Prayers and Meditations — §290
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 290 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
َتْ لَئَالِئُ عِلْمِكَ المَكْنُونُ وَجَواهِرُ أَسْرارِكَ المَخْزُونُ بِأَنْ لا تَجْعَلَهُمْ مَحْرُومًا عَمَّا أَرَدْتَ لَهُمْ بِجُودِكَ وَإِحْسانِكَ وَلا تَجْعَلَهُمْ بَعِيدًا عَنْ شاطئِ بَحْرِ قُرْبِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ يَشْهَدُ كُلُّ الوُجُودِ مِنَ الغَيْبِ وَالشُّهُودِ بِأَنَّ رَحْمَت
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 §127: ascertainedfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §312: world of beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: a knowledge”prayers-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
SE rendered لَئَالِئُ (laʾáliʾ), عِلْمِكَ (ʿilmik), المَكْنُونُ (al-maknún), وَجَواهِرُ (wajawáhir) as “goodly pearls, hidden wisdom, the gem-like mysteries”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: hiddengleaningsGWB §56: He Whom none hathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hidgleaningsGWB §612: Scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: been wrapped upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: concealedgleaningsGWB §56: “He that was hidden
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the fugitivegleaningsGWB §331: The essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Essencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: the precincts of Thy courttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the nearnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and the essencewill-and-testamentW&T §32: HelpergleaningsGWB §5: glory
SE rendered وَجَواهِرُ (wajawáhir), أَسْرارِكَ (ʾasrárik), المَخْزُونُ (al-makhzún) as “the gem-like mysteries, wrapped up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the mysteriesgleaningsGWB §726: gladnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: the mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: the thronetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: the inmostthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: the gladnesswill-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted darklyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: joy
This form usually rendered as “treasured”, “preserved”, “lay” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the treasuresgleaningsGWB §479: the treasurieskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: depositoriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: Thine enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: preservedgleaningsGWB §99: Treasuries of the gems
This form usually rendered as “suffer”, “deprived”, “deprive” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered تَجْعَلَهُمْ (tajʿalahum), مَحْرُومًا (maḥrúman), أَرَدْتَ (ʾaradt) as “Deprive them, Thou didst desire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: debarredgleaningsGWB §412: destitute ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the habitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my sanctuarythe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Withhold not yourselves
SE expanded to “Thou didst desire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: is Our purposegleaningsGWB §405: promptingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: He choosethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze uponwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: desire
SE rendered أَرَدْتَ (ʾaradt), بِجُودِكَ (bijúdik), وَإِحْسانِكَ (waʾiḥsánik), تَجْعَلَهُمْ (tajʿalahum) as “Thou didst desire, and bounty, suffer them”
bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §12: bountiful favorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §88: by Thy gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: pleasinggleaningsGWB §665: the righteouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: of Thy gracious providencethe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: preferablegleaningsGWB §473: best in thy sight
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: since thenfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §125: henceforthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: Henceforwardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: despiteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: remove me farwill-and-testamentW&T §19: successorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: notwithstanding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the seasfire-tabletFire §3: WheregleaningsGWB §684: an oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: the billowing oceanstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: the ancient seawill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our LordgleaningsGWB §548: everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: none other Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: might
SE rendered بَحْرِ (baḥr), قُرْبِكَ، (qurbika،), رَبِّ (rabb), يَشْهَدُ (yashhad) as “ocean, Thy presence, my God”
testifieth 22% beareth 22% testify 18% bear 13% witness 7% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% witnesseth 2% well 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: I testifyfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §591: Methinks thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: and the testimoniestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), يَشْهَدُ (yashhad), الوُجُودِ (al-wujúd) as “my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: world of beingfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §327: abidethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: that they may inhaletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: will be in vainwill-and-testamentW&T §6: extant
invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Unseen, the UnknowablegleaningsGWB §34: the Unseenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: of the Invisiblesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: of the seentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the seen and unseengleaningsGWB §34: of concealment
mercy 77% infinite 4% grace 4% mercies 4% loving-kindness 3% great 1% surpassing 1% loving 1% token 1% plenteous 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: court of Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §216: the All-Mercifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: infinite mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: of Thy wondrous Mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My mercy
