُ (wanádayt), الكُلَّ (al-kull), نَفْسِكَ، (nafsika،), وَبَشَّرْتُ (wabashshart) as “all Thy creatures, summoned all the multitudes unto, announced unto all”
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: such asgleaningsGWB §381: of all beingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: Universalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: and the tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: all alikewill-and-testamentW&T §40: utterlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: all that aregleaningsGWB §198: manifold
SE rendered وَنادَيْتُ (wanádayt), الكُلَّ (al-kull), نَفْسِكَ، (nafsika،), وَبَشَّرْتُ (wabashshart) as “summoned all the multitudes unto, announced unto all”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a mangleaningsGWB §318: Soul of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: is exercised byprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: in Thine inmost spirittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: him that
SE expanded to “announced unto all”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: that bringest good tidingsgleaningsGWB §25: hath been prophesiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tidings of joyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: upon themtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: OF MANwill-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoicedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: may announce
favors 32% loving-kindness 13% gifts 13% tender 11% bountiful 8% bounties 6% manifold 5% favor 5% bounty 5% transcendent 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: bountygleaningsGWB §629: Thy favorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: favoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: and favorthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: celestialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: is puregleaningsGWB §679: light and untrammeledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: the most excellent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §631: and Divine generosityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: and Thy giftswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §655: of Thy manifold favorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: and bountiful favorswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bounty
SE expanded to “invited them to turn towards”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: summongleaningsGWB §281: Cast awaykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: claimsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: have supplicatedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: these idle claimantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: I call theewill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: upon the seagleaningsGWB §563: waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: most great Oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of the seagleaningsGWB §51: the rushing waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: upliftfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §424: hasten ye untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: transcendethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: immeasurably exalted abovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
SE expanded to “Fountain of all life”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: abashedfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §581: life-givingkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: lifetimeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: and didst arouse metablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §23: endued with life
SE expanded to “Fountain of all life”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: of the worldsfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §600: world-devouringkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: “Knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: world of Thy worldstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE expanded to “Quickener of the entire creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: raise upgleaningsGWB §560: will make manifestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: sent forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: and were begottenwill-and-testamentW&T §9: shall have no pity on himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: raised upgleaningsGWB §2: sent downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: hath been conferred
SE rendered العالَمِينَ (al-ʿálamín), وَمَحْبُوبُ (wamaḥbúb), العارِفِينَ (al-ʿárifín) as “all worlds, understanding heart”
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: kindnessfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §552: lovingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: the love I bear to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desirewill-and-testamentW&T §3: O ye beloved of
This form usually rendered as “all”, “have”, “comprehend” (75 occurrences)
all 22% have 17% comprehend 13% every 10% such 8% who 8% know 8% understand 5% perceive 5% initiated 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: acknowledgmentgleaningsGWB §383: can comprehendkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: unrenownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: acknowledgingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: recognized as derived
SE rendered العارِفِينَ (al-ʿárifín), وَمَقْصُودُ (wamaqṣúd), المُقَرَّبِينَ، (al-muqarrabína،) as “understanding heart, nigh unto Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: Our purposegleaningsGWB §9: unto your heart’s Desirekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: course of the argumentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: all such as have hastened towards Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §9: Reference he doth makeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Seek
SE expanded to “nigh unto Thee”
such 18% nigh 16% who 14% enjoy 14% favored 12% have 10% all 8% well-favored 6% shall 2% well-favoured 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: well-favoredfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §464: draw you nigh untokitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: is at hand.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: them that have near access to Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
