Prayers and Meditations — §275
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 275 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِذًا أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهِي بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ فَصَّلْتَ بَيْنَ النَّفْيِ وَالإِثْباتِ بِأَنْ تُطَهِّرَ قُلُوبَهُمْ مِنَ الإِشاراتِ وَتُقَرِّبَهُمْ إِلى مَطْلَعِ الأَسْمآءِ وَالصِّفاتِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I entreat Thee, therefore, O my God, by Thy name by which Thou hast separated between truth and denial, to purify their hearts of all evil suggestions, and to enable them to draw nigh unto Him Who is the Dayspring of Thy names and Thine attributes.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I entreat Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §631: Grant thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: I nevertheless beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §313: Thou hast asked Me concerningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek enlightenmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: I pray
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: God’sfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §105: Call of God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: divinely-appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “by Thy name”
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 §129: heavensfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §222: to the worship and service ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: Thy most excellent namestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “unfolded” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: a decisiongleaningsGWB §379: circumstantiallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: sunderedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: hast dividedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: hath been revealedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §34: decisive Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial account
SE expanded to “truth and denial”
denial 43% negation 17% did 9% nothingness 4% banishment 4% question 4% denounced 4% suppress 4% abolished 4% exile 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: this place of exilegleaningsGWB §127: nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: abolishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: aught save Thy Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §3: exileepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: denialgleaningsGWB §95: did not actually possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: question
SE rendered فَصَّلْتَ (faṣṣalt), النَّفْيِ (an-nafy), وَالإِثْباتِ (wálʾithbát), تُطَهِّرَ (tuṭahhir), قُلُوبَهُمْ (qulúbahum) as “hast separated, truth and denial, evil suggestions, their hearts”
demonstrate 18% affirmation 18% may 12% acceptance 12% truth 12% establish 6% other 6% made 6% vindicating 6% vindication 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: firmnessgleaningsGWB §39: were confirmedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: insertedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: hath incontrovertibly been made evidentthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: that its light may endurewill-and-testamentW&T §9: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: indisputably established
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to cleansegleaningsGWB §636: that He may cleanse themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Purgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: Purge outthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: purified himselfgleaningsGWB §630: that it may cleanse usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: Cleanse them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: transformedgleaningsGWB §212: the breastskitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transmuting influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: into my hearttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: fraudulent dealings
SE rendered تُطَهِّرَ (tuṭahhir), قُلُوبَهُمْ (qulúbahum), الإِشاراتِ (ash-shárát), وَتُقَرِّبَهُمْ (watuqarribahum), مَطْلَعِ (maṭlaʿ) as “evil suggestions, their hearts, to enable them to, Dayspring”
allusions 38% evil 19% whisperings 8% hints 8% suggestions 8% blind 4% vain 4% fanciful 4% implications 4% obscure 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: No allusion of Minefire-tabletFire §14: evil suggestionsgleaningsGWB §19: any reference to Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: whisperingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: through yet another motionthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: milkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §387: pen or tongue
SE expanded to “to enable them to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: Thy presencefire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §46: fast approachingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: well-favouredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: draw me ever nearertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Dawning-Placefire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §656: towards the Dayspringkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: unravelledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: the revelationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: depict that placegleaningsGWB §689: describe its splendorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: dost ascribeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: to describeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: describedgleaningsGWB §91: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: concerning the character ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: the apprehension
