Prayers and Meditations — §391
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 391 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ يا إِلهِي لَوْلا البَلايا فِي سَبِيلِكَ مِنْ أَيْنَ تَظْهَرُ مَقاماتُ عاشِقِيكَ، وَلَوْلا الرَّزَايا فِي حُبِّكَ بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ تُبَيَّنُ شُئُونُ مُشْتاقِيكَ، وَعِزَّتِكَ أَنِيسُ مُحِبِّيكَ دُمُوعُ عُيُونِهِمْ وَمُؤْنِسُ مُرِيدِيكَ زَفَراتُ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَغِذَاءُ قاصِدِيكَ قَطَعاتُ أَكْبادِهِمْ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glory to Thee, O my God! But for the tribulations which are sustained in Thy path, how could Thy true lovers be recognized; and were it not for the trials which are borne for love of Thee, how could the station of such as yearn for Thee be revealed? Thy might beareth me witness! The companions of all who adore Thee are the tears they shed, and the comforters of such as seek Thee are the groans they utter, and the food of them who haste to meet Thee is the fragments of their broken hearts.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §620: the Glorifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: Praise be to Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §240: glorified be Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: to Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §619: God beareth Me witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: Providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: my Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
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 §136: their woesfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §168: were sore triedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: the indignities heaped uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: sorely afflictedthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: in my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the tribulations I suffer
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: in the pathgleaningsGWB §574: the footstepskitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: a path leadingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shed streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: a road leading
This form usually rendered as “raise”, “thou”, “appear” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: unmistakably clearfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §280: My presence amongst youkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: leading the life ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: the rebellioustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: outwardly it
station 29% stations 14% exalted 10% mission 10% mysteries 10% essential 10% concerning 5% ranks 5% significance 5% honor 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: so greatfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §513: dedicateth himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: these versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: Cause us, then, to be so steadfasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: of Lovefire-tabletFire §41: LovegleaningsGWB §118: these longing hearts that pant after Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: passionate devotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: them who are Thy loversthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: the Beloved Onewill-and-testamentW&T §13: Divine loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: lovers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the trialsgleaningsGWB §162: woes and trials Thou hast destined for myselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: calamitiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: any tribulationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: afflictiongleaningsGWB §724: afflictionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §574: and every ordealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: trials
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: His willfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §597: heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: their lovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: thine ownwill-and-testamentW&T §3: O ye beloved of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: My willgleaningsGWB §22: was pleasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: to whom He willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: according to Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE rendered بِأَيِّ (biʾayy), شَيْءٍ (shayʾin), تُبَيَّنُ (tubayyan), شُئُونُ (shuʾún), مُشْتاقِيكَ، (mushtáqíka،), وَعِزَّتِكَ (waʿizzatik) as “how, revealed, such as yearn, might beareth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neitherfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §121: desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: my glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: the rank
SE expanded to “such as yearn”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: such as yearn for Theefire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §591: in its longingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: fervourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: with vehement longingthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I yearn after
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: the MightygleaningsGWB §708: I swear by the majesty of Thy glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §437: Most Powerfultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Almighty, the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: mangleaningsGWB §410: among human virtueskitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: attached and weddedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: as the sucking child delighteth itselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: I desire communion with theewill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the comfortersgleaningsGWB §552: fellowman
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: assigned to UsgleaningsGWB §483: thine eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: self-sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: with Thine own eyetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: not through the eyes
This form usually rendered as “such” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the groansgleaningsGWB §30: tearsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: flamewill-and-testamentW&T §34: sighs and lamentationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the sighsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: by the sighingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: criesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: its raging
This form usually rendered as “hearts”, “whose”, “all” (43 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: With a detached heartgleaningsGWB §344: vast changeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: in the heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: was stirred uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: souls
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: DesiregleaningsGWB §210: direct thy steps towardskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: have purposedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: all such as have hastened towards Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §47: my heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Seek
rid 19% detached 17% detachment 16% have 14% renunciation 10% cease 6% detach 5% wholly 5% absolute 4% may 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of renunciationgleaningsGWB §476: can ever touch or hurt theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: detached themselves from all saveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: may detach themselvestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: detachmentgleaningsGWB §700: forgoeth all created things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: Our soulsgleaningsGWB §456: heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: soulsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: reinsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and soulsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: their broken hearts
