Prayers and Meditations — §165
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 165 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فاتَ عَنْهُمْ فِيْ أَيَّامِكَ، 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، وَعِزَّتِكَ قَدْ ذابَ البَهآءُ حُبًّا لأَحِب
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
SE rendered فاتَ (fát), عَنْهُمْ (ʿanhum) as “Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: estimation ofgleaningsGWB §607: according to the estimatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: pertaineth unto Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §34: stubbornnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: UsgleaningsGWB §77: by
SE rendered عَنْهُمْ (ʿanhum), أَيَّامِكَ، (ʾayyámika،), رَبِّ (rabb), هؤلآءِ (hʾláʾ), عِبادُكَ (ʿibáduk) as “Thee, O my Lord, These are, Thy servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that daygleaningsGWB §462: nowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: as yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: Thine utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §10: no day passethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Judgment DaygleaningsGWB §618: sooner or laterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: dost witness today
SE expanded to “O my Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of DivinitygleaningsGWB §549: divinely appointedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: by thy Lord
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: Thy servantsfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §388: the worshiperkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §294: Object of the adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §10: wronged servant
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “accompanied”, “forsaken”, “abandoned” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: retirementfire-tabletFire §2: of desolationgleaningsGWB §118: separationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: bereavementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: exiletablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: remoteness from Thy presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: EMIGRANTSepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: migrated
SE expanded to “love of Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: My lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §202: of God, my Well-Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Best-Belovedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: sustaingleaningsGWB §139: their abilitykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustainingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: and bodily enduranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: have sustainedwill-and-testamentW&T §52: forbearanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: endured steadfastlygleaningsGWB §87: burden
SE expanded to “the tribulations decreed”
trials 11% tribulations 11% troubles 11% vicissitudes 11% assaults 11% ordeal 11% divers 11% all 11% manifold 11%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: that have happenedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §191: hath fixedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: wasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: hast determinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: passed
SE expanded to “in Thy path”
SE expanded to “I swear by Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: glory offire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §640: honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: of Thy transcendent holinessthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Better is it
SE rendered سَبِيلِكَ، (sabílika،), وَعِزَّتِكَ (waʿizzatik), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), كُلَّما (kullamá), يُقِرُّ (yuqirr), أَحَدٌ (ʾaḥadun), مِنْهُمْ (minhum) as “in Thy path, I swear by Thy glory, Every time, testifieth, any one, of them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §23: is of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §204: her God
seat 20% established 14% acknowledged 13% habitation 11% confessed 8% hath 8% have 8% place 6% confess 6% ordained 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: abidethgleaningsGWB §177: roots have been implantedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: recognizingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: dwelling-placetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thine eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §17: decide
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyonegleaningsGWB §311: any mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the everlasting and goodlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: incomparable Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: himself over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §667: the undying Fire
This form usually rendered as “others”, “some” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: my sinsgleaningsGWB §665: own shortcomingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: trespassesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mighty sinsgleaningsGWB §257: your trespassesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: sinsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my wrong-doingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: me my trespasses
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the handgleaningsGWB §167: hold within My graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: Thoutablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: The handgleaningsGWB §615: under the eyes of
SE rendered يَدَيْكَ (yadayk), يُغَطِّي (yughaṭṭí), الحَياءُ (al-ḥayáʾ), وَجْهَ (wajh), البَهَاءِ (al-baháʾ), لأَنَّهُمْ (lʾannahum) as “Thee, shame covereth, my face, for they are”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: may quickenfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §609: of the Livingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “life”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: and didst arouse metablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of lovewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
face 68% countenance 13% faces 4% enveloping 2% eyes 2% before 2% vision 2% fixed 2% light 2% turn 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: set his facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §64: proceedingkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: I turntablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself
SE rendered يُغَطِّي (yughaṭṭí), الحَياءُ (al-ḥayáʾ), وَجْهَ (wajh), البَهَاءِ (al-baháʾ), لأَنَّهُمْ (lʾannahum), عِبادُكَ (ʿibáduk), الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín) as “shame covereth, my face, for they are, Thy servants, who have”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §273: My gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: Most Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §14: Abháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: (bloodmoney)gleaningsGWB §30: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: most effulgent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: AssayergleaningsGWB §363: rapturekitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: it profferedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: tastewill-and-testamentW&T §10: quaff my fillgleaningsGWB §555: of longing desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: of ecstatic delightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: tasted
tribulation 42% adversity 13% woe 13% affliction 8% tribulations 8% troubles 4% trials 4% orient 4% afflictions 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: adversityfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §640: been subjectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: He might proveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: The trials Thou sendestthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my distressepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: trials
SE expanded to “in Thy Cause”
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: Peacefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §499: deedskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and Thy commandmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
This form usually rendered as “chalice” (1 occurrences)
gallon-measure 50% chalice 50%
This form usually rendered as “ills”, “have”, “adversity” (6 occurrences)
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: the Revelationfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §365: wide openkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: hath beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: signs oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: illuminatefire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §179: with the glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: light.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: been illuminedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
This form usually rendered as “who”, “carried”, “taken” (5 occurrences)
SE rendered وَأَخَذَتْهُمُ (waʾakhadhathum), الشَّدائِدُ (ash-shadáʾid), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), اسْتَراحُوا (istaráḥúá), جِوارِكَ، (jiwárika،) as “who were so vexed, by trials, that, peace was utterly denied them, the precincts of Thy court”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §214: stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: a detachmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §115: revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: and the manifold revelations
SE expanded to “peace was utterly denied them”
SE expanded to “precincts of Thy court”
SE rendered جِوارِكَ، (jiwárika،), وَعِزَّتِكَ (waʿizzatik), ذابَ (dháb) as “the precincts of Thy court”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath causedgleaningsGWB §644: melt awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: hath meltedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: are meltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: my heart meltethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: meltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: would melt awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: consumed
