Prayers and Meditations — §279
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 279 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِذًا فَانْظُرْنِي يا إِلهِي فَرِيدًا بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ وَبَعِيدًا مِنْ أَحِبَّائِكَ وَأَصْفِيائِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِأَمْطارِ سَحابِ رَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِيْ بِها أَنْبَتْتَ فِي قُلُوبِ المُوَحِّدِينَ أَوْرادَ الذِّكْرِ وَالبَيانِ وَأَزْهارَ الحِكْمَةِ وَالتِّبْيانِ بِأَنْ تَرْزُقَ عِبادَكَ وَذَوِي قَرابَتِي أَثْمارَ سِدْرَةِ فَردانِيَّتِكَ فِي هذِهِ الأَيَّامِ الَّتِيْ فِيها اسْتَوَيْتَ عَلَى عَرْشِ رَحْمانِيَّتِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ لا تَمْنَعْهُمْ عَمَّا عِنْدَكَ ثْمَّ اكْتُبْ لَهُمْ ما يُصْعِدُهُمْ إِلى مَعارِجِ فَضْلِكَ وَأَلْطافِكَ، ثُمَّ أَشْرِبْهُمْ كَوْثَرَ عِرْفانِكَ وَقَدِّرْ لَهُمْ خَيْرَ الآخِرَةِ وَالأُولی،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Behold, then, O my God, my loneliness among Thy servants and my remoteness from Thy friends and Thy chosen ones. I beseech Thee, by the showers of the clouds of Thy mercy, whereby Thou hast caused the blossoms of Thy praise and utterance and the flowers of Thy wisdom and testimony to spring forth in the hearts of all them that have recognized Thy oneness, to supply Thy servants and my kindred with the fruits of the tree of Thy unity, in these days when Thou hast been established upon the throne of Thy mercy. Hinder them not, O my Lord, from attaining unto the things Thou dost possess, and write down for them that which will aid them to scale the heights of Thy grace and favor. Give them, moreover, to drink of the living waters of Thy knowledge, and ordain for them the good of this world and of the world to come.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: to Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §36: of God’skitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of divine mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: are God’stablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Singlefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §384: Onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: essentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: transcendent unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the All-Highest Paradiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy oneness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: manfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §553: Object of all adorationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: among Thy peopletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §35: meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: servant
This form usually rendered as “loved”, “dear”, “who” (43 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: For the lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §410: the loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: those who profess to be Our friendsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: O my Belovedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be setwill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §696: may questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: truthsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: We entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I imploregleaningsGWB §467: wert thou to inquire of themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: I moreover entreat Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §447: which the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: and the cloudsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: cloudsgleaningsGWB §308: by the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: showeringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of the clouds
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 §10: pityfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §519: Have mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: of the showers of mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: Thy shadowing mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
This form usually rendered as “hast” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: turnethgleaningsGWB §552: been so changedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: their mindsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: all their affectionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the hearts
This form usually rendered as “have”, “such”, “truly” (26 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the Onefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §309: in any waykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: is but oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: all them that have recognized Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: a fresh report of stories current against UsgleaningsGWB §661: that thou mayest remember Mekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: have been madeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: any of the praisestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
utterance 65% divine 7% eloquence 5% tongue 5% through 5% glorification 5% unto 2% ornament 2% articulate 2% book 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Mine utterancefire-tabletFire §23: to speak forthgleaningsGWB §461: discoursekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: expoundedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: and from extolling His virtuestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolutethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: see
This form usually rendered as “abundantly”, “flowers” (2 occurrences)
abundantly 50% flowers 50%
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
supply 75% sustainest 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: nourish themselvesgleaningsGWB §17: tastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: all partake ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: supplywill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §195: hath nourished your soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: partaken
SE rendered تَرْزُقَ (tarzuq), عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak), وَذَوِي (wadhawí), قَرابَتِي (qarábatí), أَثْمارَ (ʾathmár), سِدْرَةِ (sidrah) as “supply, servants, kindred, fruits, tree”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: well-favoredfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §280: favoredkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: a sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: and to draw nightablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the fruitsgleaningsGWB §378: the fruit thereofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: to bring forth good fruittablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: fully grownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: fruitsgleaningsGWB §36: of the fruit
tree 41% lote-tree 23% burning 11% divine 5% bush 5% sadratu’l-muntahá 5% sadrih 5% sadratu’l-muntaha 1% upon 1% sadratu’l 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §288: from the Treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: the Sadratu’lprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: within the deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: TreegleaningsGWB §127: Sadratu’l
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: This is the daygleaningsGWB §66: “On this Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: in Thy daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: on the Day
اسْتَوَيْتَ
literal: other than; other-than; other than, except
This form usually rendered as “hast”, “shalt”, “didst” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §616: and fashionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: naught else except Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: that there I may be establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: occupiedgleaningsGWB §386: but Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: its mighty thronegleaningsGWB §707: of the Throne abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: the mercy seatthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: of the Mighty ThronegleaningsGWB §118: realities ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: thrones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: \‘LordgleaningsGWB §564: Lord ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: the Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thine overruling providencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have withheld megleaningsGWB §627: to hinder themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have been the cause of the deprivationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: never allowtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Debar
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “thou”, “which” (55 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: with WhomgleaningsGWB §278: they possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: from before Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: they themselvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §54: inimicalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: before
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: writinggleaningsGWB §39: and wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: the Book?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: Thou hast written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: Writewill-and-testamentW&T §6: such letters and documentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His Book
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “aid” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raisedgleaningsGWB §311: deathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: outsoartablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: ascend unto thethe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise thenwill-and-testamentW&T §34: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: his ascent
gleaningsGWB §276: enabled to ascendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: ascend beyondthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: the exalted heightsgleaningsGWB §43: ascensionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: hath ascendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: the heightsgleaningsGWB §195: and caused you to ascend
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: bountygleaningsGWB §101: have caused to excelkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: caused to excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: by Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
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 §162: these bountiesgleaningsGWB §358: most excellentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Mysteryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: and Thy giftsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: divine favorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: is puregleaningsGWB §547: the refinementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the overflowings of Its bounty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the draughtgleaningsGWB §353: and their drinkkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: drink then your fillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: where to quench their thirst.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: hath partakenthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: wineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: hath drunkgleaningsGWB §233: quaffeth
living 56% waters 9% river 9% through 6% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3% after 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: through the living watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: living fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: after the living watersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §435: stream
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “KnowgleaningsGWB §192: distinguish myselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: renownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: the sweet savorstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: know Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: the Lord of strengthfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §698: the Most Mightykitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: a littleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: potency of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: be in thy power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: what ye prefergleaningsGWB §183: He hath drained to its dregskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: retired and lived inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: for the choicestwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for the goodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: chosengleaningsGWB §417: whatsoever He willeth
