Prayers and Meditations — §472
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 472 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
لَمْ أَدْرِ يا إِلهِي أَأَنْطِقُ بِبَدائِعِ ذِكْرِكَ بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ وَأُعَرِّفُهُمْ خَفِيَّاتِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَأَسْرَارِ أَمْرِكَ أَوْ أَجْعَلُ قَلْبِي وِعَاءَها، وَلَوْ أَنَّ المُحِبَّ لا يُحِبُّ أَنْ يَسْمَعَ أَحَدٌ حَدِيثَ مَحْبُوبِهِ، وَلكِنْ لَمَّا جَاءَ أَمْرُكَ المُبْرَمُ بِإِظْهارِ أَمْرِكَ لا أَتَوَقَّفُ أَبَدًا وَأَذْكُرُكَ وَلَوْ تَنْزِلُ عَلَيَّ مِنْ سَحَابِ القَضَآءِ سِهَامُ البَلآءِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I know not, O my God, whether I should speak forth the wonders of Thy praise among Thy servants, and lay bare before them the secrets of Thy mercy and the mysteries of Thy Cause, or keep them wrapped up within the receptacle of my heart. Though the lover be loth to share with any one the intimate conversation of his beloved, yet at whatever time Thine inescapable commandment to declare Thy Cause reacheth me, I will unhesitatingly obey it. I would proclaim Thee, undeterred by the darts of affliction that may rain down upon me from the clouds of Thy decree.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I know notgleaningsGWB §616: most effulgentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: understanding heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: rise toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: knowing notgleaningsGWB §338: accomplishmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: I knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: know not
This form usually rendered as “whether” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “should speak forth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to declarefire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §541: voicethkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: and enable them to speak forthtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: MakersgleaningsGWB §117: wonderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: melodiousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: Thy created realmstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: BadigleaningsGWB §452: of creation
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: referencesgleaningsGWB §102: expressionskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: above-mentionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: and of remembrance of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Object of my adorationfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §668: your neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: mortalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: are they whotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Baháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: among Thy servants
This form usually rendered as “lay” (1 occurrences)
knowledge 33% understanding 12% know 10% recognize 8% have 7% fragrance 7% hath 6% comprehend 6% recognized 5% thou 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: that thou mayest perceivegleaningsGWB §666: man of true understandingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: to apprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: with Thy knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Divine knowledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: to be obscuredgleaningsGWB §121: concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: passed beyond the veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: according to the unrevealed tokenstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §7: invisiblethe-hidden-wordsHW §21: cannot be obscuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: concealgleaningsGWB §455: was unnoticed
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 §160: God of Mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §689: sympathykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §202: Let Thy mercy, then, be upontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: satisfactiongleaningsGWB §18: the joykitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: seatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: and to lay bare Thy mysteriestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: fresh and greenwill-and-testamentW&T §42: darklyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: contentment
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 §159: at His behestfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §300: its empirekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: these factsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: Thou hast bidden me observetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: in no wise
This form usually rendered as “grant”, “let”, “"consecrate” (22 occurrences)
grant 23% let 15% “consecrate 8% imagine 8% knit 8% strengthen 8% single 8% “dye 8% enable 8% cause 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: hath made itfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §654: having enabled mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: to numbertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine heartgleaningsGWB §118: mine heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: in the heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: commotiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: nor heartswill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: turn
This form usually rendered as “within” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the gobletsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: within the receptacleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: hearingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: vehicleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: retentiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: claim toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: attentive
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: prizedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §299: of His love!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: what devotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §363: in lovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: thine heart be setwill-and-testamentW&T §38: that love
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: Him Who hearethfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §537: Heard it ye everkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: hearing themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: Thou hast hearkenedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: a hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §103: Singlenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thy onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighborepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: anygleaningsGWB §570: a man
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: historygleaningsGWB §122: transientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: intimate conversationthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: handiworkwill-and-testamentW&T §35: happeningsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: traditionsgleaningsGWB §436: changes and chances
This form usually rendered as “come”, “hath”, “reached” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: I camegleaningsGWB §671: arrivethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: come to youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: Who came unto themthe-hidden-wordsHW §75: Abideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: hath reachedgleaningsGWB §135: sent downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: there came unto them
all-compelling 33% irresistible 27% resistless 20% inscrutable 7% divinely-appointed 7% inescapable 7%
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “may”, “proclaim” (69 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: that from him may be manifestedfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §357: in himkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: to outwardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: Thou hast called into beingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth
SE rendered بِإِظْهارِ (biʾiẓhár), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), أَتَوَقَّفُ (ʾatawaqqaf), أَبَدًا (ʾabadan), وَأَذْكُرُكَ (waʾadhkuruk) as “declare, Cause, proclaim”
hesitate 22% hesitated 17% discover 13% hesitation 9% established 9% stand 9% would 9% place 4% such 4% remain 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: remainfire-tabletFire §28: doth My pen haltgleaningsGWB §356: can be disclosedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §295: Motionless liesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: I laygleaningsGWB §47: hast halted and movest notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: comprehend
SE rendered أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), أَتَوَقَّفُ (ʾatawaqqaf), أَبَدًا (ʾabadan), وَأَذْكُرُكَ (waʾadhkuruk), وَلَوْ (walaw), تَنْزِلُ (tanzil) as “Cause, proclaim, rain”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: in no wisegleaningsGWB §124: to everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: unhesitatinglytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §16: notwill-and-testamentW&T §23: whatsoeverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: ever
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the RevealergleaningsGWB §139: that which hath been sent downkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: had descendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: Thou hast revealedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: gradesthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §308: by the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: showeringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of the cloudsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: cloudsgleaningsGWB §627: from the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: veil
decree 36% irrevocable 18% god’s 9% what 9% destiny 5% divine 5% decreed 5% ruling 5% tribulations 5% judgment 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: arrowsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: for the dartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: the arrowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: dartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the darts
This form usually rendered as “tribulation”, “adversity”, “tribulations” (31 occurrences)
tribulation 37% adversity 13% tribulations 13% affliction 10% woe 10% woes 7% troubles 3% trials 3% afflictions 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: tribulationfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §110: such agonieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: the savor of woes sent by Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my distressepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: adversity
