Prayers and Meditations — §278
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 278 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
َّ بِأَرْياحِ مَشِيَّتِكَ وَما تَفَوَّهْتُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِكَ وَإِلْهامِكَ، لَكَ الحَمْدُ يا مَحْبُوبَ قُلُوبِ العارِفِينَ وَمَقْصُودَ أَفْئِدَةِ المُخْلِصِينَ بِما جَعَلْتَنِي هَدَفَ البَلايا فِي حُبِّكَ وَمَرْجِعَ القَضايا فِي سَبِيلِكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ إِنِّي لا أَجْزَعُ عَمَّا وَرَدَ عَلَيَّ فِي حُبِّكَ، وَفِي أَوَّلِ الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي عَرَّفْتَنِي نَفْسَكَ قَبِلْتُ كُلَّ البَلايا لِنَفْسِي، وَفِي كُلِّ حِينٍ يُنادِيكَ رَأْسِي وَيَقُولُ أَيْ رَبِّ أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَرْتَفِعَ عَلَى القَناةِ فِي سَبِيلِكَ، وَدَمِي يَقُولُ يا إِلهِي فَاجْعَلِ الأَرْضَ مُحْمَرَّةً بِي فِي حُبِّكَ وَرِضائِكَ، وَأَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ بِأَنِّي ما حَفَظْتُ نَفْسِي مِنَ البَلايا وَفِي كُلِّ حِينٍ كُنْتُ مُنْتَظِرًا لِما قَضَيْتَهُ فِي لَوْحِ قَضائِكَ، إِذًا فَانْظُرْنِي يا إِلهِي فَرِيدًا بَيْنَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praise be to Thee, O Thou Who art the Well-Beloved of all that have known Thee, and the Desire of the hearts of such as are devoted to Thee, inasmuch as Thou hast made me a target for the ills that I suffer in my love for Thee, and the object of the assaults launched against me in Thy path. Thy glory beareth me witness! I can, on no account, feel impatient of the adversities that I have borne in my love for Thee. From the very day Thou didst reveal Thyself unto me, I have accepted for myself every manner of tribulation. Every moment of my life my head crieth out to Thee and saith: “Would, O my Lord, that I could be raised on the spear-point in Thy path!” while my blood entreateth Thee saying: “Dye the earth with me, O my God, for the sake of Thy love and Thy pleasure!” Thou knowest that I have, at no time, sought to guard my body against any affliction, nay rather I have continually anticipated the things Thou didst ordain for me in the Tablet of Thy decree.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willethgleaningsGWB §154: creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: thing aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: Thou pleasesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: willing
11 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered بِإِذْنِكَ (biʾidhnik), وَإِلْهامِكَ، (waʾilhámika،), لَكَ (lak), الحَمْدُ (al-ḥamd) as “Praise be to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: leavegleaningsGWB §466: by his leaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: by anywill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the eargleaningsGWB §222: been givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: their earsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: by My leave
SE rendered وَإِلْهامِكَ، (waʾilhámika،), لَكَ (lak), الحَمْدُ (al-ḥamd), مَحْبُوبَ (maḥbúb) as “Praise be to Thee, the Well-Beloved”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §635: will inspirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §662: inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §198: didst inspiregleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspiration
SE rendered لَكَ (lak), الحَمْدُ (al-ḥamd), مَحْبُوبَ (maḥbúb), قُلُوبِ (qulúb) as “Praise be to Thee, the Well-Beloved, the hearts”
5 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “Praise be to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §635: and all-glorious Court.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §259: thanksgivingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: the praisegleaningsGWB §721: All-Praise
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 6% prized 2% who 2% one 2% pleasing 1% god 1% new 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: love offire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §432: cherishethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: the New Belovedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: Thy Causetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: soulsgleaningsGWB §541: every heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: inner hearingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: hath revolutionizedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: radiant hearts
SE expanded to “all that have known”
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 §194: that thou mayest begleaningsGWB §268: acknowledgedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: thou wouldst seizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: every knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Divine knowledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: seekinggleaningsGWB §233: that directeth his stepskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: course of the argumentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: have scornedthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: the Desire
SE rendered العارِفِينَ (al-ʿárifín), وَمَقْصُودَ (wamaqṣúd), أَفْئِدَةِ (ʾafʾidah), المُخْلِصِينَ (al-mukhliṣín), جَعَلْتَنِي (jaʿaltaní) as “all that have known, the Desire, devoted, Thou hast made”
hearts 48% souls 21% minds 9% heart 7% men’s 4% understanding 4% men’s 2% illuminated 2% illumined 2% pure 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: free thyselffire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §724: wholly devotedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: lamentationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the essence
SE expanded to “Thou hast made”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: ordainedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §656: Aid mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: to be numberedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: maketh
6 occurrences in corpus
tribulations 38% tribulation 15% adversities 12% trials 6% afflictions 6% every 6% manifold 6% woes 6% all 3% ills 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: of My sorrowsfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §640: been subjectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: He might proveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: the orient of tribulationthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my afflictionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: incalculable afflictions
This form usually rendered as “unto”, “object”, “target” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: turngleaningsGWB §726: return.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: repairedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: pertaineth unto Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired tothe-hidden-wordsHW §36: and returningwill-and-testamentW&T §16: unto whomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: returned
This form usually rendered as “trials”, “tribulations”, “troubles” (9 occurrences)
trials 11% tribulations 11% troubles 11% vicissitudes 11% assaults 11% ordeal 11% divers 11% all 11% manifold 11%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: hath it been decreedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §569: things He hath ordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: wasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: satisfythe-hidden-wordsHW §46: for that which I ordainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: been fulfilled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: a road leadinggleaningsGWB §9: for its sakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: My sake.’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: a path leadingthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: in the pathgleaningsGWB §317: means of admittance
SE expanded to “Thy glory beareth me witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted andfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §199: all-compellingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of Thy transcendent sovereigntythe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pride
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: befallethgleaningsGWB §180: participatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: attainingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §27: the troubles that have touchedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: Our arrivalgleaningsGWB §462: receive such hurtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: was inflicted
within 29% under 14% acts 7% throughout 7% upon 7% mortal 7% over 7% hearts 7% prosperity 7% fair 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: ongleaningsGWB §554: for Us,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: intowill-and-testamentW&T §10: through my love forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: upongleaningsGWB §594: in prosperity, and thankful inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: bywill-and-testamentW&T §10: in the
SE rendered حُبِّكَ، (ḥubbika،), وَفِي (wafí), أَوَّلِ (ʾawwal), الْيَوْمِ (al-yawm), عَرَّفْتَنِي (ʿarraftaní) as “my love for Thee, From the very, day, didst reveal Thyself unto me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: From the inceptiongleaningsGWB §440: the earlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: our firstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the foundationgleaningsGWB §41: early days
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: Thy daysgleaningsGWB §74: the present daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of the dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §216: Judgment Daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the daysgleaningsGWB §210: the former dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: dost witness today
This form usually rendered as “would”, “didst”, “hast” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I have accepted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: priorfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §219: In days gone bykitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §704: to turn towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “moment”, “hour”, “time” (90 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: didst supplicatefire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §282: is callingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: Heraldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: to proclaimtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the voice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: headgleaningsGWB §163: my headthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy headepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: topgleaningsGWB §719: their headsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: thine headgleaningsGWB §594: diademepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the mountain-top
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: hath addressed Me sayinggleaningsGWB §299: will acclaimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: I askedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: by Thy word oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our LordgleaningsGWB §549: of Truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: eyeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Lords
SE expanded to “could be raised”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: elevatefire-tabletFire §47: hast causedgleaningsGWB §101: hath raisedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exaltkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: unfurled throughoutprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: the glorificationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispelthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: that I may rise
spear-point 50% spears 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §250: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: the foundation of earththe-hidden-wordsHW §98: realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: upon earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §711: the powers of earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: and crimsongleaningsGWB §337: Crimson Arkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: philosopher’s stone.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: tingetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: most loftywill-and-testamentW&T §10: dyed crimsonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: Crimsonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: asses
وَرِضائِكَ،
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
SE expanded to “and Thy pleasure!””
pleasure 44% good 18% good-pleasure 8% will 8% thee 8% unto 5% please 3% pleasure!” 3% sake 3% pleasure’s 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: satisfied with His pleasurefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §613: acceptedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: good-pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: Thy good pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: My good pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: praiseworthy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: Jewish doctorsfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §154: mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: of all menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §305: Thy wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: watch overgleaningsGWB §567: for the preservationkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: Do Thou preservetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §3: the protectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: security
This form usually rendered as “expectant”, “have”, “yearningly” (18 occurrences)
expectant 19% have 13% yearningly 13% expected 13% expecting 13% awaiting 6% eagerly 6% waited 6% under 6% anticipated 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: Gazefire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §416: whose eyes are directedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: Most Sublime Visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: wait expectingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: scenetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seeketh
tablet 77% preserved 4% tablets 4% lawh-i-burhan 2% lawh-i-fu’ad 2% perspicuous 2% original 2% comprehend 2% guarded 2% mystic 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: TabletsgleaningsGWB §699: Guarded Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: solemnlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: and Thy Tabletstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tabletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy TabletsgleaningsGWB §66: Pen of Revelation
