Prayers and Meditations — §295
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 295 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا إِلهِي قَدْ كادَ أَنْ يَصْفَرَّ ما نَبَتَ فِي رِضْوانِ عِزِّ فَرْدَانِيَّتِكَ فَأَيْنَ أَمْطارُ سَحَابِ رَحْمَتِكَ، وَعَرَّتْ أَغْصانُ سِدْرَةِ وَحْدَانِيَّتِكَ مِنْ حُلَلِ العِزَّةِ وَالعِرْفانِ، فَأَيْنَ رَبِيعُ أَلْطافِكَ وَمَوَاهِبِكَ، قَدْ تَوَقَّفَتْ فُلْكُ أَمْرِكَ عَلَى بَحْرِ الإِمْكانِ فَأَيْنَ أَرْيَاحُ جُودِكَ وَإِحْسَانِكَ، وَأَحَاطَتْ سِرَاجَ أ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Faded now is all that erstwhile flourished in the Paradise of Thy transcendent oneness, O my God! Where are the rain-giving clouds of Thy mercy? Shorn are the branches of the Tree of Thy unity of the vesture of Thy majesty and wisdom; where is the springtime of Thy gifts and bounties? Motionless lies the Ark of Thy Cause on the sea of Thy creation; where are the winds of Thy grace and favors? Encompassed on every side is Thy Lamp by the tempests of discord blowing from every land; where is the globe of Thy graciousness and protection?
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of God’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §191: God’s
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), كادَ (kád), يَصْفَرَّ (yaṣfarr), نَبَتَ (nabat) as “my God, Faded, flourished”
This form usually rendered as “faded” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “flourished” (1 occurrences)
paradise 37% ridván 29% garden 11% tabernacle 6% heaven 6% good-pleasure 3% everlasting 3% mary 3% unto 3%
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (190 occurrences)
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted be Hisfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §683: exalted characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: of Thy transcendent onenessthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: glory of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: thegleaningsGWB §40: absurditieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: “Whitherwill-and-testamentW&T §54: this wronged oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: this Chapterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: with allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: the divinely-inspired admonitionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: this revelation
clouds 77% showers 6% thick 4% outpourings 4% which 2% clouded 2% intervening 2% showering 2% veil 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: These thick cloudsgleaningsGWB §522: cloudedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: outpouringsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §627: from the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: veil
SE expanded to “of Thy mercy”
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
This form usually rendered as “shorn” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: of Thy Branches (sons)gleaningsGWB §66: the immortal Branchkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the Most Mighty Branchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: Thy Brancheswill-and-testamentW&T §16: Aghṣánepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: branchesgleaningsGWB §235: have branched from My Treekitab-i-ahdAhd §9: ye My Branches
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Tree beyond whichgleaningsGWB §175: the Burning Bushkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: Sadrihprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: of the Treetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Sacred Lote-Treeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Divine Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §310: the tree
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: unitefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §382: true believerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: Thy onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
This form usually rendered as “ornaments”, “incorruptible”, “vesture” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Lawful is itgleaningsGWB §650: to its abodekitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: become the recipientsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: my homethe-hidden-wordsHW §102: habitationwill-and-testamentW&T §39: aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: The dungeongleaningsGWB §589: the incorruptible vestures
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “recognition” (144 occurrences)
knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: understandgleaningsGWB §367: what is rightkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Knowledge,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: hath made knowntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: that thou mayest perceive
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: crystal puregleaningsGWB §310: their fullest developmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: lovingkindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: bountiful favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: loving and kindnesswill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: bountiesgleaningsGWB §657: sweetness
This form usually rendered as “gifts”, “favors”, “bestowals” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §477: hath favored theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: bountiful favorswill-and-testamentW&T §53: Bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: Thy manifold giftswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the gift
This form usually rendered as “motionless” (1 occurrences)
hesitated 21% hesitate 16% tarry 11% hesitation 11% established 11% stand 11% place 5% remain 5% fully 5% vacillation 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: tarryfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §568: hesitated and haltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: would be dumbfoundedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: be acquaintedgleaningsGWB §47: and movest notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: tarried
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: commandeth youfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §305: as decreedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: to proclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thy Faithtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: seafire-tabletFire §3: WheregleaningsGWB §71: the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: the healing waterstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: the ancient seawill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Ocean
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all created thingsfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §71: of the worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: stablish methe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: be achieved
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bounteousness”, “generosity” (63 occurrences)
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 §569: Thy favorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: All-Bountifulthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bountiful”, “through” (21 occurrences)
encompassed 32% have 18% compassed 14% hath 14% whisperings 4% enveloped 4% all-encompassing 4% encompasseth 4% blew 4% encompass 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: throughoutfire-tabletFire §20: whisperingsgleaningsGWB §304: comprehend themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “authority”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: blew and beatthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: neglect
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a lampgleaningsGWB §131: extinguish the Lampkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: quenchethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: my lampepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: lampgleaningsGWB §121: the lampkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: lamp of conscience and reasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: the light of Thy lamp
