Prayers and Meditations — §532
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 532 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَانْظُرْ دُمُوعَ البَهآءِ يا مَحْبُوبَ البَهآءِ ثُمَّ انْظُرْ زَفَراتِ قَلْبِ البَهآءِ يا مَقْصُودَ البَهآءِ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ وَعَظَمَتِكَ وَجَلالِكَ لَوْ تُورِثُنِي الجِنانَ كُلَّها بِدَوامِ نَفْسِكَ وَإنَّهاِ تُشْغِلُنِيْ عَنْ ذِكْرِكَ فِي أَقَلِّ مِنْ آنٍ أَتْرُكُها وَلَنْ أَتَوَجَّهَ إِلَيْها أبَدًا، أَنَا الَّذِيْ يا إِلهِيْ بِحُبِّكَ مُنِعْتُ عَنِ الدُّنْيا وَالعافِيَةِ فِيها، وَبِذِكْرِكَ قَبِلْتُ البَلايا كُلَّها،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Look, then, O Thou Who art the Well-Beloved of Bahá, upon the tears he sheddeth before Thee, and behold the sighs which he uttereth, O Thou Who art his heart’s Desire! I swear by Thy might, and Thy majesty and Thy glory! Were I to inherit from Thee all the delights of Paradise, and to keep them in my possession as long as Thine own Being endureth, and were I to become, for less than a moment, careless of the remembrance of Thee, I would, of a certainty, cast them away from me and cease to consider them. I am the one, O my God, who for love of Thee hath forsaken the world and all its benefits, and willingly accepted every tribulation for the sake of Thy remembrance.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: should be readfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §650: to its habitationkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: expectationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: gaze ontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §121: Ye turn your eyes towards
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: by Thy most gloriousgleaningsGWB §200: gloriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §273: My glory
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: love offire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §31: Oh, how I longkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: cherishedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desirewill-and-testamentW&T §38: that love
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: the criesgleaningsGWB §30: tearsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: My sighswill-and-testamentW&T §34: sighs and lamentationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: sighsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: and the sighs I utterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: criesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: by the sighs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: My heartgleaningsGWB §363: awaitethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: their mindsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: will turn wholly towardstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heart
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: direct their steps towardsgleaningsGWB §234: the heart’s desirekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: The aimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: objectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: direct our steps towardsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: seekethwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: thy goal
SE expanded to “swear by Thy might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: glorifiedgleaningsGWB §134: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: a more preciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: The power of Thy might beareth me witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: highly-esteemed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the greatness of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §93: dominionkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: the greatestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: the greatness of Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: mighty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: glorified be HegleaningsGWB §546: grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: honorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: glorygleaningsGWB §27: exalted characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: of the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: Thy greatness
This form usually rendered as “inherit” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: ParadisegleaningsGWB §396: heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: of the heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Paradisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: the highest paradisethe-hidden-wordsHW §7: thy heavenly homewill-and-testamentW&T §36: with all my heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Garden
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: with the crowngleaningsGWB §391: preeminent above all otherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: The radiancethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: All thatgleaningsGWB §313: the most
SE expanded to “as long as”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: EverlastinggleaningsGWB §189: throughout the eternitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: so long asthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: perisheth notwill-and-testamentW&T §22: continuallyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: enduregleaningsGWB §311: as long as
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: MyselfgleaningsGWB §318: the human soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sordidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: their heartstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §156: desirewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: one person
This form usually rendered as “careless” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: are occupiedgleaningsGWB §650: wept and mournedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: communedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: will keep them backthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: delightwill-and-testamentW&T §14: hath spentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: engaged in spreadinggleaningsGWB §595: the loved ones of God
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 §163: spokegleaningsGWB §345: expositionkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: His Nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: describe Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
less 45% one 14% infinitesimal 9% exceedeth 5% fraction 5% even 5% short 5% little 5% though 5% unceasingly 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: but littlefire-tabletFire §42: independencegleaningsGWB §491: one shortkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: some meanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: to an imperceptible degreethe-hidden-wordsHW §130: but for a fewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the fractionfire-tabletFire §47: fewness
SE expanded to “cast them away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have forsakenfire-tabletFire §2: been abandonedgleaningsGWB §240: forsakenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: embracethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §41: wilt Thou abandon methe-hidden-wordsHW §40: Neglect notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: abandoned himfire-tabletFire §18: been forsaken
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “may”, “consider” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: wouldst turn awayfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §567: the eyeskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §21: for Thy saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
SE rendered أَتَوَجَّهَ (ʾatawajjah), إِلَيْها (ʾilayhá), أبَدًا، (ʾabadan،), إِلهِيْ (ʾilhí) as “consider, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the Ever-AbidinggleaningsGWB §494: Forbearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: unhesitatinglytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §130: imperishablewill-and-testamentW&T §23: whatsoeverepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: ever
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: I adjure thee by Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §200: God, the Eternal Truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: He Whom all things worshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “have”, “hath”, “thou” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: forbade itgleaningsGWB §640: interveningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: repelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: been kept backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: forbad
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the worldgleaningsGWB §580: concerning the things of this worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: lifethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: things belowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: worldgleaningsGWB §248: this lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low
This form usually rendered as “all”, “wholesomeness”, “well-being” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy pardongleaningsGWB §66: “All forgivenesskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: forgivenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: remittedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: and all its benefitsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy forgivenessgleaningsGWB §257: forgiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §71: the All-Pardoner
This form usually rendered as “would”, “didst”, “hast” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: Not long agofire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §72: Matchlesskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: receptivenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: and to set their facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
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 §126: the afflictionsfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §659: My ills and troubleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: victimsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: for tribulationthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: affliction
