Prayers and Meditations — §512
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 512 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
نَفْسَهُ ما يُلْقِيْها بَيْنَ أَيْدِيْ أَعْدائِكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ قَبِلْتُ البَلايا لإِحْياءِ مَنْ فِي سَمائِكَ وَأَرْضِكَ، إِنَّ الَّذِيْ أَحَبَّكَ لا يُحِبُّ نَفْسَهُ إِلاَّ لإِعْلآءِ أَمْرِكَ وَالَّذِيْ عَرَفَكَ لا يَعْرِفُ سِواكَ وَلا يَلْتَفِتُ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I swear by Thy glory! I have accepted to be tried by manifold adversities for no purpose except to regenerate all that are in Thy heaven and on Thy earth. Whoso hath loved Thee, can never feel attached to his own self, except for the purpose of furthering Thy Cause; and whoso hath recognized Thee can recognize naught else except Thee, and can turn to no one save Thee.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: any onegleaningsGWB §624: evil passionskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: the least of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: by Thine own Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
SE rendered نَفْسَهُ (nafsah), يُلْقِيْها (yulqíhá) as “self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: meetethfire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §285: entrustedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: We impartedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: who forsooktablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: of eternal reunionthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
SE rendered نَفْسَهُ (nafsah), يُلْقِيْها (yulqíhá), أَيْدِيْ (ʾaydí), أَعْدائِكَ، (ʾaʿdáʾika،), فَوَعِزَّتِكَ (fawaʿizzatik) as “self, I swear by Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hand of Thy loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §627: holdest in Thine handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §139: bytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §476: designs
SE rendered أَعْدائِكَ، (ʾaʿdáʾika،), فَوَعِزَّتِكَ (fawaʿizzatik), قَبِلْتُ (qabilt) as “I swear by Thy glory, accepted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: their common foefire-tabletFire §33: Thy foesgleaningsGWB §184: of Mine enemieskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: the capacityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: those Thine enemiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgresswill-and-testamentW&T §4: the hostility
SE expanded to “I swear by Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: blestfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §374: and exalted be His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: Thine adorablethe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Hath thy pomp
This form usually rendered as “would”, “didst”, “hast” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Set thine heart towardsfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §106: facekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: “Qiblih.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: with mine eyes liftedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
tribulations 38% tribulation 15% adversities 12% trials 6% afflictions 6% every 6% manifold 6% woes 6% all 3% ills 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: provedfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §410: a fresh tribulationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: oppressed and afflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: teststhe-hidden-wordsHW §154: triedwill-and-testamentW&T §35: in my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: adversity
This form usually rendered as “regeneration”, “regenerate”, “sake” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: lifefire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §611: the Livingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “life,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: for the regenerationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of lovewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: what is its namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §39: separate designationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: “Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: heaven and ontablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven
SE expanded to “and on Thy earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: all who adore Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §555: His loving-kindnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Best-Belovedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: loving Me
This form usually rendered as “exalt”, “exaltation”, “glorify” (34 occurrences)
exalt 30% exaltation 19% glorify 15% exalted 7% magnify 7% glorification 7% sake 4% proclaim 4% furthering 4% magnifying 4%
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: every understanding heartgleaningsGWB §313: mysterykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the sagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thine immeasurable knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: discernment
SE expanded to “naught else except Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §211: establishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: been establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: any one except Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: another than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §358: else besides these
