Prayers and Meditations — §422
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 422 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ثُمَّ أَسْئَلُكَ بِقِدَمِ ذاتِكَ بِأَنْ تُصَبِّرَ البَهآءَ فِي هذِهِ المُصِيْباتِ الَّتِيْ فِيها نَاحَتْ أَهْلُ مَلإِ الأَعْلَی، وَبَكَتْ أَهْلُ جَنَّةِ المَأْوَی، وَأَخَذَتْ كُلَّ الوُجُوهِ غُبارُ الصَّفْرآءِ فِي هذا الحُزْنِ الَّذِيْ أَحَاطَ عِبادَ الَّذِينَ تَوَجَّهُوا إِلى شَطْرِ اسْمِكَ العَلِيِّ الأَعْلى لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ المُتَعَالِ الغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And now I implore Thee, by the eternity of Thy Self, to enable me to be patient in these tribulations which have caused the Concourse on high to wail and the denizens of the everlasting Paradise to weep, and through which all faces have been covered with the tawny dust provoked by the anguish that hath seized such of Thy servants as have turned towards Thy Name, the Most Exalted, the Most High. No God is there but Thee, the Almighty, the Inaccessible, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I imploregleaningsGWB §259: questionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I beseech TheegleaningsGWB §179: entreatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: questioningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to account
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: Him Who is the Ancient of Daysfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §59: of everlasting dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: enter thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: of eternitytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: by His presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §81: pacewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thine EssencegleaningsGWB §3: is propelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: of Thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: His Exalted BeinggleaningsGWB §386: for Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recesses
This form usually rendered as “tarry”, “enable” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy patiencefire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §569: will continue to sustainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: and patiencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withholdthe-hidden-wordsHW §78: peaceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: Patiently
This form usually rendered as “bahá”, “glory”, “heart” (90 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: by Thy most gloriousgleaningsGWB §661: of Glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: soulthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: AbhágleaningsGWB §200: glorious
This form usually rendered as “tribulations” (1 occurrences)
will 18% befall 18% woes 9% tribulations 9% wilt 9% cares 9% tribulation 9% distress 9% calamities 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: lamentethfire-tabletFire §47: wailinggleaningsGWB §423: wailkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: prayerfully exhortedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: spent in lamentationwill-and-testamentW&T §5: lamentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: to lamentfire-tabletFire §47: Dost Thou wail
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (284 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye rich onesfire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §568: the peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: Floodtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §10: is filled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: heightsfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §317: Magnifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: pre-eminentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: for the purpose of furtheringtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: weepeth soregleaningsGWB §154: weptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §723: her own anguishtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: shed tearswill-and-testamentW&T §35: have shed tearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: weepgleaningsGWB §247: wept soreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §422: to weep
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: heavenlygleaningsGWB §396: heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “paradise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: this Paradisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: the highest paradisethe-hidden-wordsHW §7: thy heavenly homewill-and-testamentW&T §36: with all my heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: possessed
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “laid”, “clung” (29 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: carried away have they beenfire-tabletFire §7: grippedgleaningsGWB §353: to choose therefromkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: perishethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: takingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §735: been carried awaytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: inclinefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §466: transferred Our residencekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: direct his facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
This form usually rendered as “tawny” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “sorrow”, “grief”, “sadden” (22 occurrences)
sorrow 25% grief 15% sadden 10% sadness 10% sorrows 10% anguish 10% saddened 5% tribulation 5% despondency 5% affliction 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: tribulationfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §47: filled thee with griefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: treasuredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §54: be not sadwill-and-testamentW&T §34: as they bewailed
encompassed 45% hath 17% envelop 11% pervaded 6% embraced 6% have 4% surrounded 4% surround 2% throughout 2% enveloped 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: envelopfire-tabletFire §20: have been breathed togleaningsGWB §66: the All-Pervadingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “authority”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: have assailedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-Encompassing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: the servants of Godfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §465: a servantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: the onestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §10: servant of Thineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: His servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: fromgleaningsGWB §411: anything exceptkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: sideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: towardsgleaningsGWB §569: unto the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: toward the courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: to their Capital
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §301: titlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: called by Thine own nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: O my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §462: is in the hand of none except Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: God’s divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: and the Object of the adorationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: forgive mefire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §650: “the Ever-Forgiving”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: art the Ever-Forgivingwill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: latefire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
This form usually rendered as “most”, “all-merciful”, “merciful” (47 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: to have mercy upon mefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §124: blessingkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: the Most Compassionate.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
