Prayers and Meditations — §351
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 351 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ذلِكَ بَيْنَ بِرِيَّتِكَ بِحَيْثُ لا يَعْرِفُنِي أَحَدٌ إِلاَّ بِاسْمِكَ، وَإِنِّيْ فَوَعِزَّتِكَ لا أَجْزَعُ بِما وَرَدَ عَلَيَّ فِي سَبِيلِكَ، وَلكِنْ أُشاهِدُ أَنَّ بِذِلَّتِي ضَعُفَتْ قُلُوبُ أَحِبَّائِكَ وَاسْتَفْرَحَتْ أَفْئِدَةُ أَعْدائِكَ بِحَيْثُ يَشْمَتُونَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ انْقَطَعُوا عَمَّا سِواكَ وَسَرُعُوا إِلى شَرِيعَةِ ذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ، وَقَدْ بَلَغُوا فِي الغَفْلَةِ إِلى مَقامٍ إِذا يَمُرُّونَ عَلَى أَحِبَّتِكَ يُحَرِّكُونَ رُؤوسَهُمْ اسْتِهْزاءً لأمْرِكَ وَيَقُولُونَ أَيْنَ رَبُّكُمُ الَّذِيْ تَذْكُرُونَهُ بِاللَّيالِي وَالأَيَّامِ وَأَيْنَ سُلْطانُكُمُ الَّذِيْ تَدْعُونَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
All these things Thou hast noised abroad among Thy creatures, in such wise that none can recognize me, except as one who beareth Thy name. I swear by Thy glory! My lamentations are not for the things which have befallen me in Thy path, but are due to my recognition that by reason of mine abasement the hearts of them that love Thee have been sore shaken, and the souls of Thine adversaries have been so filled with joy that they rejoice over those who have detached themselves from all except Thee and have hastened towards the river of Thy remembrance and praise. So great is their waywardness that when meeting Thy loved ones, they shake their heads in derision of Thy Cause and say: “Where is your Lord Whom ye mention in the daytime and in the night season? Where is He to be found Whom ye call your Sovereign, to Whom ye summon all men to turn?” Their pride and haughtiness waxed greater and greater until they denied the power of Thy might and rejected Thy sovereignty and dominion.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §584: of their Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §681: of all menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationgleaningsGWB §621: His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: Thy creationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: men
SE expanded to “in such wise that”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: inasmuchgleaningsGWB §480: so thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: in such wise thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: with suchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: that I will ceaseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: Such is Thy greatness thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: They are such that
knowledge 34% understanding 12% recognize 9% know 9% fragrance 8% have 6% comprehend 6% known 5% recognized 5% hath 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: integritygleaningsGWB §139: apprehendkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: knowledge of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: and acknowledgedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the fragrance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: any onegleaningsGWB §684: no one bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the everlasting and goodlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: himself over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: one ofgleaningsGWB §127: Divine
SE expanded to “beareth Thy name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: the Object of all namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §286: artskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: skiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: Thy Most Ancient Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
SE expanded to “swear by Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §471: highkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thou hast exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: subjectedgleaningsGWB §466: hath sufferedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: handed downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: what hath befallenwill-and-testamentW&T §49: midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: befallgleaningsGWB §561: sufferkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: have come to pass
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: straightgleaningsGWB §394: of itskitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: never approachprayers-and-meditationsP&M §605: Thy good pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §51: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: in Thy pathgleaningsGWB §472: right course
SE rendered وَرَدَ (warad), سَبِيلِكَ، (sabílika،), وَلكِنْ (walkin), أُشاهِدُ (ʾusháhid), بِذِلَّتِي (bidhillatí) as “have befallen, Thy path, but, are due to, by reason of”
This form usually rendered as “find”, “must”, “compelled” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: have borne witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §672: sweetnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: My witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: acknowledgethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
This form usually rendered as “baseness”, “over”, “shame” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: humiliationgleaningsGWB §481: abject povertykitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: degradationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: Miserythe-hidden-wordsHW §120: abasewill-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the abasedgleaningsGWB §219: abased
This form usually rendered as “sore”, “trembled” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: powerless to weakengleaningsGWB §308: diminishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: their limited understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §811: to my povertyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the weakgleaningsGWB §404: dyingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: and from all weakness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: turnethgleaningsGWB §687: the whole affectionkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: upheavalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §628: with their whole heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §23: the spirit of loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: and
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherishestfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §666: and as a tokenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: well pleasingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be set
This form usually rendered as “filled”, “have” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: gladfire-tabletFire §12: DelightgleaningsGWB §64: supreme felicityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: Exultationwill-and-testamentW&T §57: happinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Exultest thou overgleaningsGWB §423: youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: a fountain of gladness.”
hearts 48% souls 21% minds 9% heart 7% men’s 4% understanding 4% men’s 2% illuminated 2% illumined 2% pure 2%
SE expanded to “of Thine adversaries”
This form usually rendered as “rejoice” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: doubtersgleaningsGWB §524: that of your dependentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §628: them thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: He WhogleaningsGWB §542: The generationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: Whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: by Him
SE expanded to “have detached themselves”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: fadegleaningsGWB §4: failkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: renounceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: fragmentstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: them that are rid of all attachment to any save Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §684: all elsekitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: been establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: his alltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides MegleaningsGWB §559: all else but Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste yegleaningsGWB §275: hasten yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swiftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: rush forwardthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §195: hasteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §578: I have hastened
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: rivergleaningsGWB §477: His lawkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: and the followers thereof?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: Divine Lawwill-and-testamentW&T §1: of His Most Beneficent Lawepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: “The dispensation of JohngleaningsGWB §37: lawskitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: theological
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 §129: engaged in rememberinggleaningsGWB §81: doth remember theekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: whisperingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: His thought of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
praise 46% celebrate 9% virtues 9% extol 9% celebrating 7% glorify 6% extolling 6% magnifying 4% muse 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §321: createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: muse on Thy virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebrationgleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: His praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Secondarily
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: We have beengleaningsGWB §295: have revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: Iepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: “Moreepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: God hathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: thenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: hast
This form usually rendered as “attained”, “proclaimed” (6 occurrences)
attained 50% proclaimed 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst attainfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §224: perfect and consummatekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: delivered unto himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: scalewill-and-testamentW&T §14: Teachingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: a sum
waywardness 27% wayward 13% forgetfulness 13% strayed 7% careless 7% path 7% turneth 7% hath 7% failed 7% grievously 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: heedlessgleaningsGWB §73: of their heedlessnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: perditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: have forgottenthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: neglectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §199: waywardgleaningsGWB §362: ignoring
SE rendered بَلَغُوا (balaghúá), الغَفْلَةِ (al-ghaflah), مَقامٍ (maqámin), يَمُرُّونَ (yamurrún), أَحِبَّتِكَ (ʾaḥibbatik) as “waxed, waywardness, meeting, Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: menfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §327: acmekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: championedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: to servetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
This form usually rendered as “come”, “meet”, “pass” (6 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “shake” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: headgleaningsGWB §163: my headthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy headepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: thine headgleaningsGWB §719: their headsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: topgleaningsGWB §428: the fountain-headepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the mountain-top
SE expanded to “of Thy Cause”
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 §169: Cause of Godfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §532: and the triumphkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of celestial dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: behesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: “SayinggleaningsGWB §292: denounced askitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: I answeredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: have sotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: by My LordgleaningsGWB §298: Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your Lord
SE expanded to “in the daytime”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: the daytimegleaningsGWB §492: in the night seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: blessed nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Night and dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: the nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: nightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nights
This form usually rendered as “days”, “day”, “time” (121 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and in the night season”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the daysgleaningsGWB §74: in the Day of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: heaven and on earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: Thine utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §10: no day passethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: on the DaygleaningsGWB §66: “On this Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: dost witness today
sovereignty 49% king 22% sháh 7% sovereign 6% power 4% kings 3% lord 3% through 2% rulers 2% sovereigns 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: His MajestygleaningsGWB §482: a benignant sovereignkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: ascendencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: by the power oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy sovereignty
