Prayers and Meditations — §258
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 258 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا إِلهِي تَرَى عَبْدَكَ جالِسًا فِي السِّجْنِ مُنْقَطِعًا عَنْ دُونِكَ وَناظِرًا إِلى أُفُقِ عِنايَتِكَ وَراجِيًا بَدائِعَ فَضْلِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَنْتَ أَحْصَيْتَ ما وَرَدَ عَلَيْهِ فِي سَبِيلِكَ وَإِذًا تَراهُ بَيْنَ طُغاةِ خَلْقِكَ وَعُصاةِ بَرِيَّتِكَ الَّذِينَ حالُوا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَ أَحِبَّتِكَ وَحَبَسُونِيْ فِي هذِهِ الأَرْضِ ظُلْمًا عَلَيْكَ وَمَنَعُوا عِبادَكَ عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلَيْكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou beholdest, O my God, Thy servant who dwelleth in this prison-house, wholly detached from any one but Thee, his eyes turned in the direction of the Dayspring of Thy mercy, his heart longing for the wondrous manifestations of Thy grace. Thou, O my Lord, hast reckoned up the ills that have afflicted him in Thy path. Thou seest him compassed about with such of Thy creatures as have transgressed and rebelled against Thee, who have come in between him and Thy loved ones, who have fixed his abode in this land and wronged Thee, and who have hindered Thy servants from turning towards Thee.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §179: Almightykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: sent by Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the God oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: I have not seenfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §523: see youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Mirrors reflecting the sun ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: He appeareththe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: mirrors
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: menfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §163: Thy peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: Usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: and the Object of my adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: unto men
seated 27% sitting 13% established 13% occupants 7% associating 7% dwelling 7% enshrined 7% abide 7% who 7% hath 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: a gatheringgleaningsGWB §364: leadershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: enshrinedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: who dwelleth inthe-hidden-wordsHW §134: companionshipwill-and-testamentW&T §25: itsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: sittinggleaningsGWB §563: associating
prison 70% prison-city 6% imprisonment 6% dungeon 4% prison-house 4% prisoner 3% prison-cell 1% hath 1% deliverest 1% cast 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: the prison-citygleaningsGWB §184: My imprisonmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: hellish fireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: hath been shut upwill-and-testamentW&T §3: the Most Great Prisonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My prisongleaningsGWB §221: this Prison Houseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: hath been shut up in the prison-town
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: detachmentgleaningsGWB §310: pieceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: cease to pursueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: to rid himselftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §53: conclusiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: withdrewgleaningsGWB §551: detach himself
SE expanded to “any one but Thee”
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 §668: all else besides Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: from anyone beside Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: withoutgleaningsGWB §246: none but Him
This form usually rendered as “fix”, “fixed”, “thou” (63 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Supreme Horizonfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §629: Thy realmkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: dawning-placekitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §613: the whole worldtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: all regions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: His loving-kindnessfire-tabletFire §26: gracegleaningsGWB §674: celestialkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: in the realms aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: manifold blessingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: mysterywill-and-testamentW&T §4: through His loving-kindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hopethfire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §629: may obtainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: my greatest longingthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: even as dothwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Desire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the worldgleaningsGWB §519: peerlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: melodiousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: through the incomparable tokenstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the PeerlessgleaningsGWB §286: the most marvelous
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: bettergleaningsGWB §358: most distinguishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: God’s holy graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: bountiful favortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: with my LordgleaningsGWB §152: heavenlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: “O God our Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: \‘Lord
SE expanded to “hast reckoned up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: stonegleaningsGWB §322: considerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: duly ascertainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: appraisethe-hidden-wordsHW §66: recountwill-and-testamentW&T §11: boundlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: countgleaningsGWB §704: He Who is the Reckoner
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), أَحْصَيْتَ (ʾaḥṣayt), وَرَدَ (warad), عَلَيْهِ (ʿalayh), سَبِيلِكَ (sabílik) as “my Lord, hast reckoned up, him, Thy path”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: Upon Our arrivalgleaningsGWB §475: hurt theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: have enteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: have bornewill-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: enduredgleaningsGWB §298: the things that have befallen Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: came unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: the wickedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: rebellionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §751: the rebelliouswill-and-testamentW&T §52: rebellious onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of My oppressorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: have transgressed against Theewill-and-testamentW&T §48: They have misbelieved in Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: have transgressed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the peoplefire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §115: brought into beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: created by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: was created
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of my rebelliousnessfire-tabletFire §35: singleaningsGWB §563: the sinnerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: rebelled.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: burdened with sinthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: rebellionwill-and-testamentW&T §17: rebelled againstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: transgressed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the recoverygleaningsGWB §690: your Lord, the Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: of Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: mengleaningsGWB §130: arisenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are healedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: BrieflygleaningsGWB §621: His creatures
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
now 43% round 13% times 9% conditions 7% around 7% state 5% present 4% circumstances 4% power 4% therefore 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: aboutgleaningsGWB §308: interveneth between themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: Wereprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §21: their manners
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: seengleaningsGWB §429: perceivethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: you would surely findthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: will come to thee no morewill-and-testamentW&T §23: may find himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: hast seengleaningsGWB §100: thou wilt beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: finding
SE rendered الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín), حالُوا (ḥálúá), بَيْنِي (bayní), وَبَيْنَ (wabayn), أَحِبَّتِكَ (ʾaḥibbatik), وَحَبَسُونِيْ (waḥabasúní) as “who, come in, between him, and, Thy loved ones, have fixed his abode”
SE expanded to “Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the Best-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §159: All honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: what devotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: unto my loved onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thine ownwill-and-testamentW&T §6: their
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
cast 13% imprisonment 13% imprisoned 13% hath 13% prison 13% imprison 7% whom 7% flung 7% riddest 7% bondage 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: cast Him into prisongleaningsGWB §718: imprisonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: and the prison into which I am castthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: prisonwill-and-testamentW&T §3: confinementepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: imprisonmentgleaningsGWB §221: castprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: have fixed his abode
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: cityfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §638: the peoples of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: the earth itselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: and all the dwellers of the earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: all that is on earth
This form usually rendered as “tyranny”, “darkness”, “oppression” (97 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: tyrannyfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §196: deal unjustlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: abjectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §740: darksomethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §36: that have wrought injusticeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: these wronged ones
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: forbadgleaningsGWB §159: exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: withhold the hand of Mosesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: will be powerless to hinder themtablet-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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: sum offire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §622: regardkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §414: I have turned my facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
