Prayers and Meditations — §508
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 508 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا إِلهِي وَمَحْبُوبِيْ لا مَفَرَّ لأَحَدٍ عِنْدَ نُزُولِ أَحْكامِكَ وَلا مَهْرَبَ لِنَفْسٍ لَدى صُدُورِ أَوامِرِكَ، أَوْحَيْتَ القَلَمَ أَسْرارَ القِدَمِ وَأَمَرْتَهُ أَنْ يُعَلِّمَ الإِنْسَانَ ما لَمْ يَعْلَمْ وَيُشْرِبَهُمْ كَوْثَرَ المَعَانِي مِنْ كَأْسِ وَحْيِكَ وَإِلْهامِكَ، فَلَمَّا ظَهَرَ مِنْهُ عَلَى اللَّوحِ حَرْف
Shoghi Effendi Translation
My God, my Well-Beloved! No place is there for any one to flee to when once Thy laws have been sent down, and no refuge can be found by any soul after the revelation of Thy commandments. Thou hast inspired the Pen with the mysteries of Thine eternity, and bidden it teach man that which he knoweth not, and caused him to partake of the living waters of truth from the cup of Thy Revelation and Thine inspiration.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: pleasingfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §666: and as a tokenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: that lovertablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §127: loved
This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “revealed”, “descent” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: togleaningsGWB §87: descendingkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: homeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: its Revealertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: have enshrined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: utterancesgleaningsGWB §319: that hath remained faithfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: Himself”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: for Thy spirittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the people
breasts 36% dilated 7% shining 7% bosoms 7% bosom 7% out 7% sores 7% sicknesses 7% revelation 7% heart 7%
commandments 71% precepts 29%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: His great and mighty Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §125: Ordainerkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: at Whose biddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: Thou hadst prescribedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
أَوْحَيْتَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
This form usually rendered as “inspired” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Divine RevelationgleaningsGWB §583: inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: inspiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: by Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: RevelationgleaningsGWB §290: sent down
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy pengleaningsGWB §66: exclaimethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Thy most exalted Penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: Supreme PengleaningsGWB §493: Pen of Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: Thine own exalted pen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: mysteriesgleaningsGWB §357: is My mysterykitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: the headsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: delighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: the inner mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §18: the secret essenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: satisfaction
ancient 47% eternity 13% step 9% feet 7% everlasting 7% eternal 5% ever-abiding 4% steps 4% who 2% stepped 2%
This form usually rendered as “knoweth”, “can”, ““none” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: teachingfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §152: Objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §366: Who knowethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §358: menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: of Thy fellowshipthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: joyful tidings of reunionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §69: and My companionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: enjoyed intimate communionthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him betake himself
This form usually rendered as “partake” (1 occurrences)
living 45% kawthar 14% waters 10% river 10% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% through 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §435: streamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: the watersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the living waters of Thy pardongleaningsGWB §57: cupkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: fountain
This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “inner”, “divine” (56 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §635: will inspirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: didst inspiregleaningsGWB §662: inspire
SE rendered وَحْيِكَ (waḥyik), وَإِلْهامِكَ، (waʾilhámika،), فَلَمَّا (falammá), ظَهَرَ (ẓahar) as “Revelation, inspiration, when once”
hath 42% appeared 17% manifested 9% revealed 9% made 8% have 4% fulfilled 4% uncovered 4% perpetrated 2% back 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: for the revelationfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §386: the mighty revelationskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: visible realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: hoistedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
SE rendered فَلَمَّا (falammá), ظَهَرَ (ẓahar), اللَّوحِ (al-lawḥ) as “when once”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: preserved TabletgleaningsGWB §689: writingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: “Tabletprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: risentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tabletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: is utteredgleaningsGWB §289: and resplendent
letter 37% letters 19% contention 11% words 7% word 7% have 4% third 4% intimation 4% first 4% second 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: third LettergleaningsGWB §610: every other Letterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: singleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: by that Lettertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: a wordwill-and-testamentW&T §34: interpolateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: have pervertedgleaningsGWB §168: the second letter
