Prayers and Meditations — §189
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 189 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
نَفْسَهُ فِيْ سَبِيلِكَ وَما أَرادَ لِنَفْسِهِ إِلاَّ البَلايا فِيْ حُبِّكَ، قَدْ حَمَلَ الشَّدَائِدَ كُلَّها لإِظْهارِ سَلْطَنَتِكَ بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ وَإِعْلاءِ كَلِمَتِكَ بَيْنَ بَرِيَّتِكَ، كُلَّما ازْدادَتِ البَلايا وَأَحاطَتْهُ القَضايا مِنْ كُلِّ الأَشْطارِ إِنَّهُ زادَ فِيْ ذِكْرِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ ما خَوَّفَهُ جُنُودُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِكَ وَبِآياتِكَ، أَيْ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I testify, O my Lord, that He hath surrendered His life in Thy path, and hath wished for Himself nothing but tribulation in the love He beareth to Thee. He hath endured all manner of vexations that He may manifest Thy sovereignty unto Thy servants, and exalt Thy word amidst Thy creatures. As the adversities deepened, and the troubles sent down by Thee compassed Him on every side, He became so impassioned by His thought of Thee, that the hosts of all them that had disbelieved in Thee and repudiated Thy signs ceased to affright Him.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (324 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “will”, “purpose” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: hath soughtgleaningsGWB §275: attainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: thou desiresttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: for Thy desiregleaningsGWB §636: He hath reserved
tribulations 38% tribulation 15% adversities 12% trials 6% afflictions 6% every 6% manifold 6% woes 6% all 3% ills 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the tribulationsfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §569: the anguishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: victimsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: any afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: in my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: perpetually afflicted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: love of Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §666: wish and desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: myprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: that lovertablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desire
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “borne”, “bear” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hath enduredgleaningsGWB §650: was borne awaykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sustainingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: suffered and enduredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: enduredwill-and-testamentW&T §47: endureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: bornegleaningsGWB §623: hath He labored
This form usually rendered as “tribulations”, “trials”, “tribulation” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: everygleaningsGWB §3: whatever such strivingskitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: His all-embracingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the tongues of all beingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §38: do His bidding.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: been manifestedfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §582: lay barekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: hath announcedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: Him Who istablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: authoritygleaningsGWB §56: andkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Monarchsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: by the powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His sovereignty
exalt 30% exaltation 19% glorify 15% exalted 7% magnify 7% glorification 7% sake 4% proclaim 4% furthering 4% magnifying 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: magnified be Hisfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §198: the All-Powerfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: from exaltingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §101: spokenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: writingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: Thy Messagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: to one mystic wordwill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: words
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: menfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §384: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: and the sick made wholeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §621: His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: against Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creation
This form usually rendered as “deepened” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: did MygleaningsGWB §254: shall increasekitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: extravaganceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: increasedwill-and-testamentW&T §35: waxed fiercerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: waxed greater and greatergleaningsGWB §168: “Thus farprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: hath added
encompassed 32% have 18% compassed 14% hath 14% whisperings 4% enveloped 4% all-encompassing 4% encompasseth 4% blew 4% encompass 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: compassed me aboutfire-tabletFire §20: whisperingsgleaningsGWB §304: comprehend themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: besiegedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: They are hemmedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: throughout
This form usually rendered as “trials”, “tribulations”, “troubles” (9 occurrences)
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 §193: been fulfilledfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §580: decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: wasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §801: wilt continue to decidethe-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: decreed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to ConstantinoplegleaningsGWB §405: throneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: direction ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: North and SouthgleaningsGWB §726: directionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §806: courtsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: HimgleaningsGWB §78: the court
ذِكْرِكَ
literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “praise”, “remember” (149 occurrences)
SE expanded to “His thought of Thee”
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: mentionedgleaningsGWB §251: warnkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: attribute unto Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: to be mentionedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
SE rendered زادَ (zád), ذِكْرِكَ (dhikrik), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), خَوَّفَهُ (khawwafah), جُنُودُ (junúd), الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín) as “became so impassioned, His thought of Thee, ceased to affright, the hosts, of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §716: changes and chanceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neithergleaningsGWB §46: in such wiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: the tokens
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: to them that aregleaningsGWB §70: Fear yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: timidityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §104: affrightedthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: fearest thouepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: fearfulgleaningsGWB §246: fearethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: their fear
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: the armiesgleaningsGWB §86: a drowned hostkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: warriorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: all the hostswill-and-testamentW&T §5: hosts of the Realm aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: pietygleaningsGWB §434: nationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: heroism
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
have 40% disbelieved 21% repudiated 17% believe 4% denied 4% believed 4% rejected 2% refused 2% openly 2% had 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: unbelieversgleaningsGWB §464: condemn Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: misbeliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and disbelievedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: denywill-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: deniedgleaningsGWB §531: cast it behind your backs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §368: this high endowmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: His Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: and in Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by His verses
