Prayers and Meditations — §364
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 364 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فِي أَيَّامِكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ ما مِنْ أَرْضٍ إِلاَّ وَفِيهَا ارْتَفَعَ ضَجِيجُ أَصْفِيائِكَ، وَمِنْهُمُ الَّذِينَ جَعَلَهُمُ المُشْرِكُونَ أُسارَى فِي مَمْلَكَتِكَ وَمَنَعُوهُمْ عَنِ التَّقَرُّبِ إِلَيْكَ وَالوُرُودِ فِي ساحَهِ عِزِّكَ، وَمِنْهُمْ يا إِلهِي تَقَرَّبُوا إِلَيْكَ وَمُنِعُوا عَنْ لِقائِكَ، وَمِنْهُمْ دَخَلُوا فِي جِوارِكَ طَلَبًا لِلِقائِكَ وَحَالَ بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَكَ سُبُحاتُ خَلْقِكَ وَظُلْمُ طُغاةِ بَرِيَّتِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ هذِهِ ساعَةٌ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou beholdest, O my God, what hath befallen Thy dear ones in Thy days. Thy glory beareth me witness! The voice of the lamentation of Thy chosen ones hath been lifted up throughout Thy realm. Some were ensnared by the infidels in Thy land, and were hindered by them from having near access to Thee and from attaining the court of Thy glory. Others were able to approach Thee, but were kept back from beholding Thy face. Still others were permitted, in their eagerness to look upon Thee, to enter the precincts of Thy court, but they allowed the veils of the imaginations of Thy creatures and the wrongs inflicted by the oppressors among Thy people to come in between them and Thee.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Thy glory beareth me witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Almightyfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §134: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: Thine own mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: manifest glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: earthgleaningsGWB §529: all the worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: site of his martyrdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: earth andthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Holy LandgleaningsGWB §186: their corrupt passionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: them that fear God.”
SE rendered أَرْضٍ (ʾarḍin), وَفِيهَا (wafíhá), ارْتَفَعَ (irtafaʿ), ضَجِيجُ (ḍajíj), أَصْفِيائِكَ، (ʾaṣfíáʾika،) as “Thy land, been lifted up, The voice of the lamentation, Thy chosen ones”
SE expanded to “been lifted up”
SE expanded to “voice of the lamentation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groaninggleaningsGWB §452: pined away and mournedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: the voicetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: wailedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: sighsgleaningsGWB §610: hath causedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: lamentationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groan
SE expanded to “Thy chosen ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: chosenfire-tabletFire §27: andgleaningsGWB §562: goodwillkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: immaculateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Thy names and Thine attributesthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: crystal purewill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: clear
This form usually rendered as “others”, “some” (10 occurrences)
SE rendered أَصْفِيائِكَ، (ʾaṣfíáʾika،), وَمِنْهُمُ (waminhum), الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín), جَعَلَهُمُ (jaʿalahum), المُشْرِكُونَ (al-mushrikún) as “Thy chosen ones, Some, the infidels”
SE rendered وَمِنْهُمُ (waminhum), الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín), جَعَلَهُمُ (jaʿalahum), المُشْرِكُونَ (al-mushrikún), أُسارَى (ʾusárá) as “Some, the infidels, were ensnared”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: ordainethfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §699: putkitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: fashionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: and made them captivesthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: to make
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: partnergleaningsGWB §329: associates and partnerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: an act of blasphemyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §581: as have repudiatedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: arewill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §297: infidel
This form usually rendered as “captives”, “made”, “ensnared” (4 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §169: from his chainsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: captivesgleaningsGWB §501: exileprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: were ensnaredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: lie prisonedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: a captiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §139: held captiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: in bondage
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: provincesgleaningsGWB §636: of this world’s dominionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thine own Kingdom endurethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: preventedgleaningsGWB §536: the Most Highkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: detachmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: hath forsakentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: was withheld
التَّقَرُّبِ
literal: nearness; near; bring near
This form usually rendered as “approach”, “draw”, “approaching” (28 occurrences)
SE expanded to “having near access”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: are nighfire-tabletFire §3: oceangleaningsGWB §624: establishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: of the divine Presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: would draw them nearertablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: His presence
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: subjectedgleaningsGWB §217: lamentethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have inflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: gaineth admittancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: hath been perpetratedgleaningsGWB §227: comekitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: heaped
SE rendered إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), وَالوُرُودِ (wálwurúd), ساحَهِ (sáḥah), عِزِّكَ، (ʿizzika،), وَمِنْهُمْ (waminhum), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “to Thee, from attaining, of, Thy glory, Others, my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: to this Holy CourtgleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: the exalted courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sanctuary of Thy presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: hallowed sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: of
This form usually rendered as “presence”, “reunion”, “countenance” (21 occurrences)
SE expanded to “beholding Thy face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the Presencefire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §34: His facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: attaining the presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: unto the presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the Kingdom of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §97: of Himwill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: AtgleaningsGWB §27: “Enterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: have refused to embraceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: gather them togetherthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: Putwill-and-testamentW&T §12: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: in no wise connectedgleaningsGWB §240: shall be made to enter
SE expanded to “in their eagerness”
This form usually rendered as “now”, “consider”, “present” (178 occurrences)
SE expanded to “come in between”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Hearken, nowgleaningsGWB §338: state and conditionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: What “oppression” isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: by Thy powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
This form usually rendered as “between”, “amongst”, “among” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: Great GodgleaningsGWB §633: the All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Glorified, immeasurably glorifiedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: celebratethgleaningsGWB §597: veils
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: a creaturefire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §669: hath called into beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: creation—will have been closedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: were called into beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: but a creation
This form usually rendered as “tyranny”, “cruelty”, “darkness” (97 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and the wrongs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: tyrantfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §508: the downtroddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of tyranny.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: of wrongful doersthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §34: wrought the most glaring crueltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: unjustly and cruelly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of My oppressorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: errorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: Such of Thy servantswill-and-testamentW&T §47: rebelliousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: the oppressorswill-and-testamentW&T §48: misbelievedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: have transgressedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: such
بَرِيَّتِكَ،
literal: creation; creatures; creation, creatures
SE expanded to “among Thy people”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: menfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §693: creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: of Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §584: of their Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creation
SE rendered طُغاةِ (ṭugháh), بَرِيَّتِكَ، (baríratika،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “the oppressors, among Thy people”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of DivinitygleaningsGWB §298: of thy Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: mytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: of
SE rendered بَرِيَّتِكَ، (baríratika،), رَبِّ (rabb), ساعَةٌ (sáʿahun) as “among Thy people”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: comegleaningsGWB §425: the Last Hourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: Hourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: momentwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of even an hour’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: to hourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §810: hoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §192: the Hour
