Prayers and Meditations — §518
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 518 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
تَرَى يا إِلهِي عِبادَكَ تَمَسَّكُوا بِأَسْمائِكَ وَيَدْعُونَها فِي اللَّيالِي وَالأَيَّامِ، وَإِذا ظَهَرَ مَنْ خُلِقَ بِكَلِمَةٍ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ مَلَكُوتُ الأَسْمآءِ وَجَبَرُوتُ البَقآءِ انْفَضُّوا مِنْ حَوْلِهِ وَكَفَرُوا بِآياتِكَ الْكُبْرى إِلى أَنْ أَخْرَجُوهُ مِنْ دِيارِهِ وَأَدْخَلُوهُ إِلى أَخْرَبِ بِلادِكَ بَعْدَ الَّذِيْ عُمِّرَتِ الدُّنْيا لِنَفْسِهِ وَيَكُونُ جالِسًا فِي هذا السِّجْنِ الأَعْظَمِ، وَمَعَ هذَا البَلآءِ الَّذِيْ ما رَأَتْ شِبْهَهُ عَيْنُ الإِبْداع يَدْعُو النَّاسَ إِلَيْكَ يا مالِكَ الاخْتِر
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou seest, O my God, how Thy servants have been cleaving fast to Thy names, and have been calling on them in the daytime and in the night season. No sooner, however, had He been made manifest through Whose word the kingdom of names and the heaven of eternity were created, than they broke away from Him and disbelieved in the greatest of Thy signs. They finally banished Him from the land of His birth, and caused Him to dwell within the most desolate of Thy cities, though all the world had been built up by Thee for His sake. Within this, the Most Great Prison, He hath established His seat. Though sore tried by trials, the like of which the eye of creation hath not seen, He summoneth the people unto Thee, O Thou Who art the Fashioner of the universe!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: to regardfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §412: The mirrorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: Thou didst reveal unto methe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: beholdethgleaningsGWB §47: thou hast halted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: ye worshipfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §327: man’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: This servant of Thinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants
This form usually rendered as “have”, “clung”, “fixeth” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: will cleavegleaningsGWB §7: strict observancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Clinging untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: this wretched creaturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: clunggleaningsGWB §686: musk-laden fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: musk
SE expanded to “to Thy names”
SE expanded to “calling on them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: calling outgleaningsGWB §584: and summonkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: summoningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: calling upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was calledthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: I call theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: request
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the night seasongleaningsGWB §492: in the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: the nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: nightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: in the daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the day-timeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nights
This form usually rendered as “days”, “day”, “time” (121 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: when all the tribesgleaningsGWB §464: His Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: fleeting daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: in this daygleaningsGWB §74: in the Day of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: heaven and on earth
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (105 occurrences)
SE expanded to “been made manifest”
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 §103: wondrous Revelationfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §96: incarnatekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: is made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: His Latter Manifestation—atablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hast created mefire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §40: made manifestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: “rebirth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: were created by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the world was called
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: utterfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §341: any of the wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: words utteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: by Thy most exalted Wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: pronounce
This form usually rendered as “when”, “god”, “before” (161 occurrences)
when 21% god 15% before 13% estimation 12% sight 12% thereupon 8% whom 6% through 6% possession 4% belong 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: ThereupongleaningsGWB §279: what ye ownkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: inspired by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: contumaciousthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §54: inimical to the governmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: HisgleaningsGWB §629: that they may
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: KinggleaningsGWB §60: “The Kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: Who art the Kingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: dominionfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §612: and their dominionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §452: the All-Compellingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §8: exhorted
eternity 35% immortality 22% everlasting 19% long 5% eternal 5% throughout 3% establishment 3% duration 3% continuance 3% discovered 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the last tracefire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §250: fast approachingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: of everlasting lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: the eternalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: endureth
This form usually rendered as “broken”, “broke” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “round”, “around”, “through” (36 occurrences)
have 40% disbelieved 21% repudiated 17% believe 4% denied 4% believed 4% rejected 2% refused 2% openly 2% had 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: forgivegleaningsGWB §593: have disbelievedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: ungratefulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: deniethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: denywill-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: deniedgleaningsGWB §291: and rejected
SE expanded to “greatest of Thy signs”
signs 42% utterances 25% verses 8% repudiated 4% utterance 4% words 4% tokens 4% greatest 4% kingdom 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: versefire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §661: My wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: How, We wonderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: and acknowledged Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: repudiated Thy signs
SE rendered حَوْلِهِ (ḥawlih), وَكَفَرُوا (wakafarúá), بِآياتِكَ (biáyátik), الْكُبْرى (al-kubrى), أَخْرَجُوهُ (ʾakhrajúh) as “Him, disbelieved, the greatest of Thy signs, banished”
most 33% mighty 13% supreme 7% resplendent 7% immeasurable 7% which 7% measureless 7% transcendent 7% entire 7% tribulations 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: most weightygleaningsGWB §715: “greaterkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: mightiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: Thy strengthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thine empire shall passgleaningsGWB §153: far abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: expelledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: lefttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: looked outthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: issuewill-and-testamentW&T §25: expelepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: “Begone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: countriesgleaningsGWB §288: farkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: kept remoteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: hath been made to revolvethe-hidden-wordsHW §122: remotewill-and-testamentW&T §22: directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: ConstantinoplegleaningsGWB §117: age
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: were laid wastegleaningsGWB §712: of desolationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: breakerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: desolategleaningsGWB §545: destroyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the most desolategleaningsGWB §680: destroyedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: havoc
SE expanded to “of Thy cities”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: citiesgleaningsGWB §267: of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: soilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: of citiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thy neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: countriesgleaningsGWB §43: nations and kingdoms
This form usually rendered as “had”, “build” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: By the righteousnessgleaningsGWB §482: aggrandizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: his declining yearsgleaningsGWB §545: Buildprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: with him whogleaningsGWB §712: every onekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thou art Thyself my witness—Itablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: of selfwill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
This form usually rendered as “will”, “future”, “may” (69 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: thou hastfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §3: never can hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: worldly and impedingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: all attachment to Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE rendered الدُّنْيا (ad-dunyá), لِنَفْسِهِ (linafsih), وَيَكُونُ (wayakún), جالِسًا (jálisan), السِّجْنِ (as-sijn), الأَعْظَمِ، (al-ʾaʿẓami،) as “the world, for His sake, hath established, Most Great Prison, the”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: sittinggleaningsGWB §127: establishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: occupyingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: establish methe-hidden-wordsHW §134: companionshipepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: convene a gatheringgleaningsGWB §337: so closely associatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: enshrined
SE expanded to “Most Great Prison”
prison 53% most 19% prison-city 7% dungeon 5% imprisonment 5% prison-house 5% prisoner 2% prison-cell 2% afflictive 2% shut 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My prisongleaningsGWB §448: My imprisonmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: of Thy prison-citywill-and-testamentW&T §4: that Prisonerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Our prisongleaningsGWB §79: afflictive Prisonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: hath been shut upwill-and-testamentW&T §4: this, the Most Great Prison
SE rendered السِّجْنِ (as-sijn), الأَعْظَمِ، (al-ʾaʿẓami،), وَمَعَ (wamaʿ), البَلآءِ (al-baláʾ) as “Most Great Prison, the, Though sore tried, trials”
This form usually rendered as “tribulation”, “adversity”, “woe” (31 occurrences)
tribulation 42% adversity 13% woe 13% affliction 8% tribulations 8% troubles 4% trials 4% orient 4% afflictions 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Troublesfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §110: agonieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: been afflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: of woethe-hidden-wordsHW §154: triedwill-and-testamentW&T §35: my distressepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: incalculable afflictions
This form usually rendered as “night”, “doubted”, “shadow” (14 occurrences)
eye 51% spring 14% eyes 14% well-spring 3% identical 3% aynu’l-baqar 3% damsels 3% acute 3% before 3% face 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: identicalgleaningsGWB §696: with his own eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: visionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: of justicetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: eyes and thinewill-and-testamentW&T §19: chosen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: WondrousgleaningsGWB §569: the wonderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: all the universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: thereofthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: mysticwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: to creategleaningsGWB §548: wondrous grace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of othersgleaningsGWB §181: commonerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: amongst the peoplewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: mengleaningsGWB §637: the hearts of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: unto men.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: people
This form usually rendered as “choose”, “universe” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: chosegleaningsGWB §697: thornskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: How wellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: of Thy bestowalsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: chosengleaningsGWB §509: manifest advantage
