Prayers and Meditations — §381
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 381 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
رِدْ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَمْلَكَتِكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ لَمْ أَكنْ مَمْنُوعًا عَنْ ذِكْرِكَ وَلَوْ أَحَاطَتْنِي البَلايا مِنْ كُلِّ الأَشْطَارِ كُلُّ أَعْضَائِيْ وَجَوارِحِيْ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُقْطَعَ فِي سَبِيلِكَ وَرِضَائِكَ وَيُلْقَى عَلَى التُّرابِ أَمامَ عَيْنَيْكَ يا لَيْتَ عِبادَكَ ذاقُوا ما ذُقْتُ مِنْ حَلاوَةِ حُبِّكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thy glory beareth me witness! Nothing whatsoever can withhold me from remembering Thee, though all the tribulations of the earth were to assault me from every direction. All the limbs and members of my body proclaim their readiness to be torn asunder in Thy path and for the sake of Thy pleasure, and they yearn to be scattered in the dust before Thee. O would that they who serve Thee could taste what I have tasted of the sweetness of Thy love!
Translation Notes
SE rendered رِدْ (rid), أَحَدٍ (ʾaḥadin) as “”
reject 33% refuting 13% refute 7% refutation 7% assail 7% attacked 7% brought 7% denunciation 7% denounced 7% repress 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: refutegleaningsGWB §469: from inflictingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: defamations and denialsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: divertwill-and-testamentW&T §6: confutedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: hath cast awaygleaningsGWB §493: reprehensiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: repudiation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: any onegleaningsGWB §682: All-Glorious Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Lampprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: of Thy onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §137: No
SE rendered أَهْلِ (ʾahl), مَمْلَكَتِكَ، (mamlakatika،), فَوَعِزَّتِكَ (fawaʿizzatik) as “Thy glory beareth me witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: strangersgleaningsGWB §393: those thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: dwellers of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: people ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: they that dwell
SE rendered أَهْلِ (ʾahl), مَمْلَكَتِكَ، (mamlakatika،), فَوَعِزَّتِكَ (fawaʿizzatik) as “Thy glory beareth me witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the King of KingsgleaningsGWB §541: the Realmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: supreme dominiontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
SE expanded to “Thy glory beareth me witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Almightyfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §1: of Thy majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: of Thy transcendent holinessthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted and
SE rendered فَوَعِزَّتِكَ (fawaʿizzatik), أَكنْ (ʾakn), مَمْنُوعًا (mamnúʿan), ذِكْرِكَ (dhikrik) as “Thy glory beareth me witness, Nothing whatsoever can withhold, remembering Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: thou hastfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §475: and preservekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: its inmost beingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
مَمْنُوعًا
literal: prevent; prevented; prevention
This form usually rendered as “hinder”, “forbidden”, “ceased” (38 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Nothing whatsoever can withhold”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: detergleaningsGWB §507: restrainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: deprive themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: can ever frustratetablet-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 §196: the hosts
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: remembergleaningsGWB §71: through thy wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: above-mentionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: enable to remember Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §154: told
8 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-Encompassingfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §304: comprehend themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: pervading influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: have assailedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §5: afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: neglect
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 §122: trialsfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §441: tormented bykitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: anguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: The trials Thou sendestthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: a new trialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the tribulations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: upper chambergleaningsGWB §598: the whole worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: habitationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to ConstantinoplegleaningsGWB §405: throneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: of Thy mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to PersiagleaningsGWB §635: this
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: limb of My bodygleaningsGWB §527: restprayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: limbswill-and-testamentW&T §17: membersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: limbprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: my veinswill-and-testamentW&T §38: those of Englandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: member
gleaningsGWB §163: my bodyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: limbs of my bodywill-and-testamentW&T §3: sore woundedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: The limbs of my bodyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: and limbsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: membersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: trespassesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §414: the members
This form usually rendered as “pleaseth”, “desireth”, “asketh” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: for Thy desiregleaningsGWB §608: pleaseth.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: of Thy purposetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: wishedgleaningsGWB §492: thou desirest to achieve
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: ceasegleaningsGWB §428: detach himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: sublime renunciationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: and forsaketablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: cut it off
وَرِضَائِكَ
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
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 §41: pleasurefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §564: acceptablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: with thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: and contented thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: satisfied with His pleasure
This form usually rendered as “yearn”, “deliver” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: concerning the Divine Presencefire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §233: of reunionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: attainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: to meet Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the Kingdom of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the earthgleaningsGWB §672: that dwell upon thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the lowly dustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and the claythe-hidden-wordsHW §69: created you allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: dustgleaningsGWB §122: physicalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: now dwelling upon the dust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: MothergleaningsGWB §311: the peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: other communitiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: all the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §16: nationsgleaningsGWB §172: of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: peoples and kindreds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: appointgleaningsGWB §101: distinctkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §70: whose eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the eyeswill-and-testamentW&T §33: with Thine eye
عِبادَكَ
literal: servants; servant; servant/slave
This form usually rendered as “servants”, “people”, “creatures” (181 occurrences)
SE expanded to “they who serve Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: mankindfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §657: all them that serve Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: No manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: appearedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: AssayergleaningsGWB §363: rapturekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: of ecstatic delightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: tastedwill-and-testamentW&T §10: quaff my fillgleaningsGWB §555: of longing desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: it profferedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: have tasted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Most Sweetfire-tabletFire §41: sweetgleaningsGWB §127: most excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of the sweetnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: SweetergleaningsGWB §591: in the sweetest of languagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: the sweetnessgleaningsGWB §622: beauty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherishestfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §342: highly meritoriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: the New Belovedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: that lovertablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §127: loved
SE rendered ذُقْتُ (dhuqt), حَلاوَةِ (ḥaláwah), حُبِّكَ، (ḥubbika،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “I have tasted, sweetness, Thy love”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §323: to question his Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: Destroy not, I implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: praygleaningsGWB §157: askedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: I beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, that
