Prayers and Meditations — §512
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 512 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَوَعِزَّتِكَ قَبِلْتُ البَلايا لإِحْياءِ مَنْ فِي سَمائِكَ وَأَرْضِكَ، إِنَّ الَّذِيْ أَحَبَّكَ لا يُحِبُّ نَفْسَهُ إِلاَّ لإِعْلآءِ أَمْرِكَ وَالَّذِيْ عَرَفَكَ لا يَعْرِفُ سِواكَ وَلا يَلْتَفِتُ إِلى دُونِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I swear by Thy glory! I have accepted to be tried by manifold adversities for no purpose except to regenerate all that are in Thy heaven and on Thy earth. Whoso hath loved Thee, can never feel attached to his own self, except for the purpose of furthering Thy Cause; and whoso hath recognized Thee can recognize naught else except Thee, and can turn to no one save Thee.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I swear by Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: StronggleaningsGWB §708: I swear by the majesty of Thy glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: transcendenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: glory
This form usually rendered as “would”, “didst”, “hast” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I have accepted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: turn thoufire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §272: Haste thee to attain the presence ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: turned their face unto itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §410: and that their faces may be turnedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
البَلايا
literal: tribulation; affliction; trial
This form usually rendered as “tribulations”, “tribulation”, “troubles” (53 occurrences)
SE expanded to “tried by manifold adversities”
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 §147: suffered grievouslyfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §410: a fresh tribulationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: sore triedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: calamitiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: restepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: trials
This form usually rendered as “regeneration”, “regenerate”, “sake” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: hath revivedfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §29: and for having quickened my soulkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: quickenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §11: hast vivifiedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §23: endued with life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: thy namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §151: into the heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: Thine incomparable glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “on Thy earth”
SE expanded to “hath loved Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: prizedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §363: exultationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §67: for them who love Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovestwill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
SE expanded to “his own self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: mine owngleaningsGWB §37: Hekitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: To everyoneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: for mine own selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: some one
This form usually rendered as “exalt”, “glorify”, “exaltation” (34 occurrences)
exalt 25% glorify 19% exaltation 13% sake 13% magnify 9% exalted 6% magnifying 6% proclaim 3% may 3% glorification 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: glorified befire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §546: immenselykitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: shall be proclaimed.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: the glorification oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
SE expanded to “furthering Thy Cause”
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 §181: one thingfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §100: proclaimingkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: promiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: and bidden them observetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
SE expanded to “hath recognized Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: seeking to knowgleaningsGWB §327: to an adequate understanding ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: unrenownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: to unravel the mysterytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the breeze
SE expanded to “naught else except Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: else but HimgleaningsGWB §302: anyone besides Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: unto themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: beside Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: everywheregleaningsGWB §386: but Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: perceivegleaningsGWB §40: Beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: Take heedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: turntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: turn thouepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: consider them notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: And immediately He perceived their thoughtsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: I would refuse to look upon them
SE rendered سِواكَ (siwák), يَلْتَفِتُ (yaltafit), دُونِكَ (dúnik) as “naught else except Thee, can turn”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: except TheegleaningsGWB §196: otherwisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: to anyone save Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §18: none but Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: from all except TheegleaningsGWB §246: none but Him
