Prayers and Meditations — §270
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 270 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ثُمَّ اجْتَمِعْهُمْ عَلَى هذِهِ الشَّرِيعَةِ الَّتِيْ أَخَذْتَ عَهْدَها مِنْ أَنْبِيائِكَ وَرُسُلِكَ وَنَزَّلْتَ حُكْمَها فِي أَلْواحِكَ وَصُحُفِكَ، ثُمَّ أَصْعِدْهُمْ إِلى مَقامِ الَّذِيْ يُمَيِّزُونَ نِدائَكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Gather them, then, together around this Divine Law, the covenant of which Thou hast established with all Thy Prophets and Thy Messengers, and Whose ordinances Thou hast written down in Thy Tablets and Thy Scriptures. Raise them up, moreover, to such heights as will enable them to perceive Thy Call.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: all mengleaningsGWB §247: gathered aboutkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: many aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: to be leagued—asthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the gatheringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: meet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the dictatesgleaningsGWB §101: Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: of former Dispensationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §684: Let him, then, repeatwill-and-testamentW&T §25: The legislative bodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: We have prescribedgleaningsGWB §382: the Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: the Law.”
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “laid”, “clung” (29 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: CovenantgleaningsGWB §560: In the dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: centuriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: the covenant of whichthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: My covenantwill-and-testamentW&T §6: God’s Testamentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the time ofgleaningsGWB §109: Testament
SE expanded to “all Thy Prophets”
prophets 64% prophet 13% announcement 7% informeth 3% great 3% apostle 3% prophet’s 3% tidings 1% instruction 1% prophethood 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: ProphetsgleaningsGWB §312: Prophets of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: the Prophets,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: informethgleaningsGWB §75: the Great Announcementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: unto the Prophetsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and to This Announcement
SE expanded to “and Thy Messengers”
messengers 24% apostle 23% messenger 14% sent 13% send 8% apostles 5% messengership 4% entrusted 4% hath 3% prophet 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: We, in truth, have sentgleaningsGWB §568: and entrusted Me with His Messagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: as Messengers of the Word of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §297: Send down, therefore,tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: sent
SE rendered أَنْبِيائِكَ (ʾanbíáʾik), وَرُسُلِكَ (warusulik), وَنَزَّلْتَ (wanazzalt), حُكْمَها (ḥukmahá), أَلْواحِكَ (ʾalwáḥik) as “all Thy Prophets, and Thy Messengers, ordinances, Thy Tablets”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: disclosedgleaningsGWB §630: to rain downkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: hath celebratedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: in accordance with
law 50% ordinances 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: the reins of power fall into the handsgleaningsGWB §592: and doethkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: the truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §349: ordainesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the firm and conclusive
tablets 90% scriptures 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: TabletgleaningsGWB §323: these wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: a number of treatisesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and Thy Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: shone forth brightlygleaningsGWB §286: His Tablet
SE expanded to “and Thy Scriptures”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: BookgleaningsGWB §323: the sacred Scriptureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: holy booksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: and the Booksepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy ScripturesgleaningsGWB §583: bearing aloft a chalicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: epistlesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: Thy Scrolls
SE expanded to “Raise them up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Get thee upgleaningsGWB §337: strivingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: to attain untotablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: ascend unto thethe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise thenwill-and-testamentW&T §34: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raised
distinguish 67% will 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: distinguishgleaningsGWB §638: ye can distinguish yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: singled outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: to distinguish themselveswill-and-testamentW&T §16: chosenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: a man of discernmentgleaningsGWB §121: blotted outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: measure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: voicefire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §632: cryingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: criedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: to Thy most sweet voicetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: He was called to
