Prayers and Meditations — §289
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 289 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَلَمَّا ظَهَرَ بِأَمْرِكَ وَنادَى العِبادَ إِلى شَطْرِ مَواهِبِكَ وَأُفُقِ عِرْفانِكَ اخْتَلَفُوا، مِنْهُمْ مَنْ سَمِعَ النِّدآءَ وَأَجَابَكَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَتَوَقَّفَ فِي أَقَلِّ مِنْ آنٍ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَعْرَضَ وَاتَّبَعَ هَويهُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
As soon as He revealed Himself, as bidden by Thee, and called Thy servants to turn in the direction of Thy gifts, and to set their faces towards the horizon of Thy knowledge, the signs of dissension appeared amongst them. Some responded to Thy call and, without the least hesitation, obeyed Thy summons. Others turned their backs to Thee, and followed the desires of a corrupt inclination.
Translation Notes
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 §132: Manifestationsfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §230: was revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: of the truth of His manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: manifold wonderstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (244 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Himself, as bidden by Thee”
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 §45: My commandmentsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §224: to His commandmentskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: these very thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: and of Thy Revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: calleth aloudfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §27: declare the glory ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: and proclaimethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: His Voice calling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: can I worshipfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §71: among Our servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: oppressorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §676: upon Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Baháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the oppressed
SE expanded to “turn in the direction”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to ConstantinoplegleaningsGWB §226: inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: turning in the direction ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: to their CapitalgleaningsGWB §638: yourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §636: Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seat
SE expanded to “of Thy gifts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §631: and Divine generosityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: bountieswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §655: of Thy manifold favorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: bounties vouchsafedwill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bounty
SE rendered شَطْرِ (shaṭr), مَواهِبِكَ (mawáhibik), وَأُفُقِ (waʾufuq), عِرْفانِكَ (ʿirfánik), اخْتَلَفُوا، (ikhtalafúá،) as “turn in the direction, of Thy gifts, of Thy knowledge, the signs of dissension appeared”
SE expanded to “of Thy knowledge”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: of high reputegleaningsGWB §197: can perceivekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: all the learnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: and acknowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: O thou who art reputed
SE expanded to “signs of dissension appeared”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: differentgleaningsGWB §242: conflictkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: againstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: will dividewill-and-testamentW&T §17: obeyeth themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: contrary togleaningsGWB §599: differkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: away from the path of
SE rendered اخْتَلَفُوا، (ikhtalafúá،), مِنْهُمْ (minhum), سَمِعَ (samiʿ), النِّدآءَ (an-nidáʾ), وَأَجَابَكَ (waʾajábak) as “the signs of dissension appeared, Thy call, responded to”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: hearingfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §568: beheldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: whose earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: can be heardtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: hear thou therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
This form usually rendered as “obeyed”, “heeded” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Who art ready to answerfire-tabletFire §4: AnswerergleaningsGWB §700: and answeredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: heeded His callprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: what to answertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: hearkenedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: refutedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: In reply
SE expanded to “and, without the least hesitation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: others than Myselffire-tabletFire §27: of Thine avenging wrathgleaningsGWB §452: orphanskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: more thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: who else except Thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: a strangerwill-and-testamentW&T §38: is not
SE rendered وَأَجَابَكَ (waʾajábak), غَيْرِ (ghayr), يَتَوَقَّفَ (yatawaqqaf) as “responded to, and, without the least hesitation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: I layfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §568: hesitated and haltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: graspedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: present stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: placegleaningsGWB §338: are fully awarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: Trustees
SE rendered غَيْرِ (ghayr), يَتَوَقَّفَ (yatawaqqaf), أَقَلِّ (ʾaqall), وَمِنْهُمْ (waminhum) as “and, without the least hesitation”
less 45% one 14% infinitesimal 9% exceedeth 5% fraction 5% even 5% short 5% little 5% though 5% unceasingly 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: but littlefire-tabletFire §47: fewnessgleaningsGWB §491: one shortkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: some meanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §289: the leastthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: but for a fewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the fractionfire-tabletFire §42: independence
SE expanded to “turned their backs to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: do not protestgleaningsGWB §151: rejected His Messagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: protestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: affrontstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: They that have turned away from Me
SE rendered أَعْرَضَ (ʾaʿraḍ), وَاتَّبَعَ (wáttabaʿ), هَويهُ، (hawíhu،) as “turned their backs to Thee, desires of a corrupt inclination”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: walk notgleaningsGWB §470: Keepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: Successivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §42: pay allegianceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: followestgleaningsGWB §696: they must be faithfully obeyed
SE expanded to “desires of a corrupt inclination”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: their personal desiresfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §41: manifestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: the wingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passionthe-hidden-wordsHW §127: OF PASSIONwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
