Prayers and Meditations — §400
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 400 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِنَّكَ يا إِلهِي حَفَظْتَهُمْ بِسُلْطَانِ قُدْرَتِكَ بَيْنَ الضِّدَّيْنِ، لَوْلا احْتِراقُ أَكْبَادِهِمْ وَزَفَراتُ قُلُوبِهِمْ لَيَغْرَقُونَ فِي دُمُوعِهِمْ، وَلَوْلا دُمُوعُهُمْ لَتُحْرِقُهُمْ نارُ قُلُوبِهِمْ وَحَرَارَةُ نُفُوسِهِمْ، كَأَنَّهُمْ مَلائِكَةُ الَّتِيْ خَلَقْتَهُمْ مِنَ النَّارِ وَالثَّلْجِ، أَتَرَى يا إِلهِي بِأَنْ تَمْنَعَهُمْ بَعْدَ هذا الاشْتِياقِ عَنْ لِقائِكَ أَوْ تَطْرُدَهُمْ بَعْدَ هذا الاشْتِعالِ عَنْ بابِ رَحْمَتِكَ يا إِلهِي يَكادُ أَنْ يَنْقَطِعَ الرَّجاءُ عَنْ قُلُوبِ الأَصْْفِيآءِ أَيْنَ نَسَائِمُ فَضْلِكَ، قَدْ أَحَاطَتْهُمْ الأَعْدآءُ مِنْ كُلِّ الأَطْرافِ أَيْنَ رَاياتُ نَصْرِكَ الَّتِيْ وَعَدْتَها فِي أَلْواحِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou hast Thyself, O my God, protected them, by Thy sovereign might, from both extremities. But for the burning of their souls and the sighing of their hearts, they would be drowned in the midst of their tears, and but for the flood of their tears they would be burnt up by the fire of their hearts and the heat of their souls. Methinks, they are like the angels which Thou hast created of snow and of fire. Wilt Thou, despite such vehement longing, O my God, debar them from Thy presence, or drive them away, notwithstanding such fervor, from the door of Thy mercy? All hope is ready to be extinguished in the hearts of Thy chosen ones, O my God! Where are the breezes of Thy grace? They are hemmed in on all sides by their enemies; where are the ensigns of Thy triumph which Thou didst promise in Thy Tablets?
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: O Lord, my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §262: God’s truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: God”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the God oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: We watchedgleaningsGWB §68: overshadowed Me with His protectionkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §37: Keep him safetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn welltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardianthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: watch over thee
This form usually rendered as “king”, “sovereignty”, “sháh” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereigngleaningsGWB §217: Thou Who art the Kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: undisputed sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: and sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: through the power of My might
SE rendered حَفَظْتَهُمْ (ḥafaẓtahum), بِسُلْطَانِ (bisulṭán), قُدْرَتِكَ (qudratik) as “protected, sovereign might”
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
الضِّدَّيْنِ،
aḍ-ḍiddayni، ḍ-d-d
literal: opposite; opposite, contrary, conflicting; opposite/contrary
SE rendered بِسُلْطَانِ (bisulṭán), قُدْرَتِكَ (qudratik), الضِّدَّيْنِ، (aḍ-ḍiddayni،), لَوْلا (lawlá), احْتِراقُ (iḥtiráq) as “sovereign might, burning”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are consumedgleaningsGWB §456: to be consumed with griefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: burntprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: my soul burnethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: fast consuming theewill-and-testamentW&T §51: his heart was consumed with the flameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: were meltedgleaningsGWB §667: Burn away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the soulsgleaningsGWB §456: heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: my heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: my soulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: of their broken heartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: their broken hearts
This form usually rendered as “sighs”, “groans”, “cries” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the groansgleaningsGWB §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 §187: the criesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: flameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: criesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: by the sighing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heartgleaningsGWB §228: in travailkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: in Our bleeding heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: with all their affectionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: within your heartswill-and-testamentW&T §23: sincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine heart
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: founderedfire-tabletFire §25: is drowninggleaningsGWB §350: to be destroyedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: deeply immersedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: be so immersedthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: immersedwill-and-testamentW&T §32: submergedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: drowned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: afiregleaningsGWB §551: latterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: of the undying fireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: itstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of firewill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: firegleaningsGWB §551: a smoldering fire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: mine own hurtgleaningsGWB §651: anyone amongst themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sordidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: my bodytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: desirewill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: countriesgleaningsGWB §426: but vassalskitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: angelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: Thou Who art the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye were createdfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §120: creation.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: been fixedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: a praiseworthy character
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered النَّارِ (an-nár), وَالثَّلْجِ، (wálththalji،), أَتَرَى (ʾatará), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), تَمْنَعَهُمْ (tamnaʿahum) as “fire, snow, God, debar”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beholdfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §720: willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: “What thinkestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: Thou hast made known unto methe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: see
This form usually rendered as “hinder”, “may”, “kept” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: has been powerless to withholdgleaningsGWB §310: gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: most excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: are powerless to resisttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: was powerless to deter Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: I yearn afterfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §708: joykitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: yearningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: they whose souls pant after Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: longing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: to meetfire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §506: behold His facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: encounterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: face to face withtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: have engraved on theewill-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: drive them not awaygleaningsGWB §461: Thrust not awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: cast Him out from their midstprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Wilt Thou cast awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: cast them outgleaningsGWB §243: Our banishmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: outcastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: drive them away
This form usually rendered as “feedeth”, “burning”, “flames” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: burnethfire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflamegleaningsGWB §718: which hath been kindledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: intensify the burningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: been set ablazetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: as a flamethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: torchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: kindled
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of His mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §257: have mercy uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §202: Let Thy mercy, then, be upontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE expanded to “is ready to”
This form usually rendered as “can”, “cease”, “will” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Thou hast torn in piecesgleaningsGWB §656: detached from all else but Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: cease to pursueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: to rid them of all attachmenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §53: conclusiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: detachgleaningsGWB §324: severed
hope 41% desire 14% longing 9% ardent 9% may 5% suppliant 5% beholdest 5% aspiration 5% one 5% confidence 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspirationfire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §629: may obtainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Hopethe-hidden-wordsHW §50: even as dothwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hope
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: through the breezesgleaningsGWB §212: the Breathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: one breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §100: fragrancesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the breezegleaningsGWB §152: sweet savorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: galesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: breaths
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 §586: as a token of the gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: the most distinguishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy bountiful favortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: neglectfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §304: reckonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “authority”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: hath gathered about methe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: have appeared on
SE rendered الأَعْدآءُ (al-ʾaʿdáʾ), الأَطْرافِ (aṭ-ṭráf), رَاياتُ (ráyát), نَصْرِكَ (naṣrik) as “enemies, ensigns, triumph”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: in these regionsgleaningsGWB §70: in the daytimekitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: uttermost cornersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: gazetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: with her browwill-and-testamentW&T §38: those partsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Mine adversariesgleaningsGWB §40: From every side
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: aidestfire-tabletFire §28: championedgleaningsGWB §419: the duty of aidingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: of assistingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: to helpthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: according to His promisegleaningsGWB §89: ye were promisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: he threatenethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: Thou didst promiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Promised OnegleaningsGWB §424: promisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the promised Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: the Pledge
tablets 90% scriptures 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: TabletsgleaningsGWB §423: Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §241: the holy Tabletsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: therefore manifestedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Our TabletsgleaningsGWB §519: in His most holy and exalted Tablet
