Prayers and Meditations — §792
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 792 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يِّدِيْ تَسْمَعُ ضَجِيْجَ مُحِبِّيْكَ وَصَرِيخَهُمْ مِنْ كُلِّ الأَقْطارِ بِما وَرَدَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ الَّذِيْنَ كانَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ مَحْرُومَةً عَنْ نَفَحاتِ حُبِّكَ وَلَيْسَ لَهُمْ مِنْ مُعِينٍ لِيُعِيْنَهُم وَلا مِنْ ناصِرٍ لِيَنْصُرَهُمْ. وَكذلِكَ لَيْسَ لأَعْدائِهِمْ مِنْ مانِعٍ لِيَمْنَعَهُمْ عَنْ ضُرِّ هؤُلآءِ لِذا يَفْعَلُونَ ما يُرِيْدونَ وَيَعْمَلُونَ ما يَشاؤُونَ، إِذًا فانْصُرْ يا إِلهِي بِبَدائِعِ نَصْرِكَ أَحِبّائَكَ الَّذِيْنَ ما اسْتَنْصَرُوا مِنْ غَيْرِكَ وَما تَوَجَّهُوا إِلى دُون
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou givest ear, O my God and my Master, to the sighing of them that are dear to Thee, and hearest from all sides their cry, by reason of what hath befallen them at the hands of those whose hearts have been deprived of the sweet savors of Thy love. There is none either to befriend or to succor them, nor can anything deter their enemies from harming them. Unrestrained, they do what they wish, and deal with them as they please.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its handgleaningsGWB §167: hold within My graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: their handstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: HandgleaningsGWB §506: His Presence
SE expanded to “Thou givest ear”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: hearethfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §522: Hearken untokitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: makeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: as shall incline their earstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groaninggleaningsGWB §619: the voice ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: the voice of the lamentationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: wailedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groangleaningsGWB §610: hath causedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: sighingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: sighs
SE expanded to “them that are dear”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherishestfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §203: great love for theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: lovest mostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: our love for Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §127: loved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: crygleaningsGWB §619: their lamentation and weepingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: wailingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: such a cryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cried out toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: utteredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: cry out
This form usually rendered as “land”, “regions”, “lands” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: dropgleaningsGWB §261: abroadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: single dropprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: sidesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: regionsgleaningsGWB §581: dewdropprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: Thy dominionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: lands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: happen to visitgleaningsGWB §507: have enduredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have inflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: have enteredwill-and-testamentW&T §49: midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: Upon Our arrivalgleaningsGWB §466: hath sufferedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: inflict
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: utterly deprivedgleaningsGWB §300: hath been forbiddenkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: not return, deprivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Thine honorthe-hidden-wordsHW §31: Denywill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: bereft
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: breezesgleaningsGWB §47: breezekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: the sweet smelling fragrancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §433: grievous afflictionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: sweet smell
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: To none is givengleaningsGWB §48: have I allowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: have notablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: isgleaningsGWB §225: can bringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: is as nothing
This form usually rendered as “appointed”, “appoint”, “distinct” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the well-springgleaningsGWB §124: personalitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: mine eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the eyeswill-and-testamentW&T §33: with Thine eye
SE rendered وَلَيْسَ (walays), مُعِينٍ (muʿínin), لِيُعِيْنَهُم (líuʿínahum), ناصِرٍ (náṣirin) as “There is, to befriend, to succor”
aid 24% help 16% whose 12% succor 8% succorer 8% helper 8% assistance 8% associates 8% raised 4% assisted 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: assistgleaningsGWB §45: by God’s invisible assistancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: unassistedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: to befriendwill-and-testamentW&T §25: aid and assistepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: to succorgleaningsGWB §172: reinforce its powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: assistance
This form usually rendered as “upholder”, “help”, “ensure” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: shall render Thee victoriousfire-tabletFire §29: of Thy succorgleaningsGWB §171: victorykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: risenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: assist Thouwill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §47: victorious
enemies 64% adversaries 13% enemy 5% foes 4% enmity 4% mine 3% transgressor 2% all 2% common 1% excesses 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the hostsgleaningsGWB §247: nor ripe forkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: mightiest and loftiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: unabletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have withheld me
SE rendered لِيَمْنَعَهُمْ (líamnaʿahum), ضُرِّ (ḍurr), هؤُلآءِ (hʾuláʾ), لِذا (lidhá), يَفْعَلُونَ (yafʿalún) as “from harming, them, they do”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: will harmgleaningsGWB §644: ills and troubleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: in no wise damageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my troublestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §35: troublesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the blindgleaningsGWB §255: hardships
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered لِيَمْنَعَهُمْ (líamnaʿahum), ضُرِّ (ḍurr), هؤُلآءِ (hʾuláʾ), لِذا (lidhá), يَفْعَلُونَ (yafʿalún), يُرِيْدونَ (yurídún) as “from harming, them, they do, they wish”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: hath soughtgleaningsGWB §246: My heart’s desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: of Thy purposetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: His wishgleaningsGWB §608: pleaseth.”
SE expanded to “deal with them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: HelpgleaningsGWB §556: great workskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to enforceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: we have donetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §39: enforcethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have acted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: He willethgleaningsGWB §479: whom He willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §676: hath pleasedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: He pleaseth
SE rendered يَشاؤُونَ، (yasháʾúna،), فانْصُرْ (fánṣur), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), بِبَدائِعِ (bibadáʾiʿ), نَصْرِكَ (naṣrik), أَحِبّائَكَ (ʾaḥibbáʾak) as “they please, to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §23: is of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), بِبَدائِعِ (bibadáʾiʿ), نَصْرِكَ (naṣrik), أَحِبّائَكَ (ʾaḥibbáʾak) as “to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the FirstgleaningsGWB §432: createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: all the universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §170: bountiful favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: newgleaningsGWB §682: wondrous works
SE rendered اسْتَنْصَرُوا (istanṣarúá), غَيْرِكَ (ghayrik), تَوَجَّهُوا (tawajjahúá) as “hearest”
This form usually rendered as “set”, “have”, “advance” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: with radiant facesfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §506: refused to turnkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: to turnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: directing his stepstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself
SE rendered تَوَجَّهُوا (tawajjahúá), دُون (dún) as “hearest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: withgleaningsGWB §702: Without itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: withheldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: any one of Thy creaturesthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: except HimselfgleaningsGWB §566: otherwise
