Prayers and Meditations — §166
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 166 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
َّتِكَ وَتَبَلْبَلَ بِما اعْتَرَتْهُمُ الأَحْزانُ عِنْدَ ظُهُورِ أَمْرِكَ وَتَمَوُّجِ أَبْحُرِ فَضْلِكَ وَأَلْطافِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ مِنْ زَفَراتِ قُلُوبِهِمْ ارْتَفَعَتْ زَفْرَتِي وَمِنْ احْتِراقِ قُلُوبِهِمْ احْتَرَقَ قَلْبِيْ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا مالِكَ الوُجُودِ وَمُرَبِّيَ الغَيْبِ وَالشُّهُودِ بِأَنْ تَجْعَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The power of Thy might beareth me witness! My heart hath melted by reason of my love for them that are dear to Thee, and my soul is laden with anguish for the sorrows which have afflicted them at the revelation of Thy Cause and the appearance of the billowing oceans of Thy grace and favors. The sighs they uttered, O my Lord, have caused my sighs to ascend towards Thee, and the burning of their hearts hath consumed mine own heart within me.
Translation Notes
SE rendered َّتِكَ (undefinedatik), وَتَبَلْبَلَ (watabalbal), اعْتَرَتْهُمُ (iʿtarathum) as “laden with anguish, have afflicted”
glory 36% all-glorious 15% almighty 9% swear 8% mighty 7% might 6% transcendent 6% exalted 5% most 4% gracious 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: true gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §471: highkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: augustthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Almighty
This form usually rendered as “quivering”, “confusion”, “laden” (3 occurrences)
اعْتَرَتْهُمُ
literal: handle; afflict, befall; naked
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: which is afflictedgleaningsGWB §527: hath been afflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the Urvatu’l-Vuthqáprayers-and-meditationsP&M §204: the handlegleaningsGWB §199: Divestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Urvatu’l-Vuthqá ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: to the cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: have afflicted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: infinite sorrowsfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §712: either painkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: anguishtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: dost thou grieveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: saddened
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 §140: this Revelationfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §34: advent of the Manifestationskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: have been made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: the manifold revelationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
SE expanded to “of Thy Cause”
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “surged”, “surgeth” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the billowsgleaningsGWB §563: rushing of the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: surgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: restlessnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: billowing seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: billowsgleaningsGWB §61: that surgethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: stilled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowing ocean of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §3: WheregleaningsGWB §71: the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thy billowing oceanstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: oceans
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §178: The distinguishing featurekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: attainmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: SubtilegleaningsGWB §137: providencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: etherealprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: Thy bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: attentivewill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §307: refined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: by thy LordgleaningsGWB §327: divinely ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORDprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Exalted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: sighprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: groanstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: tearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the sighs which my heedlessness have led me to utterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: my sighsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: by the sighingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: sighs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: transformedgleaningsGWB §635: that thou mayest stir upkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: whose inner beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: within my heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: souls
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “raised”, “recognized” (14 occurrences)
SE rendered قُلُوبِهِمْ (qulúbihim), ارْتَفَعَتْ (irtafaʿat), زَفْرَتِي (zafratí), وَمِنْ (wamin), احْتِراقِ (iḥtiráq), قُلُوبِهِمْ (qulúbihim), احْتَرَقَ (iḥtaraq) as “heart, have caused, my sighs, and, the burning, hath consumed”
This form usually rendered as “melting”, “fire”, “heat” (7 occurrences)
SE rendered احْتَرَقَ (iḥtaraq), قَلْبِيْ، (qalbí،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “hath consumed, mine own heart”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §157: askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: hath soughtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §506: and shall be calledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseech
SE rendered قَلْبِيْ، (qalbí،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), مالِكَ (málik) as “mine own heart”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: Czar of RussiagleaningsGWB §595: the Ancient Kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: Thy majestytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §252: alivefire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §706: attainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: non-existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: that they may inhaletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: has madewill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
SE rendered الغَيْبِ (al-ghayb), وَالشُّهُودِ (wálshshuhúd) as “witness”
invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the visiblegleaningsGWB §34: of concealmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: God, the Invisibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: Thine invisible Selftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Unseen, the UnknowablegleaningsGWB §278: of things hidden
This form usually rendered as “visible”, “invisible”, “unseen” (45 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: martyrsfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §2: I, likewise, am forcedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: unveil to their eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: a martyr
SE rendered وَالشُّهُودِ (wálshshuhúd), تَجْعَ (tajʿ) as “witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: hath made theefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §579: and regardeth it askitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §419: I may helpthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: imprisoned
