Prayers and Meditations — §377
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 377 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
لَمْ أَدْرِ يا إِلهِي بِأَيِّ نارٍ أَوْقَدْتَ سِرَاجَ أَمْرِكَ وَبِأَيِّ زُجاجَةٍ حَفِظْتَهُ مِنْ أَعَادِي نَفْسِكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ صِرْتُ مُتَحَيِّرًا فِي بَدائِعِ أَمْرِكَ وَظُهُوراتِ عَظَمَتِكَ، أَرى يا مَقْصُودِيْ بِأَنَّ النَّارَ لَوْ يَمَسُّها المَاءُ تَخْمُدُ فِي الحِينِ، وَهذِهِ النَّارُ لا تُخْمِدُها بُحُورُ العالَمِينَ، وَإِذا يُصَبُّ عَلَيْها المَاءُ تَنْقَلِبُهُ أَيْدِي قُدْرَتِكَ وَتَجْعَلُهُ دُهْنًا لَها بِما قُدِّرَ فِي أَلْواحِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I know not, O my God, what the Fire is with which Thou didst light the Lamp of Thy Cause, or what the Glass wherewith Thou didst preserve it from Thine enemies. By Thy might! I marvel at the wonders of Thy Revelation, and at the tokens of Thy glory. I recognize, O Thou Who art my heart’s Desire, that were fire to be touched by water it would instantly be extinguished, whereas the Fire which Thou didst kindle can never go out, though all the seas of the earth be poured upon it. Should water at any time touch it, the hands of Thy power would, as decreed in Thy Tablets, transmute that water into a fuel that would feed its flame.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: knowing notgleaningsGWB §563: oceanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: the waters ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: rise toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I know notgleaningsGWB §338: accomplishmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: I cannot thinkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: know not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: for the sake of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §134: God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: holy Menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: my Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: firesgleaningsGWB §558: without firekitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “hell.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: my Firetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of firewill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: into the firegleaningsGWB §593: the fire of hell
kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: kindledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: didst kindleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: and so kindleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: Thou didst kindle within meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: hath litprayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: didst lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: Thou didst lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §475: which Thou hadst kindled
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: commandeth youfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §188: the Divine decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: a particular purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: hadst commanded themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: results
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “sought”, “could” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §16: watch overgleaningsGWB §36: the preservation of the lampkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §321: to shield ustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: watch over thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: him who was of His enemiesfire-tabletFire §33: Thy foesgleaningsGWB §184: of Mine enemieskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: enmitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: preparedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: those Thine enemiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: Transgresswill-and-testamentW&T §58: whatsoever else
SE rendered حَفِظْتَهُ (ḥafiẓtah), أَعَادِي (ʾaʿádí), نَفْسِكَ، (nafsika،), فَوَعِزَّتِكَ (fawaʿizzatik), صِرْتُ (ṣirt) as “preserve, enemies, Thy might, marvel”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: anyonegleaningsGWB §521: yourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: the least of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: Whose selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: self
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: sovereignty and glorygleaningsGWB §708: I swear by the majesty of Thy glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: Dear friend!prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Glorifiertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Almighty, the
SE rendered فَوَعِزَّتِكَ (fawaʿizzatik), صِرْتُ (ṣirt), مُتَحَيِّرًا (mutaḥayyiran), بَدائِعِ (badáʾiʿ), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik) as “Thy might, marvel, wonders, Revelation”
perplexed 20% sore 20% bewildering 13% bewildered 13% marveled 7% marvelled 7% afflicted 7% stand 7% marvel 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: sore perplexedgleaningsGWB §78: are lost in bewildermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: How strangeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: would know notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: astonishedgleaningsGWB §321: wonder and amazementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: bewildermentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: be bewildered
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: the universegleaningsGWB §432: createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: His wondrousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: through the incomparable tokenstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: BadigleaningsGWB §286: the most marvelous
SE rendered بَدائِعِ (badáʾiʿ), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), وَظُهُوراتِ (waẓuhúrát), عَظَمَتِكَ، (ʿaẓamatika،), أَرى (ʾarى) as “wonders, Revelation, glory, recognize”
revelations 32% manifestations 14% revelation 13% evidences 11% manifold 8% tokens 8% all 7% manifestation 4% signs 1% testimonies 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the GreatgleaningsGWB §375: limitlesskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: mightiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and Whose majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §8: fierceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: glory
This form usually rendered as “discover”, “may”, “behold” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: have I perceivedfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §611: the seenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: hypocriteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: as Thou beholdest methe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: I have not seen
This form usually rendered as “desire”, “purpose”, “any” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: meant thegleaningsGWB §674: wing his flightkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: signifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: haste to attainthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §9: Reference he doth makeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: hastened
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: touchgleaningsGWB §509: have triedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: approachedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: that I may be touchedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: thou art overtakenthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: afflict theegleaningsGWB §636: the handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: touched me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: its watersgleaningsGWB §12: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: by waterthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: dregsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: watergleaningsGWB §634: the watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: the waterthe-hidden-wordsHW §108: with the water
SE expanded to “would instantly be extinguished”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: quenchedgleaningsGWB §36: to extinguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: would instantly be extinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to quenchgleaningsGWB §394: dispiritedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: extinguishedgleaningsGWB §458: quenchingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: chilled heart
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: such momentsgleaningsGWB §192: wheneverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: onprayers-and-meditationsP&M §98: one momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: At this momentgleaningsGWB §210: strainskitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: swift as the twinkling of an eyeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: at a time when
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of the seagleaningsGWB §116: deepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: Thy most great Oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the OceangleaningsGWB §629: the oceans ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understanding
This form usually rendered as “worlds”, “all”, “world” (214 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: arts and sciencesfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §300: if ye be of them that understandkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Object of all learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: which the world can inflicttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “changed”, “transmute” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heartgleaningsGWB §363: lotkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: transmutethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: hast turnedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: their hearts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the mercy ofgleaningsGWB §658: at the hands ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: from the handswill-and-testamentW&T §10: by themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: handsgleaningsGWB §506: His Presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
This form usually rendered as “grant”, “make”, “suffer” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Thou hast ordainedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §29: a voice Thou didst ordainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: to make of themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: ordained themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe thyself therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
tablets 90% scriptures 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: thesegleaningsGWB §230: hath been unfoldedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: implicationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: have been demonstratedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: shinethgleaningsGWB §519: in His most holy and exalted Tablet
