Prayers and Meditations — §272
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 272 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي تَرَى مَقَرِّي فِي السِّجْنِ الَّذِيْ كانَ خَلْفَ البُحُورِ وَالجِبالِ وَتَعْلَمُ ما وَرَدَ عَلَيَّ فِي حُبِّكَ وَأَمْرِكَ، أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ يا إِلهِي بَعَثْتَنِي بِأَمْرِكَ وَأَقَمْتَنِي عَلَى مَقَامِ نَفْسِكَ وَأَمَرْتَنِي بِأَنْ أَدْعُوَ الكُلَّ إِلى شَطْرِ رَحْمانِيَّتِكَ وَأُحَدِّثَهُمْ بِما قَدَّرْتَ لَهُمْ فِي لَوْحِ قَضائِكَ مِنْ قَلَمِ وَحْيِكَ وَأُشْعِلَ قُلُوبَ العِبادِ بِنارِ حُبِّكَ وَأُقَرِّبَ مَنْ فِي البِلادِ إِلى مَقَرِّ عَرْشِكَ، وَلَمَّا قُمْتُ بِأَمْرِكَ وَنادَيْتُ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou seest me dwelling in this prison-house that lieth behind the seas and the mountains, and knowest full well what I have endured for love of Thee and for the sake of Thy Cause. Thou art He, O my God, Who hath raised me up at Thy behest, and bidden me to occupy Thy seat, and to summon all men to the court of Thy mercy. It is Thou Who hast commanded me to tell out the things Thou didst destine for them in the Tablet of Thy decree and didst inscribe with the pen of Thy Revelation, and Who hast enjoined on me the duty of kindling the fire of Thy love in the hearts of Thy servants, and of drawing all the peoples of the earth nearer to the habitation of Thy throne.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Gracious GodgleaningsGWB §387: Immeasurably exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: beneath the veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: Magnified be Thy nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: celebratethgleaningsGWB §620: the Glorified
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: beheldfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §163: of the visionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: he will regardthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Wert thou to lookgleaningsGWB §273: any eye to gaze
This form usually rendered as “gather”, “dwelling-place”, “dwelling” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: acknowledgedgleaningsGWB §656: confessed to Theekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: establishmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: have acknowledgedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thine eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: destinedwill-and-testamentW&T §9: arrangements
prison 53% most 19% prison-city 7% dungeon 5% imprisonment 5% prison-house 5% prisoner 2% prison-cell 2% afflictive 2% shut 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the prisongleaningsGWB §225: captivityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: and deliverestwill-and-testamentW&T §4: this, the Most Great Prisonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Most Great PrisongleaningsGWB §501: imprisonment inflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: hath been exiledwill-and-testamentW&T §6: incarceration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: contrary to decencygleaningsGWB §102: varyingkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: contending peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: contention and conflictprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: dividedthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: diversewill-and-testamentW&T §7: violatingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: divers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: oceanfire-tabletFire §3: WheregleaningsGWB §71: the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: the healing waterstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: the ancient seawill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sea of despair and of hopelessness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the mountain-topfire-tabletFire §42: peaksgleaningsGWB §73: of the mountainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: summitsthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: Mountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: two mountainsgleaningsGWB §276: the immovable mountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: mountains
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of Knowledgefire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §100: clear and evidentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: laws and teachingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: the unseen realmstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “befell” (90 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: arrivedgleaningsGWB §466: Mine arrivalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: recordedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: gaineth admittancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: which have befallengleaningsGWB §163: to persecute mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: enter
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Well-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §656: I cherishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: such as love Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovest
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 §56: Peacefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §662: Cause.…kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: happeningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and Thy commandmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
SE expanded to “hath raised me up”
sent 28% hath 16% raise 8% begotten 8% will 8% “resurrection” 8% “revelation 8% made 8% gathering 4% raiser 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: raise upgleaningsGWB §176: gathering togetherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “resurrection”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: Ignitewill-and-testamentW&T §53: inspiredgleaningsGWB §729: send downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: “revelation,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: Thou didst raise up
This form usually rendered as “raise”, “bidden”, “hast” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: steadfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §509: in which We arekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: companyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §369: they will arisetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
SE rendered وَأَقَمْتَنِي (waʾaqamtaní), مَقَامِ (maqám), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), وَأَمَرْتَنِي (waʾamartaní), أَدْعُوَ (ʾadʿú) as “bidden me to occupy, seat, hast commanded, summon”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: HegleaningsGWB §386: thine inmost heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: for one momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Revelationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: He summonethgleaningsGWB §281: Cast awaykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: He invitedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: and beseechtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was calledthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: I call theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: summoned, and art still summoning
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: all goodgleaningsGWB §25: its peopleskitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: by His wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: supply us with every goodtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §36: whomsoever
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seatgleaningsGWB §598: the whole worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Thy manifold bountiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: faces towardsgleaningsGWB §416: My courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: shoresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My prisongleaningsGWB §226: in
وَأُحَدِّثَهُمْ
literal: tradition; traditions; tradition, hadith
This form usually rendered as “tell” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: historygleaningsGWB §122: transientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: to tell outthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiworkwill-and-testamentW&T §42: happeningsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: in the traditiongleaningsGWB §436: changes and chances
This form usually rendered as “power”, “thou”, “might” (157 occurrences)
tablet 77% preserved 4% tablets 4% lawh-i-burhan 2% lawh-i-fu’ad 2% perspicuous 2% original 2% comprehend 2% guarded 2% mystic 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: in Thy TabletsgleaningsGWB §664: the Scriptureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: attestedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §330: and the Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: Lawh-i-Burhan (TabletgleaningsGWB §278: a Tablet
decree 69% irrevocable 10% dispositions 3% judgment 3% purpose 3% appointments 3% ordained 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: decision madefire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §191: hath fixedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: wasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: and ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: been fulfilled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: from thegleaningsGWB §493: Pen of Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: Thine own exalted penwill-and-testamentW&T §1: by His All-Glorious Penepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: by Thy PengleaningsGWB §375: of His Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Thy most exalted Pen
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: sent downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: inspiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Divine RevelationgleaningsGWB §583: inspiration
This form usually rendered as “kindling” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: burnedfire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflamegleaningsGWB §700: be kindledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: burningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: hath set ablazetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a flame of firethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: torchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: kindled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: fraudulentgleaningsGWB §439: convulsionskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: whose inner beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: were rent asunderthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: thrown into confusion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: My servantsfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §619: those of Our servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: people fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: Thy servant’stablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §10: wronged servant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: HellgleaningsGWB §36: ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: utter perditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: my Firethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire ofwill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the firegleaningsGWB §593: the fire of hell
SE rendered العِبادِ (al-ʿibád), بِنارِ (binár), حُبِّكَ (ḥubbik), وَأُقَرِّبَ (waʾuqarrib), البِلادِ (al-bilád) as “servants, fire, love, earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: land to landgleaningsGWB §267: of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: soilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the whole worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thy neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §38: all countriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of the citiesgleaningsGWB §525: and dominions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the ThronegleaningsGWB §612: of the thronekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: throne ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: pillar ofgleaningsGWB §210: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Celestial Throne
SE rendered مَقَرِّ (maqarr), عَرْشِكَ، (ʿarshika،), وَلَمَّا (walammá) as “habitation, throne”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: calleth aloudfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §182: summonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: Heraldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: Thy voicetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: calleth
