Prayers and Meditations — §268
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 268 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
الَّذِيْ لا يُسْمَعُ مِنْ أَرْجاءِهِ إِلاَّ تَرجِيعُ الصَّدَى وَسُدَّتْ فِيهِ عَلَى وُجُوهِنا أَبْوابُ الرَّخاءِ وَنَكُونُ فِي ظاهِرِ الأَمْرِ فِي الظُّلُماتِ الدَّهْمآءِ، وَلكِنَّ نَفْسِي اشْتَعَلَتْ فِي حُبِّكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ لا تَسْكُنُ نارُ حُبِّها وَلَهِيبُ شَوْقِها تَنْطِقُ بِأَعْلَى الصَّوْتِ بَيْنَ العِبادِ وَتَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَيْكَ فِي كُلِّ الأَحْوالِ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Though—as Thou beholdest me, O my God—I be dwelling in a place within whose walls no voice can be heard except the sound of the echo, though all the gates of ease and comfort be shut against us, and thick darkness appear to have compassed us on every side, yet my soul hath been so inflamed by its love for Thee, that nothing whatsoever can either quench the fire of its love or abate the consuming flame of its desire. Lifting up its voice, it crieth aloud amidst Thy servants, and calleth them, at all times and under all conditions, unto Thee.
Translation Notes
SE rendered يُسْمَعُ (yusmaʿ), أَرْجاءِهِ (ʾarjáʾih) as “”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: thine inner earfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §463: with the hearingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: can be heardtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
SE rendered يُسْمَعُ (yusmaʿ), أَرْجاءِهِ (ʾarjáʾih), تَرجِيعُ (tarjíʿ), الصَّدَى (aṣ-ṣadá) as “sound, echo”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspirationfire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §627: in the hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: hopethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: my heart’s Desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §50: yearnethwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Desire
This form usually rendered as “sound” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to turn asidegleaningsGWB §313: sinkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: applicable toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and returned unto Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired tothe-hidden-wordsHW §36: and returningwill-and-testamentW&T §38: Unto the Most Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: turn
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: an insurmountable barriergleaningsGWB §680: Obstruct notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: satisfy myprayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: shutthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: mighty barrierwill-and-testamentW&T §28: show your fidelitygleaningsGWB §124: closedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: closed, and
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: in such wisefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §539: His countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: turn their facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
This form usually rendered as “will”, “shall” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: essencefire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §467: We dweltkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: worldly and impedingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: I would still have failedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE rendered الرَّخاءِ (ar-rakháʾ), وَنَكُونُ (wanakún), ظاهِرِ (ẓáhir), الأَمْرِ (al-ʾamr), الظُّلُماتِ (aẓ-ẓulumát) as “ease, been, darkness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the revelation thereoffire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §286: allkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: to perpetrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: were marked outtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
SE rendered الرَّخاءِ (ar-rakháʾ), وَنَكُونُ (wanakún), ظاهِرِ (ẓáhir), الأَمْرِ (al-ʾamr), الظُّلُماتِ (aẓ-ẓulumát), الدَّهْمآءِ، (ad-dahmáʾi،) as “ease, been, darkness, thick”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: occupationsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §571: follow the promptingskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: features of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: of all thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the oppressorsfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §498: afflicted with countless tribulationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: injuryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: been sore oppressedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §11: have wrongedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: oppression
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered الظُّلُماتِ (aẓ-ẓulumát), الدَّهْمآءِ، (ad-dahmáʾi،), وَلكِنَّ (walkinn), نَفْسِي (nafsí), اشْتَعَلَتْ (ishtaʿalat) as “darkness, thick, yet, soul, inflamed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: namegleaningsGWB §51: “Would that my lifekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: Himself”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of Thine own Beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §158: are theywill-and-testamentW&T §27: the people
This form usually rendered as “kindled”, “grew”, “hath” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: burnethfire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflamegleaningsGWB §588: hath been kindledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: burningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: by the firetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a flame of firethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: torchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: kindled
SE expanded to “love for Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: loved onesfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §235: and are My loverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: myprayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: may be abhorrenttablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desire
SE rendered اشْتَعَلَتْ (ishtaʿalat), حُبِّكَ (ḥubbik), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), تَسْكُنُ (taskun), نارُ (nár), حُبِّها (ḥubbihá) as “inflamed, love for Thee, quench, fire, love”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §314: staturekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: the changes and chancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §435: dignityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: that I
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: serenityfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §543: enter intokitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: dwell withinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: of Thy tranquilitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: calm
This form usually rendered as “flame” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (286 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: honoredfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §486: eminentkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: most exalted Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: transcendent greatnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: unto thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: summonedgleaningsGWB §58: “Put awaykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: in the “Prayerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and called me totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was calledthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: I summonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: He summoneth
SE expanded to “times and under all conditions”
times 30% conditions 15% under 15% all 10% continually 10% condition 5% state 5% circumstances 5% whatever 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: ConsidergleaningsGWB §216: around theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: Thereforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §177: round Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
SE rendered الأَحْوالِ، (al-ʾaḥwáli،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “times and under all conditions”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §506: and shall be calledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: Destroy not, I implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §112: I beseechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to accountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliant
SE rendered الأَحْوالِ، (al-ʾaḥwáli،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik) as “times and under all conditions”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: and of heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §120: one of His nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: visibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: all Thy namestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven
