Prayers and Meditations — §99
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 99 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِلَيْكَ وَفِيْ السِّجْنِ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلى شَطْرِ مَواهِبِكَ وَأَلْطافِكَ، كُلَّما ازْدادَ البَلايا إِنَّهُ زادَ فِيْ إِظْهارِ أَمْرِكَ وَإِعْلاءِ كَلِمَتِكَ، أَشْه
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou seest, O my God, how, notwithstanding the swords that are drawn against Him, He calleth the nations unto Thee, and though Himself a prisoner summoneth them to turn in the direction of Thy gifts and bounties. With every fresh tribulation He manifested a fuller measure of Thy Cause, and exalted more highly Thy word.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
within 29% under 14% acts 7% throughout 7% upon 7% mortal 7% over 7% hearts 7% prosperity 7% fair 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: thine actsgleaningsGWB §28: overprayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: bywill-and-testamentW&T §10: through my love forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: withingleaningsGWB §594: in prosperity, and thankful inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: within mewill-and-testamentW&T §10: in the
SE rendered إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), وَفِيْ (wafí), السِّجْنِ (as-sijn), يَدْعُوهُمْ (yadʿúhum), شَطْرِ (shaṭr) as “Thee, though Himself a prisoner, summoneth them, direction”
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 §113: Most Great PrisongleaningsGWB §221: this Prison Houseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: and deliverestwill-and-testamentW&T §8: imprisoned onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: dungeongleaningsGWB §163: the prison-cellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: His prison-housewill-and-testamentW&T §4: that Prisoner
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: He summonethgleaningsGWB §645: Set ye asidekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: summoned themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and called me totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was calledthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: guiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: been calling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: towardsgleaningsGWB §226: inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: in the directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the KaabagleaningsGWB §416: My courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: habitationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: upper chambergleaningsGWB §638: your
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: and favorswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §477: hath favored theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: I swearwill-and-testamentW&T §56: gift
This form usually rendered as “favors”, “gifts”, “loving-kindness” (65 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: most sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §307: refinedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: favoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: divine favorwill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: crystal puregleaningsGWB §547: the refinement
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: did MygleaningsGWB §321: “Increasekitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: extravaganceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: manifested a fuller measurewill-and-testamentW&T §35: waxed fiercerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the greater waxedgleaningsGWB §559: in aboutprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: the more
tribulations 38% tribulation 15% adversities 12% trials 6% afflictions 6% every 6% manifold 6% woes 6% all 3% ills 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the tribulationsfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §569: the anguishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: persecutionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: wrong Thou hast sufferedthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: triedwill-and-testamentW&T §35: my afflictionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: tested
SE rendered البَلايا (al-baláyá), زادَ (zád), إِظْهارِ (ʾiẓhár), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), وَإِعْلاءِ (waʾiʿláʾ), كَلِمَتِكَ، (kalimatika،) as “tribulation, Cause, exalted, word”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: instilledfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §35: throughkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: His Manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: can last but an hourtablet-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 §13: His all-compelling summonsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §490: and in biddingkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: take counselprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: prone totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause
exalt 30% exaltation 19% glorify 15% exalted 7% magnify 7% glorification 7% sake 4% proclaim 4% furthering 4% magnifying 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to proclaimfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §364: preeminent and Gloriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: the most exalted—mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §321: most august and most exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: on thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy Wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §441: a wordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: words utteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: Who conversedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: to one mystic wordwill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: Most Sublime Word
SE rendered أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), وَإِعْلاءِ (waʾiʿláʾ), كَلِمَتِكَ، (kalimatika،), أَشْه (ʾashh) as “Cause, exalted, word”
