Prayers and Meditations — §105

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 105 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

تَرَى مَحْبُوبَكَ يا إِلهِي بَيْنَ أَيْدِي أَعْدائِكَ وَتَسْمَعُ حَنِينَهُ بَيْنَ أَشْقِياءِ خَلْقِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ هذا لَهُوَ الَّذِيْ زَيَّنْتَ الأَلْواحَ بِاسْمِهِ وَنَزَّلْتَ البَيانَ لِثَنائِهِ وَبَكِيتَ فِيْ كُلِّ الأَحْيانِ لِفِراقِهِ، إِذًا تَراهُ يا إِلهِي وَحْدَهُ بَيْنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِآياتِكَ وَأَعْرَضُوا عَنْ حَضْرَتِكَ وَغَفَلُوا عَنْ بَدَائِعِ رَحْمَتِكَ،

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Thou seest Thy dear One, O my God, lying at the mercy of Thine enemies, and hearest the voice of His lamentation from the midst of such of Thy creatures as have dealt wickedly in Thy sight. He it is, O my Lord, through Whose name Thou didst beautify Thy Tablets, and for Whose greater glory Thou didst send down the Bayán, and at Whose separation from Thee Thou didst weep continually. Look Thou, then, upon His loneliness, O my God, and behold Him fallen into the hands of them that have disbelieved in Thy signs, have turned their backs upon Thee, and have forgotten the wonders of Thy mercy.

Translation Notes

مَحْبُوبَكَ

maḥbúbak ḥ-b-b → “thy dear one”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

SE expanded to “Thy dear One”

dear 50% who 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: love of Thee fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §467: is loath kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: faithful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: friends tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be set will-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h → “my god”

literal: god; divine; o god

god 82% divine 10% lord 3% god’s 2% holy 1% heavenly 1% god’s 0% sacred 0% divinely 0% thou 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: God fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §568: of the Creator kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of divine mercy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thy Divinity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven

أَيْدِي

ʾaydí y-d-y

literal: hand; hands; by-hand

SE rendered مَحْبُوبَكَ (maḥbúbak), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), أَيْدِي (ʾaydí), أَعْدائِكَ (ʾaʿdáʾik), وَتَسْمَعُ (watasmaʿ) as “Thy dear One, my God, Thine enemies, hearest the voice”

hands 61% mercy 12% hand 6% into 6% sword 3% designs 3% assaults 3% clutches 3% have 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: his hand gleaningsGWB §163: by the sword kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands prayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: his hands will-and-testamentW&T §58: the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: into the hands of gleaningsGWB §410: mercy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His hands

أَعْدائِكَ

ʾaʿdáʾik ʿ-d-w → “thine enemies”

literal: enemy; enemies

enemies 55% adversaries 32% foes 6% among 3% against 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: transgressor fire-tabletFire §33: Thy foes gleaningsGWB §80: of the aggressor kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: His enemies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: among Thine enemies the-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgress will-and-testamentW&T §54: opponent

وَتَسْمَعُ

watasmaʿ s-m-ʿ → “hearest the voice”

literal: hear; hearing; heard

SE expanded to “hearest the voice”

thou 35% hearest 35% hear 8% wert 8% dost 4% give 4% proclaims 4% crieth 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: All-Hearing fire-tabletFire §48: I have heard gleaningsGWB §48: which I have heard kitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: whose ears prayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: can be heard tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard the-hidden-wordsHW §45: hear thou therewith will-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined

حَنِينَهُ

ḥanínah ḥ-n-n

literal: lamentation; lamentation, yearning; groaning, longing

SE rendered أَعْدائِكَ (ʾaʿdáʾik), وَتَسْمَعُ (watasmaʿ), حَنِينَهُ (ḥanínah), أَشْقِياءِ (ʾashqíáʾ), خَلْقِكَ، (khalqika،) as “Thine enemies, hearest the voice, creatures as”

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 §190: utter Thy lamentations gleaningsGWB §118: moans prayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: and the groaning epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: cry gleaningsGWB §170: groaneth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §49: my sighing epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the voice of My lamentation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: the voice of its lamentation

أَشْقِياءِ

ʾashqíáʾ sh-q-y

literal: wretched; hardships; miserable

SE rendered وَتَسْمَعُ (watasmaʿ), حَنِينَهُ (ḥanínah), أَشْقِياءِ (ʾashqíáʾ), خَلْقِكَ، (khalqika،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “hearest the voice, creatures as, my Lord”

wicked 46% ungodly 15% workers 15% oppressors 8% people 8% dealt 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: O wretched, wretched that I am!gleaningsGWB §279: the ungodly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the wicked prayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: wicked doers tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: wicked gleaningsGWB §312: afflictions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: those people of wickedness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: the workers of iniquity

خَلْقِكَ،

khalqika، kh-l-q → “creatures as”

literal: creation; create; created

creatures 69% among 14% creation 5% created 4% all 3% own 3% who 1% creatures’ 1% creature 1% eyes 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the Creator fire-tabletFire §40: wert created gleaningsGWB §101: of creation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: of Thy creatures tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were created epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: virtues

زَيَّنْتَ

zayyant z-y-n → “didst beautify”

literal: adorn; adorned; adornment

thou 33% adorned 28% didst 17% adorning 6% embellished 6% beautified 6% whom 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: adorned fire-tabletFire §31: Adorner gleaningsGWB §480: deck kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is invested kitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: re-adorned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §728: attired the-hidden-wordsHW §126: adorneth himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: adorn

الأَلْواحَ

al-lwáḥ l-w-ḥ → “thy tablets”

literal: tablet; tablets

tablets 63% scriptures 15% tablet 11% words 4% page 4% scroll 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: hath shed its splendor gleaningsGWB §423: My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: Behold how prayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: and in Thy Tablets tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Books will-and-testamentW&T §7: document epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of Our Tablet gleaningsGWB §21: hath been lifted up

بِاسْمِهِ

biásmih s-m-w → “whose name”

literal: name; names

name 77% through 4% most 3% names 3% title 3% any 2% named 2% one 2% person 2% whose 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all who are in heaven fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §32: through the potency of His name kitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in name prayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: heaven!”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

وَنَزَّلْتَ

wanazzalt n-z-l → “thou didst send down” Distinctive

literal: send down; descending; descend

This form usually rendered as “sent”, “have”, “hath” (30 occurrences)

SE expanded to “Thou didst send down”

sent 44% have 15% hath 7% descended 7% didst 7% rain 4% revealed 4% remained 4% thou 4% written 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: hast Thou sent down gleaningsGWB §131: is kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: have been made manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: for having sent down tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descend the-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent

لِثَنائِهِ

lithanáʾih th-n-y → “for whose” Distinctive

literal: praise; praise, commendation

This form usually rendered as “praise”, “glorify”, “magnify” (8 occurrences)

praise 43% glorify 29% magnify 14% whose 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: second gleaningsGWB §3: glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Thereupon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: praise of Thee will-and-testamentW&T §39: another epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: celebrated her praise gleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praise kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary

وَبَكِيتَ

wabakít b-k-y → “thou didst weep”

literal: weep

SE expanded to “Thou didst weep”

weepeth 22% weep 22% weeping 13% wept 13% have 9% thou 4% wouldst 4% didst 4% bitter 4% own 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: weep gleaningsGWB §490: have wept prayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my bitter wailing tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: shed tears will-and-testamentW&T §35: have shed tears epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: weepeth sore gleaningsGWB §619: weepeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §723: her own anguish

الأَحْيانِ

al-ʾaḥyán ḥ-y-n → “moment” Distinctive

literal: time; time/moment; moment

This form usually rendered as “times”, “time”, “conditions” (24 occurrences)

times 55% time 10% conditions 10% all 5% occasions 5% strains 5% continually 5% moment 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: time gleaningsGWB §311: instantly kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Whereupon prayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: moment of my life epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: times gleaningsGWB §612: on the Day when kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: on prayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: Now that

لِفِراقِهِ،

lifiráqihi، f-r-q

literal: separation

SE rendered الأَحْيانِ (al-ʾaḥyán), لِفِراقِهِ، (lifiráqihi،), تَراهُ (taráh), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “at Whose separation, my God”

separation 56% parting 11% whose 11% separated 11% through 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: differ they fire-tabletFire §1: of separation gleaningsGWB §113: maketh the slightest possible difference kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: diversity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: Whose separation from Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be tested the-hidden-wordsHW §100: differ will-and-testamentW&T §17: separateth himself

وَحْدَهُ

waḥdah w-ḥ-d → “his loneliness”

literal: one; oneness

alone 60% except 10% one 10% privacy 10% loneliness 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: harmony fire-tabletFire §43: By Thine aloneness gleaningsGWB §724: they that truly uphold the unity of God kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influence kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: a certain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: the one and the same tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unity tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone

كَفَرُوا

kafarúá k-f-r → “have disbelieved in”

literal: disbelieve; disbelieved; disbelief

SE expanded to “have disbelieved in”

have 33% disbelieved 17% who 13% repudiated 13% believe 7% infidels 7% denied 4% unbelievers 2% rejected 2% refused 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they were unbelievers gleaningsGWB §612: ye have rejected kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: iniquity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: who have disbelieved tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye deny epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: impiety gleaningsGWB §43: unbelief kitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: an infidel

بِآياتِكَ

biáyátik ʾ-y-y

literal: sign; verse; signs

SE rendered الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín), كَفَرُوا (kafarúá), بِآياتِكَ (biáyátik), وَأَعْرَضُوا (waʾaʿraḍúá) as “of them that, have disbelieved in, have turned their backs upon”

signs 55% utterances 18% verses 8% most 6% utterance 3% words 3% sweetness 3% repudiated 2% through 2% truth 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the signs fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §327: that Reality kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: those prayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: Thy tokens tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what the-hidden-wordsHW §89: cometh will-and-testamentW&T §5: the Holy Text

وَأَعْرَضُوا

waʾaʿraḍúá ʿ-r-ḍ → “have turned their backs upon”

literal: turn away; turning away

SE expanded to “have turned their backs upon”

have 36% turned 32% repudiated 11% turneth 4% given 4% turn 4% having 4% however 4% broken 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: turned aside gleaningsGWB §257: let him turn aside kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: rejection prayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: estrangement tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: hath also turned away the-hidden-wordsHW §24: thee turn away will-and-testamentW&T §58: hath turned away epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: disputed

حَضْرَتِكَ

ḥaḍratik ḥ-ḍ-r

literal: presence; present; presence/holiness

SE rendered وَأَعْرَضُوا (waʾaʿraḍúá), حَضْرَتِكَ (ḥaḍratik), وَغَفَلُوا (waghafalúá), بَدَائِعِ (badáʾiʿ) as “have turned their backs upon, have forgotten, the wonders”