Prayers and Meditations — §2
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 2 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
بِ إِلَيْكَ، كأَنَّ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ أَضاءَ سِرَاجُ حُبِّكَ وَمِصْباحُ وُدِّكَ. لا يُقَلِّبُهُمُ البَلايا عَنْ أَمْرِكَ، وَلا القَضَايا عَنْ رِضائِكَ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Methinks, the lamp of Thy love is burning in their hearts, and the light of Thy tenderness is lit within their breasts. Adversities are incapable of estranging them from Thy Cause, and the vicissitudes of fortune can never cause them to stray from Thy pleasure.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: fearful heartgleaningsGWB §635: that thou mayest stir upkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: “Heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: will turn wholly towardsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: With a detached heart
This form usually rendered as “turned”, “chased”, “burning” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: lampgleaningsGWB §99: those lampskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: lamp of conscience and reasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: my lampepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a lampgleaningsGWB §684: Deprive not yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: light of Qur’ánic Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: the light of Thy lamp
SE expanded to “of Thy love”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: all who adore Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §667: the belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: the Object of the adorationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: My lover
This form usually rendered as “tenderness” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: friendlinessgleaningsGWB §402: Loving!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: those of Thy loved oneswill-and-testamentW&T §35: affectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: fellowshipgleaningsGWB §259: the Lovingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §2: of Thy tendernessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Loving
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 §100: incalculable afflictionsfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §569: the anguishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: been afflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: the cupthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: triedwill-and-testamentW&T §35: in my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: tested
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 §7: didst bidfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §531: your Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: to proclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: is the source of authoritytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
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 §41: decidedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §228: meet and seemlykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: wasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: of Thy Decreethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My decreeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: that have happened
رِضائِكَ
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
pleasure 44% good 18% good-pleasure 8% will 8% thee 8% unto 5% please 3% pleasure!” 3% sake 3% pleasure’s 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: and acceptablefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §172: goodlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: and desirestthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: Be then contentwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: willingness
