Prayers and Meditations — §284

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 284 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

ي فِي أَيَّامِكَ وَلَوْلا سَفْكَ الدِّمآءِ فِي حُبِّكَ بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ تَحْمَرُّ وُجُوهُ أَصْفِيائِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ طِرازُ وُجُوهِ مُحِبِّيكَ دَمُ الَّذِيْ يَجْرِي مِنْ جِباهِهِمْ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ فِي حُبِّكَ، فَيا إِلهِي تَرَى بِأَنَّ كُلَّ عَظْمٍ مِنْ عِظامِي جُعِلَ مِزْمارَ وَحْيِكَ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

But for the troubles that touch me in Thy path, O my God, how else could my heart rejoice in Thy days; and were it not for the blood which is shed for love of Thee, what else could tinge the faces of Thy chosen ones before the eyes of Thy creatures? I swear by Thy might! The ornament that adorneth the countenance of Thy dear ones is the blood which, in their love for Thee, floweth out of their foreheads over their faces.

Translation Notes

أَيَّامِكَ

ʾayyámik y-w-m → “thy days”

literal: day; days; today

days 85% day 10% own 2% utterance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: days gleaningsGWB §74: in the Day of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: on a certain day prayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: night season will-and-testamentW&T §47: daytime epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: on that day gleaningsGWB §39: all the days kitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: Many a day

وَلَوْلا

walawlá l-w-l → “rifle”

literal: tube; if-not; not-for-you

4 occurrences in corpus

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: rifle prayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: But for Him

سَفْكَ

safk s-f-k → “shed”

literal: shed; shedding

shed 78% have 11% shedding 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: spilt gleaningsGWB §574: shedding prayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: be shed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: shed gleaningsGWB §507: have shed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: to be shed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to shed gleaningsGWB §189: attempted to shed

الدِّمآءِ

ad-dimáʾ d-m-y → “the blood”

literal: blood

blood 88% bloodshed 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the blood gleaningsGWB §170: breathed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: breathed into prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy blood will-and-testamentW&T §10: with my blood epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: bloodshed gleaningsGWB §189: my blood epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: the blood of anyone

حُبِّكَ

ḥubbik ḥ-b-b → “of thee” Distinctive

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

This form usually rendered as “love”, “thou”, “loveth” (137 occurrences)

love 92% thou 1% loveth 1% own 1% thee 1% whose 1% tenderness 1% have 1% bear 1% woe 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: pleasing fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §343: for His love kitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of love prayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Thou didst wish tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Day tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovest

بِأَيِّ

biʾayy ʾ-y-y → “what else”

literal: sign; signs; which

what 38% sign 23% most 8% how 8% which 8% “wherefore 8% verse 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: For what gleaningsGWB §609: the verses prayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: or the epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: His signs gleaningsGWB §384: sign prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: that the revelation of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: a sign gleaningsGWB §537: verses

تَحْمَرُّ

taḥmarr ḥ-m-r → “crimson” Distinctive

literal: crimson; red/crimson

This form usually rendered as “dye”, “tinge” (2 occurrences)

dye 50% tinge 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: and crimson gleaningsGWB §337: Crimson Ark kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: philosopher’s stone.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: tinge tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: most lofty will-and-testamentW&T §10: dyed crimson epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: Crimson kitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: asses

وُجُوهُ

wujúh w-j-h → “faces”

literal: face

faces 61% face 22% all 6% eyes 6% countenance 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: setting their faces fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §422: lift up your faces kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavens prayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: vision tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of the the-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face

أَصْفِيائِكَ

ʾaṣfíáʾik ṣ-f-w → “of thy chosen ones”

literal: chosen ones; chosen-ones

SE expanded to “of Thy chosen ones”

chosen 92% ones 3% thou 3% holy 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: chosen fire-tabletFire §27: and gleaningsGWB §451: hath chosen kitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: stainless prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: for Thy chosen ones the-hidden-wordsHW §100: crystal pure will-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Ones epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: chosen ones

خَلْقِكَ،

khalqika، kh-l-q → “eyes of thy creatures”

literal: creation; create; created

SE expanded to “eyes of Thy creatures”

creatures 74% among 7% creation 6% own 3% created 2% servants 2% all 2% god 1% hath 1% creatures’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: of Makers fire-tabletFire §9: the peoples gleaningsGWB §664: the world kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: peoples prayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: Fashioner tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: amongst His creatures

فَوَعِزَّتِكَ

fawaʿizzatik ʿ-z-z → “i swear by thy might”

literal: glory; mighty; might

SE expanded to “I swear by Thy might”

swear 40% glory 38% might 15% power 4% own 2% would—i 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hard fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §488: of honor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: By Thy might the-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherish will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: glorified

طِرازُ

ṭiráz ṭ-r-z → “ornament”

literal: ornament; adornment; ornament/embroidery

ornament 57% adornment 18% vesture 5% splendour 5% crown 3% temple 3% raiment 3% wherewith 3% jewel 3% arrayed 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: the adornment gleaningsGWB §653: highly acceptable kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: with the splendour kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: splendour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: didst adorn tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: with such an adorning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the adornment gleaningsGWB §589: beauteous image

دَمُ

dam d-m-m → “blood”

literal: blood

blood 71% bleeding 14% sacred 14%

gleaningsGWB §220: the blood kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: that blood will-and-testamentW&T §4: sacred blood kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: bleeding will-and-testamentW&T §4: moment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: blood

يَجْرِي

yajrí j-r-y → “floweth out”

literal: flowing; flow; to flow

floweth 23% flow 15% traveleth 8% will 8% mention 8% recounteth 8% gush 8% ascribeth 8% may 8% knoweth 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have flowed gleaningsGWB §31: sail kitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: universally enforced prayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: to keep tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: handmaidens epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: floweth gleaningsGWB §490: that recounteth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: be

جِباهِهِمْ

jibáhihim j-b-h → “foreheads”

literal: forehead

1 occurrence in corpus

prayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: their foreheads

فَيا

fayá y-ʾ

literal: O; or

SE rendered وُجُوهِهِمْ (wujúhihim), حُبِّكَ، (ḥubbika،), فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “their faces, their love for Thee, O my God”

ye 50% sought 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: O ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: sought epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: O

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 §493: divinely revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: God but their own desire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: grace gleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy

تَرَى

tará r-ʾ-y

literal: see; to see; see/behold

SE rendered حُبِّكَ، (ḥubbika،), فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), تَرَى (tará) as “their love for Thee, O my God”

thou 53% seest 16% beholdest 12% behold 6% wert 2% regard 2% seest?” 2% discover 2% dost 2% art 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: that thou mayest behold fire-tabletFire §26: seest gleaningsGWB §703: find prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: naught may be discovered the-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtain will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: behold gleaningsGWB §279: ye claim

عَظْمٍ

ʿaẓmin ʿ-ẓ-m

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), تَرَى (tará), عَظْمٍ (ʿaẓmin) as “O my God”

majesty 34% grandeur 21% glory 14% greatness 10% “the 3% source 3% moldering 3% borne 3% authority 3% tongue 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of the Grandeur gleaningsGWB §305: most mysterious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: most excellent favour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thy majesty and greatness the-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-glorious will-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaring epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: glory gleaningsGWB §411: Most Great Name

جُعِلَ

juʿil j-ʿ-l

literal: made

hath 46% made 13% act 8% beetle 8% adorneth 4% given 4% fashioned 4% singled 4% regardeth 4% ordained 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: ordaineth fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §428: prepared kitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: fashioned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: may become the-hidden-wordsHW §33: I made will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: to make

مِزْمارَ

mizmár z-m-r

literal: flute / reed

1 occurrence in corpus

وَحْيِكَ

waḥyik w-ḥ-y

literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration

revelation 78% inspiration 14% horizon 3% purpose 3% most 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Divine Revelation gleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: Thy purpose epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of Revelation gleaningsGWB §583: inspiration prayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: by Thy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelation gleaningsGWB §290: sent down

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