Prayers and Meditations — §368
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 368 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَوَعِزَّتِكَ يا مَحْبُوبَ العالَمِينَ وَمَقْصُودَ العارِفِينَ لا أُرِيدُ الحَيوةَ إِلاَّ لإِظْهارِ أَمْرِكَ وَمَا أَرَدْتُ البَقَآءَ إِلاَّ لِمَسِّ البَلايا فِي سَبِيلِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I swear by Thy glory, O Thou the Best Beloved of the worlds and the Desire of all such as have recognized Thee! The one reason I wish to live is that I may reveal Thy Cause, and I seek the continuance of life only that I may be touched by adversity in Thy path.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “swear by Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: magnified begleaningsGWB §279: your pomp and glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: Dear friend!prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: most exaltedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: All-Powerful, the
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: utmost kindlinessfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §134: Best-Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: through Thy lovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §3: O ye beloved of
SE expanded to “of the worlds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: doctorsfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §665: fathomkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: “Knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: comprehensiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: Our purposegleaningsGWB §359: aimkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: be meantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: O Thou Who art my heart’s Desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §9: Reference he doth makeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: direct their steps towards
SE rendered العالَمِينَ (al-ʿálamín), وَمَقْصُودَ (wamaqṣúd), العارِفِينَ (al-ʿárifín), أُرِيدُ (ʾuríd), الحَيوةَ (al-ḥayúh) as “of the worlds, Desire, I wish, to live”
all 22% have 17% comprehend 13% every 10% such 8% who 8% know 8% understand 5% perceive 5% initiated 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: recognizegleaningsGWB §3: in their attempts to comprehend Thy naturekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: unrenownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: may all recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thou mayest apprehend
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: If it be Thy wishgleaningsGWB §460: Seek yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §475: their one desire wasthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: for Thy desiregleaningsGWB §608: whosoever seeketh Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: divine Purpose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of lifegleaningsGWB §727: that is life indeedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: these beastsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: the true lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: a beastgleaningsGWB §29: everlasting lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: to livegleaningsGWB §552: animals
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “may”, “proclaim” (69 occurrences)
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: missionfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §627: prescribed by Theekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: sentenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: in their affairstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “hast” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the willgleaningsGWB §468: intentionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: wishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §731: through the operation of Thy willthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: might desire itgleaningsGWB §222: have striven
This form usually rendered as “eternity”, “immortality”, “everlasting” (57 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the continuance of life”
eternity 32% immortality 23% everlasting 17% long 6% immortal 6% eternal 4% throughout 4% incorruptible 2% unfading 2% establishment 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: remainfire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §285: Immortalitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: survivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: immortalizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §132: immortal life
This form usually rendered as “hands”, “approached”, “may” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: touchgleaningsGWB §619: that hath befallenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: approachedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: that I may be touchedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: thou art overtakenthe-hidden-wordsHW §53: comegleaningsGWB §636: the handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: have afflicted them
This form usually rendered as “tribulations”, “tribulation”, “troubles” (53 occurrences)
tribulations 31% tribulation 17% troubles 10% trials 7% woes 7% every 7% adversities 7% afflictions 5% manifold 5% calamities 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Troublesfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §644: all calamitieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: persecutionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: hast afflicted themthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my afflictionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: afflicted with trials
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the waysgleaningsGWB §652: sakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Thy sakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: a path leadingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shed streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: a road leading
