Prayers and Meditations — §369
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 369 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
َّ لِمَسِّ البَلايا فِي سَبِيلِكَ، اَسْئَلُكَ يا مَنْ بِنِدائِكَ طارَتْ أَفْئِدَةُ المُقَرَّبِينَ بِأَنْ تُنَزِّلَ عَلَى أَحِبَّتِكَ ما يَجْعَلُهُمْ غَنِيًّا عَمَّا سِواكَ، ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْهُمْ عَلَى شَأْنٍ يَقُومُنَّ عَلَى أَمْرِكَ وَيُنادِينَّكَ بَيْنَ سَمائِكَ وَأَرْضِكَ بِحَيْثُ لا يَمْنَعُهُمْ ظُلْمُ الفَراعِنَةِ مِنْ عِبادِكَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I implore Thee, O Thou by Whose summons the hearts of all them who were nigh unto Thee have soared into the atmosphere of Thy presence, to send down upon Thy loved ones what will enable them to dispense with all else except Thee. Endue them, then, with such constancy that they will arise to proclaim Thy Cause, and will call on Thy name, before all that are in Thy heaven and on Thy earth, in such wise that the Pharaonic cruelties inflicted by the oppressors among Thy servants will not succeed in keeping them back from Thee.
Translation Notes
SE rendered لِمَسِّ (limass), البَلايا (al-baláyá) as “”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: touchgleaningsGWB §619: that hath befallenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: touched metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: if thou art overtakenthe-hidden-wordsHW §53: comegleaningsGWB §509: have triedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: have afflicted themthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: trials afflict thee
SE rendered البَلايا (al-baláyá), سَبِيلِكَ، (sabílika،), اَسْئَلُكَ (asʾaluk) as “I implore”
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 §243: overwhelmedfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §410: afflictionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: He might proveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: ordealthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my distressepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: tested
SE rendered سَبِيلِكَ، (sabílika،), اَسْئَلُكَ (asʾaluk), بِنِدائِكَ (binidáʾik) as “I implore, by Whose summons”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §179: entreatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §506: and shall be calledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: I pray Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the voicefire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §168: Okitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §568: proclaimtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My voice
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 §73: of the heartsgleaningsGWB §91: illuminated heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: illumined heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: thoughtsthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: soulsgleaningsGWB §537: the minds
nigh 18% favored 18% enjoy 18% who 14% well-favored 11% near 7% well-favoured 4% favourites 4% brought 4% such 4%
SE rendered المُقَرَّبِينَ (al-muqarrabín), تُنَزِّلَ (tunazzil), أَحِبَّتِكَ (ʾaḥibbatik) as “nigh, loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: sent me downgleaningsGWB §189: have decreedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: revealed untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: the Inflictortablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: desirefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §202: of God, my Well-Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: the New Belovedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: is the good pleasuretablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love thee
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “make”, “enabled” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: hath adornedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §29: ordainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: Thou hast made knownthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: suffer
SE rendered أَحِبَّتِكَ (ʾaḥibbatik), يَجْعَلُهُمْ (yajʿaluhum), غَنِيًّا (ghaniyyan), سِواكَ، (siwáka،), اسْتَقِمْهُمْ (istaqimhum) as “loved ones, enable them, all else except Thee, with such constancy”
all-possessing 37% rich 33% dispense 7% afford 3% self-sufficient 3% all 3% can 3% independent 3% truth 3% enrich 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: sunggleaningsGWB §503: All-Possessing, the Inaccessiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: richesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: handmaidens whotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all-possessing,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: notes
SE expanded to “all else except Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: besides ThyselfgleaningsGWB §211: establishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: been establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: naught else except Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: other than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §589: created
SE expanded to “with such constancy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: as a signfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §395: greatnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: significanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thy transcendent sovereigntytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
SE rendered اسْتَقِمْهُمْ (istaqimhum), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), يَقُومُنَّ (yaqúmunn), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik) as “with such constancy, they will arise, Thy Cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neithergleaningsGWB §254: stationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §620: the stationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: the noise and distraction
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
SE expanded to “will call on Thy name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: voice ofgleaningsGWB §393: callingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: Whose voicewill-and-testamentW&T §32: invokeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: most sweet VoicegleaningsGWB §152: proclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: our voices
SE expanded to “on Thy earth”
SE expanded to “in such wise that”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: inasmuchgleaningsGWB §480: so thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and to waitepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: in such wise thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: with suchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: Such is Thy greatness thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: They are such thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: that
SE rendered وَأَرْضِكَ (waʾarḍik), بِحَيْثُ (biḥayth), يَمْنَعُهُمْ (yamnaʿuhum), ظُلْمُ (ẓulm), الفَراعِنَةِ (al-faráʿinah) as “on Thy earth, in such wise that, the Pharaonic cruelties”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: powerless to withholdgleaningsGWB §130: transcendent powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: withholdethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: sought to hindertablet-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 §100: sublime
This form usually rendered as “tyranny”, “cruelty”, “darkness” (97 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: Dayyanfire-tabletFire §33: the tyrannygleaningsGWB §508: the downtroddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: violenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: his unfairnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §54: this prisonerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: grievous and oppressive
SE rendered يَمْنَعُهُمْ (yamnaʿuhum), ظُلْمُ (ẓulm), الفَراعِنَةِ (al-faráʿinah), عِبادِكَ (ʿibádik) as “the Pharaonic cruelties, servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Adored Onefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §71: among Our servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: the soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §294: Object of the adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant
