Prayers and Meditations — §516
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 516 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
دُ النُّفُوسُ وَتَثْمُرُ أَشْجارُ الوُجُودِ، أَيْ رَبِّ قَدْ اصْفَرَّ نَباتُ قُلُوبِ أَحِبَّتِكَ فَأَمْطِرْ عَلَيهِمْ مِنْ سَحَابِ المَعَانِي ما يُنْبِتُ مِنْ صُدُورِهِمْ كَلأُ عِلْمِكَ وَحِكْمَتِكَ، ثُمَّ اسْرُرْهُمْ بِإِظْهارِ أَمْرِكَ وَاسْتِعْلآءِ
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 §29: IgleaningsGWB §297: to your own behoofkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sordid machinationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: Thine all-glorious Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
SE rendered وَتَثْمُرُ (watathmur), أَشْجارُ (ʾashjár), الوُجُودِ، (al-wujúdi،) as “”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: results and consequencesgleaningsGWB §193: have yieldedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: no fruitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: fruits oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forththe-hidden-wordsHW §109: of its fruitingwill-and-testamentW&T §57: fruit given forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: fruit upon
SE rendered أَشْجارُ (ʾashjár), الوُجُودِ، (al-wujúdi،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: neither of the EastgleaningsGWB §36: blessed Treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the divine Treeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the corrupt treewill-and-testamentW&T §57: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the treegleaningsGWB §36: of the treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Tree—which
SE rendered الوُجُودِ، (al-wujúdi،), رَبِّ (rabb), اصْفَرَّ (iṣfarr) as “Lord, have withered away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: thou mayest perceivefire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §47: already breathedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: whosoeverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: their Creatortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §4: despite
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §389: Lord of all menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: of its Lord
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: their heartsgleaningsGWB §212: the breastskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: inner hearingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §2: of estranging themthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: changed
SE expanded to “Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: affectionfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §697: of utmost kindlinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: His loving mentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: through the lovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a beloved
This form usually rendered as “rain”, “send” (4 occurrences)
clouds 77% showers 6% thick 4% outpourings 4% which 2% clouded 2% intervening 2% showering 2% veil 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: These thick cloudsgleaningsGWB §117: showerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: the outpouringsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: cloudsgleaningsGWB §447: which the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: outpourings
This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “inner”, “divine” (56 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: loving-kindness andfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §161: of Truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: these truthsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: of Thy loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: the signwill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: all that is thereinfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §174: world.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: atprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: perspicuousgleaningsGWB §723: observe the dictates of wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: fundamental and bindingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: in Thy doingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §34: government
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My mysteriesgleaningsGWB §305: innermost realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the divine mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: Hidden Secrettablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: the gladnesswill-and-testamentW&T §18: the secret essenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His mysteries
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “proclaim”, “may” (68 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: of His Revelationfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §599: revealing Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: coming Manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: and were they to unveiltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
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 §135: His great and mighty Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §490: and in biddingkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Command,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: of all thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
