Prayers and Meditations — §484
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 484 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَأُنادِي مَنْ فِي الأَرْضِ يا عِبَادَ اللَّهِ اتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَلا تَحْرِمُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ مِنْ هذا الرَّحِيقِ الَّذِيْ جَرَى عَنْ يَمِينِ عَرْشِ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّكُمُ الرَّحْمنِ، تَاللَّهِ ما عِنْدَهُ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ عَمَّا عِنْدَكُمْ وَعَمَّا أَرَدْتُمْ وَتُرِيدُونَهُ فِي الحَيوةِ البَاطِلَةِ، دَعُوا الدُّنْيا وَتَوَجَّهُوا إِلى الأُفُقِ الأَعْلَی، إِنَّ الَّذِيْ شَرِبَ خَمْرَ ذِكْرِهِ يَغْفُلُ عَنْ ذِكْرِ ما سِواهُ وَالَّذِيْ عَرَفَهُ يَنْقَطِعُ عَنِ الدُّنْيا وَما فِيها،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
To all that dwell on earth I cry aloud and say: “Fear ye God, O ye servants of God, and suffer not yourselves to be kept back from this pure Wine that hath flowed from the right hand of the throne of the mercy of your Lord, the Most Merciful. I swear by God! Better for you is what He possesseth than the things ye yourselves possess and the things ye have sought and are now seeking in this vain and empty life. Forsake the world, and set your faces towards the all-glorious Horizon. Whoso hath partaken of the wine of His remembrance will forget every other remembrance, and whoso hath recognized Him will rid himself of all attachment to this life and to all that pertaineth unto it.”
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I cry aloud”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: didst supplicatefire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §83: Summoner raised His voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §369: by Whose summonstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Divine Voice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §541: mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: this earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: on Thine earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: this land
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: manfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §289: of His creatureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: this peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: unto Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §10: servant of Thineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Object of my adoration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §35: of Providencekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: holy Menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the God oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE expanded to “suffer not yourselves”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mine honorgleaningsGWB §438: cease to exertkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: preventedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: Suffer me notthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: are deprived therefrom
SE rendered اللَّهَ (al-lah), تَحْرِمُوا (taḥrimúá), أَنْفُسَكُمْ (ʾanfusakum), الرَّحِيقِ (ar-raḥíq) as “God, suffer not yourselves, pure Wine”
yourselves 50% own 16% souls 10% hearts 8% desires 4% ye 4% upon 2% nature 2% judgment 2% waywardness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: WhoevergleaningsGWB §656: souls of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: To everyoneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: my corrupttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: my own wish
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Choice WinegleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and of the pure beverageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: Choice Sealed WinegleaningsGWB §233: the wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: whose pure beverageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: WinegleaningsGWB §200: Chalice of Immortality
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: flowedgleaningsGWB §649: fast pouring downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: hath streamedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: hath been made to flowtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: knoweththe-hidden-wordsHW §142: hath emboldenedwill-and-testamentW&T §42: promoteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hath flowed out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: right-handgleaningsGWB §192: my right handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: the right hand sideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: to the right handwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: right handgleaningsGWB §128: to draw nighkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: on the right hand
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: to the heavenly thronegleaningsGWB §210: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: seatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: of the Throne on highthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: throne on highgleaningsGWB §707: of the Throne abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”
mercy 69% tender 6% pity 3% god’s 3% source 3% bounty 3% all-merciful 3% have 3% compassion 3% token 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: LordgleaningsGWB §302: none to recognize His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: God’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: and the Enlightener oftablet-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 §247: the Lordship of God
This form usually rendered as “when”, “before”, “sight” (162 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: unto the things which belong untogleaningsGWB §607: according to the estimatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: I possesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §47: in the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: perverse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: blessinggleaningsGWB §120: unconstrained and sovereignkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: decidedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: good thingwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: choosestgleaningsGWB §563: the pious
SE expanded to “ye have sought”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: they listgleaningsGWB §211: eagerly seekkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: would fainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: Thou didst wishthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: We have desiredgleaningsGWB §275: refused to seek itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: divine Purpose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: a beastgleaningsGWB §29: everlasting lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: these beastsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: the true lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of lifegleaningsGWB §727: that is life indeedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: Thy living watersgleaningsGWB §633: which is life indeed
SE rendered وَتُرِيدُونَهُ (waturídúnah), الحَيوةِ (al-ḥayúh), البَاطِلَةِ، (al-báṭilahi،), دَعُوا (daʿúá), الدُّنْيا (ad-dunyá), وَتَوَجَّهُوا (watawajjahúá) as “are now seeking, this vain, Forsake, the world, set your faces”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: falsehoodgleaningsGWB §675: dissipated and lostkitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: vain wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: vain and emptytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: errorthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: How vain areepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: vaingleaningsGWB §585: render your works vain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: We have entrusted it unto theegleaningsGWB §508: committedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: entrustethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §726: irrevocablythe-hidden-wordsHW §20: breathedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: they left me notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: AbandongleaningsGWB §635: and cast
SE expanded to “set your faces”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: thy facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §548: the exertionkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: face.”tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
SE expanded to “the all-glorious Horizon”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: Horizonfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §629: the dawning-place ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: dawning-placekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the day-springprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: Thy creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: all regions
SE rendered وَتَوَجَّهُوا (watawajjahúá), الأُفُقِ (al-ʾufuq), الأَعْلَی، (al-ʾaʿlay،), شَرِبَ (sharib), خَمْرَ (khamr) as “set your faces, the all-glorious Horizon, hath partaken, the wine”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: and exaltfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §657: to magnifykitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: transcendethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: and of Thy sublimitytablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Let me quaffgleaningsGWB §353: and their drinkkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: drink then your fillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: have drunk fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: Give her to quaffthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: drinkethgleaningsGWB §233: quaffeth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: with the winegleaningsGWB §65: of the words ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of the winethe-hidden-wordsHW §139: dregsgleaningsGWB §552: draughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: Thy manifold wisdomgleaningsGWB §73: the drunkennessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: the wine of
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 §166: the aforementioned persongleaningsGWB §32: at the mention of Whose namekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: expoundprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: befittingly describetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
This form usually rendered as “will” (1 occurrences)
heedless 28% heedlessness 15% waywardness 12% wayward 11% oblivious 8% have 8% unaware 7% negligence 5% forgetful 4% who 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: of them that have gone astraygleaningsGWB §412: the heedless oneskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: perditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: erred so grievouslythe-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: They that have gone astraygleaningsGWB §692: turneth away from them
SE rendered يَغْفُلُ (yaghful), ذِكْرِ (dhikr), سِواهُ (siwáh), وَالَّذِيْ (wálladhí), عَرَفَهُ (ʿarafah), يَنْقَطِعُ (yanqaṭiʿ) as “will forget, other remembrance, whoso, hath recognized, will rid”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: all else but HimgleaningsGWB §571: except His remembrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: unto themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §356: none beside 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
fragrance 40% hath 15% sweet 13% recognized 12% known 6% have 4% perfume 4% recognize 2% breath 2% recognizeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: they that understandgleaningsGWB §35: by the standard of their own knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: by the light of His recognitionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: such as have recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thou mayest apprehend
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: detachgleaningsGWB §414: be detachedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: have renounced all else but Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: from among thosetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: completely detachedgleaningsGWB §682: all-pervasive
