Prayers and Meditations — §251
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 251 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَلَمَّا قَامَ عَلَى أَمْرِكَ وَعَلَى ما أَمَرْتَهُ فِي أَلْواحِ قَضائِكَ ظَهَرَ الفَزَعُ الأَكْبَرُ بَيْنَ بَرِيَّتِكَ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَقْبَلَ إِلَيْكَ مُنْقَطِعًا عَنْ دُوْنِكَ وَمُقَدَّسًا عَمَّنْ عَلَى الأَرْضِ كُلِّها وَأَخَذَهُ حَلاوَةُ نِدائِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ نَبَذَ عَنْ وَرائِه ما خُلِقَ فِي مَلَكُوتِ الإِنْشآءِ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَقْبَلَ إِلَيْكَ مَرَّةً وَتَوَقَّفَ مَرَّةً أُخْرى، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ مَنَعَتْهُ الدُّنْيَا عَنْكَ وَحَالَتْ بَيْنَهُ وَبَيْنَكَ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنِ اسْتَكْبَرَ وَأَعْرَضَ وَأَرادَ أَنْ يَمْنَعَكَ عَمَّا أَرَدْتَ بَعْدَ الَّذِيْ كُلٌّ يَدْعُونَكَ وَيَنْتَظِرُونَ ما وُعِدُوا بِهِ فِي أَلْواحِكَ، فَلَمَّا جاءَهُمْ ما عَرَفُوا بِآياتِكَ وَبَيِّناتِكَ كَفَرُوا وَأَعْرَضُوا إِلى أَنْ قَتَلُوا عِبادَكَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَضائَتْ بِوُجُوهِهِمْ وُجُوهُ أَهْلِ مَلأِ الأَعْلی،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
No sooner had He proclaimed Thy Cause, and risen up to carry out the things prescribed unto Him in the Tablets of Thy decree, than the Great Terror fell upon Thy creatures. Some turned towards Thee, and detached themselves from all except Thee, and sanctified their souls from the world and all that is therein, and were so enravished by the sweetness of Thy voice that they forsook all Thou hadst created in the kingdom of Thy creation. Others recognized Thee and then hesitated, others allowed the world to come in between them and Thee and to withhold them from recognizing Thee. Others disdained Thee, and turned back from Thee, and wished to prevent Thee from achieving Thy purpose. And yet behold how all of them are calling upon Thee, and are expecting the things they were promised in Thy Tablets. And when the Promised One came unto them, they recognized Him not, and disbelieved in Thy signs, and repudiated Thy clear tokens, and strayed so grievously from Thy path that they slew Thy servants, through the brightness of whose faces the countenances of the Concourse on high have been illumined.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “arise”, “hath”, “rose” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: arisenfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §136: steadfastnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: “Resurrection” isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: grasptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: the conditionfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §261: happeningkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: Nothing whatsoeverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: Thy verdicttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: of My cause
tablets 69% tablet 7% holy 4% scriptures 4% books 4% pages 4% incomparable 2% tablets.… 2% writings 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: illuminedgleaningsGWB §39: the allusionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: signifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §330: and the Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: shone forthgleaningsGWB §198: Scriptures
decree 66% irrevocable 13% dispositions 3% decreed 3% judgment 3% purpose 3% appointments 3% irrevocably 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: that have happenedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §725: God’s unsearchable decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: to the requirementsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: the troublesthe-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordainedwill-and-testamentW&T §14: requirement
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (106 occurrences)
hath 44% appeared 16% manifested 11% revealed 8% made 5% have 5% uncovered 5% come 3% defender 2% perpetrated 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Openlyfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §638: can be shedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: whose outward behaviourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: was divulgedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: terrorgleaningsGWB §352: fears and agitationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §192: and fear and trembling seizedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: criesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: consternationgleaningsGWB §219: lamentationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: shook and trembledepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: caused
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: arrogancegleaningsGWB §23: most grievouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: wax disdainfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: the Most Greattablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §48: their pride
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationgleaningsGWB §362: breathe naught butprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: BrieflygleaningsGWB §621: His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §48: people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: Turning, then,fire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §563: he that hath set his face towards Uskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: faceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: they had turned toward Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: detachedgleaningsGWB §414: be detachedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: renounceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: will rid himself of all attachment totablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §53: conclusiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of renunciationgleaningsGWB §310: into pieces
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all else beside TheegleaningsGWB §505: from all else butkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: independently ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: none but Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: the Royal decreegleaningsGWB §575: Unless
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: PurgegleaningsGWB §115: immeasurably abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Jerusalem, the holy cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: exalt it abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holywill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of holiness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: of the worldfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §135: all who are on the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: grovellingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Land
This form usually rendered as “arrested”, “hath”, “seek” (81 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Most Sweetfire-tabletFire §41: How sweet wasgleaningsGWB §588: sweetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of the sweetnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: SweetergleaningsGWB §127: most excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: How sweet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: didst supplicatefire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §405: Heraldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: Thou didst calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: His Most Sweet Voice
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neitherfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §121: desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §418: the manifold evidencesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: castgleaningsGWB §524: ye have refusedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: and castepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: casteth awaygleaningsGWB §629: that have forsakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: they cast awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: cast awaygleaningsGWB §423: renounced
This form usually rendered as “rear” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: behind thy backgleaningsGWB §445: in his rearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: and beyond themtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: beyondepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: behind their backsgleaningsGWB §635: thy backprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: moreoverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: behind your backs
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: of menfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §664: your creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: Createtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: We created you allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: a virtuous character
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of KingsgleaningsGWB §176: one landkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: the world.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the majestytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: is the Lord
الإِنْشآءِ،
literal: creation; creation, origination; creation/origination
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of creationgleaningsGWB §59: the world of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: sprungprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: the kingdom of creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: belowwill-and-testamentW&T §7: erectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: created thingsgleaningsGWB §2: by Thee and are but the evidences of Thine handiwork
This form usually rendered as “one”, “again”, “once” (39 occurrences)
one 24% again 21% once 14% utterly 10% another 10% subsequent 7% “again 3% following 3% later 3% revelation 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: vacillationfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §81: hesitate notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: perceiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: would be dumbfoundedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: be acquaintedgleaningsGWB §39: discoverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: those that have been initiated into
This form usually rendered as “another”, “again”, “other” (37 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: declininggleaningsGWB §70: heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: exhaustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §366: the life to comethe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: endgleaningsGWB §247: unto the rest of mankind
This form usually rendered as “have”, “hath”, “thou” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: ye have been forbiddengleaningsGWB §498: can deterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: turn awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: to deny him nottablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have withheld me
SE rendered مَنَعَتْهُ (manaʿath), الدُّنْيَا (ad-dunyá), عَنْكَ (ʿank), وَحَالَتْ (waḥálat), بَيْنَهُ (baynah) as “allowed the world, come in between, them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of desiregleaningsGWB §580: concerning the things of this worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: of this worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: that which is less goodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: worldlinessgleaningsGWB §248: this lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low
SE expanded to “come in between”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: conditiongleaningsGWB §41: todaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: secretprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: round whose persontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §52: at such a time
This form usually rendered as “among”, “amidst”, “before” (309 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: the people of the Bayánfire-tabletFire §38: ExpoundergleaningsGWB §318: farkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: The other languageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: confined to their own selvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolutethe-hidden-wordsHW §83: veilless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: afflictedgleaningsGWB §151: rejected His Messagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: repliedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: caviled at metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: he who turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: by renouncingwill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: hast turned away
This form usually rendered as “will”, “hath”, “seeketh” (40 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “hast” (27 occurrences)
SE expanded to “achieving Thy purpose”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: associationgleaningsGWB §569: hast ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: whatsoever He willethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: have sought Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §36: hath conspired against meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the willgleaningsGWB §202: I have never aspired after
SE expanded to “calling upon Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: beseecheth TheegleaningsGWB §220: hath invitedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: adjurationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: claimeth totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: Him that summoned herthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: I summonwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: promisedgleaningsGWB §89: ye were promisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: Whose advent the Bible had foretoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: the Pledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the promised timegleaningsGWB §424: promisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: the hour thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: Thy promise
SE expanded to “came unto them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: He came to themgleaningsGWB §242: hath presented Himself before youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: He hath already come to youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: Who came unto themthe-hidden-wordsHW §75: Abideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: reachedgleaningsGWB §293: I am come to youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: come to you
This form usually rendered as “could”, “failed”, “whom” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: recognitiongleaningsGWB §689: if ye be of them that comprehendkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the renownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §739: wisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: breath
SE expanded to “disbelieved in Thy signs”
signs 55% utterances 18% verses 8% most 6% utterance 3% words 3% sweetness 3% repudiated 2% through 2% truth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §135: the signs and tokenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: only one verseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: the revelation of versestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: comethwill-and-testamentW&T §9: sacred verse
SE rendered بِآياتِكَ (biáyátik), وَبَيِّناتِكَ (wabayyinátik), كَفَرُوا (kafarúá), وَأَعْرَضُوا (waʾaʿraḍúá) as “disbelieved in Thy signs, clear tokens, repudiated Thy”
have 33% disbelieved 17% who 13% repudiated 13% believe 7% infidels 7% denied 4% unbelievers 2% rejected 2% refused 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: deniedgleaningsGWB §359: who believed notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: at the camphor fountainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §321: and have repudiatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they denygleaningsGWB §260: reject His truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: infidel?”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the guardianfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §149: the exercise of their devotionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §194: the servantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §187: amidst Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §10: servant of Thineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: My believing servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: chased awayfire-tabletFire §9: of Thy splendorgleaningsGWB §307: to shinekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: shiningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: be illuminedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: to shed on thee its splendorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: aglow
This form usually rendered as “faces”, “face”, “favored” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath directed his stepsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §610: Whose countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §436: shall turn towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (284 occurrences)
SE rendered بِوُجُوهِهِمْ (biwujúhihim), وُجُوهُ (wujúh), أَهْلِ (ʾahl), مَلأِ (malʾ), الأَعْلی، (al-ʾaʿlí،) as “the, countenances, the Concourse, on high”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye rich onesfire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §113: believerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: can filltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §13: the Celestial Concourse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: that samefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §171: perfectionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: high be He upliftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: hast remained far abovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
