Prayers and Meditations — §249
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 249 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
بَلائِكَ وَظُهُورِ قَضائِكَ وَلكِنَّ الرُّوحَ تَسْتَبْشِرُ فِي وَرُودِها عِنْدَ شَرِيعَةِ جَمالِكَ وَنُزوُلِها فِي شاطِئِ بَحْرِ أَزَلِيَّتِكَ، هَلْ يَنْبَغِي لِلْحَبِيبِ أَنْ يُعْرِضَ عَنْ لِقاءِ المَحْبُوبِ أَوْ لِلْعاشِقِ أَنْ يَفِرَّ عَنْ لِقاءِ المَعْشُوقِ حاشا ثُمَّ حاشَا إِنَّا كُلٌّ بِكَ آمِنُونَ وَبِلِقائِكَ آمِلونَ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Though my body be pained by the trials that befall me from Thee, though it be afflicted by the revelations of Thy Decree, yet my soul rejoiceth at having partaken of the waters of Thy Beauty, and at having attained the shores of the ocean of Thine eternity. Doth it beseem a lover to flee from his beloved, or to desert the object of his heart’s desire? Nay, we all believe in Thee, and eagerly hope to enter Thy presence.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: afflictionfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §610: been searched out and testedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: oppressed and afflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: the afflictions which beset methe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: restepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: of My sorrows
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 §185: of His Revelationfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §383: be regardedkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: noontideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: Thou didst manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
decree 69% irrevocable 10% dispositions 3% judgment 3% purpose 3% appointments 3% ordained 3% through 3%
SE rendered بَلائِكَ (baláʾik), وَظُهُورِ (waẓuhúr), قَضائِكَ (qaḍáʾik), وَلكِنَّ (walkinn), الرُّوحَ (ar-rúḥ), تَسْتَبْشِرُ (tastabshir) as “trials, revelations, Decree, yet, soul, rejoiceth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: ForerunnergleaningsGWB §464: announce unto you tidingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: announcethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: was manifestedthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: beareth unto thee thewill-and-testamentW&T §9: foretelling good tidingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: These glad-tidingsgleaningsGWB §585: announce unto them tidings
This form usually rendered as “partaken” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: lawgivergleaningsGWB §50: We have, then, calledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: river of divine knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: Divine Lawwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Resplendent Lawepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: hath been set downgleaningsGWB §101: a particular Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: and the followers thereof?”
beauty 86% countenance 3% radiant 1% revelation 1% glory 1% whose 1% most 1% through 1% exalted 1% meditating 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: brieflygleaningsGWB §4: of Thy Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: briefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: of Thinetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §88: a beautywill-and-testamentW&T §40: to the Ever-Blest Beauty
This form usually rendered as “attained” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: revealedgleaningsGWB §219: inflictedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: come downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: Rain downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: oceanfire-tabletFire §3: WheregleaningsGWB §357: how vast the oceanskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §166: the billowing oceanstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the seas
everlasting 67% eternity 33%
This form usually rendered as “"hath”, “know”, “think” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered بَحْرِ (baḥr), أَزَلِيَّتِكَ، (ʾazalílatika،), هَلْ (hal), يَنْبَغِي (yanbaghí), لِلْحَبِيبِ (lilḥabíb), يُعْرِضَ (yuʿriḍ) as “ocean, eternity, Doth it beseem, lover, flee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: aidgleaningsGWB §477: It well beseemeth theekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: meetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §570: it beseemkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: love offire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §174: “Lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: in his lovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: seek thine own
This form usually rendered as “flee” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: DisputestgleaningsGWB §36: of the fierce oppositionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: refrainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: and cavil attablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: bywill-and-testamentW&T §17: opposed Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: hath turned aside
presence 39% “attainment 17% long 6% concerning 6% divine 6% attainment 6% attained 6% “divine 6% imparted 6% face—the 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: deliveredfire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §22: to attainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: attaining the presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: Thy presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: of eternal reunionthe-hidden-wordsHW §4: engravedwill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: loversfire-tabletFire §41: LovegleaningsGWB §118: heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: all such as love Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §81: of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy true loversgleaningsGWB §555: passionate devotion
This form usually rendered as “desert” (1 occurrences)
faith 17% trustworthy 11% believe 11% believed 11% trustees 11% trustworthiness 8% trust 8% security 8% have 8% believer 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: believe ingleaningsGWB §621: the trusteeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the trustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: confidencethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: confideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: faithgleaningsGWB §594: worthy of the trustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: believed in
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: cherish the hopegleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my hopethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: desiresepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my utmost Hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: reflectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my hope
