Prayers and Meditations — §488
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 488 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ْتَ الكُلَّ إِلى شَطْرِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَدَعَوْتَهُمْ إِلى أُفُقِ فَضْلِكَ وَأَلْطَافِكَ، وَما أَجَابَكَ إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ انْقَطَعُوا عَنْ دُونِكَ وَسَرُعُوا إِلى مَشْرِقِ جَمالِكَ وَمَطْلَعِ وَحْيِكَ وَإِلْهامِكَ، تَعْلَمُ يا إِلهِي لَيْسَ عَلَى
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou art He, O my God, Who hast summoned all men to turn in the direction of Thy mercy, and called them unto the horizon of Thy grace and bounties. None, however, heeded Thy call, except such as have forsaken all things save Thee, and hastened unto the Dayspring of Thy beauty, and the Dawning-Place of Thine inspiration and Thy revelation.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: all the afflictionsgleaningsGWB §124: all-embracingkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: by His wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §712: most of Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twin
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My prisongleaningsGWB §591: the right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Thy manifold bountiesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: upper chambergleaningsGWB §282: the presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: Thy graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: towardsgleaningsGWB §411: on anything except
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 “summoned”, “invited”, “whom” (6 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and called them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: summoned, and art still summoninggleaningsGWB §671: professkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: pretensionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: whom Thou hast summonedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was calledthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: guiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: calling out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the worldfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §323: The Dayspring of Gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: horizon of Thy gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: above the horizongleaningsGWB §611: Realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: of the Dayspring
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §259: concerning the meritsgleaningsGWB §541: grace, andkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: caused to excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: of mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful
This form usually rendered as “favors”, “gifts”, “loving-kindness” (65 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: answerer tofire-tabletFire §4: AnswerergleaningsGWB §166: replykitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: in replyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: hath remained unansweredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: hearkenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: and We answered theegleaningsGWB §594: an answerer
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: fragments ofgleaningsGWB §670: absolute detachmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: renounceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: to be separatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: them that are rid of all attachment to any save Thee
This form usually rendered as “all”, “any”, “except” (66 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: withoutgleaningsGWB §685: butkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: nothing short ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of any one except Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: othersgleaningsGWB §201: besides them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste yegleaningsGWB §195: hastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swiftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: rushed forththe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §656: I have made hasteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: to which I can hasten
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: been illuminedfire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §603: the lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: arisingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: shineth and flasheth
SE expanded to “of Thy beauty”
beauty 86% countenance 3% radiant 1% revelation 1% glory 1% whose 1% most 1% through 1% exalted 1% meditating 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: by the BeautygleaningsGWB §594: an ornamentkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: beauty, of the Moonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: or from meditatingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §63: of beautywill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Abhá Beauty
SE expanded to “and the Dawning-Place”
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Manifestationfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §338: well awarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: was intended to awakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: Revelationstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Divine RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: sent downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: by Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of RevelationgleaningsGWB §583: inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: inspiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §635: will inspirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §575: Inspire themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thine inspirationgleaningsGWB §662: inspire
SE rendered وَحْيِكَ (waḥyik), وَإِلْهامِكَ، (waʾilhámika،), تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “Thy revelation, Thine inspiration, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: evidentfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §404: Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: that ye may knowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: world and all thattablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
SE rendered وَإِلْهامِكَ، (waʾilhámika،), تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), لَيْسَ (lays) as “Thine inspiration, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: To none is givengleaningsGWB §174: notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: They havetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: is as nothinggleaningsGWB §513: It is notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: There isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: no
