Prayers and Meditations — §224
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 224 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
َلَبًا لِوِصالِكَ، وَإِذا قِيْلَ لَهُمْ فِي الطَّرِيْقِ إِلى أَيِّ مَقَرٍّ تَذْهَبُوْنَ قالُوا إِلى اللّهِ الْمَلِكِ الْمَهَيْمِنِ الْقَيُّوم، وَما مَنَعَهُمْ ظُلْمُ الَّذِينَ أَعْرَضُوْا عَنْكَ وَبَغَوْا عَلَيْكَ عَنْ حُبِّهِمْ إِيَّاكَ وَتَوَجُّهِهِمْ إِلَيْكَ وَإِقْبالِهِمْ إِلى شَطْرِ رَحْمَتِكَ، أُوْلئِكَ عِبادٌ يُصَلِّيَنَّ عَلَيْهِمُ الْمَلأُ الأَعْلى وَيُكبِّرَنَّ أَهْلُ مَدائِنِ الْبَقاءِ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ رُقِمَ عَلَى جَبِيْنِهِمْ مِنْ قَلَمِكَ الأَعْلى هؤُلاءِ أَهْلُ الْبَهاءِ وَبِهِمْ ظَهَرَتْ أنْوارُ الْهُدی، وَكذلِكَ قُدِّرَ فِي لَوْحِ الْقَضآءِ بِأَمْرِكَ وَإِرادَتِكَ، فَيا
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The transgressions committed by such as have turned away from Thee and have borne themselves haughtily towards Thee have not availed to hinder them from loving Thee, and from setting their faces towards Thee, and from turning in the direction of Thy mercy. These are they who are blessed by the Concourse on high, who are glorified by the denizens of the everlasting Cities, and beyond them by those on whose foreheads Thy most exalted pen hath written: “These! The people of Bahá. Through them have been shed the splendors of the light of guidance.” Thus hath it been ordained, at Thy behest and by Thy will, in the Tablet of Thine irrevocable decree.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: unnumberedfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §299: thou touchestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: unionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: and Thy presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: may attainthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: the joy of reunionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: brought face to face
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: a hearing eargleaningsGWB §251: by His leavekitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: by the permissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: by Thy leavewill-and-testamentW&T §28: leaveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: permissiongleaningsGWB §622: fixedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: ears.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the passagegleaningsGWB §44: wayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: roadthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: IN THE PATHwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Straight Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: mysticwill-and-testamentW&T §3: highwayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: a path
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 §159: God isgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: abandonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §560: is
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: provincesgleaningsGWB §627: the whole kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: destiniestablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
SE rendered الْمَهَيْمِنِ (al-mahaymin), الْقَيُّوم، (al-qayyúm،), مَنَعَهُمْ (manaʿahum) as “hinder them”
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §61: that transcendethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: soprayers-and-meditationsP&M §53: the GuardiangleaningsGWB §706: pervadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: the self-sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: and supremegleaningsGWB §278: the omnipotent protector
SE rendered الْقَيُّوم، (al-qayyúm،), مَنَعَهُمْ (manaʿahum), ظُلْمُ (ẓulm) as “hinder them, transgressions committed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sublime stationfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §327: acmekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: companyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: speedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: will not hindergleaningsGWB §148: hath intervenedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: withhold the handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: keeping them backtablet-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 §172: inaccessible
This form usually rendered as “tyranny”, “cruelty”, “darkness” (97 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the oppressorsfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §203: victims of tyrannykitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: crueltiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: the wrongsthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §36: darksomeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: a cruelty
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “such as have”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: who hath turned asidegleaningsGWB §148: challengekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: apostatizedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: such as have repudiatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: hathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: turning away
This form usually rendered as “recognizing” (2 occurrences)
concerning 10% whatsoever 10% beyond 10% well 10% fear 10% all 10% entering 10% behind 10% recognizing 10% above 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: fromgleaningsGWB §572: of all attachment toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Now thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: togleaningsGWB §635: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: from recognizing Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §467: as well as
This form usually rendered as “borne” (1 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §643: corrupt inclinationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: have so rebelledthe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou wouldst attainwill-and-testamentW&T §48: rebelledgleaningsGWB §621: and corrupt inclinationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: it befitteththe-hidden-wordsHW §24: dost seekwill-and-testamentW&T §48: meet and seemly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: Me at the hands ofgleaningsGWB §242: on justicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: the greatnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to exaltgleaningsGWB §532: to your aid
SE rendered وَبَغَوْا (wabaghawá), عَلَيْكَ (ʿalayk), حُبِّهِمْ (ḥubbihim), إِيَّاكَ (ʾíʾák), وَتَوَجُّهِهِمْ (watawajjuhihim) as “borne themselves haughtily, towards Thee, setting their faces”
love 51% loved 16% beloved 16% well-beloved 5% best-beloved 4% loveth 2% dear 2% lover 2% thou 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: grainfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §122: Loverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: what pleaseth Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love thee
SE rendered عَلَيْكَ (ʿalayk), حُبِّهِمْ (ḥubbihim), إِيَّاكَ (ʾíʾák), وَتَوَجُّهِهِمْ (watawajjuhihim), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk) as “towards Thee, setting their faces”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the versesgleaningsGWB §363: whatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: those which descendedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: the Holy Writingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: verseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: consummate verseswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: signs
SE expanded to “setting their faces”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: directethfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §568: Mekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §246: that they may beholdtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: conversionfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §282: hastenkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: facedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: to turn towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seatgleaningsGWB §638: yourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Whose courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to PersiagleaningsGWB §657: the meadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: in the directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: upper chambergleaningsGWB §405: throne
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: canopy of Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §92: gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: of those who showtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §89: celestial
This form usually rendered as “god”, “shall” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the greatest of sinnersgleaningsGWB §364: First Leaderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: true meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §58: falsely interpretepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the foundationgleaningsGWB §427: this world
This form usually rendered as “servants”, “men”, “people” (293 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: “Servitudefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §327: man’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: servant”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: Thy sincere servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant
This form usually rendered as “interceding”, “blessed”, “glorified” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: inmatesgleaningsGWB §638: people ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: may be filledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: Celestial Concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the ConcoursegleaningsGWB §452: yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: upon himfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §222: noble and imposingkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: shall be proclaimed.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §398: the God of glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: most mightygleaningsGWB §471: swell with pridekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: prideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: at their blackesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (130 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: unto such as havegleaningsGWB §220: thekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: them that haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the denizensthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the peoples
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: a citygleaningsGWB §438: civilizationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: the habitationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: citiesgleaningsGWB §73: of the cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: the Tabernacleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: the Great CitygleaningsGWB §230: native city
SE rendered وَيُكبِّرَنَّ (wayukbbirann), أَهْلُ (ʾahl), مَدائِنِ (madáʾin), الْبَقاءِ (al-baqáʾ), الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín), رُقِمَ (ruqim) as “glorified by, the denizens, the everlasting Cities, by those, hath written”
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 §150: life would havefire-tabletFire §36: isgleaningsGWB §98: celestialkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: of everlasting lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: naught may remaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §80: yet lingersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Everlasting
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: inscribedgleaningsGWB §692: hath fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: laid downwill-and-testamentW&T §9: written byepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: set forthgleaningsGWB §56: hath imprinted the testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: irrevocably establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: wrote
This form usually rendered as “foreheads” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thy most exalted pen”
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “faith”, “splendor” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Thy most glorious lightgleaningsGWB §200: of Immortalityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §14: Abháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: (bloodmoney)gleaningsGWB §30: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: Thy Light
SE expanded to “have been shed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: shine forthfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §65: Him Who is the Revealerkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: Universal Manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: hast revealedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the Sunfire-tabletFire §48: and with thegleaningsGWB §176: illuminatedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: of all lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: with the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
SE expanded to “the light of guidance.””
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: guidancegleaningsGWB §361: guidedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: the light of guidance.”tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidancewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the guidancegleaningsGWB §226: rightly guided
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Ponder a whilefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §214: worthkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: everlasting dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: Thine immutable purposetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
tablet 77% preserved 4% tablets 4% lawh-i-burhan 2% lawh-i-fu’ad 2% perspicuous 2% original 2% comprehend 2% guarded 2% mystic 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: brightlygleaningsGWB §591: luminous Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: lucidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: and Thy Tabletstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Our TabletsgleaningsGWB §300: Scriptures
SE expanded to “Thine irrevocable decree”
decree 52% irrevocable 14% destiny 5% decreed 5% ruling 5% tribulations 5% meet 5% irrevocably 5% fate 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: passedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §569: things He hath ordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: wasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: appointmentsthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My decreeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: hath it been decreed
SE expanded to “at Thy behest”
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 §205: biddingfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §522: rulers of the earthkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: take counselprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: Thy decreetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause
SE expanded to “by Thy will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: desirethgleaningsGWB §498: hath willedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Prophetsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §86: pleasesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze uponwill-and-testamentW&T §8: the gracious willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: not sought
SE rendered الْقَضآءِ (al-qaḍáʾ), بِأَمْرِكَ (biʾamrik), وَإِرادَتِكَ، (waʾirádatika،), فَيا (fayá) as “Thine irrevocable decree, at Thy behest, by Thy will”
