Prayers and Meditations — §740
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 740 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ُونِ طُغاةِ خَلْقِكَ، وَجَمالِكَ يا أَيُّها الظَّاهرُ بِالجَلالِ إِنِّي لا أَجْزَعُ مِنَ البَلايا فِي حُبِّكَ وَلا مِنَ الرَّزايا فِي سَبِيْلِكَ بَلِ اخْتَرْتُها بِحَوْلِكَ وَأَفْتَخِرُ بِها بَيْنَ المُقَرَّبِينَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَالمُخْلِصِينَ مِنْ عِبادِكَ، وَلكِنْ يا مُرَبِّيَ العالَمِ وَمالِكَ الأُمَمِ أَسْئَلُكَ فِي هذا الحِينِ الَّذِيْ أَكُونُ آخِذًا بِيَدِ الرَّجآءِ أَذْيالَ رِدآءِ كَرَمِكَ وَرَحْمَتِكَ بِأَنْ تَغْفِرَ عِبادَكَ الَّذِينَ طارُوا فِي هَوآءِ قُرْبِكَ وَتَوَجَّهُوا إِلى أَنْوار
Shoghi Effendi Translation
My God, my Master, my Highest Hope, and the Goal of my desire! Thou seest and hearest the sighing of this wronged One, from this darksome well which the vain imaginations of Thine adversaries have built, and from this blind pit which the idle fancies of the wicked among Thy creatures have digged. By Thy Beauty, O Thou Whose glory is uncovered to the face of men! I am not impatient in the troubles that touch me in my love for Thee, neither in the adversities which I suffer in Thy path. Nay, I have, by Thy power, chosen them for mine own self, and I glory in them amongst such of Thy creatures as enjoy near access to Thee, and those of Thy servants that are wholly devoted to Thy Self.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of My oppressorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: errorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: the oppressorswill-and-testamentW&T §48: misbelievedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: have transgressedwill-and-testamentW&T §47: rebelliousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: among Thy creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: Such of Thy servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: conductfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §97: heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: own creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: creatures
SE expanded to “By Thy Beauty”
beauty 86% countenance 3% radiant 1% revelation 1% glory 1% whose 1% most 1% through 1% exalted 1% meditating 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: Ancient BeautygleaningsGWB §35: beauty ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: that immortalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: transcendenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §58: is a more gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty
الظَّاهرُ
literal: manifestation; manifest; appear
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Whose glory is uncovered”
SE rendered الظَّاهرُ (aẓ-ẓáhr), بِالجَلالِ (biáljalál), إِنِّي (ʾinní), أَجْزَعُ (ʾajzaʿ) as “Whose glory is uncovered, I am, impatient”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My glorygleaningsGWB §60: and Glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: Thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: glorygleaningsGWB §27: exalted characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: great their name.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: Thy majesty and glory
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “fear”, “feel”, “lamentations” (7 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “tribulations”, “tribulation”, “adversities” (53 occurrences)
tribulations 38% tribulation 15% adversities 12% trials 6% afflictions 6% every 6% manifold 6% woes 6% all 3% ills 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the tribulations I sufferfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §255: trials and tribulationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: persecutionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: sorely afflictedthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: restepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: adversity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Well-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §36: of the lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: myprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: love towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wish
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the trialsgleaningsGWB §163: incalculable afflictionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: any troublewill-and-testamentW&T §49: afflictionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: any tribulationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §574: ordealprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: trialsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §740: adversities
SE rendered الرَّزايا (ar-razáyá), سَبِيْلِكَ (sabílik), اخْتَرْتُها (ikhtartuhá), بِحَوْلِكَ (biḥawlik) as “adversities, chosen, by Thy power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the waysgleaningsGWB §472: right coursekitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: never approachprayers-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 §258: a road leadinggleaningsGWB §519: the
good 37% better 16% chosen 10% best 7% choose 7% unconstrained 6% righteous 6% unconditioned 5% chose 4% choosest 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §697: thornskitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: hath the authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: good thingthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: what ye prefergleaningsGWB §252: best
SE expanded to “by Thy power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: pridegleaningsGWB §703: pridingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: pride themselves thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: have been vauntingthe-hidden-wordsHW §26: Vauntepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: We glory thereingleaningsGWB §43: and pride themselves thereinkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: distinction
SE expanded to “enjoy near access”
nigh 18% favored 18% enjoy 18% who 14% well-favored 11% near 7% well-favoured 4% favourites 4% brought 4% such 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the essencefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §233: the sincere loverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: lamentationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: set it free
SE rendered وَالمُخْلِصِينَ (wálmukhliṣín), عِبادِكَ، (ʿibádika،), وَلكِنْ (walkin) as “devoted, servants”
SE rendered عِبادِكَ، (ʿibádika،), وَلكِنْ (walkin), مُرَبِّيَ (murabbí) as “servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: andgleaningsGWB §686: Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thine overruling providencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: with my Lord
SE rendered عِبادِكَ، (ʿibádika،), وَلكِنْ (walkin), مُرَبِّيَ (murabbí), العالَمِ (al-ʿálam) as “servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the earthfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §356: in human learningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: distinguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Eternal KinggleaningsGWB §632: the realmskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: angelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: such of their subjectstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: of the nationsfire-tabletFire §13: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §464: the generationskitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the peoples and kindredskitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: nationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: mothersthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: the nations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §337: questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §112: I beseechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to accountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseecheth
SE rendered أَكُونُ (ʾakún), آخِذًا (ákhidhan), بِيَدِ (bíad), الرَّجآءِ (ar-rajáʾ) as “Hope”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: hathfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §634: can neverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: worldly and impedingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: the essencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE rendered آخِذًا (ákhidhan), بِيَدِ (bíad), الرَّجآءِ (ar-rajáʾ) as “Hope”
have 17% bewildered 17% taken 8% seizing 8% made 8% dedicate 8% preferred 8% property 8% extinguished 8% withdrawn 8%
SE rendered بِيَدِ (bíad), الرَّجآءِ (ar-rajáʾ) as “Hope”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: his handgleaningsGWB §163: by the swordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: hands oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hand of Thy loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §482: assaults
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspirationfire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §629: obtainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: Supreme Desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §50: yearnethwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Desire
SE rendered الرَّجآءِ (ar-rajáʾ), أَذْيالَ (ʾadhyál) as “Hope”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: unto My hemfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §223: skirtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: to the hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: hemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to the resplendent hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: hem of His generosity
SE rendered الرَّجآءِ (ar-rajáʾ), أَذْيالَ (ʾadhyál), رِدآءِ (ridáʾ) as “Hope”
SE rendered الرَّجآءِ (ar-rajáʾ), أَذْيالَ (ʾadhyál), رِدآءِ (ridáʾ), كَرَمِكَ (karamik) as “Hope”
bounty 36% generosity 27% favor 9% bountiful 9% shadow 3% bestowal 3% bounteousness 3% graciousness 3% grace 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Generousfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §217: the most Bountifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §414: the All-Bounteouswill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy favor
SE rendered وَرَحْمَتِكَ (waraḥmatik), تَغْفِرَ (taghfir), عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak) as “men”
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
SE rendered تَغْفِرَ (taghfir), عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak) as “men”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: pardonfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §257: wash awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘I beg forgivenessgleaningsGWB §652: My forgiveness
SE rendered عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak), الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín), طارُوا (ṭárúá), هَوآءِ (hawáʾ) as “men, desire”
SE rendered عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak), الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín), طارُوا (ṭárúá), هَوآءِ (hawáʾ), قُرْبِكَ (qurbik), وَتَوَجَّهُوا (watawajjahúá) as “men, desire, face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: soaredfire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §713: the Birds of Darknesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: exploreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §767: have soared alofttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: riseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the BirdgleaningsGWB §656: shall cause
This form usually rendered as “atmosphere”, “heights”, “heaven” (30 occurrences)
atmosphere 38% heights 19% heaven 10% firmament 5% immensity 5% limitless 5% heavens 5% wisdom 5% sublimities 5% wings 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: book of mine own desirefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §612: evil passions and corruptkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: howprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: his sore longing afterthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: promptings of thine own passions
This form usually rendered as “set”, “have”, “advance” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: with snow-white facesfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §539: His countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §306: set their facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself
SE rendered وَتَوَجَّهُوا (watawajjahúá), أَنْوار (ʾanwár) as “face”
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My radiancefire-tabletFire §48: and with thegleaningsGWB §504: shed illuminationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: of all lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: luminous countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
