Prayers and Meditations — §165
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 165 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ هؤلآءِ عِبادُكَ الَّذِينَ هاجَرُوا فِيْ حُبِّكَ وَحَمَلُوا القَضايا فِيْ سَبِيلِكَ، وَعِزَّتِكَ يا إِلهِي كُلَّما يُقِرُّ أَحَدٌ مِنْهُمْ بِجَرِيراتِهِ بَيْنَ يَدَيْكَ يُغَطِّي الحَياءُ وَجْهَ البَهَاءِ لأَنَّهُمْ عِبادُكَ الَّذِينَ ذاقُوا كَأْسَ البَلآءِ فِيْ أَمْرِكَ وَشَرِبُوا أَكْوابَ البَأْسآءِ عِنْدَ ظُهُورِ أَنْوارِ وَجْهِكَ وَأَخَذَتْهُمُ الشَّدائِدُ عَلَى شَأْنٍ ما اسْتَراحُوا فِيْ جِوارِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
These are Thy servants, O my Lord, who for love of Thee have abandoned their homes, and sustained the tribulations decreed by Thee in Thy path. I swear by Thy glory! Every time any one of them testifieth before Thee to his evil doings, shame covereth my face, for they are Thy servants who have tasted of the cup of woe in Thy Cause, who have quaffed from the chalice of adversity when the light of Thy countenance was lifted upon them, and who were so vexed by trials that peace was utterly denied them within the precincts of Thy court.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §107: Voice of Divinitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: the Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: O my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educated
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: My believing servantsfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §295: Our servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the people ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: Thy servant’stablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my Adored One
This form usually rendered as “accompanied”, “appealeth”, “forsaken” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: had departedfire-tabletFire §2: of desolationgleaningsGWB §521: remain unenforcedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: retireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: remoteness from Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: remoteness from Thy presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: EMIGRANTSepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: accompanied
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: love of Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §17: for His sakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: more dearly cherishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §554: in my love for Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §30: wouldst not have ascribedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: the bearergleaningsGWB §252: would not wish to be laid uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustainingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: pregnantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: and sustainedwill-and-testamentW&T §52: forbearanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: beargleaningsGWB §161: the intensity of its revelation
This form usually rendered as “judgment”, “decree”, “destiny” (12 occurrences)
judgment 10% decree 10% destiny 10% trials 10% tribulations 10% troubles 10% vicissitudes 10% assaults 10% every 10% divers 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: by his own sagacious judgmentfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §493: hath come to passkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: was endedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: the ruling of His willthe-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordainedwill-and-testamentW&T §39: exigencies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: pathgleaningsGWB §360: for the sake ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: a path leadingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shed streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: a road leading
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: StronggleaningsGWB §115: invinciblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: Thine adorabletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: sovereignty and glory
SE rendered سَبِيلِكَ، (sabílika،), وَعِزَّتِكَ (waʿizzatik), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), كُلَّما (kullamá), يُقِرُّ (yuqirr), أَحَدٌ (ʾaḥadun), مِنْهُمْ (minhum) as “Thy path, Thy glory, Every, testifieth, any one, them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Divinefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §531: By the righteousness of the one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: O Lord my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “testifieth” (1 occurrences)
seat 20% established 14% acknowledged 11% habitation 10% hath 10% have 9% place 6% confess 6% ordained 6% spot 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: when He mountedgleaningsGWB §370: recognitionkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: appointingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: stablishedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: be solacedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: decide
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: none of the faithfulgleaningsGWB §680: Who elsekitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: divine Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: the Onetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: no other mangleaningsGWB §181: commoners
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the misdeedsgleaningsGWB §665: own shortcomingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: trespassesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my wrong-doinggleaningsGWB §257: your trespassesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: to his evil doingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: my sinsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: and grievous trespasses
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: graspgleaningsGWB §448: thine own handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: Theewill-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The handgleaningsGWB §465: your mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His hands
This form usually rendered as “covereth”, “cannot” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: that He may quickenfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §581: life-givingkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “life”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: new lifetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §23: endued with life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: My presencefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §470: Setkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §525: have turned towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
SE rendered يُغَطِّي (yughaṭṭí), الحَياءُ (al-ḥayáʾ), وَجْهَ (wajh), البَهَاءِ (al-baháʾ), لأَنَّهُمْ (lʾannahum), عِبادُكَ (ʿibáduk), الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín) as “covereth, shame, face, for, servants, who”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: the glorygleaningsGWB §273: My glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Thou, the Lightthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: by Thy most gloriousgleaningsGWB §207: the glory of God
This form usually rendered as “tribulation”, “adversity”, “tribulations” (31 occurrences)
tribulation 37% adversity 13% tribulations 13% affliction 10% woe 10% woes 7% troubles 3% trials 3% afflictions 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: afflictionfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §410: a fresh tribulationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: been afflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §423: the troublesthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: trialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the tribulations I suffer
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 §264: hath drunkgleaningsGWB §200: drain itkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: drink then your fillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: where to quench their thirst.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §739: and have quaffed itthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: draughtgleaningsGWB §299: that hast drained
This form usually rendered as “chalice” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “ills”, “troubles”, “trials” (6 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (397 occurrences)
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: hath manifested Mefire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §386: the mighty revelationskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: ravagethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: where is he to be foundtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: may be made manifest
SE rendered البَأْسآءِ (al-baʾasáʾ), ظُهُورِ (ẓuhúr), أَنْوارِ (ʾanwár), وَجْهِكَ (wajhik), وَأَخَذَتْهُمُ (waʾakhadhathum) as “adversity, light, countenance, were so vexed”
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
SE rendered وَأَخَذَتْهُمُ (waʾakhadhathum), الشَّدائِدُ (ash-shadáʾid), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), اسْتَراحُوا (istaráḥúá), جِوارِكَ، (jiwárika،) as “were so vexed, trials, peace, precincts of”
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the statefire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §468: conditionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: concerning Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §41: Such arethe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: He that secludeth himselfgleaningsGWB §207: a jewelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Essencesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: within the precincts of Thy courttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the nearnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and the essencewill-and-testamentW&T §2: pearlepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the fugitive
