Prayers and Meditations — §200
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 200 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَلَمَّا جَاءَ أَمْرُكَ المُبْرَمُ قُمْتُ بِحَولِكَ وَدَعَوْتُ مَنْ فِي سَمائكَ وَأَرْضِكَ إِلى شَطْرِ مَواهِبِكَ وَأُفُقِ أَلْطافِكَ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنِ اعْتَرَضَ عَلَيَّ وَقامَ عَلَى ضُرِّي وَقَتْلِي، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ شَرِبَ خَمْرَ إِفضالِكَ وَسَرُعَ إِلى جِهَةِ عَرْشِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And when Thine irresistible summons reached me, I arose, fortified by Thy strength, and called all that are in Thy heaven and all that are on Thy earth to turn in the direction of Thy favors and the horizon of Thy bounties. Some caviled at me, and determined to hurt me and slay me. Others drank to the full of the wine of Thy grace, and hastened towards the habitation of Thy throne.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: We, verily, have comegleaningsGWB §29: strikekitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: there came unto themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: reacheththe-hidden-wordsHW §75: Abideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: I camegleaningsGWB §467: arrivedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: is summoned
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (244 occurrences)
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
SE rendered فَلَمَّا (falammá), جَاءَ (jáʾ), أَمْرُكَ (ʾamruk), المُبْرَمُ (al-mubram), قُمْتُ (qumt), بِحَولِكَ (biḥawlik), وَدَعَوْتُ (wadaʿawt) as “And when, reached, irresistible summons, arose, fortified by Thy strength, called”
all-compelling 33% irresistible 27% resistless 20% inscrutable 7% divinely-appointed 7% inescapable 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: seatfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §689: honoredkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: “Resurrection,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: to exceltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
This form usually rendered as “around”, “power”, “through” (19 occurrences)
SE expanded to “fortified by Thy strength”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: the present daygleaningsGWB §542: round whomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: secretprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: continuallytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §8: In whatsoever condition he may be
This form usually rendered as “summoned”, “summon”, “have” (31 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: calling outgleaningsGWB §265: prayerkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: He invitedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Thou hast called hertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was calledthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: wear the guise ofwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of all namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §352: all that are in heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: every nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: to Thy Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: In those regionsfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §513: human racekitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: earth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this land
SE expanded to “turn in the direction”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seatgleaningsGWB §591: proceeding fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: unto Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: to their CapitalgleaningsGWB §405: proceeding out of the throne ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the direction
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §631: and Divine generosityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: the Most Bountiful.”will-and-testamentW&T §56: the giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: All-BountifulgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thy giftswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bounty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: Horizonfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §555: of the universekitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the Realmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: and recognize this most luminous Horizontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §5: regions
This form usually rendered as “favors”, “loving-kindness”, “gifts” (65 occurrences)
favors 32% loving-kindness 13% gifts 13% tender 11% bountiful 8% bounties 6% manifold 5% favor 5% bounty 5% transcendent 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: these bountiesgleaningsGWB §192: purgedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: Its nobleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: and tender merciesthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: loving and kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: is puregleaningsGWB §657: of Divine sweetnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: highest and purest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: The supplicationsgleaningsGWB §25: have strayedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: rejectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: and broken off fromtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: They that have turned aside from Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: troublegleaningsGWB §488: the destitution from which We sufferkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: sufferingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: my crying needstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §35: troublesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: will harmgleaningsGWB §439: pernicious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Thou hast put to deathgleaningsGWB §220: shedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: slewprayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: offered them upwill-and-testamentW&T §6: the deathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: to wage holy wargleaningsGWB §453: ye slewkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: Will ye slay
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “quaffed”, “drunk” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: drunkgleaningsGWB §89: are they that quaff itkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: drink then your fillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: those that have quaffedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: Give her to quaffthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: wineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: quaffgleaningsGWB §78: They drink
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: with the winegleaningsGWB §552: draughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: Thy manifold wisdomthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: dregsgleaningsGWB §383: the wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: to partake of the winegleaningsGWB §528: with prideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: of the wine
grace 38% bountiful 14% gracious 14% bounty 10% tender 5% loving-kindness 5% holy 5% bounteousness 5% generosity 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: hurried alonggleaningsGWB §78: have made hastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: hasten unto Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §488: and hastenedthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §275: hasten yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swift
This form usually rendered as “seat”, “virtue”, “towards” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: on every sidegleaningsGWB §609: His seat of glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §9: upon its unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: reasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: directionswill-and-testamentW&T §32: sidesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: handgleaningsGWB §550: from the truth
