Prayers and Meditations — §166
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 166 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَعِزَّتِكَ قَدْ ذابَ البَهآءُ حُبًّا لأَحِبَّتِكَ وَتَبَلْبَلَ بِما اعْتَرَتْهُمُ الأَحْزانُ عِنْدَ ظُهُورِ أَمْرِكَ وَتَمَوُّجِ أَبْحُرِ فَضْلِكَ وَأَلْطافِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ مِنْ زَفَراتِ قُلُوبِهِمْ ارْتَفَعَتْ زَفْرَتِي وَمِنْ احْتِراقِ قُلُوبِهِمْ احْتَرَقَ قَلْبِيْ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The power of Thy might beareth me witness! My heart hath melted by reason of my love for them that are dear to Thee, and my soul is laden with anguish for the sorrows which have afflicted them at the revelation of Thy Cause and the appearance of the billowing oceans of Thy grace and favors. The sighs they uttered, O my Lord, have caused my sighs to ascend towards Thee, and the burning of their hearts hath consumed mine own heart within me.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “power of Thy might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: mightygleaningsGWB §708: I swear by the majesty of Thy glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: exalttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark of honor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: are meltedgleaningsGWB §644: will assuredly melt awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: would melt awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: meltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: melteth within meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have meltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: hath meltedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: consumed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: the glorygleaningsGWB §591: the Spirit of Bahákitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: Thine all-gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: AbhágleaningsGWB §207: glory of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Well-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §499: them that love Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Him Who was Thy Friend (Muḥammad)tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved
اعْتَرَتْهُمُ
literal: handle; afflict, befall; afflict/overcome
This form usually rendered as “afflicted” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: which is afflictedgleaningsGWB §527: hath been afflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: Urvatu’lprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: to the cordgleaningsGWB §199: Divestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: impairprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: the cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: earth
SE rendered وَتَبَلْبَلَ (watabalbal), اعْتَرَتْهُمُ (iʿtarathum), الأَحْزانُ (al-ʾaḥzán), ظُهُورِ (ẓuhúr), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik) as “laden with anguish, afflicted, revelation, Thy Cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: Grieve Thoufire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §79: grieve His heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: treasuredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou grievewill-and-testamentW&T §34: as they bewailed
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: seemingfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §319: are made manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: had appearedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §751: that Thou mayest manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: outwardly it
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
This form usually rendered as “surge”, “hath”, “surged” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: billowinggleaningsGWB §375: the waves and billowskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: tumultepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: billowsgleaningsGWB §684: surgingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: hath surgedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: “Waves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of the seagleaningsGWB §233: through the outpouringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thy billowing oceanswill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: the seagleaningsGWB §116: deepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: of the gracegleaningsGWB §50: the All-Bountifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: the most distinguishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: tender merciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
favors 32% loving-kindness 13% gifts 13% tender 11% bountiful 8% bounties 6% manifold 5% favor 5% bounty 5% transcendent 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: these bountiesgleaningsGWB §569: of Thy manifold blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: purityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §588: Thy tender merciesthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: divine favorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: puregleaningsGWB §547: the refinementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: goodly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its LordgleaningsGWB §311: its Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the sighsgleaningsGWB §30: tearsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §723: and the sighs she had utteredwill-and-testamentW&T §34: sighs and lamentationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: with a sore lamentationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: flameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: criesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: its raging
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with a soundgleaningsGWB §662: his heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: transmutethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: hath stirred uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: the hearts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: were meltedgleaningsGWB §576: being consumedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: consumethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: would be consumedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: fast consuming theewill-and-testamentW&T §51: his heart was consumed with the flameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: consumedgleaningsGWB §720: devour
