Prayers and Meditations — §278
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 278 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
لَكَ الحَمْدُ يا مَحْبُوبَ قُلُوبِ العارِفِينَ وَمَقْصُودَ أَفْئِدَةِ المُخْلِصِينَ بِما جَعَلْتَنِي هَدَفَ البَلايا فِي حُبِّكَ وَمَرْجِعَ القَضايا فِي سَبِيلِكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ إِنِّي لا أَجْزَعُ عَمَّا وَرَدَ عَلَيَّ فِي حُبِّكَ، وَفِي أَوَّلِ الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي عَرَّفْتَنِي نَفْسَكَ قَبِلْتُ كُلَّ البَلايا لِنَفْسِي، وَفِي كُلِّ حِينٍ يُنادِيكَ رَأْسِي وَيَقُولُ أَيْ رَبِّ أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَرْتَفِعَ عَلَى القَناةِ فِي سَبِيلِكَ، وَدَمِي يَقُولُ يا إِلهِي فَاجْعَلِ الأَرْضَ مُحْمَرَّةً بِي فِي حُبِّكَ وَرِضائِكَ، وَأَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ بِأَنِّي ما حَفَظْتُ نَفْسِي مِنَ البَلايا وَفِي كُلِّ حِينٍ كُنْتُ مُنْتَظِرًا لِما قَضَيْتَهُ فِي لَوْحِ قَضائِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praise be to Thee, O Thou Who art the Well-Beloved of all that have known Thee, and the Desire of the hearts of such as are devoted to Thee, inasmuch as Thou hast made me a target for the ills that I suffer in my love for Thee, and the object of the assaults launched against me in Thy path. Thy glory beareth me witness! I can, on no account, feel impatient of the adversities that I have borne in my love for Thee. From the very day Thou didst reveal Thyself unto me, I have accepted for myself every manner of tribulation. Every moment of my life my head crieth out to Thee and saith: “Would, O my Lord, that I could be raised on the spear-point in Thy path!” while my blood entreateth Thee saying: “Dye the earth with me, O my God, for the sake of Thy love and Thy pleasure!” Thou knowest that I have, at no time, sought to guard my body against any affliction, nay rather I have continually anticipated the things Thou didst ordain for me in the Tablet of Thy decree.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: God be praisedgleaningsGWB §401: most blessedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: “Praised betablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: gloriousgleaningsGWB §720: All-Praised!”
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §220: His loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: more dearly cherishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: in our love for Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: My heartgleaningsGWB §486: whollykitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: to any heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: I uttertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: one heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: transformed
This form usually rendered as “all”, “have”, “comprehend” (75 occurrences)
all 22% have 17% comprehend 13% every 10% such 8% who 8% know 8% understand 5% perceive 5% initiated 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: that thou mayest understandgleaningsGWB §117: conceptionskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: “Knowestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: is endued with understandingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: man of judgment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: GoalgleaningsGWB §127: purpose ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: the purpose underlyingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: of the Desired Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §25: By this House is meantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: O Thou Who art the desire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Fu’adgleaningsGWB §483: hearts ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: conscienceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §11: and quickened the soulsthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thine heartgleaningsGWB §117: heart
SE rendered وَمَقْصُودَ (wamaqṣúd), أَفْئِدَةِ (ʾafʾidah), المُخْلِصِينَ (al-mukhliṣín), جَعَلْتَنِي (jaʿaltaní), هَدَفَ (hadaf) as “Desire, such as are devoted, made me, target”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: are wholly devoted to Theefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §233: the sincere lovers of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §721: nor that of the sincerethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purestwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: such as are devoted
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “having” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: reckonfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §268: suffer mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the foulest beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: will purify metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then makewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
This form usually rendered as “tribulations”, “tribulation”, “troubles” (53 occurrences)
tribulations 31% tribulation 17% troubles 10% trials 7% woes 7% every 7% adversities 7% afflictions 5% manifold 5% calamities 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: tribulationsfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §644: all calamitieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: anguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: the sufferings they bearthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: trialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: their woes
This form usually rendered as “unto”, “end”, “object” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to turn asidegleaningsGWB §683: Retrace your stepskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: We submitted to His injunctionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §367: targetthe-hidden-wordsHW §87: sink back towill-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: return unto HimgleaningsGWB §319: attain
judgment 10% decree 10% destiny 10% trials 10% tribulations 10% troubles 10% vicissitudes 10% assaults 10% every 10% divers 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: decreedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §580: Him Who is the Supreme Ordainerkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §286: such will it beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §801: wilt continue to decidethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My decreewill-and-testamentW&T §39: exigencies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the waygleaningsGWB §9: for its sakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: these two waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: in this pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: systems of religious belief
SE expanded to “Thy glory beareth me witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the MightygleaningsGWB §481: the high-mindedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: The power of Thy might beareth me witness!tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: magnified be
This form usually rendered as “am”, “fear”, “sorrow” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: inflictedgleaningsGWB §512: enteringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have inflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: to facewill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the things which befell themgleaningsGWB §507: hath enduredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: was inflicted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the greatestfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §341: interpretationskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: In the early daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: in this world andthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the one
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: The day whengleaningsGWB §504: is this Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: every day.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: all my daystablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: to day
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mengleaningsGWB §338: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: inclinationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §190: His selftablet-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 §101: character
This form usually rendered as “would”, “didst”, “hast” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: they that set their faces towards itfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §689: on a previous occasionkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: futureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: may well beseemtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: His Voice callingfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §61: through the call ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: criedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: the howlingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: a Voice cried to Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: chief jailergleaningsGWB §247: its governors and elderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: chieftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy headepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: the leadersgleaningsGWB §428: the fountain-headkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: heads
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: namedgleaningsGWB §2: I acclaimkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: speakethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: then follow these wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §465: Thy wordtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: We made replytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §79: idly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: their LordgleaningsGWB §392: unto thy Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: “O God our Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: O Lord
spear-point 50% spears 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: bloodgleaningsGWB §164: Thou hast breathedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: my bloodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the bloodgleaningsGWB §574: the blood of anyoneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §489: their bloodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the bloodepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: of blood
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: countryfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §573: or in the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: and all the dwellers of the earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Holy Land
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), فَاجْعَلِ (fájʿal), الأَرْضَ (ar-rḍ), مُحْمَرَّةً (muḥmarrahan), بِي (bí), حُبِّكَ (ḥubbik), وَرِضائِكَ، (wariḍáʾika،) as “God, “Dye, earth, with, me, love, pleasure!””
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: Crimsonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: assesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: dyetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: of the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §10: dyed crimsonepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: and crimsonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: with meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: tinge
pleasure 30% good 21% good-pleasure 13% sake 13% will 6% thee 6% unto 4% content 2% please 2% pleasure!” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: satisfied with His pleasurefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §607: resignationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: preferredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: to please Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §51: them that are contentwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: willing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: “arts and sciencesfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §31: allkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: evident thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: comprehensiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “sought”, “could” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: to insure the internal securitygleaningsGWB §705: for their protectionkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: Keep metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: watch over thee
SE rendered وَفِي (wafí), حِينٍ (ḥínin), مُنْتَظِرًا (muntaẓiran), قَضَيْتَهُ (qaḍaytah), لَوْحِ (lawḥ) as “I, continually, ordain, Tablet”
expectant 19% have 19% yearningly 13% expecting 13% awaiting 6% eagerly 6% expected 6% anticipated 6% look 6% waited 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: Observe thoufire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §323: O thou that hast fixed thine eyes uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: were ye to observeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: gaze ontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §60: My place of revelation
tablet 79% lawh 4% tablets 4% lawh-i 2% communications 2% perspicuous 2% original 2% most 2% mystic 2% tablet” 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the TabletsgleaningsGWB §598: clearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: a number of treatisesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: and in Thy Tabletstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of Our TabletgleaningsGWB §347: shed
