Prayers and Meditations — §267
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 267 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِلى أَنْ أَدْخَلُوهُ الظَّالِمُونَ فِي سِجْنِ العَكَّا، وَجَعَلُوا أَهْلِي أُسارى فِي الزَّورآءِ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ يا إِلهِي كُلَّما وَرَدَ عَلَيَّ بَلاءٌ فِي سَبِيلِكَ زَادَ سُرُوري وَبَهْجَتِي، فَوَنَفْسِكَ يا مالِكَ المُلُوكِ ما مَنَعَنِي المُلُوكَ عَنْ ذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ وَلَوْ اجْتَمَعَ عَلَيَّ كُلُّهُمْ كما اجْتَمَعُوا بِأَسْيافٍ شاحِذَةٍ وَرِماحٍ نافِذَةٍ لا أَتَوَقَّفُ فِي ذِكْرِكَ بَيْنَ سَمائِكَ وَأَرْضِكَ وَأَقُولُ يا مَحْبُوبِي هذا وَجْهِيْ قَدْ فَدَيْتُهُ لِوَجْهِكَ وَهذِهِ نَفْسِيْ قَدْ فَدَيْتُها لِنَفْسِكَ وَهذا دَمِي يَغْلِي فِي أَعْضائِي شَوقًا لِسَفْكِهِ فِي حُبِّكَ وَسَبِيلِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And finally, I was cast by the transgressors into the prison-city of ‘Akká, and my kindred were made captives in Baghdád. The power of Thy might beareth me witness, O my God! Every trouble that hath touched me in Thy path hath added to my joy and increased my gladness. I swear by Thee, O Thou Who art the King of Kings! None of the kings of the earth hath power to hinder me from remembering Thee or from extolling Thy virtues. Were they to be leagued—as they have been leagued—against me, and to brandish their sharpest swords and most afflictive spears against me, I would not hesitate to magnify Thy name before all them that are in Thy heaven and on Thy earth. Nay rather, I would cry out and say: “This, O my Beloved, is my face which I have offered up for Thy face, and this is my spirit which I have sacrificed for Thy spirit, and this is my blood that seetheth in my veins, in its longing to be shed for love of Thee and in Thy path.”
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Shouldst thou enter thereingleaningsGWB §320: regresskitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: came untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: I was castthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: enter thereinwill-and-testamentW&T §42: partepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: “EntergleaningsGWB §403: We have not entered
transgressors 50% oppressors 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: This Wronged Onefire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §153: victim of tyrannykitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: shall the sun be darkenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: been sore oppressedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §5: of this wronged servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: victims of oppression
prison 70% prison-city 6% imprisonment 6% dungeon 4% prison-house 4% prisoner 3% prison-cell 1% hath 1% deliverest 1% cast 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: imprisonedgleaningsGWB §501: The imprisonmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: hellish fireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: prison-city ofwill-and-testamentW&T §4: that Prisonerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the prisongleaningsGWB §658: suffering imprisonmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: prison-house
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: hath made theefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §70: Letkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to make of themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: Strengthentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: We were exiledgleaningsGWB §718: enslavekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: lie imprisonedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §139: held captiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: captivesgleaningsGWB §501: exileprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: a captivegleaningsGWB §169: the captive
SE expanded to “power of Thy might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Hath thy pompgleaningsGWB §495: His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: He is the Mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §437: Most Powerfultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: glory of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Lordfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §161: the providence of the Almightykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Who worshippeth no onetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the things which have befallengleaningsGWB §256: Our trialskitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: partakingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §567: sore-triedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: committedgleaningsGWB §240: have comekitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: have come to pass
This form usually rendered as “affliction”, “afflictions”, “tribulation” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: adversityfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §640: been subjectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: becomeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: hast afflicted themthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my distressepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: suffered grievously
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: a road leadinggleaningsGWB §598: Causekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: in His pathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: a path leadingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: in this pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: straight
more 20% greater 10% augmented 10% increase 10% became 10% correspondingly 10% fuller 10% hath 10% manifested 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: waxed greater and greatergleaningsGWB §254: will add untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: greater thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: freshwill-and-testamentW&T §9: any moreepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: more fiercelygleaningsGWB §228: waxethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: outweighed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: secretsgleaningsGWB §672: into the joykitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: thy bedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: delighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: that which they have concealedthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: self-satisfiedwill-and-testamentW&T §42: darklyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My mysteries
This form usually rendered as “delight”, “increased” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “swear”, “nay—and” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: of mengleaningsGWB §432: one soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: their own sakestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: Himself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of KingsgleaningsGWB §107: earthly existencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: a favoriteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: sourcetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the world
This form usually rendered as “powerless”, “hath”, “have” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: DebargleaningsGWB §479: He withholdethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have been the cause of the deprivationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: will deter himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: We have forbidden you
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: graciously remember megleaningsGWB §43: words of praisekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: dwell uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: extolling Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
This form usually rendered as “praise”, “extol”, “celebrate” (71 occurrences)
praise 45% extol 16% celebrate 8% glorify 6% virtues 6% celebrating 6% extolling 5% magnifying 3% glory 3% praises 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §205: that magnify His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: Thy praisewill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: SecondarilygleaningsGWB §389: Nextkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: In the midst of
This form usually rendered as “have”, “gather”, “compassed” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: manygleaningsGWB §87: have been gathered togetherkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: all that is thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: to band themselves against usthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §54: everyoneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: gather together
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: a swordgleaningsGWB §620: with the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: the assaultsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: bladesgleaningsGWB §636: of the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: the swords that are drawn against Himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: with the swordsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: swords
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: spearskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the menacing dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: most afflictive spearsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: from the shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: the dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §425: the arrowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: spearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: the spears
This form usually rendered as “irresistible”, “energizing”, “most” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: influencegleaningsGWB §682: potencykitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: pervading influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: compelling forcethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: bindingwill-and-testamentW&T §12: all-swayingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §124: penetrative influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: and the energizing influence
This form usually rendered as “would” (2 occurrences)
hesitate 22% hesitated 17% discover 13% hesitation 9% established 9% stand 9% would 9% place 4% such 4% remain 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of such as tarryfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §103: establishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: tarriedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: amongstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: vacillationgleaningsGWB §356: can be disclosedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: discovered
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §352: all creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: firmamentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: in Thy heaventablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §222: territorieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: grovellingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: and all that are on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: country
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: according to the wordsgleaningsGWB §299: will acclaim thee sayingkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: idle talkprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: calumniestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: And commanded herthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: love offire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §499: them that love Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: my friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: for lovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: journeyedfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §550: immortalkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: the light of Thy countenancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: be sacrificed for His sakefire-tabletFire §46: SacrificegleaningsGWB §655: be offered upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: as a sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: I offered him uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: be a sacrifice to Theewill-and-testamentW&T §49: Martyrdomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: laid down
This form usually rendered as “seetheth”, “blood” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “limbs”, “veins”, “body” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: membergleaningsGWB §527: restprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: bodywill-and-testamentW&T §17: membersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: limb of My bodyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: my limbswill-and-testamentW&T §38: those of Englandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: the rest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I yearn afterfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §38: bereavementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: yearningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: of Thine eagernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: longing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to shedgleaningsGWB §507: have shedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: spilledepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: be spiltgleaningsGWB §574: refrain from sheddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: to be shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: sheddinggleaningsGWB §189: attempted to shed
