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،
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
SE expanded to “Glorified art Thou”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: All-Gloriousfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §3: immeasurably exalted, art Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §291: Glorified beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: Praise be unto Theetablet-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 §136: from Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §684: God is My witness!kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: divinely-appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the God oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beholdfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §163: of the visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: opinionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: is in His eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the mirrors
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: stillgleaningsGWB §285: habitationkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: confess His claimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: hath confessedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: be solacedwill-and-testamentW&T §9: arrangements
prison 70% prison-city 6% imprisonment 6% dungeon 4% prison-house 4% prisoner 3% prison-cell 1% hath 1% deliverest 1% cast 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the prisongleaningsGWB §184: My imprisonmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: hellish fireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: of Thy prison-citywill-and-testamentW&T §6: incarcerationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: His prisongleaningsGWB §658: suffering imprisonmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: and deliverest me from the bondage of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: diversgleaningsGWB §102: varyingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: againstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §289: the signs of dissension appeared amongst themwill-and-testamentW&T §9: this discordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: contrary togleaningsGWB §495: run counterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: repugnant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: seasgleaningsGWB §51: the rushing waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: and the ocean ofwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: the seagleaningsGWB §71: the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mountainfire-tabletFire §42: peaksgleaningsGWB §395: every mountainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: summitsthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: Mountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the mountainsgleaningsGWB §73: of the mountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: two mountains
SE expanded to “knowest full well”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: It must be evidentfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §410: thingskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: know it notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: O Thou Who art the Knowertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE expanded to “I have endured”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the things which have befallengleaningsGWB §180: participatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: summons ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §567: sore-triedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: aimedgleaningsGWB §163: suffered at their handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: fell a victim
SE expanded to “love of Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: My love for Himfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §251: and disdainfully reject His loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: through their lovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be setwill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
SE expanded to “hath raised me up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they shall be raised againgleaningsGWB §40: sent of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: speed outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Quickenerwill-and-testamentW&T §9: shall have no pity on himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: raise upgleaningsGWB §3: begottenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: made manifest
This form usually rendered as “raise”, “bidden”, “hast” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to obtainfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §411: occupykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: of Resurrection”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: abovetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thyselfgleaningsGWB §555: of the soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: Whose naturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: desirewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: any one
SE rendered نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), وَأَمَرْتَنِي (waʾamartaní), أَدْعُوَ (ʾadʿú), الكُلَّ (al-kull), شَطْرِ (shaṭr), رَحْمانِيَّتِكَ (raḥmánínatik) as “seat, commanded me, all men, the court, Thy mercy”
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 §243: to ConstantinoplegleaningsGWB §416: towards My courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: every directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: to their CapitalgleaningsGWB §296: allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: the nationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: chamber
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §688: heavenly delightkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: greater compassiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
وَأُحَدِّثَهُمْ
literal: tradition; traditions; tradition, hadith
This form usually rendered as “tell” (1 occurrences)
traditions 49% tradition 32% changes 5% happenings 3% tale 2% history 2% occurred 2% such 2% hath 2% transient 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: hath related unto usgleaningsGWB §436: changes and chanceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: conceivableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: intimate conversationthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiworkwill-and-testamentW&T §35: happeningsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: traditiongleaningsGWB §311: the changes and chances
tablet 79% lawh 4% tablets 4% lawh-i 2% communications 2% perspicuous 2% original 2% most 2% mystic 2% tablet” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of Our TabletgleaningsGWB §135: a mighty Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: in symbolic languageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: and in Thy Tabletstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: shone forth brightlygleaningsGWB §41: page
decree 66% irrevocable 13% dispositions 3% decreed 3% judgment 3% purpose 3% appointments 3% irrevocably 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: decreedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §440: the varying requirementskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: to the requirementsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: have been preordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordainedwill-and-testamentW&T §39: exigencies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: pensgleaningsGWB §719: Our Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §655: through Thy most exalted Penwill-and-testamentW&T §54: to appear asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the fingergleaningsGWB §281: of Whose Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: from the pen
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: RevelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: shall be revealedgleaningsGWB §583: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelation
This form usually rendered as “kindling” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: burnethfire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflamegleaningsGWB §36: the burning of the flamekitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: burnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §179: may inflametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: as a flamethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: torchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: burned high
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: transformed MegleaningsGWB §680: soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: transmutethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: of the heartstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: within your heartswill-and-testamentW&T §23: sincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: changed
SE rendered وَأُشْعِلَ (waʾushʿil), قُلُوبَ (qulúb), العِبادِ (al-ʿibád), بِنارِ (binár), حُبِّكَ (ḥubbik), وَأُقَرِّبَ (waʾuqarrib) as “kindling the, fire of, hearts of, Thy, love in, nearer”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine own firegleaningsGWB §312: hell firekitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: with the flamesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: itstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of firewill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the firegleaningsGWB §558: without fire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: draweth you nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §453: of them who are nigh unto Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: is at hand.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
This form usually rendered as “cities”, “land”, “all” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of the citiesgleaningsGWB §187: abroadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: soilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §476: throughout Thy realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §13: all regionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: in every citygleaningsGWB §515: your cities
SE expanded to “of Thy throne”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the ThronegleaningsGWB §707: of the Throne abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: thronesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: of the Throne on highthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: of the Mighty ThronegleaningsGWB §210: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”
