Prayers and Meditations — §99
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 99 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا إِلهِي تَراهُ تَحْتَ السَّيْفِ يَدْعُ الأُمَمَ إِلَيْكَ وَفِيْ السِّجْنِ يَدْعُوهُمْ إِلى شَطْرِ مَواهِبِكَ وَأَلْطافِكَ، كُلَّما ازْدادَ البَلايا إِنَّهُ زادَ فِيْ إِظْهارِ أَمْرِكَ وَإِعْلاءِ كَلِمَتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou seest, O my God, how, notwithstanding the swords that are drawn against Him, He calleth the nations unto Thee, and though Himself a prisoner summoneth them to turn in the direction of Thy gifts and bounties. With every fresh tribulation He manifested a fuller measure of Thy Cause, and exalted more highly Thy word.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: hath never beheldfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §278: to recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: opinionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: Look Thouthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: O Mirror
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the swordsgleaningsGWB §620: with the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: the assaultsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: a swordgleaningsGWB §636: of the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: the swords that are drawn against Himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: swordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the sword
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will continue to call upon HimgleaningsGWB §492: We pray to God on thy behalfkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: He invitedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: claimeth totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was calledthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: I summonwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: any nationfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §270: his motherkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §506: Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
prison 70% prison-city 6% imprisonment 6% dungeon 4% prison-house 4% prisoner 3% prison-cell 1% hath 1% deliverest 1% cast 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of the prison-citygleaningsGWB §184: My imprisonmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: hellish fireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: His prison-housewill-and-testamentW&T §3: incarceratedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: imprisonmentgleaningsGWB §225: captivityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: hath been shut up
شَطْرِ
literal: direction; direction/side; direction, side
SE expanded to “to turn in the direction”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to PersiagleaningsGWB §411: anything exceptkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: turning in the directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: towards HimgleaningsGWB §638: yourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: every directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the direction
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §655: of Thy manifold favorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: mercieswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: and bountiful favorswill-and-testamentW&T §56: gift
This form usually rendered as “favors”, “loving-kindness”, “gifts” (65 occurrences)
favors 32% loving-kindness 13% gifts 13% tender 11% bountiful 8% bounties 6% manifold 5% favor 5% bounty 5% transcendent 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: these bountiesgleaningsGWB §310: attain their fullest developmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: favoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §170: bountiful favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: as a sign of My loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: is puregleaningsGWB §192: purgedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: those irreproachable and purest Symbols
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: add fresh recruitsgleaningsGWB §320: manykitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: innumerableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: Strengthenwill-and-testamentW&T §35: waxed fiercerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: waxed greater and greatergleaningsGWB §254: will add untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: over
SE rendered وَأَلْطافِكَ، (waʾalṭáfika،), كُلَّما (kullamá), ازْدادَ (izdád), البَلايا (al-baláyá), زادَ (zád), إِظْهارِ (ʾiẓhár) as “and bounties, With, every fresh tribulation, manifested, a fuller measure”
tribulations 31% tribulation 17% troubles 10% trials 7% woes 7% every 7% adversities 7% afflictions 5% manifold 5% calamities 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: tribulationsfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §254: the tribulations We have sufferedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: been afflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §367: manifold trialsthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my distressepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: affliction
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “may”, “proclaim” (69 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: this Revelationfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §112: manifold revelationskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: riseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Thou didst revealtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: may be made manifest
SE expanded to “of Thy Cause”
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 §78: assistancefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §188: the Divine decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of celestial dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §709: myselftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: results
SE expanded to “exalted more highly”
exalt 25% glorify 19% exaltation 13% sake 13% magnify 9% exalted 6% magnifying 6% proclaim 3% may 3% glorification 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Exaltedfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §14: superiorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: most exalted Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: How excellenttablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: the followingfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §406: the slightest allusionkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: utterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: textprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: but a wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
