Prayers and Meditations — §94
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 94 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِذَا شَرِبَ رَحِيقَ الوِصالِ ابْتُلِيَ بِالسَّجْنِ بِما آمَنَ بِكَ وَبِآياتِكَ، وَكانَ يَخْدُمُ جَمالَكَ إِلى أَنْ وَرَدَ فِيْ هذا السِّجْنِ الأَعْظَمِ، إِذًا يا إِلهِي فَدَيْنَاهُ فِيْ سَبِيلِكَ، وَتَرَى ما وَرَدَ عَلَى أَحِبَّائِكَ فِيْ هذِهِ المُصِيبَةِ الَّتِيْ فِيها ناحَتِ القَبائِلُ وَمِنْ وَرائِها أَهْلُ الْمَلأِ الأَعْلی، أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْئَلُكَ بِهِ وَغُرْبَتِهِ وَسَجْنِهِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
At his birth he was afflicted through his separation from Thee, according to what had been ordained for him through Thine irrevocable decree. And when he had quaffed the cup of reunion with Thee, he was cast into prison for having believed in Thee and in Thy signs. He continued to serve Thy Beauty until he entered into this Most Great Prison. Thereupon I offered him up, O my God, as a sacrifice in Thy path. Thou well knowest what they who love Thee have endured through this trial that hath caused the kindreds of the earth to wail, and beyond them the Concourse on high to lament.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: Choice Sealed WinegleaningsGWB §233: the wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: the cupepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Choice WinegleaningsGWB §200: glorious Chaliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: unto the choice wineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: WinegleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Onfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §122: cleansingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: infidelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: from Thy presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: may attainthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: the joy of reunionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: power
This form usually rendered as “afflicted”, “sorely”, “cast” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: tribulationsfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §74: a fresh calamitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: anguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: the adversitiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my afflictionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: of My sorrows
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 §126: prisongleaningsGWB §79: afflictive Prisonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: His prison-housewill-and-testamentW&T §4: this, the Most Great Prisonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the dungeongleaningsGWB §459: a prisonerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: hath been exiledwill-and-testamentW&T §4: that Prisoner
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: faithgleaningsGWB §260: “I truly believekitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: believethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: in safetythe-hidden-wordsHW §3: confideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to harm them that Thou didst trustgleaningsGWB §611: hast truly believedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: believed in
SE expanded to “and in Thy signs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: are versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §506: the verseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: acquaintedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: and to whattablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: signs
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “had”, “past” (166 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: is betterfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §467: it waskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: worldly and impedingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: are hidtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE expanded to “continued to serve”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: of My servantsgleaningsGWB §112: to serve Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: in the serviceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: him adequate servicewill-and-testamentW&T §19: important servicesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: and of servinggleaningsGWB §698: honor of servingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §108: esteemed and honoured friend
beauty 86% countenance 3% radiant 1% revelation 1% glory 1% whose 1% most 1% through 1% exalted 1% meditating 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: AmonggleaningsGWB §47: Divine Countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: immortal Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: radiant countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §51: for My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §5: Blessed Beauty
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “befell” (90 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: happen to visitgleaningsGWB §466: hath sufferedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: attainingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: what hath befallenwill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: enduredgleaningsGWB §247: of Thine arrivalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: enter
SE rendered وَرَدَ (warad), السِّجْنِ (as-sijn), الأَعْظَمِ، (al-ʾaʿẓami،), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), فَدَيْنَاهُ (fadaynáh) as “entered, Most Great Prison, my God, I offered him up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Most GreatgleaningsGWB §305: most mysteriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: mightierprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thy majesty and greatnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §508: will be your
SE expanded to “I offered him up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: laid downfire-tabletFire §46: SacrificegleaningsGWB §655: be laid downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: be a sacrifice untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: ransomwill-and-testamentW&T §38: be offered up forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: offered up for His sakefire-tabletFire §48: of sacrifice
SE expanded to “Thou well knowest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thou wouldst perceivefire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §77: We seeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou seestgleaningsGWB §412: The mirror
SE expanded to “who love Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: kindlinessfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §656: I cherishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §330: those that love Himtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: My lover
المُصِيبَةِ
literal: calamity; calamity, affliction; calamities/afflictions
SE expanded to “the kindreds of the”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the kindredsfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §234: fromkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: of a formerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: fixedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “beyond” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: behind their backsgleaningsGWB §635: thy backepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: behind your backsgleaningsGWB §242: themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: behind thy backgleaningsGWB §385: beyond itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: behindepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: after thee
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (130 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: unto such as havegleaningsGWB §178: yekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: that deserveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the denizensthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: dwellers of the habitations of holiness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: ConcoursegleaningsGWB §188: Followers of the Gospelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: Floodtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: Celestial Concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: ye peoplesgleaningsGWB §464: congregationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefs
SE rendered أَهْلُ (ʾahl), الْمَلأِ (al-malʾ), الأَعْلی، (al-ʾaʿlí،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “the Concourse, on high”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: andgleaningsGWB §687: Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORDprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: Essencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our Lord
SE rendered الأَعْلی، (al-ʾaʿlí،), رَبِّ (rabb), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “on high”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: praygleaningsGWB §259: questionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to accountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §656: Grant, I beseech Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We pray
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: nor of the Westfire-tabletFire §17: exilegleaningsGWB §594: a home for the strangerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: the Wests,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: Otablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: banishmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: of exilewill-and-testamentW&T §35: my exile
