Prayers and Meditations — §496
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 496 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا إِلهِي قَرَّتْ عَيْنُ البَهآءِ بِالنَّظَرِ إِلى أُفُقِ البَلآءِ الَّذِيْ أَتَى مِنْ سَمآءِ قَضَائِكَ وَأَخَذَهُ مِنْ كُلِّ الجِهاتِ بِما رُقِمَ مِنْ قَلَمِ تَقْدِيْرِكَ، فَوَنَفْسِكَ ما يُنْسَبُ إِلَيْكَ إِنَّهُ لَمَحْبُوب البَهآءِ وَلَوْ يَكُونُ سَمُّ الرَّدِی، يا إِلهِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Mine eyes are cheered, O my God, when I contemplate the tribulations that descend upon me from the heaven of Thy decree, and which have encompassed me on every side according to what Thy pen hath irrevocably established. I swear by Thy Self! Whatsoever is of Thee is well pleasing unto me, though it involve the bitterness of mine own death.
Translation Notes
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), قَرَّتْ (qarrat), عَيْنُ (ʿayn) as “my, cheered, eyes”
This form usually rendered as “gladdened”, “cheered”, “eyes” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: reportedgleaningsGWB §5: stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: abodeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: confession of their powerlessnesstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thine eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §9: arrangements
eye 51% spring 14% eyes 14% well-spring 3% identical 3% aynu’l-baqar 3% damsels 3% acute 3% before 3% face 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: in the eyegleaningsGWB §562: a reflectionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the eyeswill-and-testamentW&T §19: chosen
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “faith”, “splendor” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendorgleaningsGWB §201: all-gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy great glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §14: Abháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §30: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Glorious
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “beholding”, “because” (98 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: In viewfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §195: beholdkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: Most Sublime Visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: under the authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thou lookesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §121: turn your eyes
SE rendered بِالنَّظَرِ (biálnnaẓar), أُفُقِ (ʾufuq), البَلآءِ (al-baláʾ), أَتَى (ʾatá) as “contemplate, tribulations, descend”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: worldfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §286: worksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: horizon of Thy gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Supreme HorizongleaningsGWB §63: of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: orient
tribulation 42% adversity 13% woe 13% affliction 8% tribulations 8% troubles 4% trials 4% orient 4% afflictions 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: of My sorrowsfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §644: all calamitieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: woesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: the bitterness of mine anguishthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: triedwill-and-testamentW&T §35: in my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: affliction
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: appearedgleaningsGWB §78: come downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: givethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: didst comethe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: will bringgleaningsGWB §101: We gaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: came to pass
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: in the namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §591: heaven and of earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: visible heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: to Thy Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: call
decree 69% irrevocable 10% dispositions 3% judgment 3% purpose 3% appointments 3% ordained 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: that have happenedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §509: have befallenkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: wasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: Thou hast fulfilledthe-hidden-wordsHW §19: have ordainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: decided
have 17% bewildered 17% taken 8% seizing 8% made 8% dedicate 8% preferred 8% property 8% extinguished 8% withdrawn 8%
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “recorded”, “inscribed” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: inscribedgleaningsGWB §56: hath imprinted the testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: irrevocably establishedwill-and-testamentW&T §9: written byepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: writtengleaningsGWB §692: hath fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: laid downepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: recorded
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: the Most Sublime PengleaningsGWB §493: Pen of Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Thy most exalted Penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: PengleaningsGWB §66: exclaimethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: Thy most exalted
SE rendered رُقِمَ (ruqim), قَلَمِ (qalam), تَقْدِيْرِكَ، (taqdírika،), فَوَنَفْسِكَ (fawanafsik), يُنْسَبُ (yunsab) as “irrevocably established, pen, swear by Thy Self, is of”
SE expanded to “swear by Thy Self”
SE rendered فَوَنَفْسِكَ (fawanafsik), يُنْسَبُ (yunsab), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), لَمَحْبُوب (lamaḥbúb) as “swear by Thy Self, is of, Thee, well pleasing”
related 67% attributed 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: ascribedgleaningsGWB §43: bear allegiance tokitab-i-ahdAhd §10: My Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: regardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: most exalted tiethe-hidden-wordsHW §30: towill-and-testamentW&T §43: connectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: charges
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “beloved”, “well-beloved”, “best-beloved” (113 occurrences)
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 §38: pleasingfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §36: of the lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: of them that lovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wish
8 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “will”, “future”, “may” (69 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: I werefire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §690: the pastkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: can withstandtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: needle’s eyefire-tabletFire §34: the poisoninggleaningsGWB §551: a deadly poisonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: of its venomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: and the poisonouswill-and-testamentW&T §17: poisonedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the bitternessgleaningsGWB §672: bitterness
This form usually rendered as “death” (3 occurrences)
