Prayers and Meditations — §574
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 574 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَوَعِزَّتِكَ لا يَمْنَعُنِي البَلآءُ عَنْ ذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ، إِنَّ البَلِيَّةَ فِي حُبِّكَ رَحْمَتُكَ عَلَى خَلْقِكَ وَالرَّزِيَّةَ فِي سَبِيلِكَ نِعْمَتُكَ لأَصْفِيائِكَ، أَشْهَدُ بِأَنَّ البَلآءَ أَضاءَ وَجْهَ البَهآءِ عَنْ مَشْرِقِ البَقآءِ وَزَيَّنَ هَيْكَلَهُ بَيْنَ الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمآءِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I swear by Thy glory! Tribulations, however woeful, can never hinder me from remembering Thee or from celebrating Thy praise. Every vexation borne for love of Thee is a token of Thy mercy unto Thy creatures, and every ordeal suffered in Thy path is but a gift from Thee bestowed on Thy chosen ones. I testify that my countenance, which shineth above the Dayspring of eternity, hath been irradiated by adversity, and my body hath been adorned by it before all who are in heaven and all who are on earth.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I swear by Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pride MyselfgleaningsGWB §65: the Most Excellentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: what shall exalttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the power of Thy might
This form usually rendered as “may”, “am”, “find” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: debarrethgleaningsGWB §668: may not hinder youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: repelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: will deter himtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: the Most High
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 §147: suffered grievouslyfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §254: the tribulations We have sufferedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: becomeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: The trials Thou sendestthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: fell a victim toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: afflictions
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 §80: remember HimgleaningsGWB §490: recounteth themkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: His most great testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: Thy remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
SE expanded to “celebrating Thy praise”
praise 45% extol 16% celebrate 8% glorify 6% virtues 6% celebrating 6% extolling 5% magnifying 3% glory 3% praises 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: celebrated her praisegleaningsGWB §3: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: In the midst ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §259: and from extolling Thy virtueswill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §321: createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary
SE expanded to “love of Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: love of Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §499: them that love Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: more dearly cherishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: lovesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §30: wouldst not have ascribedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)
SE expanded to “token of Thy mercy”
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 §192: great mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §673: Divine glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: Thy shadowing mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE expanded to “unto Thy creatures”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: of a goodly characterfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §616: Who hath formedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the people thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: of the worldtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: was created
This form usually rendered as “every”, “affliction” (2 occurrences)
every 50% affliction 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: afflictiongleaningsGWB §162: woes and trials Thou hast destined for myselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: calamitiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §574: and every ordealepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: trialsgleaningsGWB §724: afflictionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: any tribulationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the trials
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the favorgleaningsGWB §391: of this highest giftkitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: common herdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: of favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: a wondrous giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: giftsgleaningsGWB §614: the bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: blessing
SE expanded to “Thy chosen ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: beheldfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §447: be completely transformedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: evincedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: visible worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr
This form usually rendered as “turned”, “chased”, “sheddeth” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: turnedfire-tabletFire §9: of Thy splendorgleaningsGWB §198: shinethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: would seek illuminationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: to illuminatethe-hidden-wordsHW §33: to shed on thee its splendorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: with the brightness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to the countenancefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §440: Set your faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: directing their eyes towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
This form usually rendered as “bahá”, “glory”, “heart” (90 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of BahágleaningsGWB §661: of Glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: The firethe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: by Thy most gloriousgleaningsGWB §273: My glory
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: shed its radiancefire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §504: hath shed illumination uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: effulgent splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: the effulgent lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
eternity 32% immortality 23% everlasting 17% long 6% immortal 6% eternal 4% throughout 4% incorruptible 2% unfading 2% establishment 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: everlastingly endurefire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §98: celestialkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: live totablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §80: yet lingers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: attirefire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §559: readorned.…kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: adornmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: didst deck forththe-hidden-wordsHW §126: adorneth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: embellished
This form usually rendered as “temple”, “form”, “embodiment” (39 occurrences)
temple 29% form 17% embodiment 8% idol 8% body 8% one 8% person 8% súratu’l-haykal 4% incarnation 4% breast 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: embodiment offire-tabletFire §44: Thy templegleaningsGWB §195: formkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: these embodimentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the bodiestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §3: angelicthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy templewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Temple
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: soilfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §541: mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: tidingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: and all who are on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of the earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: by the namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §591: His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: to Thy namestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
