Prayers and Meditations — §388
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 388 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَما أَعَزَّ قَضَائَكَ فِي نَفْسِيْ، عُدِمَتْ كيْنُونَةٌ تَفِرُّ مِنْ سَطْوَةِ المُلُوكَ حِفْظًا لِنَفْسِها فِي أَيَّامِكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ مَنْ شَرِبَ كَوْثَرَ عَطاياكَ لا تُجْزِعُهُ البَلايا فِي سَبِيلِكَ وَلا تَمْنَعُهُ الرَّزايا عَنْ ذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا مالِكَ البَهآءِ وَمَلِيك
Shoghi Effendi Translation
How sweet to my taste is the savor of woes sent by Thee, and how dear to my heart the dispositions of Thy providence! Perish the soul that fleeth from the threats of kings in its attempt to save itself in Thy days! I swear by Thy glory! Whoso hath quaffed the living waters of Thy favors can fear no trouble in Thy path, neither can he be deterred by any tribulation from remembering Thee or from celebrating Thy praise.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “most”, “precious”, “inestimable” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: mightfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §1: of Thy majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: Thy glory is my witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: is the Almighty
decree 69% irrevocable 10% dispositions 3% judgment 3% purpose 3% appointments 3% ordained 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: elapsedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §569: things He hath ordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: wasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: hath destinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: for that which I ordainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: decision made
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “soul”, “one” (224 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: onesgleaningsGWB §609: Him Whokitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: unaided and aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: I swear by Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §27: the people
nothingness 26% nothing 15% utter 12% lack 12% perish 9% evanescent 6% ignorance 6% want 6% non-existence 6% none 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: evanescentgleaningsGWB §386: are as nothingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: through lack of knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: may be entirely mortifiedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: brought to naught.”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocencegleaningsGWB §124: perishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: ignorance and folly
This form usually rendered as “quintessence”, “utter”, “essence” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: Be yefire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §475: giveth up himself whollykitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: hadsttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
powers 15% dominion 15% ascendancy 15% authorities 8% aggressor 8% awful 8% sovereignty 8% influence 8% threats 8% crushing 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the dominionfire-tabletFire §6: mightgleaningsGWB §314: authoritieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the power of Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: overpowering mightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the powersgleaningsGWB §80: aggressorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: majesty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: unto the KinggleaningsGWB §525: your territorieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: realmtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
protection 27% protect 20% protected 10% guard 10% security 7% shield 7% preservation 7% safeguarding 7% about 3% hath 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: defencegleaningsGWB §564: defendethkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §597: enfoldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §30: been preservedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: protect thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: whichgleaningsGWB §256: Our dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: a mighty Dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §454: Thine own dayswill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: the days whengleaningsGWB §245: the few remaining dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Last Day.”
living 45% kawthar 14% waters 10% river 10% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% through 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: the watersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving waters of reunionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: fountain
SE expanded to “of Thy favors”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy generosityfire-tabletFire §4: generositykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: show kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: bounteousnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: iswill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy bountiful Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: Thy manifold bestowals
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 §168: were sore triedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: persecutionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: every tribulationthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: a new trialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: incalculable afflictions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: pathgleaningsGWB §163: path of Thy good-pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: never approachprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: and in Thy path.”the-hidden-wordsHW §51: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: waygleaningsGWB §472: right course
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-HighestgleaningsGWB §511: preventkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: mightiest and loftiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: keep me backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: have deterred
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the trialsgleaningsGWB §163: incalculable afflictionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: trialswill-and-testamentW&T §49: afflictionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §574: ordealprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: any troubleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: any tribulationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §740: adversities
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “praise”, “remember” (149 occurrences)
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 §166: aforementionedgleaningsGWB §657: His holy namekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: His Nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: hath been mentionedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §67: mention of Me
وَثَنائِكَ،
literal: praise; praise, commendation
SE expanded to “from celebrating Thy praise”
praise 46% celebrate 9% virtues 9% extol 9% celebrating 7% glorify 6% extolling 6% magnifying 4% muse 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: SecondarilygleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: Thy praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebrationgleaningsGWB §3: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: for Whose greater gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: second
SE rendered ذِكْرِكَ (dhikrik), وَثَنائِكَ، (wathanáʾika،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “Thee or, from celebrating Thy praise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §157: askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §39: thy questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliant
SE rendered وَثَنائِكَ، (wathanáʾika،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), مالِكَ (málik), البَهآءِ (al-baháʾ) as “from celebrating Thy praise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: the glorygleaningsGWB §200: of Immortalityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thinethe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: glorygleaningsGWB §208: its splendorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: Most Glorious
