Prayers and Meditations — §266
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 266 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ِينَ وَمَعْبُودُ العالَمِينَ وَمَحْبُوبُ العارِفِينَ وَمَقْصُودُ المُقَرَّبِينَ، وَكُلَّمَا أَحاطَتْ هذا السِّراجَ هُبُوبُ أَرْياحِ البَغْضآءِ مِنَ الأَشْقِيآءِ إِنَّهُ ما مُنِعَ عَنْ نُورِهِ حُبًّا لِجَمالِكَ، وَكُلَّمَا ازْدادَ الظُّلْمُ زَادَ شَوقِي فِي إِظْهارِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Though the fierce winds of the hatred of the wicked doers blew and beat on this Lamp, He was, at no time, in His love for Thy beauty, hindered from shedding the fragrance of His light. As the transgressions committed against Thee waxed greater and greater, my eagerness to reveal Thy Cause correspondingly increased, and as the tribulations deepened—and to this Thy glory beareth me witness—a fuller measure of Thy sovereignty and of Thy power was vouchsafed by me unto Thy creatures.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Omniscientfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §259: certain scienceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the standardsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §491: Aware as I amtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
SE expanded to “in His love”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: desirefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §36: of the lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: His loving mentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: lothtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovest
have 17% comprehend 15% all 15% know 12% such 10% understanding 7% understand 7% perceive 7% who 5% every 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: for the purpose of recognizinggleaningsGWB §669: the profoundest thinkerkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Knowledge,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §759: them that have recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: apprehended
SE rendered وَمَقْصُودُ (wamaqṣúd), المُقَرَّبِينَ، (al-muqarrabína،), وَكُلَّمَا (wakullamá) as “Though the”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: design in this mattergleaningsGWB §328: this is itskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: the four seasons ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: the ardent desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: repaired
SE rendered المُقَرَّبِينَ، (al-muqarrabína،), وَكُلَّمَا (wakullamá), أَحاطَتْ (ʾaḥáṭat) as “Though the, blew and beat”
nigh 18% favored 18% enjoy 18% who 14% well-favored 11% near 7% well-favoured 4% favourites 4% brought 4% such 4%
This form usually rendered as “every”, “whatever”, “loftiest” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the multitudesgleaningsGWB §132: all creationkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: one andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: the imperfecttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §34: in utter falsehood
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 §63: have encompassedfire-tabletFire §20: whisperingsgleaningsGWB §373: all-encompassing knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: hath been establishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: encompassed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a lampgleaningsGWB §684: Deprive not yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: quenchethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: the light of Thy lampepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: lampgleaningsGWB §99: those lampskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: lamp of conscience and reasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: my lamp
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: blowingfire-tabletFire §29: onrushing galesgleaningsGWB §684: evilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: Vouchsafeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and to waftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: stirringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: breezes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the Holy Spiritfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §192: Supreme Spiritkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: spiritually-mindedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: Cause me to resttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: with My spirit
SE expanded to “the wicked doers”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: withheldgleaningsGWB §286: verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: sought to hindertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have withheld me
SE expanded to “fragrance of His light”
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 §153: sunfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §637: effulgentkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: traditions establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: of the glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
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 §67: Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: of beauty.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §608: my Beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: of beautywill-and-testamentW&T §40: to the Ever-Blest Beauty
SE expanded to “waxed greater and greater”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the greater waxedgleaningsGWB §168: “Thus farkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: extravaganceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: increasedwill-and-testamentW&T §35: waxed fiercerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: grievous their woesgleaningsGWB §589: enrichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: heighten
الظُّلْمُ
literal: wronged; injustice; darkness
This form usually rendered as “tyranny”, “cruelty”, “darkness” (97 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: iniquityfire-tabletFire §33: the tyrannygleaningsGWB §244: of every oppressorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: obscureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §369: the Pharaonic crueltiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §3: He Whom the worldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: this Wronged One
eagerness 50% irrepressible 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I yearn afterfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §1: humankitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: yearningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: such of Thy peoplethe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: longing
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “proclaim”, “may” (68 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: clearfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §205: exposekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: to outward seemingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: Thou hast called into beingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
