Prayers and Meditations — §740
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 740 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا إِلهِي وَسَيِّدِي وَغايَةَ رَجآئِي وَمُنْتَهى أَمَلِي تَرَى وَتَسْمَعُ حَنِينَ المَظْلُومِ مِنَ البِئْرِ الظَّلْمآءِ الَّتِيْ بُنِيَتْ مِنْ أَوْهامِ أَعْدائِكَ وَفِي حُفْرَةٍ عَمْياءِ الَّتِي حُفِرَتْ مِنْ ظُنُونِ طُغاةِ خَلْقِكَ، وَجَمالِكَ يا أَيُّها الظَّاهرُ بِالجَلالِ إِنِّي لا أَجْزَعُ مِنَ البَلايا فِي حُبِّكَ وَلا مِنَ الرَّزايا فِي سَبِيْلِكَ بَلِ اخْتَرْتُها بِحَوْلِكَ وَأَفْتَخِرُ بِها بَيْنَ المُقَرَّبِينَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَالمُخْلِصِينَ مِنْ عِبادِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
My God, my Master, my Highest Hope, and the Goal of my desire! Thou seest and hearest the sighing of this wronged One, from this darksome well which the vain imaginations of Thine adversaries have built, and from this blind pit which the idle fancies of the wicked among Thy creatures have digged. By Thy Beauty, O Thou Whose glory is uncovered to the face of men! I am not impatient in the troubles that touch me in my love for Thee, neither in the adversities which I suffer in Thy path. Nay, I have, by Thy power, chosen them for mine own self, and I glory in them amongst such of Thy creatures as enjoy near access to Thee, and those of Thy servants that are wholly devoted to Thy Self.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: O my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §2: Thee, O my Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: O my God—hathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: my MastergleaningsGWB §404: corrosionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: and my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: princelygleaningsGWB §611: have been made dismal and turned blackprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath darkenedgleaningsGWB §181: descendant of the Prophet
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: dupedfire-tabletFire §8: heightgleaningsGWB §725: to Him Who is the world’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: Purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: highestthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: surely strayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: made to errprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: the cherished desire
SE expanded to “my Highest Hope”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspirationfire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §629: may obtainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: nor hopethe-hidden-wordsHW §50: even as dothwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hope
SE rendered وَسَيِّدِي (wasayyidí), وَغايَةَ (wagháyah), رَجآئِي (rajáʾí), وَمُنْتَهى (wamuntahى), أَمَلِي (ʾamalí), تَرَى (tará), وَتَسْمَعُ (watasmaʿ) as “my Master, the Goal, my Highest Hope, my desire, seest, hearest”
beyond 37% highest 15% immeasurable 7% end 7% divine 7% ended 7% supreme 7% muntaha 4% sadratu’l-muntahá 4% may 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: infinitefire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §327: the end that hath no endkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: that which is forbiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: utmost limittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: hopegleaningsGWB §395: longing to partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: ponderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §740: my desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: OF DESIREepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: this aspirationgleaningsGWB §465: My dearest wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Meditate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst beholdfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §86: Will ye not recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: hypocriteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: and beholdthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §35: saw meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: have I perceived
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: earsfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §507: awarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: who hearethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: are utteredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him give earwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
حَنِينَ
literal: lamentation; lamentation, yearning; groaning, longing
This form usually rendered as “voice”, “lamentation”, “cry” (13 occurrences)
voice 23% lamentation 15% cry 15% moans 8% groaneth 8% lamenting 8% lamentations 8% sighing 8% groaning 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: crygleaningsGWB §170: groanethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: voice of His lamentationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: utter Thy lamentationsgleaningsGWB §118: moansprayers-and-meditationsP&M §740: sighingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the voice of My lamentationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §49: my sighing
SE expanded to “this wronged One”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: these whom the world hath wrongedfire-tabletFire §49: meeknessgleaningsGWB §231: with such crueltykitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of tyranny.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: by the wrongthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: malevolenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the victim of oppression
SE expanded to “this darksome well”
son 76% children 6% foundations 4% edifice 3% sons 3% scion 2% built 1% descendant 1% foundation 1% divine 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the son ofgleaningsGWB §424: ones of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: the people ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the son ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: CHILDRENwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Divine Edificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: foundationsgleaningsGWB §272: O my son
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: idle fancyfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §610: vain imaginationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: idle and faulty conceptionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: and idle imaginingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: FANCYwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
SE rendered أَعْدائِكَ (ʾaʿdáʾik), وَفِي (wafí), حُفْرَةٍ (ḥufrahin), عَمْياءِ (ʿamyáʾ), حُفِرَتْ (ḥufirat), ظُنُونِ (ẓunún) as “Thine adversaries, this blind pit, digged, idle fancies”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Thinkestfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §682: such imaginingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: bear in mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: of my fanciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fanciesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: idle fancies
This form usually rendered as “oppressors”, “have”, “rebellious” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of My oppressorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: rebellionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: the oppressorswill-and-testamentW&T §47: rebelliousnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: the wickedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: have transgressedwill-and-testamentW&T §52: rebellious onesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §751: the rebellious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: a praiseworthy characterfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §264: by menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: “rebirth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: bring creation into beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: We created you allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: a goodly character
beauty 85% gaze 2% face 2% whose 2% countenance 1% glory 1% contemplation 1% swear 1% most 1% through 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: BeautygleaningsGWB §612: our Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: charmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: my glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and by My beautywill-and-testamentW&T §38: of the Ancient Beauty
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: glorifiedgleaningsGWB §27: exalted characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: of Thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: exalted begleaningsGWB §546: grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: dominion
This form usually rendered as “am”, “fear”, “sorrow” (7 occurrences)
tribulations 31% tribulation 17% troubles 10% trials 7% woes 7% every 7% adversities 7% afflictions 5% manifold 5% calamities 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: suffered grievouslyfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §168: were sore triedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: fell a preyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §423: the troublesthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: trialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: trials
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: that loveth Mefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §36: of the lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: them that are deartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: that love
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: afflictiongleaningsGWB §724: afflictionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: calamitiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §574: and every ordealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: trialsgleaningsGWB §162: woes and trials Thou hast destined for myselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: any troubleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the trials
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: in the pathgleaningsGWB §554: In Our Wayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: these two waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: the pathstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shed streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: way
good 37% better 14% chosen 12% best 8% unconstrained 8% choose 6% what 5% righteous 5% unconditioned 4% chose 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: chosegleaningsGWB §690: shall be betterkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: retired and lived inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: righteouswill-and-testamentW&T §17: truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: blessinggleaningsGWB §663: thou wouldst choose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: Now, toogleaningsGWB §713: may betidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: Whatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §638: with metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §52: at such a time
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: glorygleaningsGWB §235: to glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: gloriedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: and have been vaunting themselvesthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: should exalt himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: pridegleaningsGWB §43: pride themselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: adorn themselves
المُقَرَّبِينَ
literal: nearness; near; bring near
This form usually rendered as “such”, “nigh”, “who” (59 occurrences)
SE expanded to “enjoy near access”
such 18% nigh 16% who 14% enjoy 14% favored 12% have 10% all 8% well-favored 6% shall 2% well-favoured 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: of such as are nigh unto Himfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §575: that are nigh unto Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: nearerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: have enjoyed near accesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: such as are devotedfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §60: the true servants of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: such as are wholly devoted to Thy willthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purestwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: set it free
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: I worshipfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §122: Servants.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: and the Object of their adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: My servants
