Prayers and Meditations — §482
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 482 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَنْتَ المَحْبُوبُ فِي صَدْرِ البَهآءِ وَالمَذْكُورُ فِي قَلْبِ البَهآءِ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ لَوْ يَجْتَمِعُنَّ مَنْ فِي السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرْضِ عَلَى أَنْ يَمْنَعُنَّ البَهآءَ عَنْ ذِكْرِكَ وَثَنَائِكَ لا يَسْتَطِيعُنَّ وَلا يَقْدِرُنَّ، لَوْ يَقْتُلُونَنِي المُشْرِكُونَ إِذًا دَمِي يَنْطِقُ بِإِذْنِكَ وَيَقُولُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ يا مَقْصُودَ البَهاءِ، وَلَوْ يَطْبَخُونَنِي فِي قِدْرِ البَغْضآءِ قُتَارُ الَّذِيْ يَفُوحُ مِنْ لَحْمِي يَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَيْكَ وَيُنادِي أَيْنَ أَنْتَ يا مَولَى العالَمِينَ وَمَقْصُودَ العارِفِينَ، وَلَوْ يُحْرِقُونَنِي بِالنَّارِ فَوَعِزَّتِكَ رَمَادِيْ يَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thy glory beareth me witness! Were all that are in the heavens and all that are on earth to unite and seek to hinder me from remembering Thee and from celebrating Thy praise, they would assuredly have no power over me, and would fail in their purpose. And were the infidels to slay me, my blood would, at Thy command, lift up its voice and proclaim: “There is no God but Thee, O Thou Who art all my heart’s Desire!” And were my flesh to be boiled in the cauldron of hate, the smell which it would send forth would rise towards Thee and cry out: “Where art Thou, O Lord of the worlds, Thou One Desire of them that have known Thee!” And were I to be cast into fire, my ashes would—I swear by Thy glory—declare: “The Youth hath, verily, attained that for which he had besought his Lord, the All-Glorious, the Omniscient.”
Translation Notes
SE rendered المَحْبُوبُ (al-maḥbúb), صَدْرِ (ṣadr), البَهآءِ (al-baháʾ) as “heart, the All-Glorious”
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 6% prized 2% who 2% one 2% pleasing 1% god 1% new 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Well-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §667: the belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: their lovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love thee
This form usually rendered as “breast”, “breasts”, “dilated” (22 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “faith”, “splendor” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: glorygleaningsGWB §201: all-gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: the brightest realitiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: are verily gloriousgleaningsGWB §208: its splendorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: most effulgent
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 §186: for ThygleaningsGWB §203: commemoratekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: of the wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: enable to remember Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §67: mention of Me
SE rendered البَهآءِ (al-baháʾ), وَالمَذْكُورُ (wálmadhkúr), قَلْبِ (qalb), البَهآءِ، (al-baháʾi،), فَوَعِزَّتِكَ (fawaʿizzatik), لَوْ (law) as “the All-Glorious, Thy glory beareth me witness, Were all”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the heartgleaningsGWB §159: distractkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the human heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §543: stirrest upthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with a sound
SE expanded to “Thy glory beareth me witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Better is itfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §640: honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: tothe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: blest
8 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “unite” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: othersgleaningsGWB §584: the entire human racekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: reunitedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: every atomwill-and-testamentW&T §22: body
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the heaven of bountyfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §468: his famekitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: of the heaventablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: shut you outgleaningsGWB §536: the Most Highkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: powerlesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: has been powerless to withhold
SE expanded to “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 §52: secondgleaningsGWB §396: magnifykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §767: to extol Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §46: celebrate His praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: celebrate Thy praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify Thee
obey 39% obeyed 17% obedience 9% obedient 9% “obey 4% obeyest 4% “willingly 4% succeed 4% allegiance 4% devout 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: obeygleaningsGWB §458: succeedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: obeyed.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §663: Most Powerfultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to do thiswill-and-testamentW&T §17: through obedience toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: “WillinglygleaningsGWB §699: Whoso ariseth
SE expanded to “in their purpose”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: associate a partnergleaningsGWB §125: partnerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: an act of blasphemyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: naught but open blasphemythe-hidden-wordsHW §153: arewill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: joined partnersgleaningsGWB §297: infidel
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: the blood of anyonegleaningsGWB §189: my bloodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: breathed intoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thy bloodwill-and-testamentW&T §10: with my bloodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: bloodgleaningsGWB §170: breathedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the blood
SE rendered المُشْرِكُونَ (al-mushrikún), دَمِي (damí), يَنْطِقُ (yanṭiq), بِإِذْنِكَ (biʾidhnik), وَيَقُولُ (wayaqúl), إِلهَ (ʾilh) as “the infidels, my blood, Thy command, and proclaim, God”
speaketh 26% speak 16% proclaimeth 11% proclaiming 11% crieth 11% uttereth 5% voiceth 5% utter 5% proclaim 5% exclaimeth 5%
This form usually rendered as “leave”, “command”, “judgment” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: leavegleaningsGWB §26: earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §356: mine earwill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the eargleaningsGWB §466: by his leaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: their earsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: ear
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: hath saidgleaningsGWB §2: I proclaimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: They made replyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: proclaimethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: Andthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: by words
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the Desire of their heartsgleaningsGWB §417: purpose underlyingkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: have purposedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: all that seek Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: the Desired One
This form usually rendered as “boiled” (1 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “would” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: breathsgleaningsGWB §694: ladenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: and perceived the fragrancesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: passedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: sweet smellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: will shedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: the sweet savorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §129: breathings
This form usually rendered as “who”, “lift”, “inclined” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the countenance of truthfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §709: every tracekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: the light of Thy countenancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “calleth”, “crieth”, “will” (12 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and cry out”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: calleth aloudfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §424: proclaimingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: Heraldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: and cry outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: calleth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: chosen onesgleaningsGWB §471: and before His loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: with Thy loved oneswill-and-testamentW&T §49: have rainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: order of the MawlavisgleaningsGWB §38: are endowedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: master?”
SE expanded to “of the worlds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the worldfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §272: all worlds.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: art aware—eachtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
This form usually rendered as “have”, “comprehend”, “all” (76 occurrences)
have 17% comprehend 15% all 15% know 12% such 10% understanding 7% understand 7% perceive 7% who 5% every 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: believed and imaginedgleaningsGWB §461: learnedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: contraryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: confessedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: acquaint
SE expanded to “to be cast into fire”
SE rendered وَلَوْ (walaw), يُحْرِقُونَنِي (yuḥriqúnaní), بِالنَّارِ (biálnnár), فَوَعِزَّتِكَ (fawaʿizzatik), رَمَادِيْ (ramádí) as “were, to be cast into fire, would—I swear by Thy glory—declare, my ashes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the firesfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §226: Daystarkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: of a divine Guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: the effulgent lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
1 occurrence in corpus
