Prayers and Meditations — §276
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 276 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
مَطْلَعِ الأَسْمآءِ وَالصِّفاتِ، فَيا إِلهِي أَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ بِأَنِّي قَطَعْتُ حَبْلَ نِسْبَتِي مِنْ كُلِّ ذِي نِسْبَةٍ إِلاَّ مَنْ تَمَسَّكَ بِنِسْبَتِكَ الكُبْرى فِي أَيَّامِ ظُهُورِ مَظْهَرِ نَفْسِكَ العُلْيا بِاسْمِكَ الأَبْهى وَعَنْ كُلِّ ذِيْ قَرابَةٍ إِلاَّ مَنْ تَقَرَّبَ إِلى طَلْعَتِكَ النّورآءِ، أَيْ رَبِّ لَيْسَ لِي مِنْ إِرادَةٍ إِلا
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou knowest, O my God, that I have severed every tie that bindeth me to any of Thy creatures except that most exalted tie that uniteth me with whosoever cleaveth unto Thee, in this the day of the revelation of Thy most august Self, that hath appeared in Thy name, the All-Glorious. Thou knowest that I have dissolved every bond that knitteth me to any one of my kindred except such as have enjoyed near access to Thy most effulgent face.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: wellspringfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §570: Beautykitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: informedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: the revelationstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
SE rendered وَالصِّفاتِ، (wálṣṣifáti،), فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam) as “O my God, Thou knowest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describegleaningsGWB §311: His attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: and Thine attributesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: AttributesgleaningsGWB §357: the attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: human traitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: describe Thee
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: God but their own desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: leaders of religionfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §322: physical worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: studiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §491: Aware as I amtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: ridgleaningsGWB §428: detach himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is speechlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: will rid himselftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: fragments of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the firm cordgleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: to the cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the cordgleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: tieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: CordgleaningsGWB §719: by the Cord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: who, though they beargleaningsGWB §383: the distancekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: imputationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §93: hast caused to be relatedthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: towill-and-testamentW&T §4: attributingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: relate yourselves
SE rendered حَبْلَ (ḥabl), نِسْبَتِي (nisbatí), ذِي (dhí), نِسْبَةٍ (nisbahin), تَمَسَّكَ (tamassak) as “tie, cleaveth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: holding fastgleaningsGWB §719: Hold ye fastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: bear witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: behold me clinging totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: hath clunggleaningsGWB §227: fixeth his heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: cling to
SE rendered تَمَسَّكَ (tamassak), بِنِسْبَتِكَ (binisbatik), الكُبْرى (al-kubrى), أَيَّامِ (ʾayyám), ظُهُورِ (ẓuhúr), مَظْهَرِ (maẓhar) as “cleaveth, most exalted tie, in this the day, the revelation”
most 33% mighty 13% supreme 7% resplendent 7% immeasurable 7% which 7% measureless 7% transcendent 7% entire 7% tribulations 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: most mightygleaningsGWB §273: My praisekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: disdainfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: and grandeurtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
SE expanded to “in this the day”
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: they who are the exponentsfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §107: have declaredkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: comingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: Thou didst manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
SE expanded to “Thy most august Self”
SE rendered ظُهُورِ (ẓuhúr), مَظْهَرِ (maẓhar), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), العُلْيا (al-ʿulyá), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), الأَبْهى (al-ʾabhى) as “the revelation, Thy most august Self, Thy name, the All-Glorious”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: against himfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §648: My glory be with theekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: the most exalted—mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §321: most august and most exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: concourse on high
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Thy most glorious lightgleaningsGWB §186: the Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: (bloodmoney)gleaningsGWB §661: of Gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: most effulgent
SE rendered بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), الأَبْهى (al-ʾabhى), وَعَنْ (waʿan), ذِيْ (dhí), قَرابَةٍ (qarábahin) as “Thy name, the All-Glorious, kindred”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §155: from theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Now thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: from whatsoevergleaningsGWB §572: of all attachment toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §28: and beyond
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Day-Starfire-tabletFire §48: and with thegleaningsGWB §308: the source of that lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: Muhammad’s illuminedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: hath been diffusedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
SE rendered طَلْعَتِكَ (ṭalʿatik), النّورآءِ، (an-núráʾi،), رَبِّ (rabb), لَيْسَ (lays), لِي (lí) as “face, most effulgent”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §103: of God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: overshadowed with Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: her Lord
SE rendered طَلْعَتِكَ (ṭalʿatik), النّورآءِ، (an-núráʾi،), رَبِّ (rabb), لَيْسَ (lays), لِي (lí) as “face, most effulgent”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: not beengleaningsGWB §174: notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: They havetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: isgleaningsGWB §167: Accuse Me notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: None canepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: There is no
SE rendered النّورآءِ، (an-núráʾi،), رَبِّ (rabb), لَيْسَ (lays), لِي (lí) as “most effulgent”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: himgleaningsGWB §167: onkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §271: to dothe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: Me at the hands ofgleaningsGWB §51: His sovereignty upon thee
will 41% purpose 9% desire 9% desired 6% purposed 6% determined 6% pleaseth 6% hath 6% determineth 6% wished 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: determinedgleaningsGWB §188: wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: wishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: of Thy purposetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze uponwill-and-testamentW&T §8: the gracious willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: purpose
