Prayers and Meditations — §715
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 715 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَعِزَّتِكَ يا إِلهَ الوُجُودِ وَمُرَبِّيَ الغَيْبِ وَالشُّهُودِ إِنَّ الَّذِيْ شَرِبَ كَوْثَرَ حُبِّكَ مِنْ يَدِ عَطائِكَ لا تَمْنَعُهُ شؤُوناتُ خَلْقِكَ وَلا يَضْطَرِبُ مِنْ إِعْراضِ مَنْ فِي مَمْلَكَتِكَ، يُنادِيْ بِأَعْلى النِّدآءِ بَيْنَ الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمآءِ وَيُبَشِّرُ النَّاسَ بِأَمْواجِ بَحْرِ عَطائِكَ وَإِشْراقاتِ شُمُوسِ سَمآءِ مَواهِبِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I swear by Thy glory, O Thou the Lord of all being and the Enlightener of all things visible and invisible! Whoso hath quaffed from the hands of Thy bounteousness the living waters of Thy love will never allow the things pertaining to Thy creatures to keep him back from Thee, neither will he be dismayed at the refusal of all the dwellers of Thy realm to acknowledge Thee. Before all who are in heaven and on earth such a man will cry aloud, and announce unto the people the tumult of the Ocean of Thy bounty and the splendors of the Luminaries of the heaven of Thy bestowals.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I swear by Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: StronggleaningsGWB §115: invinciblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: By the glory of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: Himfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §293: from the Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Godheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: thou mayest perceivefire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §262: perceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: And yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: Fashionertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: thou wouldst findwill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our LordgleaningsGWB §36: everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: rulerstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: O Lord
SE expanded to “things visible and invisible”
invisible 53% unseen 28% unknowable 5% concealment 3% hidden 3% seen 3% secrets 1% things 1% whom 1% impenetrable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: invisiblegleaningsGWB §552: backbitingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: of the Invisiblesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: Thine invisible Selftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the invisiblegleaningsGWB §586: impenetrable mystery
SE rendered وَمُرَبِّيَ (wamurabbí), الغَيْبِ (al-ghayb), وَالشُّهُودِ (wálshshuhúd), شَرِبَ (sharib) as “Enlightener, things visible and invisible, quaffed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §393: cannot but readily recognizekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: My witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: unseentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: openly manifest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: quaffedgleaningsGWB §111: to quaff thy fillkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: drink then your fillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: where to quench their thirst.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: hath quaffedthe-hidden-wordsHW §113: with them that drinkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: Drink your fillgleaningsGWB §78: They drink
كَوْثَرَ
literal: abundance/fountain; abundance, fountain in paradise
living 56% waters 9% river 9% through 6% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3% after 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: through the living watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: Thy plenteous streamepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: living watersgleaningsGWB §435: streamprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: living fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving waters
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: kindnessfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §407: them that lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: O Beloved of my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thine ownwill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the handgleaningsGWB §658: at the hands ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: the hands ofwill-and-testamentW&T §16: the Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: graspgleaningsGWB §167: in Mine handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His hands
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “favor”, “generosity” (15 occurrences)
bounty 33% favor 13% generosity 13% bounteousness 13% munificence 7% graciousness 7% favors 7% bounties 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §4: generositygleaningsGWB §631: munificencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: givingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: vouchsafing Thy bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §66: is My gift to theewill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: bounty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: DebargleaningsGWB §117: impenetrablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: Hinder them nottablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: debarred
This form usually rendered as “all”, “glories”, “changes” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neitherfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §711: Suchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: through Thy strengthening gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rank
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: characteristicsfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §573: hath ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: Fashionertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: tempestuousgleaningsGWB §483: be made to tremblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: dismayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: seized with tremblingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: dost thou dreadwill-and-testamentW&T §3: scourged
turn 15% turned 13% denial 13% opposition 13% repudiation 10% rejected 10% denials 8% faithlessness 8% hath 5% turning 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: who hast turned awaygleaningsGWB §18: turned away from Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: spakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: and broken off fromtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him turn aside fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposeth himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: I turned away from Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy kingdomgleaningsGWB §280: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: his angelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §329: He Who is the Possessor oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: their possessions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: It callethfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §83: Summoner raised His voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §719: my voicetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: didst supplicate
This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (291 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: highfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §317: Magnifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: more excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §398: the God of glorytablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §582: and on the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: placeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: on Thine earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of the earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: titlesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §627: of Thy nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: its peopleprayers-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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: gladnessgleaningsGWB §615: I, Myself, have announcedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: and announcedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: touchedwill-and-testamentW&T §9: foretelling good tidingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: human
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’sgleaningsGWB §643: the children of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: all human beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: peoplegleaningsGWB §575: words of his mouthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: unto men.”
This form usually rendered as “billows”, “billowing”, “ocean” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the waves thereofgleaningsGWB §116: A dropkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §425: are let looseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: the oceangleaningsGWB §652: surgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: and the appearance of the billowingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: surged
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: from the oceangleaningsGWB §629: the oceans ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: beneath the oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of the oceangleaningsGWB §233: through the outpouringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: shed its radiancefire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §534: so effulgentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: effulgent splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §574: above the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
luminaries 47% suns 23% sun 7% sun-like 3% divine 3% countless 3% light 3% daystars 3% day-star 3% manifestations 3%
This form usually rendered as “gifts”, “favors”, “bounties” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: mercieswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: All-BountifulgleaningsGWB §621: upon His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: the All-Bountifulwill-and-testamentW&T §56: gift
