Prayers and Meditations — §109
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 109 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
قَدْ قَرَّتْ عَيْنُ العالَمِ مِنْ طَلْعَتِكَ النَّوْرآءِ وَلكِنَّ النَّاسَ اجْتَمَعُوا عَلَى إِطْفآءِ نُورِكَ يا مَنْ بِيَدِكَ زِمامُ العالَمِينَ، قَدْ نَطَقَتِ الذَّرَّاتُ بِثَنائِكَ وَاشْتَعَلَتِ الكائِناتُ مِنْ رَشَحاتِ بَحْرِ حُبِّكَ وَلكِنَّ النَّاسَ أَرادُوا إِخْمادَ نَارِكَ، لا وَنَفْسِكَ هُمُ العُجَزآءُ وَأَنْتَ القَدِيرُ وَهُمُ الفُقَرآءُ وَأَنْتَ الغَنِيُّ وَهُمُ الضُّعَفآءُ وَأَنْتَ القَوِيُّ، لا يَمْنَعُكَ عَمَّا أَرَدْتَهُ أَمْرٌ وَلا يَضُرُّكَ نِفاقُ العالَمِينَ، مِنْ نَفَحاتِ بَيانِكَ تَزَيَّنَ رِضْوانُ العرْفانِ وَمِنْ رَشَحاتِ قَلَمِكَ اهْتَزَّ كُلُّ عَظْمٍ رَمِيمٍ، لا تَحْزَنْ عَمَّا وَرَدَ عَلَيْكَ وَلا تأْخُذْهُمْ بِما ارْتَكبُوا فِيْ أَيَّامِكَ أَنِ اصْبِرْ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الغَفُورُ الرَّحِيمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
“The eyes of the world were gladdened at the sight of Thy luminous countenance, and yet the peoples have united to put out Thy light, O Thou in Whose hands are the reins of the worlds! All the atoms of the earth have celebrated Thy praise, and all created things have been set ablaze with the drops sprinkled by the ocean of Thy love, and yet the people still seek to quench Thy fire. Nay—and to this Thine own Self beareth me witness—they are all weakness, and Thou, verily, art the All-Powerful; and they are but paupers and Thou, in truth, art the All-Possessing; and they are impotent and Thou art, truly, the Almighty. Naught can ever frustrate Thy purpose, neither can the dissensions of the world harm Thee. Through the breaths of Thine utterance the heaven of understanding hath been adorned, and by the effusions of Thy pen every moldering bone hath been quickened. Grieve not at what hath befallen Thee, neither do Thou lay hold on them for the things they have committed in Thy days. Do Thou be forbearing toward them. Thou art the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Compassionate.”
Translation Notes
SE rendered قَرَّتْ (qarrat), عَيْنُ (ʿayn), العالَمِ (al-ʿálam), طَلْعَتِكَ (ṭalʿatik) as “gladdened, world, countenance”
eye 52% eyes 14% spring 11% well-spring 5% identical 5% same 5% any 2% aynu’l-baqar 2% black-eyed 2% acute 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: signsfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §312: there must needs be other worldskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: It instructedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: world’s wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of the Beautiesfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §57: O ye that are the very incarnationskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: haply thou mayest comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: and of the Manifestationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: men’sgleaningsGWB §467: of his fellowmenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: unto men.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: Somewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §44: othersgleaningsGWB §139: They that heard Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: all the peoples of the world
This form usually rendered as “have”, “gather”, “choose” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: wholegleaningsGWB §584: the entire human racekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: manifoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: assemblethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: accord withwill-and-testamentW&T §18: be matched withepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: others
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: with the handsgleaningsGWB §465: your mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: my longing handswill-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: into the hands ofgleaningsGWB §476: designskitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: are the reinsgleaningsGWB §418: The instrumentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: restrain Ourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: that the reinstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §4: Unmoorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: reinsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §726: destiniesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: the reins
This form usually rendered as “have”, “proclaimed”, “spoken” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: have spokenfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §668: caused Me to revealkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: hath itself proclaimedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: atomsgleaningsGWB §385: atomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “Leaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: atoms of the earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: \‘Let me alonegleaningsGWB §13: every atomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: the dustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: the atoms
praise 45% extol 16% celebrate 8% glorify 6% virtues 6% celebrating 6% extolling 5% magnifying 3% glory 3% praises 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §5: the praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: In the midst ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: of Thy glorywill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: celebrated her praisegleaningsGWB §389: Nextkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “kindled”, “grew” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “been set ablaze”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: burned highfire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflamegleaningsGWB §668: enkindledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: glow with the hottest flameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: hath set me ablazetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: as a flamethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: torchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: burned with such a hot flame
This form usually rendered as “all”, “whole”, “entire” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all beingsgleaningsGWB §521: and to pursue steadfastlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: ye speakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: this worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: a sprinklingfire-tabletFire §19: surginggleaningsGWB §665: the woeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: emanationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: the effusionsgleaningsGWB §581: sprinkle therewithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: besprinkledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: the drops sprinkled upon him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: upon the seagleaningsGWB §563: waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: all the seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: the seagleaningsGWB §51: the rushing waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billows
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: My lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §555: of fervid lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §77: Thy pleasuretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
This form usually rendered as “wished”, “hath”, “sought” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to quenchgleaningsGWB §394: dispiritedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: would instantly be extinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: quenchedgleaningsGWB §458: quenchingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: can never go outgleaningsGWB §40: quenchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: extinguished
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: firegleaningsGWB §175: the flamekitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: utter perditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: Thy firetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of firewill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: flamegleaningsGWB §689: inflammatory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: My truegleaningsGWB §37: imaginingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: His divine Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: with my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: within themselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: powerlessgleaningsGWB §196: failethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: the sickprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: are impotentwill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmed meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: failedgleaningsGWB §260: can frustratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: incapacity
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “most”, “might” (84 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: idle fancyfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §413: what their own hearts have devisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: idle and faulty conceptionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: all vain imaginingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: doubtwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: this particular imputationgleaningsGWB §387: poor and desolatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: povertyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: poor creaturethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: why dost thou bring thyself down to poverty?epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the poorgleaningsGWB §408: those poorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: one of these instances
all-possessing 43% rich 26% independent 9% can 4% riches 4% dispense 4% all-sufficing 2% verily 2% self-sufficient 2% lofty 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: notesgleaningsGWB §295: profit youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: richerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: hath been able to dispense withtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §157: shall be all-sufficient unto youwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: doublegleaningsGWB §578: doublykitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: wearinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the weakgleaningsGWB §412: of the weak and helplessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: these helpless onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: have failed to weaken
strong 22% all-powerful 13% almighty 13% most 13% potent 9% strength 9% mighty 9% omnipotent 4% powerful 4% sustained 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: All-PowerfulgleaningsGWB §445: can equal in its conquering powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: of powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §40: utmostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: assiduouslygleaningsGWB §404: vitality
This form usually rendered as “can”, “frustrate”, “withstand” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have withheld megleaningsGWB §668: may not hinder youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: detachmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: sought to hindertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: forbade them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of His Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §224: to His commandmentskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Revelation isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: Thy preceptstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to harm TheegleaningsGWB §469: the burden of Our woekitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: sufferingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: can ever hurt metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §25: injuriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: can harmgleaningsGWB §441: distress
This form usually rendered as “malice”, “sedition”, “discord” (22 occurrences)
malice 27% sedition 27% discord 14% maliciously 9% dissensions 9% malicious 5% dissension 5% hearts 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: generousfire-tabletFire §34: of seditiongleaningsGWB §441: of discordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: sacrificeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: and were I to expend themthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: thou mayest drawwill-and-testamentW&T §10: their maliceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: wouldst expend
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 §148: the breezesgleaningsGWB §29: the vitalizing fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: the sweet smell ofwill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §111: sweet fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savours
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: have been adornedfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §480: deckkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: re-adornedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: hath been adornedthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: adorneth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: attire
paradise 46% garden 15% tabernacle 8% heaven 8% peerless 4% good-pleasure 4% most 4% everlasting 4% unto 4% celestial 4%
gleaningsGWB §287: the good-pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: resignationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §5: the Paradise (Riḍván)the-hidden-wordsHW §92: the celestial paradisegleaningsGWB §100: tabernaclekitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: acquiescence to His willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: unto the Paradisethe-hidden-wordsHW §129: towards His paradise
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “KnowgleaningsGWB §198: to know and recognizekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: such knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: will enable them to recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: to do that which is praiseworthy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the fingergleaningsGWB §59: O Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §655: through Thy most exalted Penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: PengleaningsGWB §630: Thy most exalted Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thy most august Pen
SE rendered وَمِنْ (wamin), رَشَحاتِ (rashaḥát), قَلَمِكَ (qalamik), اهْتَزَّ (ihtazz), عَظْمٍ (ʿaẓmin), رَمِيمٍ، (ramímin،) as “lay, have, days, Ever-Forgiving, art”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: tremblethgleaningsGWB §652: overshadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: hath been stirred uptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: shakenwill-and-testamentW&T §35: made merryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: vibratethgleaningsGWB §634: stirred thy spirit within theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §56: and of the stirrings of my heart
This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “grandeur”, “glory” (35 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: sublimegleaningsGWB §587: impenetrablekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: Tongue of Grandeurthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: dire
رَمِيمٍ،
literal: bones; bones, decayed remains; bones, remains
This form usually rendered as “moldering” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “grieve”, “dost”, “grieved” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: grieve theefire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §568: and My sorrowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: My grieftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou grievewill-and-testamentW&T §34: as they bewailed
SE rendered رَمِيمٍ، (ramímin،), تَحْزَنْ (taḥzan), وَرَدَ (warad) as “art, Compassionate.””
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: joinedgleaningsGWB §298: the things that have befallen Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: abide withinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: hath touchedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: arrivedgleaningsGWB §109: as a result of the woes He sufferedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: heaped
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: seizefire-tabletFire §7: grippedgleaningsGWB §65: Such is the inebriating effect ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Grasp yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: should chastiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: and were so enravishedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: committedgleaningsGWB §85: committingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: hath compiledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §118: have entered withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: chargerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: mountedgleaningsGWB §569: have committedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: that which their hands have wrought
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: these daysgleaningsGWB §548: Days ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: todayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: in Thy daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: This is the day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: with seemly patiencefire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §255: resignation.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §690: are patienttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withholdthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: waitedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: forbearance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Ever-Forgivingfire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §216: Forgivingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: to forgiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: I ask pardon of Theewill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: may God forgive himfire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: the God of Mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §12: charitykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: by virtue of Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
