Prayers and Meditations — §290
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 290 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهِي بِاسْمِكَ الأَعْظَمِ بِأَنْ تَجْتَذِبَ الأُمَمَ بِالكَلِمَةِ الَّتِيْ جَعَلْتَها سُلْطانَ الكلِماتِ فِي أَيَّامِكَ وَبِها ظَهَرَتْ لَئَالِئُ عِلْمِكَ المَكْنُونُ وَجَواهِرُ أَسْرارِكَ المَخْزُونُ بِأَنْ لا تَجْعَلَهُمْ مَحْرُومًا عَمَّا أَرَدْتَ لَهُمْ بِجُودِكَ وَإِحْسانِكَ وَلا تَجْعَلَهُمْ بَعِيدًا عَنْ شاطئِ بَحْرِ قُرْبِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I implore Thee, O my God, by Thy Most Great Name, to enrapture the nations through the potency of the Word which Thou didst ordain to be the king of all words, the Word whereby the goodly pearls of Thy hidden wisdom were uncovered, and the gem-like mysteries which were wrapped up within Thee were unraveled. Deprive them not, by Thy grace and bounty, of the things Thou didst desire for them, and suffer them not to be far removed from the shores of the ocean of Thy presence.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: inquiregleaningsGWB §466: Enquire for thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: questioningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §506: and shall be called to accountkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the intricaciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Deal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Divinefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §268: but Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: holy and divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: Lord our Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE rendered أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), الأَعْظَمِ (al-ʾaʿẓam), تَجْتَذِبَ (tajtadhib) as “I implore, my God, by Thy, Most Great, enrapture”
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 §144: by the heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §115: the heightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: empty nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Whom Thou hast calledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: glorygleaningsGWB §16: greaterkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: greatness of Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §5: bitterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: great
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: been enrapturedfire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §618: kindlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: hast attracted themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: enrapturedgleaningsGWB §653: fervorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §712: enraptured me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Imamsfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §170: its peopleskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: adherentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: all the nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: conversefire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §387: by virtue of the wordkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: by the blessed wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: one Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §751: my Wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: adornethfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §486: givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to make of themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: suffer them nottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe thyself therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereigngleaningsGWB §43: Kings of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: through the power of Thy sovereign mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: This is the daygleaningsGWB §74: the present daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: as yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: Thine own daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: day of
This form usually rendered as “have”, “hath”, “revealed” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: in the night-seasongleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: by nightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night seasonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: in the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a night
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: taught Mefire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §501: all thingskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: the fateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: may become an ensign oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: “HiddengleaningsGWB §48: that which lay hidden from the eyes of menkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: been wrapped uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: hidgleaningsGWB §32: wraptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: the things which lie hid
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the fugitivegleaningsGWB §207: a jewelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Essencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: the sheltertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the nearnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and the essencewill-and-testamentW&T §32: my Shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: He that secludeth himself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: contentmentgleaningsGWB §712: or pleasekitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: divine mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: and the mysteriestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: that which they have concealedthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: the gladnesswill-and-testamentW&T §42: beganepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: exulteth with joy
This form usually rendered as “preserved”, “treasured”, “enshrined” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the treasuresgleaningsGWB §230: Treasurekitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: depositoryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: the treasures it containeththe-hidden-wordsHW §66: I have preserved itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: all the treasuresgleaningsGWB §479: thy treasures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: deprivegleaningsGWB §35: habitationskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: those that had strayed far fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: Deny notthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: withheld
SE rendered مَحْرُومًا (maḥrúman), أَرَدْتَ (ʾaradt), بِجُودِكَ (bijúdik), وَإِحْسانِكَ (waʾiḥsánik) as “them, grace, bounty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: is Our purposegleaningsGWB §188: intent onkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: one aim in lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: hath soughtthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: hath conspired against meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: of the willgleaningsGWB §619: of His Will
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bounteousness”, “favor” (63 occurrences)
bounty 43% bounteousness 10% favor 9% through 9% grace 9% generosity 9% bountiful 5% graciousness 3% bestowal 2% never-failing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bountyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §12: bountiful favorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: bountiful graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of Thy giftsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: My loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §34: downpour
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: MuhsingleaningsGWB §552: kindnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: profitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: that which is goodwill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: preferablegleaningsGWB §473: hath been bounteouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: favour
far 31% remoteness 13% immeasurable 13% gone 6% late 6% removeth 6% gulf 6% distance 6% estranged 6% have 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: after Mefire-tabletFire §3: distantgleaningsGWB §534: unless and until ye seek the shadow ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Henceforwardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: hadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: And nowtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: remotethe-hidden-wordsHW §97: Yet, notwithstanding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: shoregleaningsGWB §684: towards its shoreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: shores ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: the shorestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: strandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: sidegleaningsGWB §485: oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: from the shores
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: sea forgleaningsGWB §629: the oceans ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: of the waterswill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the seasgleaningsGWB §233: through the outpouringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understanding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: presencefire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §575: that are nigh unto Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: and to draw nightablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
