Prayers and Meditations — §276
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 276 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَيا إِلهِي أَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ بِأَنِّي قَطَعْتُ حَبْلَ نِسْبَتِي مِنْ كُلِّ ذِي نِسْبَةٍ إِلاَّ مَنْ تَمَسَّكَ بِنِسْبَتِكَ الكُبْرى فِي أَيَّامِ ظُهُورِ مَظْهَرِ نَفْسِكَ العُلْيا بِاسْمِكَ الأَبْهى وَعَنْ كُلِّ ذِيْ قَرابَةٍ إِلاَّ مَنْ تَقَرَّبَ إِلى طَلْعَتِكَ النّورآءِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou knowest, O my God, that I have severed every tie that bindeth me to any of Thy creatures except that most exalted tie that uniteth me with whosoever cleaveth unto Thee, in this the day of the revelation of Thy most august Self, that hath appeared in Thy name, the All-Glorious. Thou knowest that I have dissolved every bond that knitteth me to any one of my kindred except such as have enjoyed near access to Thy most effulgent face.
Translation Notes
SE rendered فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam), بِأَنِّي (biʾanní) as “O my God, that”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: I adjure theefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §135: the Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Who worshippeth no onetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE rendered فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam), بِأَنِّي (biʾanní), قَطَعْتُ (qaṭaʿt) as “O my God, that, have severed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: all that dwell on earthfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §232: His standardskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: such signsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: world of Thy worldstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Thou hast torn in piecesgleaningsGWB §152: with absolute detachmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: cleft asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: detachment from all Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: rid of attachmentgleaningsGWB §476: can ever touch or hurt thee
SE rendered بِأَنِّي (biʾanní), قَطَعْتُ (qaṭaʿt), حَبْلَ (ḥabl), نِسْبَتِي (nisbatí) as “that, have severed, that bindeth me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: clung togleaningsGWB §684: life-veinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: on Thy cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the cordgleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: tieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: CordgleaningsGWB §719: by the Cord
This form usually rendered as “kinship”, “bindeth” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: chargegleaningsGWB §313: faithfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: My Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: declaredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: that bindeth mewill-and-testamentW&T §43: connectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: on My kinship with HimgleaningsGWB §41: Such sore accusations
SE rendered تَمَسَّكَ (tamassak), بِنِسْبَتِكَ (binisbatik), الكُبْرى (al-kubrى) as “tie that, most exalted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: take fast holdgleaningsGWB §418: a faithful adherencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: seek to justify themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: cleaving fasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: seized upongleaningsGWB §419: prove their devotionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: “Cling
most 50% mighty 11% supreme 9% transcendent 7% great 5% unfailing 5% immeasurable 5% all-encompassing 5% monstrous 2% grievous 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: swelleth with pridegleaningsGWB §715: “greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: most exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: most resplendenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §32: unsurpassed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: on the DaygleaningsGWB §244: The days of your lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: throughout my lifetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: in the days
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: revealestfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §280: My presence amongst youkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: exercisedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: the means for the revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: outwardly it
SE rendered أَيَّامِ (ʾayyám), ظُهُورِ (ẓuhúr), مَظْهَرِ (maẓhar), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), العُلْيا (al-ʿulyá), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), الأَبْهى (al-ʾabhى) as “the day, revelation, most august Self, Thy name, the All-Glorious”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: charactergleaningsGWB §18: every true believerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: such a personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: my hearttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: those souls
SE rendered ظُهُورِ (ẓuhúr), مَظْهَرِ (maẓhar), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), العُلْيا (al-ʿulyá), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), الأَبْهى (al-ʾabhى) as “revelation, most august Self, Thy name, the All-Glorious”
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: Gloryfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §353: exalted be His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: more excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: far abovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: through Thy Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §710: call itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: out of the heaven oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
all-glorious 72% most 8% abhá 6% glory 6% effulgent 3% everlasting 1% resplendent 1% glorious 1% what 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the All-Gloriousfire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §288: of everlasting mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §533: the Self-Exaltingthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: THE GLORYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: honoredgleaningsGWB §48: effulgent
This form usually rendered as “any” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: drawfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §266: will draw her nigh unto Theekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: reunionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: and may draw nightablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
SE expanded to “Thy most effulgent face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: ignorancefire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §137: comprehendedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: Fountainheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
SE rendered تَقَرَّبَ (taqarrab), طَلْعَتِكَ (ṭalʿatik), النّورآءِ، (an-núráʾi،) as “have enjoyed near access, Thy most effulgent face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the splendorsfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §176: God’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: pureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: and discern the brightness of the lighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleamingwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
