Prayers and Meditations — §516
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 516 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ قَدْ اصْفَرَّ نَباتُ قُلُوبِ أَحِبَّتِكَ فَأَمْطِرْ عَلَيهِمْ مِنْ سَحَابِ المَعَانِي ما يُنْبِتُ مِنْ صُدُورِهِمْ كَلأُ عِلْمِكَ وَحِكْمَتِكَ، ثُمَّ اسْرُرْهُمْ بِإِظْهارِ أَمْرِكَ وَاسْتِعْلآءِ سَلْطَنَتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The plants that have sprung forth, O my Lord, in the hearts of Thy loved ones have withered away. Send down upon them, from the clouds of Thy spirit, that which will cause the tender herbs of Thy knowledge and wisdom to grow within their breasts. Rejoice, then, their hearts with the proclamation of Thy Cause and the exaltation of Thy sovereignty.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: yetgleaningsGWB §549: His holykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: The All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: Thy Divinetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Lord
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your heartsgleaningsGWB §212: the breastskitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: whose heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: and brighten their heartstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: within your heartswill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: turneth
SE expanded to “Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the Best-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §410: the loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: Thy Friendtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: My loverwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)
This form usually rendered as “rain”, “send” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §627: from the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: showeringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: veilepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: cloudsgleaningsGWB §522: cloudedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of the clouds
This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “inner”, “divine” (79 occurrences)
meaning 21% inner 19% divine 13% mystic 11% understanding 9% mysteries 6% truth 6% spirit 6% ma’ani 4% revelation 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sourcesgleaningsGWB §567: in their heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: pronouncedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: my soul’s adorationthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy thoughtswill-and-testamentW&T §34: Mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: SourcegleaningsGWB §684: radiant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: worldfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §412: of His knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: shownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: that they may be made awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “rejoice” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: thronegleaningsGWB §555: the mysterieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: thy bedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the Hidden Mysterytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: that which they have concealedthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thine inmost soulwill-and-testamentW&T §42: darklyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: joy
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “may”, “proclaim” (69 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Him Who hath manifestedfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §286: have been manifestedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: workprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: become the revealerstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: give forth
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
sovereignty 74% through 8% power 6% transcendent 2% kingship 2% own 2% rejected 2% sovereign 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: excellethgleaningsGWB §613: dominionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Monarchsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: by Thy sovereign mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy sovereignty
