Prayers and Meditations — §274
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 274 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
قَرابَتِي بَعْدَ الَّذِيْ أَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ بِأَنِّي أَحْبَبْتُهُمْ وَاخْتَرْتُ لَهُمْ ما اخْتَرْتُ لِنَفْسِيْ، وَلَمَّا وَجَدُونِي فِي السِّجْنِ ارْتَكبُوا فِي حَقِّي ما لا ارْتَكبَ أَحَدٌ فِي أَرْضِكَ، إِذًا أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهِي بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ فَصَّلْتَ بَيْنَ النَّفْيِ وَالإِثْباتِ ب
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I was, moreover, opposed by mine own kindred, although, as Thou knowest, they were dear to me and I had desired for them that which I had desired for mine own self. These are the ones who, when learning that I had been cast into prison, perpetrated against me what no man else on earth had perpetrated.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “mine own kindred”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: bannerfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §263: Book of Lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: the contingent worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
SE rendered تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam), بِأَنِّي (biʾanní), أَحْبَبْتُهُمْ (ʾaḥbabtuhum), وَاخْتَرْتُ (wákhtart) as “knowest, dear, desired”
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 §245: affectionfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §343: for His lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: His loving mentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §543: all that are deartablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: seek thine own
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: UnrestrainedgleaningsGWB §281: the Unconstrainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: my choicethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Preferepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: chosengleaningsGWB §3: inventionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: clothed it
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “soul”, “one” (224 occurrences)
SE expanded to “for mine own self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: neither Myself nor My lifegleaningsGWB §432: one soulkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: inclinationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: within themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
This form usually rendered as “learning” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: created thingsfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §555: his beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: was wraptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: I findtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: will be in vainwill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
prison 53% most 19% prison-city 7% dungeon 5% imprisonment 5% prison-house 5% prisoner 2% prison-cell 2% afflictive 2% shut 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of the prison-citygleaningsGWB §448: My imprisonmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: His prison-housewill-and-testamentW&T §4: this, the Most Great Prisonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: HisgleaningsGWB §501: imprisonment inflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: into prisonwill-and-testamentW&T §3: incarcerated
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: perpetratedgleaningsGWB §633: hast enteredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: have wroughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: their evil doingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: let the angelic spirits enterthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: committethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: committed thatgleaningsGWB §495: to act
This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “anyone” (82 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: one ofgleaningsGWB §103: Singlenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lampprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: incomparable Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: himself over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §441: no man
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this landfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §250: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: soil of this Citythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: obtain the gemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: all that is on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §584: men
SE rendered أَحَدٌ (ʾaḥadun), أَرْضِكَ، (ʾarḍika،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “man, earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §656: Grant, I beseech Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: I imploreepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §506: and shall be calledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, that
SE rendered أَرْضِكَ، (ʾarḍika،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the mystic trumpetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forthgleaningsGWB §305: dwelling uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: certain detailsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: may be separatedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be distinguishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §11: been cut offepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial account
demonstrate 19% affirmation 19% may 13% acceptance 13% establish 6% made 6% purpose 6% vindication 6% confirmation 6% confirmeth 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: canst thou vindicategleaningsGWB §421: gravenkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: definitely provenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: was establishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: may endurewill-and-testamentW&T §9: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: affirmation
