Prayers and Meditations — §797
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 797 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَأَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ يا إِلهِي بِأَنِّي كُنْتُ بَيْنَ مَلإِ البَيَانِ كَأَحَدٍ مِنْهُمْ وَعاشَرْتُ مَعَهُمْ بِالشَّوْقِ وَالاشْتِياقِ وَدَعَوْتُهُمْ إِلى نَفْسِكَ فِي العَشِيِّ وَالإِشْراقِ بِبَدائِعِ وَحْيِكَ وَإِلهامِكَ، وَوَرَدَ عَلَيَّ مِنْهُمْ ما عَجِزَتْ عَنْ ذِكْرِهِ سُكَّانُ مَدائِنِ إِنْشائِكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ يا مَحْبُوبِي ما أَصْبَحْتُ إِلاَّ وَقَدْ صِرْتُ هَدَفًا لِسِهامِ غِلِّهِمْ، وَما أَمْسَيْتُ إِلاَّ وَقَدْ وَرَدَ عَلَيَّ رِماحُ بُغْضِهِمْ، وَمَعَ ما جَعَلْتَنِي عالِمًا بِما فِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ وَقادِرًا عَلَيْهِمْ سَتَرْتُ وَصَبَرْتُ ناظِرًا إِلى مِيقاتِكَ، فَلَمَّا جاءَ الوَعْدُ وَتَمَّ المِيْقاتُ حَرَّكْتَ ذَيْلَ السِّتْرِ أَقَلَّ مِنْ أَنْ يُحْصَى إِذًا فَزَعَ مَنْ فِي جَبَرُوتِ الأَمْرِ وَالخَلْقِ إِلاَّ الَّذِيْنَ خَلَقْتَهُمْ مِنْ نارِ حُبِّكَ وَهَوآءِ شَوْقِكَ وَماءِ عِنايَتِكَ وَتُرابِ فَضْلِكَ، أُولئِكَ يُصَلِّيَنَّ عَلَيْهِمُ المَلأُ الأَعْلى وَسُكَّانُ مَدائِنِ البَقاءِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou well knowest, O my God, that I was regarded as one of the people of the Bayán, and consorted with them with love and fellowship, and summoned them to Thee in the daytime and in the night season, through the wonders of Thy Revelation and Thine inspiration, and sustained at their hands what the inmates of the cities of Thine invention are powerless to recount. I swear by Thy might, O my Beloved! Every morning I waken to find that I am made a target for the darts of their envy, and every night, when I lie down to rest, I discover that I have fallen a victim to the spears of their hate. Though Thou hast made known unto me the secrets of their hearts, and hast set me above them, I have refused to uncover their deeds, and have dealt patiently with them, mindful of the time which Thou hast fixed. And when Thy promise came to pass, and the set time was fulfilled, Thou didst lift, to an imperceptible degree, the veil of concealment, and lo, all the inmates of the kingdoms of Thy Revelation and of Thy creation shook and trembled, except those who were created by Thee, through the fire of Thy love, and the breath of Thine eagerness, and the water of Thy loving-kindness, and the clay of Thy grace. These are they who are glorified by the Concourse on high and the denizens of the Cities of eternity.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: mankindfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §545: This is the instruction ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: their religious leadersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: O Lordfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §619: God beareth Me witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thy Divinitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: ye peoplesfire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §568: the peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: a companyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: inmates oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §34: filling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: onegleaningsGWB §400: the man amongst youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: any oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: anygleaningsGWB §670: Should any man
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: leaders of religiongleaningsGWB §311: will seek its companionshipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: intercourseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §810: twenty-the-hidden-wordsHW §145: to commune with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §43: companyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: concoursegleaningsGWB §260: ye congregation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: fervorfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §311: great longingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: fervourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: longthe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as yearn for
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “invited”, “whom” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: We askgleaningsGWB §427: Forsakekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: summoned themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: I calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: these idle claimantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: wear the guise ofwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thyselfgleaningsGWB §287: in every one of youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: His followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Thine owntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: him that
This form usually rendered as “shining”, “shed”, “brightness” (70 occurrences)
shining 17% shed 11% brightness 11% effulgent 11% shineth 11% shone 8% light 8% revelation 8% rise 8% splendor 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the dayspringfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §670: a radiancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: Lightstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the light that shineththe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the FirstgleaningsGWB §281: created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: Thine inventiontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: IncomparablegleaningsGWB §135: the whole creation
وَحْيِكَ
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: RevelationgleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: the Voice of Inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of RevelationgleaningsGWB §583: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: of Thine inspirationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: is revealed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thine InspirationgleaningsGWB §635: will inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: Inspireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: inspirationgleaningsGWB §662: will, no doubt, inspireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: of Thine inspirationgleaningsGWB §691: Divine inspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: Inspire then my soul
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “there”, “suffered” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §259: hath been recordedgleaningsGWB §109: caused to rain uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: be ledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: inflict upon mewill-and-testamentW&T §5: dealt aepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the things which have befallengleaningsGWB §619: that have comekitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: the victims of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: cannot frustrate HimgleaningsGWB §449: thou hast the power to frustrate His Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the miracleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: weaknesswill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmed meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: capablegleaningsGWB §260: can frustratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: the sick
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: commendationgleaningsGWB §374: Our assertionkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: to whom we have referredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: to celebrate Thy praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: a citygleaningsGWB §73: of the citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: within these Citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: Tabernacletablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: each onewill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: CitygleaningsGWB §555: from the City
إِنْشائِكَ،
literal: creation; creation, origination; creation/origination
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: creationgleaningsGWB §49: the entire creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: sprungprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: of Thy creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: belowwill-and-testamentW&T §7: erectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: created thingsgleaningsGWB §59: the world of creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: wilt cherishgleaningsGWB §495: His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: forcetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: Well-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §697: in a spirit of utmost kindliness and lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thou cherishesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: My loverwill-and-testamentW&T §48: Beloved One
This form usually rendered as “have”, “wakened”, “every” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: for the dartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the dartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: dartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: the arrowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: arrows
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: through his malicegleaningsGWB §567: ill-willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: malevolentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: and fettersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: fetteredgleaningsGWB §40: Chained up bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: maliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: of envy
This form usually rendered as “reached”, “every” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: spearskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the menacing dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: the spearsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: spearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §425: the arrowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §247: the dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: most afflictive spearsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: from the shafts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: animositygleaningsGWB §67: and the maliciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thine enemiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: Him whom I abhorwill-and-testamentW&T §54: rancourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: for theegleaningsGWB §475: maliciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: the hatred
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “having” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: make theefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §138: have, moreover, ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: those images whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: to enable ustablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe thyself therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: they hide Me awayfire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sinsgleaningsGWB §723: that seeketh to dissemble his faithkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: lie as yet unravelledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: I have refused to uncoverthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Veil
This form usually rendered as “have” (2 occurrences)
patience 33% patient 21% long-suffering 9% fortitude 9% tarry 9% forbearance 5% patiently 5% endure 3% who 3% resignation 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: patientfire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §551: resignationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: to suffer patientlytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withholdthe-hidden-wordsHW §78: peaceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Wait
This form usually rendered as “fix”, “fixed”, “thou” (63 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: at timesgleaningsGWB §685: hithertokitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: the hourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: the time which Thou hast fixedthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: chanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: momentsgleaningsGWB §206: of these dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: what hour
This form usually rendered as “come”, “hath”, “reached” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: the time whengleaningsGWB §83: hath come to passkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: He hath already come to youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: came unto themthe-hidden-wordsHW §75: Abideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: I camegleaningsGWB §587: come downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: came to you
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: promisedgleaningsGWB §451: what he threatenethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: the hour thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: Thy promiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: according to His promisegleaningsGWB §26: promiseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: threatenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: didst promise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: energeticallygleaningsGWB §729: expirationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: inflexibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: most perfectthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: have fully revealedwill-and-testamentW&T §45: I have declared conclusivelyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: endedgleaningsGWB §196: fulfilled
This form usually rendered as “through”, “tread”, “progress” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: hemfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §647: to the hem of the Robekitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: hem of the robethe-hidden-wordsHW §77: holdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: unto the hemgleaningsGWB §645: the hem of Our Robe
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 §126: exceedethfire-tabletFire §42: independencegleaningsGWB §552: littlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: extremely limited numberprayers-and-meditationsP&M §289: the leastthe-hidden-wordsHW §91: handfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the summitfire-tabletFire §47: fewness
SE rendered السِّتْرِ (as-sitr), أَقَلَّ (ʾaqall), يُحْصَى (yuḥṣá), فَزَعَ (fazaʿ), جَبَرُوتِ (jabarút) as “concealment, imperceptible, an, shook, kingdoms”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: consternationgleaningsGWB §352: to the criesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: shook and trembledwill-and-testamentW&T §5: criesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: terrorgleaningsGWB §352: fears and agitationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: to trembleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: caused
This form usually rendered as “heaven”, “realm”, “dominion” (56 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the heavenfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §612: and their dominionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Bindtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: highest heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §12: Realm of Glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: at His behestfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §711: no earthly thing whatsoeverkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: of divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: of Thy Faithtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: in no wise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: creationfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §489: the creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: His peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: of Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that people
This form usually rendered as “atmosphere”, “heights”, “immensity” (37 occurrences)
atmosphere 48% heights 16% immensity 6% heavens 6% heaven 6% desire 3% firmament 3% limitless 3% precincts 3% sublimities 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy passionsfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §470: the promptings of thine evil desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: interestsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: the heavenstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passionthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: idlewill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: germgleaningsGWB §90: through the watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and the waterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: watersgleaningsGWB §90: waterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: with the watersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: whose duty it was to receive and entertain official visitorsgleaningsGWB §141: foundation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the earthgleaningsGWB §488: the dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: the dust itselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and the claythe-hidden-wordsHW §104: the clayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: the dust thereofgleaningsGWB §685: claykitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: now dwelling upon the dust
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: mercygleaningsGWB §579: the most meritoriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: God’s holy graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: the choicesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
This form usually rendered as “will”, “blessed”, “glorified” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: blessingsgleaningsGWB §267: Vouchsafe Thy blessingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: Do Thou blessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: may the blessingsgleaningsGWB §665: will be interceding for youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: blessed byepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: to warm youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: are glorified
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: so high-mindedfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §497: above the reach and kenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: which He hath revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: and to glorifytablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
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 §246: everlastingfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §285: as long askitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Remnant of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: the continuance of lifetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: remaineth
