Prayers and Meditations — §502
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 502 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
لَكَ الحَمْدُ يا إِلهِي بِما أَذِنْتَنِي بِذِكْرِكَ لَوْلاهُ بِما يَسْتأْنِسُ البَهآءُ وَيَفْرَحُ قَلْبُ البَهآءِ، بِذِكْرِكَ جُعِلْتُ غَنِيًّا مِنْ ذِكْرِ العالَمِينَ وَبِحُبِّكَ لا أَجْزَعُ عَنْ ضُرِّ الظَّالِمِينَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I give thanks to Thee, O my God, that Thou hast suffered me to remember Thee. What else but remembrance of Thee can give delight to my soul or gladness to my heart? Communion with Thee enableth me to dispense with the remembrance of all Thy creatures, and my love for Thee empowereth me to endure the harm which my oppressors inflict upon me.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: PraisegleaningsGWB §62: “Praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Muhammadan Dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §259: I offer thanksgiving unto Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: “PraisedgleaningsGWB §30: “Render thanks
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: Himfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §383: the hand of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: in God aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: the Lord of their livestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE expanded to “Thou hast suffered”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the eargleaningsGWB §251: by His leavekitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: by the permissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: and judgmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: as ordainedgleaningsGWB §490: the burden of their recital
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: mentionedgleaningsGWB §106: whispering of selfkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: of every dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: My remembrance of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
This form usually rendered as “adapt”, “give” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: a man’sgleaningsGWB §160: to adapt themselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: eternal reunionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: delightthe-hidden-wordsHW §82: communionwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: humangleaningsGWB §441: No two men
This form usually rendered as “bahá”, “glory”, “heart” (90 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of BahágleaningsGWB §207: glory ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: My soulthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: MygleaningsGWB §207: the glory of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: with joyfire-tabletFire §12: DelightgleaningsGWB §292: to rejoicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: gladnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: will cheerwill-and-testamentW&T §57: happinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: “Rejoice with great joygleaningsGWB §423: rejoicing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the heartsgleaningsGWB §505: thy soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: whose heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: have inclined metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: within your heartswill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: hearts
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “whom” (59 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: hath madefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §486: givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the foulest beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: to enable metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe thyself therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
This form usually rendered as “all-possessing”, “rich”, “independent” (58 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to dispense with”
all-possessing 43% rich 26% independent 9% can 4% riches 4% dispense 4% all-sufficing 2% verily 2% self-sufficient 2% lofty 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the richgleaningsGWB §449: take the placekitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: warbleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: hath been able to dispense withtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §157: shall be all-sufficient unto youwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
SE expanded to “of all Thy creatures”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: the body of the worldfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §677: symbolkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the standardsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: is known of nonetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE expanded to “my love for Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: love offire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §235: and are My loverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: Delighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be setwill-and-testamentW&T §5: “My foolish loved ones
This form usually rendered as “am”, “fear”, “sorrow” (7 occurrences)
harm 33% hurt 13% trouble 7% woe 7% pernicious 7% sorely 7% injury 7% manifold 7% malice 7% afflictions 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: troublegleaningsGWB §569: the tribulationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: sufferingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: the manifold illstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §25: injuriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to harm TheegleaningsGWB §501: the affliction from which I suffer
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: oppressedfire-tabletFire §33: through the tyrannygleaningsGWB §497: His meekness — a meekness thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: tyranny!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: The transgressionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: flagrant injusticeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: such iniquity
