Prayers and Meditations — §538
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 538 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فيا إِلهِي لَيْسَ لِيْ مِنْ ذِكْرٍ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِكَ وَلا لِيْ مِنْ حَرَكَةٍ إِلاَّ بِأَمْرِكَ، فَيا إِلهِي أَنْتَ أَظْهَرْتَنِي بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَأَقَمْتَنِيْ لإِظْهارِ أَمْرِكَ وَبِذلِكَ ابْتُلِيْتُ عَلَى شَأْنٍ مَنَعْتَ لِسانِي عَنْ ذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I can utter no word, O my God, unless I be permitted by Thee, and can move in no direction until I obtain Thy sanction. It is Thou, O my God, Who hast called me into being through the power of Thy might, and hast endued me with Thy grace to manifest Thy Cause. Wherefore I have been subjected to such adversities that my tongue hath been hindered from extolling Thee and from magnifying Thy glory.
Translation Notes
SE rendered فيا (fíá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), لَيْسَ (lays), لِيْ (lí), ذِكْرٍ (dhikrin) as “O, my God, can utter, no word”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: is notgleaningsGWB §358: is not possessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: There istablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: isgleaningsGWB §225: can bringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: None canepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: is as nothing
SE rendered فيا (fíá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), لَيْسَ (lays), لِيْ (lí), ذِكْرٍ (dhikrin), بِإِذْنِكَ (biʾidhnik) as “O, my God, can utter, no word, be permitted by Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: glorifiedgleaningsGWB §689: the Cause of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: theirthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: upon theegleaningsGWB §51: His sovereignty upon thee
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: referencesgleaningsGWB §416: that callestkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: above-mentionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: every mentiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §67: mention of Me
This form usually rendered as “leave”, “command”, “judgment” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: leavegleaningsGWB §222: been givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: by Thy leavewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: eargleaningsGWB §613: acceptance and pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: their earsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: by My leave
This form usually rendered as “movement”, “through”, “hath” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: stirredfire-tabletFire §27: MovergleaningsGWB §3: through the movementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: complyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: the Movertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: She bestirred herselfwill-and-testamentW&T §10: and senselessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: moving
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
SE expanded to “hast called me into being”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: happenedfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §717: Such forceskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: temporalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: Thou didst manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy strengthfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §291: the Most Powerfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: His mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: according to Thine irrevocable decreetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
This form usually rendered as “raise”, “bidden”, “hast” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: O peoplefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §317: Path.…kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: stageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: they may all arisetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
This form usually rendered as “thereby”, “thus”, “thereupon” (7 occurrences)
ابْتُلِيْتُ
literal: tribulation; affliction; trial
This form usually rendered as “have” (3 occurrences)
SE expanded to “been subjected to such adversities”
tribulations 20% tribulation 18% afflictions 17% trials 10% affliction 7% afflicted 7% woes 6% woe 6% calamity 5% adversities 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: overwhelmedfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §168: were sore triedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: was condemnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §574: vexationthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: in my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Troubles
SE rendered وَبِذلِكَ (wabidhlik), ابْتُلِيْتُ (ibtulít), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), مَنَعْتَ (manaʿt), لِسانِي (lisání), ذِكْرِكَ (dhikrik) as “Wherefore, been subjected to such adversities, hath been hindered, my tongue, extolling Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §496: to bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: evidencesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neithergleaningsGWB §711: Such must be thy steadfastnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: my glory
SE expanded to “hath been hindered”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: withholdgleaningsGWB §627: to hinder themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §305: able to frustratetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-Highest
وَثَنائِكَ
literal: praise; praise, commendation
This form usually rendered as “praise”, “celebrate”, “virtues” (71 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and from magnifying Thy glory”
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 §321: createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §81: and the gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebrationgleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: extolling Thy virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorify
