Prayers and Meditations — §509
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 509 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَلَمَّا ظَهَرَ مِنْهُ عَلَى اللَّوحِ حَرْفٌ مِنْ عِلْمِكَ المَكْنُونِ ارْتَفَعَ ضَجِيجُ العُشَّاقِ مِنْ كُلِّ الأَشْطَارِ وَبِذلِكَ وَرَدَ عَلَى الأَخْيارِ ما بَكَتْ عَنْهُ سُكَّانُ سُرادِقِ مَجْدِكَ وَناحَتْ أَهْلُ مَدائِنِ أَمْرِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
No sooner, however, had the Pen traced upon the tablet one single letter of Thy hidden wisdom, than the voice of the lamentation of Thine ardent lovers was lifted up from all directions. Thereupon, there befell the just what hath caused the inmates of the tabernacle of Thy glory to weep and the dwellers of the cities of Thy revelation to groan.
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 §218: Lawh-igleaningsGWB §286: His Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: best establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: therefore manifestedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: the TabletgleaningsGWB §198: Scriptures
SE expanded to “one single letter”
letter 41% letters 16% words 9% word 9% contention 6% sayings 6% have 3% intimation 3% whilst 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: with wordsgleaningsGWB §549: a dropkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: through the potency of one wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: One single letterthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: the second letterwill-and-testamentW&T §41: falsifyingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: lettersgleaningsGWB §163: an intimation
SE expanded to “Thy hidden wisdom”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: knowethfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §263: the pages of the Book of Lifekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §439: aware as I amtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
المَكْنُونِ
literal: hidden; hidden/concealed; hidden, treasured
SE expanded to “Thy hidden wisdom”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: concealedgleaningsGWB §558: are treasuredkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: been wrapped uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: “HiddengleaningsGWB §29: lay hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hidden
SE expanded to “was lifted up”
SE expanded to “voice of the lamentation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groaninggleaningsGWB §647: clamorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: the voice of my lamentationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: wailedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: sighsgleaningsGWB §452: pined away and mournedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: wailingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groan
SE expanded to “Thine ardent lovers”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: loversfire-tabletFire §41: LovegleaningsGWB §676: O ye that thirst after Him!kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: his heart’s desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §186: in my lovethe-hidden-wordsHW §130: the loverwill-and-testamentW&T §13: Divine loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true lovers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to PersiagleaningsGWB §470: uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: toward the courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: towards HimgleaningsGWB §405: proceeding out of the throne ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: in the directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: to their Capital
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “things” (90 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: what befellgleaningsGWB §127: hath attainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: fell a victimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: In the midst ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: hath befallengleaningsGWB §490: The tribulations We have sustainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: abide within
This form usually rendered as “righteous”, “pious”, “godly” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: chosengleaningsGWB §488: the bestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: He Who hath the authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: and chosen to followwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for the goodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: chosegleaningsGWB §252: best
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: weepeth soregleaningsGWB §67: wouldst weepprayers-and-meditationsP&M §723: her own anguishtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: shed tearswill-and-testamentW&T §35: have shed tearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: weepgleaningsGWB §463: thou wouldst surely weep soreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my bitter wailing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the TabernaclesgleaningsGWB §34: the veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: and the tabernacletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: pavilionwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the PaviliongleaningsGWB §661: within the Tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: Thy Tabernacle
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: My glorygleaningsGWB §665: and glorifying your actionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: great glory.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §509: Thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: Gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §57: majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: lauded be Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: Thy majesty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: to groan aloudfire-tabletFire §47: shall I wailgleaningsGWB §271: to cry out and be sore pained with griefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: prayerfully exhortedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: criethwill-and-testamentW&T §5: lamentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: have mournedfire-tabletFire §47: wailing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the dwellersfire-tabletFire §22: the SyriansgleaningsGWB §174: human racekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: all the inmatestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: The citiesgleaningsGWB §31: its citieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: In these citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: infinite wonderstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: of its citieswill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: that citygleaningsGWB §555: from the City
SE expanded to “of Thy revelation”
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 §147: Whose Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §628: of Thy commandmentskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Who will bidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: hadst commanded themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: My way
