Prayers and Meditations — §420
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 420 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي تَرَى اضْطِرابِي وَهَمِّي وَغَمِّي وَابْتِلائِي، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ قَلْبُ البَهَاءِ يَنُوحُ بِما وَرَدَ عَلَى أَحِبَّائِهِ فِي سَبِيلِكَ، وَعَيْنُهُ يَتَذَرَّفُ بِما صَعَدَ إِلَيْكَ فِي تِلْكَ الأَيَّامِ مِنَ الَّذِينَ نَبَذُوا الدُّنْيا عَنْ وَرائِهِمْ وَتَوَجَّهُوا إِلى شَاطِئِ عِزِّ رَحْمَتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Thou beholdest my perplexity, and the depth of mine anguish, and the agony of my soul, and the afflictions which beset me. By Thy glory! My heart crieth to Thee by reason of the things that have befallen my loved ones in Thy path, and mine eyes run down with tears for them who, in these days, have ascended unto Thee, who have cast the world behind their backs, and set their faces towards the shores of Thy transcendent mercy.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: glorified be Hefire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §122: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §851: immeasurably glorifiedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godheadfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §105: God,”kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: but God aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Godheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: unveiled to thine eyesfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §495: considered viewskitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: seenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: unconstrainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou seest me
This form usually rendered as “perplexity”, “unto” (2 occurrences)
perplexity 50% unto 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: confusiongleaningsGWB §610: hath made the hearts ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: dismayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: the agitation of their heartstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: be not thou troubledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be perturbedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: sunk into
This form usually rendered as “trouble”, “depth”, “grief” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: strivenfire-tabletFire §13: AnguishgleaningsGWB §652: tribulation.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: endeavourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: manifold sorrowsthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: endeavorswill-and-testamentW&T §54: vigour, exertionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: Their concern
This form usually rendered as “agony” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: with cloudsgleaningsGWB §650: disconsolatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: and the agony of my soulthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: to the realmsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: cloudsgleaningsGWB §672: anguishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: “clouds”
وَابْتِلائِي،
literal: tribulation; affliction; trial
SE expanded to “afflictions which beset me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: their woesfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §67: have so sorely afflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: sore triedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: woethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: restepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the woes
SE expanded to “By Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy powergleaningsGWB §279: the pompkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: Dear friend!prayers-and-meditationsP&M §370: the God of strengthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: soulsgleaningsGWB §228: in travailkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: of the spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: hath been transmutedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: within your heartswill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: turn
SE rendered فَوَعِزَّتِكَ (fawaʿizzatik), قَلْبُ (qalb), البَهَاءِ (al-baháʾ), يَنُوحُ (yanúḥ), وَرَدَ (warad) as “By Thy glory, heart, My, crieth, have befallen”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendorgleaningsGWB §207: glory ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Thy lightgleaningsGWB §200: glorious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: groaningsfire-tabletFire §47: shall I wailgleaningsGWB §271: to cry out and be sore pained with griefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: prayerfully exhortedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: moanethwill-and-testamentW&T §5: lamentingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: groanedfire-tabletFire §47: Dost Thou wail
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: befallgleaningsGWB §127: hath attainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: have enteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: have sufferedwill-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: fathominggleaningsGWB §287: Enterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: abide within
SE expanded to “my loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: their love for Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §16: the loved ones of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: lovest mostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: my love for Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: best belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
eye 52% eyes 14% spring 11% well-spring 5% identical 5% same 5% any 2% aynu’l-baqar 2% black-eyed 2% acute 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: springsgleaningsGWB §167: with Minekitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: the sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: with Mine eye
This form usually rendered as “run” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have ascended unto Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: his ascentgleaningsGWB §1: ascendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: aid them to scaletablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: ascend unto thethe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise thenwill-and-testamentW&T §51: settingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raised
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: in the daytimegleaningsGWB §248: whilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: todayprayers-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 §186: Thy days
SE expanded to “have cast the world”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have rejectedgleaningsGWB §524: ye have refusedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: and castepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: casteth awaygleaningsGWB §432: forsakethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: they cast awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have cast awaygleaningsGWB §423: renounced
SE rendered الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín), نَبَذُوا (nabadhúá), الدُّنْيا (ad-dunyá), وَرائِهِمْ (waráʾihim), وَتَوَجَّهُوا (watawajjahúá) as “who, have cast the world, set their faces towards”
SE rendered نَبَذُوا (nabadhúá), الدُّنْيا (ad-dunyá), وَرائِهِمْ (waráʾihim), وَتَوَجَّهُوا (watawajjahúá), شَاطِئِ (sháṭiʾ) as “have cast the world, set their faces towards, the shores”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: behind thy backgleaningsGWB §28: beyond themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: and beyond themtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: beyondepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: after theegleaningsGWB §503: from theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: moreoverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: behind your backs
SE expanded to “set their faces towards”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: moneyfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §608: the one that turneth towards Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: from gazing ontablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: shoregleaningsGWB §684: towards its shoreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: from the shoresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: the shorestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: strandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: shoresgleaningsGWB §656: the oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: shores of
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 §123: the mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §257: have mercy uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: the Most Compassionate.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
