Prayers and Meditations — §792
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 792 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَيا إِلهِي وَسَيِّدِيْ 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،
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
SE rendered فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), وَسَيِّدِيْ (wasayyidí), تَسْمَعُ (tasmaʿ), ضَجِيْجَ (ḍajíj) as “O my God, my Master, givest, sighing”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: Hefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §197: to this God is My witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Divinitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: SiyyidsgleaningsGWB §611: have been made dismal and turned blackprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath darkenedgleaningsGWB §230: from afarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: the princes thereofgleaningsGWB §404: corrosion
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hearest”, “hear” (28 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: have also heardfire-tabletFire §37: have heardgleaningsGWB §192: perceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: listenerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §719: and mine earstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: hear thou therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groaninggleaningsGWB §647: clamorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §49: and bitter wailingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: wailedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groangleaningsGWB §610: that hath caused the denizens ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: the lamentationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: sighs
SE expanded to “them that are dear”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: affectionfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §723: approvekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: their heart’s desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: Thy willtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §6: their
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: crygleaningsGWB §619: their lamentation and weepingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: the criestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: such a cryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cried out to Him again for helpprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: its crytablet-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 §499: of the dropepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: landsgleaningsGWB §581: dewdropprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: throughout Thy dominionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: regions
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “things” (90 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: sufferedgleaningsGWB §227: if he come tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: recordedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: all that hath befallen uswill-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: have befallengleaningsGWB §127: hath attainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: partaking
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your heartsgleaningsGWB §122: men’s heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: in the heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: have inclined metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: in Mine heart
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: debarredgleaningsGWB §411: hath deprived himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the habitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy namethe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: deprived
sweet 28% breezes 20% fragrances 16% breaths 13% breath 9% fragrance 9% ecstasy 1% vitalizing 1% assail 1% breeze 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §29: the vitalizing fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: gentle windswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the Fragrances of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the breathsgleaningsGWB §187: sweet smelling savorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfume
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: There is nogleaningsGWB §355: can never beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: can uttertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: is notgleaningsGWB §513: It is notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: They have noneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: consisted not
This form usually rendered as “appointed”, “distinct”, “appoint” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §259: Aynu’l-Baqar (The SpringgleaningsGWB §167: with your eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: assistprayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: by Thine eyetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: not through the eyes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Mu’inu’l-MulkgleaningsGWB §9: with the aid ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §82: assistanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: Whose help is implored by all menwill-and-testamentW&T §5: his associatesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: assistgleaningsGWB §45: by God’s invisible assistance
This form usually rendered as “help”, “upholder”, “helper” (16 occurrences)
help 21% upholder 14% helper 14% will 7% defenseless 7% whosoever 7% helpers 7% succorer 7% which 7% single-handed 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: shall render Thee victoriousfire-tabletFire §28: championedgleaningsGWB §68: besoughtkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: of assistingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: Give, thereforethe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
enemies 60% adversaries 14% foes 5% enemy 5% mine 5% enmity 4% transgressor 2% aggressor 2% all 2% who 1%
SE rendered لأَعْدائِهِمْ (lʾaʿdáʾihim), مانِعٍ (mániʿin), لِيَمْنَعَهُمْ (líamnaʿahum), ضُرِّ (ḍurr) as “enemies, harming”
obstacle 11% veil 11% interfere 11% intervening 11% naught 11% none 11% withholder 11% can 11% hindrance 11%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: inaccessiblegleaningsGWB §511: preventkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: withhold the hand of Mosesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: hinder themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have prevented me
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 §149: the blindgleaningsGWB §501: sorely hurtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: in no wise damageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my troublestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §25: injuriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: can harmgleaningsGWB §284: harm Us
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine actgleaningsGWB §458: your behaviorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: wroughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: and would dothe-hidden-wordsHW §153: your deedsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thou hast donegleaningsGWB §486: Strive, therefore, to actkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in deeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: That which was donegleaningsGWB §606: of all actskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to enforceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: Dotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: by your deedswill-and-testamentW&T §39: bear upon daily transactionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: deeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: thatgleaningsGWB §132: nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: about Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: it may please Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
