Prayers and Meditations — §795
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 795 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
هذا الغُلامِ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَبَرِيَّتِكَ، إِذًا صِرْتُ مُتَحَيِّرًا يا إِلهِي وَلَمْ أَدْرِ ما أَفْعَلُ بَيْنَ هؤُلآءِ وَكُلَّما أَصْمُتُ عَنْ بَدائِعِ ذِكْرِكَ يُنْطِقُنِي الرُّوحُ بَيْنَ سَمائِكَ وَأَرْضِكَ، وَكُلَّما أَسْكُنُ يُهَزِّزُنِي ما تَهُبُّ عَنْ يَمِينِ مَشِيَّتِكَ وَإِرادَتِكَ وَأَجِدُ نَفْسِيْ كَالْوَرَقَةِ الَّتِيْ تُحَرِّكُها أَرْياحُ قَضائِكَ وَتَذْهَبُ بِها كَيْفَ تَشاءُ بِأَمْرِكَ وَإِذْنِكَ وَبِما ظَهَرَ مِنِّي يُوقِنُ كُلُّ بَصِيرٍ بِأَنَّ الأَمْرَ لَيْسَ بِيَدِيْ بَلْ بِيَدِكَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ زِمامُ الاخْتِيارِ فِي قَبْضَتِيْ بَلْ فِي قَبْضَتِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ، مَعَ ذلِكَ يا إِلهِي اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَيَّ أَهْلُ مَمْلَكَتِكَ وَيُنَزِّلُنَّ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I am bewildered, therefore, O my God, and know not how to act toward them. Every time I hold my peace, and cease to extol Thy wondrous virtues, Thy Spirit impelleth me to cry out before all who are in Thy heaven and on Thy earth; and every time I am still, the breaths wafted from the right hand of Thy will and purpose pass over me, and stir me up, and I find myself to be as a leaf which lieth at the mercy of the winds of Thy decree, and is carried away whithersoever Thou dost permit or command it. Every man of insight who considereth what hath been revealed by me, will be persuaded that Thy Cause is not in my hands, but in Thy hands, and will recognize that the reins of power are held not in my grasp but in Thy grasp, and are subject to Thy sovereign might. And yet, Thou seest, O my God, how the inhabitants of Thy realm have arrayed themselves against me, and inflict upon me every moment of my life what causeth the realities of Thy chosen ones and trusted ones to tremble.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: this Youthfire-tabletFire §36: ThisgleaningsGWB §190: Youthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: such a manepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: slaves, both mengleaningsGWB §133: Myprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: officers
SE rendered خَلْقِكَ (khalqik), وَبَرِيَّتِكَ، (wabaríratika،), صِرْتُ (ṣirt), مُتَحَيِّرًا (mutaḥayyiran) as “I am bewildered”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hath createdfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §35: peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: the Makertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Creator
SE rendered وَبَرِيَّتِكَ، (wabaríratika،), صِرْتُ (ṣirt), مُتَحَيِّرًا (mutaḥayyiran) as “I am bewildered”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: menfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §195: Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: against Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationgleaningsGWB §693: creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: all that were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of them
SE expanded to “I am bewildered”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: interposed themselvesgleaningsGWB §720: proveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: I am bewilderedgleaningsGWB §522: have yeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: I marvelgleaningsGWB §27: assumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: that I am madeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: I fell
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: sore perplexedgleaningsGWB §159: perplexitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: marvelledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: bewilderedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: astoundedgleaningsGWB §118: bewilderingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: bewildermentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: would be bewildered
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy
SE rendered صِرْتُ (ṣirt), مُتَحَيِّرًا (mutaḥayyiran), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), وَلَمْ (walam), أَدْرِ (ʾadr), أَفْعَلُ (ʾafʿal), هؤُلآءِ (hʾuláʾ) as “I am bewildered, God, not, know, act, toward them”
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: know notgleaningsGWB §338: accomplishmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: thinkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: possessethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: How mysteriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I know notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: were cheeredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: have come into
This form usually rendered as “deal”, “do”, “strive” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: donegleaningsGWB §457: have persisted in your waywardnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in deedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: transgressepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thine actsgleaningsGWB §240: of your doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He accomplisheth
2 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Every onegleaningsGWB §476: whateverkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: His all-embracingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: every severaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §34: in utter falsehood
SE expanded to “I hold my peace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: held His peacegleaningsGWB §690: proclaim unceasinglykitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: silenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: cease toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: be silentgleaningsGWB §551: observe silenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: I hold my peaceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: silent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: this mightygleaningsGWB §548: wondrous gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: through the wondersthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: mysticwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: to creategleaningsGWB §452: of creation
SE rendered أَصْمُتُ (ʾaṣmut), بَدائِعِ (badáʾiʿ), ذِكْرِكَ (dhikrik), يُنْطِقُنِي (yunṭiquní), الرُّوحُ (ar-rúḥ) as “I hold my peace, wondrous, impelleth me to cry out, Thy Spirit”
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: have mentionedgleaningsGWB §1: make mention of Theekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: been recordedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: extolling Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §154: told
SE expanded to “impelleth me to cry out”
SE expanded to “in Thy heaven”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: advancementfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §380: the Unitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: by Thy name, the All-Glorioustablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven
SE expanded to “and on Thy earth”
This form usually rendered as “forced”, “quiet”, “am” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: serenityfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §511: peace and tranquillitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: have soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: Thy calmtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: calm
This form usually rendered as “stir” (1 occurrences)
transports 15% stirred 15% shaken 15% vibrateth 8% have 8% trembleth 8% throw 8% whispering 8% therein 8% hath 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: vibratethgleaningsGWB §29: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: stirred uptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: shakenwill-and-testamentW&T §35: made merryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: have been quickenedgleaningsGWB §56: whispering breezeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: been so stirred up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: blowingfire-tabletFire §29: onrushing galesgleaningsGWB §684: evilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and to waftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: have been waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: Vouchsafeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: the fierce winds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: right sidegleaningsGWB §537: on his right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: to my rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thy right handgleaningsGWB §198: the right sideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: His right handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: rightgleaningsGWB §192: my right hand
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: wishethgleaningsGWB §468: circumstanceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: my pleasuretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: willing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: was being despatchedgleaningsGWB §68: fixedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: attempttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze uponwill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: association
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: there lieth concealedfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §85: ye may findkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: may discovertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §4: the firm
SE expanded to “as a leaf”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: newspapersfire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §235: who are the leaves thereofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: Mystic Birdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: the Dovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: celestial dovewill-and-testamentW&T §30: written paperepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: its leaves
This form usually rendered as “move”, “lieth” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: movingfire-tabletFire §27: MovergleaningsGWB §595: through its movementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: complyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: the movementtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: standethwill-and-testamentW&T §10: and senselessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: stirring up
SE expanded to “of Thy decree”
decree 69% irrevocable 10% dispositions 3% judgment 3% purpose 3% appointments 3% ordained 3% through 3%
This form usually rendered as “carried” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: asgleaningsGWB §242: why is it, thenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: How, thenthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: “HowgleaningsGWB §338: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: Pen,—how much more
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (179 occurrences)
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 §171: all thingsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §452: His biddingkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: all actsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: is the source of authoritytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: hearinggleaningsGWB §661: purge thine earkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: by the permission ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: their earstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: Bidepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: be permitted by Thee
This form usually rendered as “things” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: watergleaningsGWB §82: riverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: by waterthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: foul and mortalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: what He willethgleaningsGWB §36: such waterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: by reason of what
SE expanded to “hath been revealed”
hath 42% appeared 17% manifested 9% revealed 9% made 8% have 4% fulfilled 4% uncovered 4% perpetrated 2% back 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: remainfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §25: been brokenkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the dawnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: tokens of Thy handiworktablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
This form usually rendered as “mine” (5 occurrences)
SE expanded to “will be persuaded”
SE rendered بَصِيرٍ (baṣírin), الأَمْرَ (al-ʾamr), لَيْسَ (lays), بِيَدِيْ (bíadí), بِيَدِكَ (bíadik), وَلَمْ (walam) as “of insight, Thy Cause, is not, in my hands, in Thy hands, not”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: is nogleaningsGWB §85: cannot be regarded to beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: can cherish notablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: not beengleaningsGWB §167: Accuse Me notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: can utterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: no
SE expanded to “in my hands”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hand of Thy loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §476: designskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: his doortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy handgleaningsGWB §163: by the sword
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “none”, “never” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: essencefire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §296: is thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: like thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §30: Who fromtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “chose”, “chosen”, “retired” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: bettergleaningsGWB §183: hath drainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: How wellprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: have chosenthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: to be preferredgleaningsGWB §592: Unrestrained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: reliefgleaningsGWB §303: yield upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: handfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: but a handfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: grasp ofgleaningsGWB §657: the mighty graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: the days
SE expanded to “Thy sovereign might”
power 34% might 32% omnipotence 9% dominion 8% through 4% potency 4% sovereign 4% overpowering 2% strength 2% hand 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: hath it been decreedfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §358: according tokitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: everlasting dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: and ordaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
SE expanded to “have arrayed themselves”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: numbergleaningsGWB §395: your energieskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: that all may gather togethertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: ye will allwill-and-testamentW&T §42: gather in
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (130 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §556: the jewelerkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: into the divine mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy kindredthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: unto such as have
SE expanded to “of Thy realm”
This form usually rendered as “shall”, “inflict”, “come” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: disclosedgleaningsGWB §40: revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: aforementionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §45: be afflictedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent
