Prayers and Meditations — §392
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 392 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَما أَلَذَّ سَمَّ الرَّدى فِي سَبِيلِكَ وَما أَعَزَّ سَهْمَ الأَعْدآءِ لإِعْلآءِ كَلِمَتِكَ، يا إِلهِي أَشْرِبْنِي فِي أَمْرِكَ ما أَرَدْتَهُ وَأَنْزِلْ عَلَيَّ فِي حُبِّكَ ما قَدَّرْتَهُ، وَعِزَّتِكَ ما أُرِيْدُ إِلاَّ ما تُرِيْدُ وَلا أُحِبُّ إِلاَّ ما أَنْتَ تُحِبُّ، تَوَكَّلْتُ عَلَيْكَ فِي كُلِّ الأَحْوالِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
How sweet to my taste is the bitterness of death suffered in Thy path, and how precious in my estimation are the shafts of Thine enemies when encountered for the sake of the exaltation of Thy word! Let me quaff in Thy Cause, O my God, whatsoever Thou didst desire, and send down upon me in Thy love all Thou didst ordain. By Thy glory! I wish only what Thou wishest, and cherish what Thou cherishest. In Thee have I, at all times, placed my whole trust and confidence.
Translation Notes
SE rendered أَلَذَّ (ʾaladhdh), سَمَّ (samm), الرَّدى (ar-radى), سَبِيلِكَ (sabílik) as “bitterness, death, path”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: eyefire-tabletFire §34: the poisoninggleaningsGWB §135: infinitesimalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: of its venomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: and the poisonousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: poisongleaningsGWB §672: bitternessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the bitterness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: a road leadinggleaningsGWB §360: for the sake ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: these two waysprayers-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 §94: the ways
This form usually rendered as “most”, “more”, “how” (24 occurrences)
most 58% more 8% how 8% precious 4% inestimable 4% high-minded 4% priceless 4% dignitaries 4% all-powerful 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the AlmightygleaningsGWB §489: He exaltethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: and powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: Thy glory is my witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: blessed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: dartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: arrowsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: for the dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: the arrowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the darts
exalt 25% glorify 19% exaltation 13% sake 13% magnify 9% exalted 6% magnifying 6% proclaim 3% may 3% glorification 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Supreme Horizonfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §369: how much loftierkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: the most exalted of allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: and by the exaltation oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: statementfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §697: one Willkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: writingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thy most exalted Wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
This form usually rendered as “give”, “let”, “make” (9 occurrences)
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “what” (28 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: hath wishedgleaningsGWB §532: What I have wishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: would fainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: thine ownthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: soughtgleaningsGWB §188: after your own desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: divine Purpose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: revealedgleaningsGWB §586: hath now been sent downkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: Him Who hath revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: Rain down, then,tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: desirefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §407: them that lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: to Thy loved onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)
This form usually rendered as “power”, “thou”, “might” (157 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: didst ordainfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §656: Strengthen mekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: for a whileprayers-and-meditationsP&M §118: Thy might, verily, is equaltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: thy capacity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: placed My whole trustgleaningsGWB §582: and put thy trust and confidence inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: resign themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §355: in Thee have I placed my trusttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: Relythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: to put thy trustwill-and-testamentW&T §25: representepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: reliance
times 31% conditions 28% circumstances 14% all 8% ever 6% condition 3% state 3% may 3% conduct 3% continually 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: roundgleaningsGWB §527: and betterethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: all Thy companytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §21: their manners
