Prayers and Meditations — §430
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 430 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِنِّي بِنَفْسِي أَقُولُ فِي كُلِّ الأَحْيَانِ يا لَيْتَ تَقَرَّبْتُ إِلَيْكَ فِي يَوْمٍ قَبْلَ هذا، وَلَكنْ لَمَّا أَسْمَعُ ضَجِيجَ المُخْلِصِينَ مِنْ بَرِيَّتِكَ وَالمُقَرَّبِينَ مِنْ عِبادِكَ الَّذِينَ ما اتَّخَذُوا لأنْفُسِهِمْ وَلِيًّا إِلاَّ أَنْتَ وَلا مَلْجَأً إِلاَّ أَنْتَ، ثُمَّ اخْتارُوا فِي سَبِيلِكَ لأَنْفُسِهِمْ ما لا اخْتَارَهُ أَحَدٌ عِنْدَ ظُهُورِ مَظَاهِرِ عِزِّ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ وَمَطَالِعِ قُدْسِ رَبُوبِيَّتِكَ، لِذا يَحْزَنُ قَلْبِي وَيُكَدَّرُ فُؤَادِيْ وَأُنادِيْكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ الَّتِيْ أَحَاطَتْ كُلَّ الوُجُودِ مِنَ الغَيْبِ وَالشُّهُودِ، بِأَنْ تَحْفَظَهُمْ عَنْ كُلِّ ما يَكْرَهُ رِضَائُكَ وَهذا لا لأَنْفُسِهِمْ بَلْ لِيَبْقى بِهِمْ اسْمُكَ بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ وَذِكْرُكَ فِي بِلادِكَ، وَإِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ يا إِلهِي بِأَنَّ كُلَّ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
By Thy might, O Well-Beloved of Bahá and His heart’s Desire! I myself cry out, under all conditions, unto Thee saying: “Would I had, ere this day, drawn nigh unto Thee!” When I hear, however, the sighs of such of Thy people as are wholly devoted to Thee, and those of Thy servants as enjoy near access to Thy court, who have taken no other friend than Thee, and sought no refuge except Thee, and have chosen for themselves, in Thy path, what no man hath chosen in the days of the Manifestations of Thy transcendent unity and the Daysprings of Thy most holy sovereignty, then my heart is saddened and my soul is vexed, and I cry to Thee, imploring Thee to protect them, by Thy power that hath encompassed the entire creation both visible and invisible, from whatsoever may be abhorrent to Thee. This is not for their own sakes, but that Thy name may, through them, abide amongst Thy servants, and Thy remembrance may continue to endure in Thy dominions.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: HegleaningsGWB §619: Our sufferingskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: petty-minded soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: of my powerlessnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: pure breathwill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
This form usually rendered as “say”, “declare”, “describe” (21 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: doth sogleaningsGWB §66: God’s!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §566: utteredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verilytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimedthe-hidden-wordsHW §73: Lord of Utterance
This form usually rendered as “times”, “occasions”, “time” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: great daygleaningsGWB §627: in the daytimekitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: Many a dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: the Fastwill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: in this daygleaningsGWB §66: “On this Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: heaven and on earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: hear that whichfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §192: be purgedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: that inclineth his earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: inclinest Thine eartablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groaninggleaningsGWB §452: pined away and mournedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §49: cry and bittertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: wailedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: sighsgleaningsGWB §619: groanethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: wailingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groan
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: sincerefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §405: whollykitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: devoted to Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: who are devoted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: menfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §384: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are healedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §690: your Lord, the Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: all that were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creation
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: obtain His advicegleaningsGWB §677: holding fast untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: acquireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: Lay hold on themwill-and-testamentW&T §32: makeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: drunk withgleaningsGWB §423: clungkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: any
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: who are enduedgleaningsGWB §471: and before His loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: friends!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §37: his Lordwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Saintsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the holy onesgleaningsGWB §435: leaderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: turning
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: choosegleaningsGWB §594: virtuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: retiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: of unsurpassedthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: bettergleaningsGWB §120: unconstrained and sovereign Will
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the waysgleaningsGWB §317: means of admittancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: two waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: and in Thy path.”the-hidden-wordsHW §51: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: shedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the StraightgleaningsGWB §394: of its
This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “anyone” (82 occurrences)
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §116: sanctity and glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: onethe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: is the Almighty
daysprings 43% dawning-places 13% exponents 13% revealers 11% day-springs 7% manifestations 4% embodiments 2% wellsprings 2% instigators 2% incarnations 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: the fountain-headfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §463: realizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: the evidences of Thy mighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §384: and sacredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: thoroughly purgetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §139: of My mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His holinessgleaningsGWB §115: immeasurably above
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: andgleaningsGWB §549: divinely appointedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: overshadowed with Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: by My Lord
SE rendered وَمَطَالِعِ (wamaṭáliʿ), قُدْسِ (quds), رَبُوبِيَّتِكَ، (rabúbíbatika،), لِذا (lidhá), يَحْزَنُ (yaḥzan), قَلْبِي (qalbí), وَيُكَدَّرُ (wayukaddar) as “Daysprings, most holy, sovereignty, saddened, heart, vexed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: would fail to saddenfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §582: grievedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: anguishtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: griefsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: saddened
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: transformedgleaningsGWB §228: in travailkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: whose inner beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §280: of histhe-hidden-wordsHW §120: mindwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: fraudulent
This form usually rendered as “vexed” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: calleth aloudfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §299: will hailkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: the clamortablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: aloud
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: whilefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §395: virtueskitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: according to the measureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §786: and Thine omnipotencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
encompassed 32% have 18% compassed 14% hath 14% whisperings 4% enveloped 4% all-encompassing 4% encompasseth 4% blew 4% encompass 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: have appeared onfire-tabletFire §20: whisperingsgleaningsGWB §390: embracethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: ascendancyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: hath embracedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §5: afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: encompassed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: hath recognizedfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §257: into beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: I perceivetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: unseengleaningsGWB §278: of things hiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: concealmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §783: the visible and invisibletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: seengleaningsGWB §117: unknowable
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: witness Thy signsfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §247: observedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: clearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: Thou dost witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Commit it to memorygleaningsGWB §214: safeguardkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: Thy caretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §3: the protectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: preserved
gleaningsGWB §645: may be averseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §179: abhorrentgleaningsGWB §460: abhorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: abhorrethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §259: illsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: the evilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: Thou abhorrestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: the extreme of adversity
رِضَائُكَ
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
This form usually rendered as “pleasure”, “good”, “good-pleasure” (55 occurrences)
pleasure 44% good 18% good-pleasure 8% will 8% thee 8% unto 5% please 3% pleasure!” 3% sake 3% pleasure’s 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: and acceptablefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §666: of My good-pleasurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §19: be contentwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: satisfied with His pleasure
SE rendered يَكْرَهُ (yakrah), رِضَائُكَ (riḍáʾuk), وَهذا (wahdhá), لأَنْفُسِهِمْ (lʾanfusihim), لِيَبْقى (líabqى) as “abhorrent, Thee, This, their own sakes, abide”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: For thisgleaningsGWB §305: this worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Whereinwill-and-testamentW&T §34: of this landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: ThisgleaningsGWB §520: the thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and this
This form usually rendered as “remain”, “endureth”, “may” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: remainingfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §44: been blindlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this imperishableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: have preservedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: immortal Beingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: remain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the most excellent titlesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §655: of Thy Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: in heaventablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: unto the heaven
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 §7: graciously remember megleaningsGWB §71: through thy wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: aboutprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: of Thy praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
This form usually rendered as “cities”, “realms”, “earth” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Sacred CitygleaningsGWB §525: and dominionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: of Thy citiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thy neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §38: Western countriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thy citiesgleaningsGWB §43: nations and kingdoms
SE rendered بِلادِكَ، (biládika،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “dominions”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: “arts and sciencesfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §540: educationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: realm of divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §9: that knowethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: seekest thou enlightenment
SE rendered بِلادِكَ، (biládika،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “dominions”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: mysticprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §23: is of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §191: God’s
