Prayers and Meditations — §510

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 510 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

ْلُ مَدائِنِ أَمْرِكَ، تَرَى يا إِلهِي فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ مَطْلَعَ أَسْمائِكَ تَحْتَ سُيُوفِ أَعْدائِكَ وَفِي هذِهِ الحالَةِ يُنادِيْ مَنْ فِي أَرْضِكَ وَسَمائِكَ وَيَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَيْكَ، فَيا إِلهِي طَهِّرْ قُلُوبَ بَ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Thou dost consider, O my God, how He Who is the Manifestation of Thy names is in these days threatened by the swords of Thine adversaries. In such a state He crieth out and summoneth all the inhabitants of Thine earth and the denizens of Thy heaven unto Thee.

Translation Notes

مَدائِنِ

madáʾin m-d-n

literal: cities

SE rendered مَدائِنِ (madáʾin), أَمْرِكَ، (ʾamrika،), تَرَى (tará), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “Thou dost consider, my God”

cities 85% citadels 10% everlasting 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Persian gleaningsGWB §247: in the City prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitation epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: city gleaningsGWB §560: the Word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the everlasting Cities epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Great City gleaningsGWB §558: that City

أَمْرِكَ،

ʾamrika، ʾ-m-r

literal: command; cause

SE rendered أَمْرِكَ، (ʾamrika،), تَرَى (tará), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “Thou dost consider, my God”

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 §167: things fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §239: the commandment kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: at Whose bidding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and hast bidden Him tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power

تَرَى

tará r-ʾ-y → “thou dost consider”

literal: see; to see; see/behold

SE expanded to “Thou dost consider”

thou 53% seest 16% beholdest 12% behold 6% wert 2% regard 2% seest?” 2% discover 2% dost 2% art 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: seen Me fire-tabletFire §26: seest gleaningsGWB §432: eclipseth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: Thou didst reveal unto me the-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forth will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thou wouldst perceive gleaningsGWB §720: bring

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h → “my god”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: grace gleaningsGWB §386: other God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: Cause of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinity the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §23: is of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godhead gleaningsGWB §204: her God

الأَيَّامِ

al-ʾayyám y-w-m → “these days”

literal: day; days; today

days 65% day 18% time 4% daytime 2% night 2% past 2% many 2% day-time 1% night-season 1% long 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: On this day gleaningsGWB §210: the former days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: Many a day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: in this the day will-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ time epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: Thy days gleaningsGWB §286: are kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: time

مَطْلَعَ

maṭlaʿ ṭ-l-ʿ → “manifestation” Distinctive

literal: dawning-place

This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “source” (125 occurrences)

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 §176: informing fire-tabletFire §16: embodiments gleaningsGWB §95: these beauteous Countenances kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: unaware prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: to be the Dayspring tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May know the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance will-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company

أَسْمائِكَ

ʾasmáʾik s-m-w → “thy names”

literal: name; names

names 50% most 18% titles 11% all 4% embodiments 4% other 4% through 4% name 4% names.” 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: what is its name fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §32: Whose name kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: skies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: any one tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven

سُيُوفِ

suyúf s-y-f → “swords”

literal: sword; swords

swords 64% sword 27% assaults 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the sword gleaningsGWB §636: annulled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: the assaults epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the swords gleaningsGWB §361: sword prayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: by the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thy sword gleaningsGWB §620: with the sword

أَعْدائِكَ

ʾaʿdáʾik ʿ-d-w → “thine adversaries”

literal: enemy; enemies

enemies 62% adversaries 31% foes 4% against 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: of Thine enemies fire-tabletFire §33: Thy foes gleaningsGWB §567: Mine enemies kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: cruelty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: of Thine adversaries the-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgress will-and-testamentW&T §5: the utmost enmity

الحالَةِ

al-ḥálah ḥ-w-l

literal: state; now

SE rendered أَعْدائِكَ (ʾaʿdáʾik), وَفِي (wafí), الحالَةِ (al-ḥálah), يُنادِيْ (yunádí), أَرْضِكَ (ʾarḍik) as “Thine adversaries, In such a state, He crieth out, Thine earth”