Prayers and Meditations — §289
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 289 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
لنِّدآءَ وَأَجَابَكَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَتَوَقَّفَ فِي أَقَلِّ مِنْ آنٍ، وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ أَعْرَضَ وَاتَّبَعَ هَويهُ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهِي بِاسْمِكَ الأَعْظَمِ بِأَنْ تَجْتَذِبَ الأُمَمَ بِالكَلِمَةِ الَّتِيْ جَعَلْتَها سُلْطانَ الكلِماتِ فِي أَيَّامِكَ وَبِها ظَهَر
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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: crygleaningsGWB §415: the Callkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: our voiceswill-and-testamentW&T §32: invokeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: voice ofgleaningsGWB §176: The summonsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §369: will call on Thy name
This form usually rendered as “responded”, “heeded” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to answerfire-tabletFire §4: AnswerergleaningsGWB §39: the answerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: answering, saidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §650: wont to answertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: hearkenedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: answeredgleaningsGWB §166: reply
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: anotherfire-tabletFire §27: puritygleaningsGWB §254: will have changedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: other traditions, all otherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §299: Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §12: other than Mewill-and-testamentW&T §19: dissentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: but
This form usually rendered as “less”, “one”, “exceedeth” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the summitfire-tabletFire §47: fewnessgleaningsGWB §491: onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: extremely limited numberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: less than a momentthe-hidden-wordsHW §91: smallestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: exceedethfire-tabletFire §42: independence
SE expanded to “turned their backs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: hast turned awaygleaningsGWB §461: pervertingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: turningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: fromtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: bywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposed Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: withdrawn from
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wert thou to followgleaningsGWB §706: submissionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: guidethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: Successivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §49: compassedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: followestgleaningsGWB §476: walk
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: promptings of thine own passionsfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §571: evil and corrupt inclinationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: selfish desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: heights ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: by their own caprices
SE rendered أَعْرَضَ (ʾaʿraḍ), وَاتَّبَعَ (wáttabaʿ), هَويهُ، (hawíhu،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “turned their backs, followed, the desires”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §214: implorekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to accountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §592: be askedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, that
SE rendered وَاتَّبَعَ (wáttabaʿ), هَويهُ، (hawíhu،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “followed, the desires”
SE rendered هَويهُ، (hawíhu،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik) as “the desires”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: by onefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §349: all-highest and transcendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: fameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §118: in Thy Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: swear by the greatness of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §708: absolutekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy grandeurgleaningsGWB §404: potent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: ecstasiesfire-tabletFire §3: ThygleaningsGWB §32: have been made to vibratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: uplifting their transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and attractedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: rapturegleaningsGWB §618: kindlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: ecstasy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: of the nationsfire-tabletFire §13: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §403: unlettered Onekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the peoples and kindredskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: Imámsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: peacethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: in My presence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: conversedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §132: idle talkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: a fool—whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: utterethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: to one mystic wordwill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy Word
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: reckonfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §196: hath establishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: fashionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: Thy Godheadthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: set thee king
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: King ofgleaningsGWB §536: the Monarchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the Lord of all beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: set over themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the powers
SE rendered أَيَّامِكَ (ʾayyámik), وَبِها (wabihá), ظَهَر (ẓahar) as “revealed”
SE rendered وَبِها (wabihá), ظَهَر (ẓahar) as “revealed”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (105 occurrences)
hath 42% appeared 17% manifested 9% revealed 9% made 8% have 4% fulfilled 4% uncovered 4% perpetrated 2% back 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: been manifestedfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §582: lay barekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: His Manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: for the evidencestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
