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، يا إِلهِي
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 §55: Callfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §182: summonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: criethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: calleth aloud
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: them that serve Himfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §388: the adored Onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: His peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: appearedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §10: wronged servant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of God’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §23: is of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §10: His
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: integrity and uprightnessfire-tabletFire §21: of puritygleaningsGWB §564: the fearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: aboutprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: “Fearthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of spiritwill-and-testamentW&T §1: protectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: to fear God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Sanctuary of WisdomgleaningsGWB §552: destitutekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: remainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §659: to denythe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: deprived
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: WinegleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and of the pure beverageepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Choice WinegleaningsGWB §200: glorious Chaliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: save Thy most august Selfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sealed WinegleaningsGWB §233: the wine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have flowedgleaningsGWB §454: conductkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: hath been made to flowtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: knowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: have proceededgleaningsGWB §37: streamingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: universally enforced
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: right-handgleaningsGWB §192: my right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the right handgleaningsGWB §198: the right sideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: to my rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thy right handgleaningsGWB §485: right hand
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the MightygleaningsGWB §210: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: “behind the Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §728: exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the ThronegleaningsGWB §707: of the Throne abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: God’s mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §391: token of His all-encompassing mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §88: Have pity upon metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our LordgleaningsGWB §370: His revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: arttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its Lord
This form usually rendered as “when”, “god”, “before” (161 occurrences)
when 21% god 15% before 13% estimation 12% sight 12% thereupon 8% whom 6% through 6% possession 4% belong 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: atgleaningsGWB §279: their allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: possesseththe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §54: inimical to the governmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: current amongst mengleaningsGWB §239: all ye possess
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: best advantagegleaningsGWB §120: chose to conferkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: righteousthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: blessinggleaningsGWB §690: shall be better
SE rendered لَكُمْ (lakum), عِنْدَكُمْ (ʿindakum), وَعَمَّا (waʿammá), أَرَدْتُمْ (ʾaradtum), وَتُرِيدُونَهُ (waturídúnah) as “for you, possess, have sought, are now seeking”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: togleaningsGWB §155: from theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Now thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §635: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §572: of all attachment to
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: We have desiredgleaningsGWB §188: resolvedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: in conformity with Thy willtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: by the willgleaningsGWB §275: attain
gleaningsGWB §727: that is life indeedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: everlasting lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: life indeedgleaningsGWB §239: lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: animalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: is lifegleaningsGWB §244: in this, your vain lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: Thy living waters
SE expanded to “vain and empty”
SE expanded to “set your faces towards”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: of His Countenancefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §499: upon the groundkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: to Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: above the horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §385: the realmsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: all the worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the worldgleaningsGWB §63: of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: of the Dayspring
This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (286 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “quaffed”, “drunk” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: quaffedgleaningsGWB §25: and drink inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: where to quench their thirst.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: to drinkthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: drinkethgleaningsGWB §57: quaff your fill. Drinkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: cup
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: with the winegleaningsGWB §73: the drunkennessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: Thy manifold wisdomthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: from the celestial winegleaningsGWB §65: of the words ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: the wine ofgleaningsGWB §528: with prideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of the wine
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: graciously remember megleaningsGWB §381: explainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: been recordedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: and to recount Thytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §67: mention of Me
This form usually rendered as “will” (1 occurrences)
heedless 26% heedlessness 16% waywardness 12% wayward 11% oblivious 10% unaware 7% have 6% negligence 5% forgetful 4% strayed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: strayed far from HimgleaningsGWB §279: have utterly neglectedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: knew not, howeverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: that we may utterly forgetthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: unawaregleaningsGWB §476: escape
SE rendered يَغْفُلُ (yaghful), ذِكْرِ (dhikr), سِواهُ (siwáh), وَالَّذِيْ (wálladhí), عَرَفَهُ (ʿarafah), يَنْقَطِعُ (yanqaṭiʿ) as “will forget, remembrance, whoso hath, recognized, will rid himself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §616: and fashionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: been establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: establishtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: I may be establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides MegleaningsGWB §684: all else
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: failed to recognizegleaningsGWB §337: endued with understandingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the renownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: have been recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: Thou wilt appreciate
SE expanded to “will rid himself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: fadegleaningsGWB §124: withheldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: cleft asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: cease to operatetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: barred
