Prayers and Meditations — §181
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 181 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
َّذِيْ بِكَ نُصِبَتْ رايَةُ أَنْتَ المَحْمُودُ فِيْ فِعْلِكَ وَارْتَفَعَتْ أَعْلامُ أَنْتَ المُطاعُ فِيْ أَمْرِكَ، عَرِّفْ يا إِلهِي عِبادَكَ هذا المَقامَ لِيَعْلَمُوا شَرَفَ كُلِّ أَمْرٍ بِأَمْرِكَ وَكَلِمَتِكَ وَفَضْلَ كُلِّ عَمَلٍ بِإِذْنِكَ وَإِرادَتِكَ، وَلِيَرُوا زِمامَ الأَعْمالِ فِيْ قَبْضَةِ قَبُولِكَ وَأَمْرِكَ لِئَلَّا يَمْنَعَهُمْ شَيْءٌ عَنْ جَمالِكَ فِيْ هذِهِ الأَيَّامِ الَّتِيْ فِيها يَنْطِقُ المَسِيحُ المُلْكَ لَكَ يا مُوجِدَ الرُّوحِ وَيَتَكَلَّمُ الحَبِيبُ لَكَ الحَمْدُ يا مَحْبُوبُ بِما أَظْهَرْتَ جَمَالَكَ وَكتَبْتَ لأصْفِيائِكَ الوُرُودَ فِيْ مَقَرِّ ظُهُورِ اسْمِكَ الأَعْظَمِ الَّذِيْ بِهِ نَاحَ الأُمَمُ إِلاَّ مَنِ انْقَطَعَ عَمَّا سِواكَ مُقْبِلاً إِلى مَطْلَعِ ذاتِكَ وَمَظْهَرِ صِفاتِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ قَدْ أَفْطَرَ الْيَومَ غُصْنُكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou art He through Whom the ensign “Praiseworthy art Thou in Thy works” hath been lifted up, and the standard “Obeyed art Thou in Thy behest” hath been unfurled. Make known this Thy station, O my God, unto Thy servants, that they may be made aware that the excellence of all things is dependent upon Thy bidding and Thy word, and the virtue of every act is conditioned by Thy leave and the good pleasure of Thy will, and may recognize that the reins of men’s doings are within the grasp of Thine acceptance and Thy commandment. Make this known unto them, that nothing whatsoever may shut them out from Thy Beauty, in these days whereon the Christ exclaimeth: “All dominion is Thine, O Thou the Begetter of the Spirit (Jesus)”; and Thy Friend (Muḥammad) crieth out: “Glory be to Thee, O Thou the Best-Beloved, for that Thou hast uncovered Thy Beauty, and written down for Thy chosen ones what will cause them to attain unto the seat of the revelation of Thy Most Great Name, through which all the peoples have lamented except such as have detached themselves from all else except Thee, and set themselves towards Him Who is the Revealer of Thyself and the Manifestation of Thine attributes.”
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “raised”, “have”, “hoisted” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: raisedgleaningsGWB §483: Setkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: dispossessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: hath been lifted upthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: wearinesswill-and-testamentW&T §23: their share and portionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: portiongleaningsGWB §232: have been raised
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: ensign ofgleaningsGWB §594: an ensignkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: traditionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: clothedwill-and-testamentW&T §22: surface of the earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: standardsgleaningsGWB §655: the bannerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: countenance
glorious 15% all-praised 15% praiseworthy 15% praised 8% glorified 8% glory 8% august 8% all-glorious 8% “praiseworthy 8% act 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Praised be GodgleaningsGWB §268: the All-Praised.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: praise totablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §401: of glory
This form usually rendered as “acts”, “act”, “hast” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thine actsgleaningsGWB §324: activitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: and deedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §86: doestthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: doingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: activitiesgleaningsGWB §486: Strive, therefore, to actkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: His doings?”
SE expanded to “hath been unfurled”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the earthfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §237: I amkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: well awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
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 §169: Cause of Godfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §125: commandmentkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: at Whose biddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: Thou hast prescribedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
This form usually rendered as “fragrance”, “recognized”, “sweet” (64 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the breezegleaningsGWB §1: deep its wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: wisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Know thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: ye may be made
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the mystic trumpetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: gracegleaningsGWB §148: this God-given
SE expanded to “unto Thy servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: othersfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §218: Our servantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: unto Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: have arisen to dishonor Mefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §118: consummatekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: stageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: speedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
This form usually rendered as “honoured”, “excellence”, “hath” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: most sublimegleaningsGWB §358: noblestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: supreme distinctionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: the excellencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: honoured me with Thy footstepswill-and-testamentW&T §18: gloriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: came to visitgleaningsGWB §641: His holy court
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (258 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: biddethgleaningsGWB §44: circumstanceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: His Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: through His Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §22: absolute commandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: all thatgleaningsGWB §35: acts.…
SE expanded to “and Thy word”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy Wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §292: heard fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the text of the Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: through yet another wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: to one mystic wordwill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: His Word
This form usually rendered as “grace”, “through”, “mercy” (57 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and the virtue”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: taughtgleaningsGWB §556: great workskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to enforceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: may carry outtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §27: benevolent pursuitsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: His actions
SE expanded to “by Thy leave”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: with attentive earsgleaningsGWB §619: his earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: Thou hast permitted mewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: eargleaningsGWB §222: been givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: Thy commandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: by My leave
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: seek thou HimgleaningsGWB §188: likekitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: and purposetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: is Our purpose
This form usually rendered as “may” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “that the reins”
SE expanded to “within the grasp”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: reliefgleaningsGWB §303: yield upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the hollowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: the daysepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: the graspgleaningsGWB §657: the mighty graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the contractprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: within the grasp
SE expanded to “of Thine acceptance”
good 50% acceptance 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: turn thou untofire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §475: fix thy gazekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: infinitely superiorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: Thy good pleasuretablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE rendered قَبْضَةِ (qabḍah), قَبُولِكَ (qabúlik), وَأَمْرِكَ (waʾamrik), لِئَلَّا (liʾallá), يَمْنَعَهُمْ (yamnaʿahum), شَيْءٌ (shayʾun) as “within the grasp, of Thine acceptance, and Thy commandment, shut, that nothing whatsoever”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: the night-seasongleaningsGWB §492: in the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: in the daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: nightsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: the nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: the daytimeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: blessed night
This form usually rendered as “may”, “hinder”, “withhold” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the hostsgleaningsGWB §130: transcendent powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: mightiest and loftiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: the Most Exaltedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: powerless to withhold
SE expanded to “that nothing whatsoever”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: willinggleaningsGWB §70: naught else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: none elseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §634: by Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: My will
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 §182: fairest and most comelygleaningsGWB §616: His Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: light of the countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: transcendenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and by My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §4: another
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: to daygleaningsGWB §74: the present daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: as yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: fleeting daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: and in the night-seasongleaningsGWB §548: Days ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: people
This form usually rendered as “speaketh”, “speak”, “proclaimeth” (27 occurrences)
speaketh 26% speak 16% proclaimeth 11% proclaiming 11% crieth 11% uttereth 5% voiceth 5% utter 5% proclaim 5% exclaimeth 5%
This form usually rendered as “kingdom”, “king”, “sovereign” (99 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: their possessionsgleaningsGWB §119: Rulerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: their dominionstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
SE rendered يَنْطِقُ (yanṭiq), المَسِيحُ (al-masíḥ), المُلْكَ (al-mulk), لَكَ (lak), مُوجِدَ (mújid), الرُّوحِ (ar-rúḥ), وَيَتَكَلَّمُ (wayatakallam) as “exclaimeth, the Christ, “All dominion, is Thine, Begetter, of the Spirit, crieth out”
5 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of creationfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §474: disbelievethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: holy beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: havetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
SE expanded to “of the Spirit”
This form usually rendered as “lover”, “beloved”, “well-beloved” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: pleasingfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §343: for His lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: in his lovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: best beloved
SE expanded to “Thou hast uncovered”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: madefire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §113: whatsoever they may manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: middleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §767: by the Manifestationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
SE expanded to “and written down”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: the Books of former timesgleaningsGWB §73: in the Scriptureskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §210: Book,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: Book and in Thy Tabletsthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: have writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §6: such lettersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: with a Book
SE expanded to “for Thy chosen ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: clearfire-tabletFire §27: andgleaningsGWB §435: crystalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: pureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: Thy transcendent attributesthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: crystal purewill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: purity
SE rendered وَكتَبْتَ (waktabt), لأصْفِيائِكَ (lʾaṣfíáʾik), الوُرُودَ (al-wurúd), مَقَرِّ (maqarr), ظُهُورِ (ẓuhúr), اسْمِكَ (ismik) as “and written down, for Thy chosen ones, unto the seat, of the revelation, of Thy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: touchedgleaningsGWB §311: hath been made to endurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: instanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: hath touchedwill-and-testamentW&T §49: foemenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: hath befallengleaningsGWB §218: must befallkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: not to inflict
SE expanded to “unto the seat”
seat 36% habitation 13% place 10% abide 10% court 8% spot 5% confessed 5% abode 5% retreats 5% acceptance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: testifiedgleaningsGWB §112: to acknowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: confess and acknowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: while acknowledgingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thine eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §32: fathomless
SE rendered مَقَرِّ (maqarr), ظُهُورِ (ẓuhúr), اسْمِكَ (ismik), الأَعْظَمِ (al-ʾaʿẓam) as “unto the seat, of the revelation, of Thy, Most Great”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Most GreatgleaningsGWB §511: the Great Powerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: thethe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: majestygleaningsGWB §523: wholly and grossly
SE expanded to “all the peoples”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: in My presencefire-tabletFire §13: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §697: and kindredskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the peoples and kindredskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: of all the nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: Mother
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: rid of attachmentgleaningsGWB §202: can conceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: unquestionableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: wholly ridtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: cut
SE expanded to “from all else except Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §349: else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: but Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §280: the Sourcetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides MegleaningsGWB §302: besides Him
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “source” (125 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Him Who is the Revealer”
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Dawning-Placesfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §95: these beauteous Countenanceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: hath shone forthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Most Sublime EssencegleaningsGWB §303: Ancient Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: Thywill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: in His EssencegleaningsGWB §3: is propelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: you
SE expanded to “of Thine attributes.””
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §213: and attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §439: virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: AttributesgleaningsGWB §689: describe its splendorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: extol and magnifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: describe Thee
SE rendered وَمَظْهَرِ (wamaẓhar), صِفاتِكَ، (ṣifátika،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “and the Manifestation, of Thine attributes.””
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: GodheadgleaningsGWB §156: the Lord, his Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: of their Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its Lord
SE rendered صِفاتِكَ، (ṣifátika،), رَبِّ (rabb), أَفْطَرَ (ʾafṭar) as “of Thine attributes.””
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: hath been cleft asundergleaningsGWB §300: regarding the creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: the Fashionertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Fashionerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: true naturegleaningsGWB §300: the naturekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: “cleaving
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: its branchesgleaningsGWB §66: the immortal Branchkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the Aghṣánprayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: Thy Brancheswill-and-testamentW&T §16: Aghṣánepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: branchgleaningsGWB §235: have branched from My Treekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the Most Mighty Branch
