Prayers and Meditations — §26

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 26 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

إِلهِي مِصْبَاحَكَ بَيْنَ هُبُوبِ أَرْياحِ قَضائِكَ، وَكُلَّما تَمُرُّ عَلَيْهِ العَواصِفُ مِنْ كُلِّ شَطْرٍ يَزْدادُ نُورُهُ وَضِيائُهُ لَكَ الحَمْدُ فِيْ كُلِّ ذلِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Behold, then, O my God, how Thy Light hath been compassed with the onrushing winds of Thy decree, how the tempests that blow and beat upon it from every side have added to its brightness and increased its splendor. For all this let Thee be praised.

Translation Notes

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h → “o my god”

literal: God; divine; god

SE expanded to “O my God”

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: God gleaningsGWB §10: His kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: knowledge prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writ epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: grace gleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy

مِصْبَاحَكَ

miṣbáḥak ṣ-b-ḥ → “light”

literal: morning; lamp; morning, dawn

morn 27% dawn 14% lamp 11% light 9% resplendent 9% have 9% morning 7% dayspring 5% break 5% every 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: different people fire-tabletFire §2: morn gleaningsGWB §127: Dayspring kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: resplendent morn prayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: each daybreak the-hidden-wordsHW §144: dawn epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: the dawn to appear fire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning light

هُبُوبِ

hubúb h-b-b → “onrushing winds”

literal: blowing; blow; blow/waft

onrushing 25% blowing 17% fierce 17% evil 8% tempests 8% breezes 8% stirring 8% wafted 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: blowing fire-tabletFire §29: onrushing gales gleaningsGWB §684: evil prayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: tempests epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: wafted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and to waft prayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: breaths wafted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: waft

أَرْياحِ

ʾaryáḥ r-w-ḥ → “onrushing winds”

literal: spirit; spiritual; soul

winds 48% gentle 15% breezes 7% wind 7% contrary 4% tempest 4% breath 4% gales 4% subjected 4% tempests 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the Holy Spirit fire-tabletFire §30: the breezes gleaningsGWB §233: sweet savors kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happiness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: live in peace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: may find tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of the-hidden-wordsHW §115: everlasting rest

قَضائِكَ،

qaḍáʾika، q-ḍ-y → “thy decree”

literal: decree; decree/judgment; decreed

decree 69% irrevocable 10% dispositions 3% judgment 3% purpose 3% appointments 3% ordained 3% through 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: decided fire-tabletFire §29: of destiny gleaningsGWB §607: hath decreed kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is ended kitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: was prayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: the manifold tribulations the-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordained epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: passed

وَكُلَّما

wakullamá k-l-l → “every”

literal: every; all, every

SE rendered هُبُوبِ (hubúb), أَرْياحِ (ʾaryáḥ), قَضائِكَ، (qaḍáʾika،), وَكُلَّما (wakullamá), تَمُرُّ (tamurr), عَلَيْهِ (ʿalayh), العَواصِفُ (al-ʿawáṣif) as “onrushing winds, Thy decree, blow and beat, upon it, tempests”

every 50% whatever 13% loftiest 6% tie 6% words 6% matter 6% though 6% whatsoever 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: every gleaningsGWB §380: created thing kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: by His words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: the traces of all tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: be the-hidden-wordsHW §13: naught will-and-testamentW&T §36: with all the ardour

تَمُرُّ

tamurr m-r-r → “one” Distinctive

literal: pass; passed

This form usually rendered as “passeth”, “flee”, “blow” (6 occurrences)

passeth 25% flee 25% blow 25% directed 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: they come gleaningsGWB §77: have passed away kitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: bitterness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: meeting the-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: utterly gleaningsGWB §163: And again kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: totally

عَلَيْهِ

ʿalayh ʿ-l-y → “upon it”

literal: upon; on; exalted

upon 40% against 18% hands 8% - 8% unto 8% over 8% above 5% hath 3% overshadoweth 3% body 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: above gleaningsGWB §689: the Faith of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: upon me the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: him gleaningsGWB §729: with him

العَواصِفُ

al-ʿawáṣif ʿ-ṣ-f → “tempests”

literal: tempestuous

tempests 50% tempestuous 33% winds 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: tempestuous prayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: tempests epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: winds prayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: tempests of trials

شَطْرٍ

shaṭrin sh-ṭ-r → “side” Distinctive

literal: direction; direction/side; direction, side

This form usually rendered as “direction”, “towards”, “court” (93 occurrences)

direction 47% towards 20% court 16% seat 4% prison 2% north 2% upper 2% capital 2% persia 2% constantinople 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the direction gleaningsGWB §598: the whole world prayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: Thy realms epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: North and South gleaningsGWB §470: upon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: upper chamber gleaningsGWB §405: throne

يَزْدادُ

yazdád z-y-d → “increased” Distinctive

literal: increase; increased

This form usually rendered as “will”, “waxeth”, “heighten” (4 occurrences)

will 33% waxeth 33% heighten 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: grievous their woes gleaningsGWB §439: increasing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: extravagance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: manifested a fuller measure will-and-testamentW&T §35: waxed fiercer epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the greater waxed gleaningsGWB §168: “Thus far prayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: became so impassioned

نُورُهُ

núruh n-w-r → “brightness” Distinctive

literal: light; lights; luminous

This form usually rendered as “light”, “illumine”, “radiance” (186 occurrences)

light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: shed fire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning light gleaningsGWB §676: radiance of His glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendent kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: resplendence of the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Light tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flame

وَضِيائُهُ

waḍíáʾuh ḍ-w-ʾ → “splendor”

literal: light; illuminated; light/radiance

splendor 18% illumined 14% radiance 14% light 14% shineth 9% resplendent 9% hath 9% turned 5% chased 5% aglow 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: turned fire-tabletFire §9: of Thy splendor gleaningsGWB §198: and whose light prayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: will illuminate the-hidden-wordsHW §33: its splendor epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: chased away fire-tabletFire §9: Radiance gleaningsGWB §198: shineth

لَكَ

lak l

literal: for; for you; for him

SE rendered يَزْدادُ (yazdád), نُورُهُ (núruh), وَضِيائُهُ (waḍíáʾuh), لَكَ (lak), الحَمْدُ (al-ḥamd) as “increased, brightness, splendor, let Thee be praised”