Prayers and Meditations — §853
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 853 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَما تَنْظُرُ يا إِلهِي عَلَى دُمُوعِ الَّتِيْ جَرَتْ عَلَى خُدُودِ أَحِبَّتِكَ؟ وَأَما تَرْحَمُ يا مَحْبُوبِيْ عُيُونَ الَّتِيْ عَمَتْ فِي فِراقِكَ وَتَعْطِيلِ آياتِ نَصْرِكَ؟ وَأَما تَنْظُرُ يا سَيِّدِيْ قُلُوبَ الَّتِيْ اسْتَدَفَّتْ فِيها وَرْقاءُ عِشْقِكَ وَشَوْقِكَ؟ فَوَعِزَّتِكَ كادَ الأَمْرُ يَصِلُ إِلى مَقامٍ يَمْحُو الرَّجآءُ عَنْ أَفْئِدَةِ أَصْفِيائِكَ وَيأْخُذُهُمْ نَقَماتُ اليَأْسِ بِما وَرَدَ عَلَيْهِمْ فِي أَيَّامِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Wilt Thou not, O my God, look upon the tears which Thy loved ones have shed? Wilt Thou not pity, O my Beloved, the eyes which have been dimmed by reason of their separation from Thee, and because of the cessation of the signs of Thy victory? Wilt Thou not behold, O my Master, the hearts wherein have beaten the wings of the dove of longing and love for Thee? By Thy glory! Things have come to such a pass that hope hath well nigh been banished from the hearts of Thy chosen ones, and the breaths of despair are ready to seize them, by reason of what hath befallen them in Thy days.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: Observe thoufire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §425: this scenekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: have placed themselves unreservedly under the authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: keep mine eyes directedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §121: Ye turn your eyes towards
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Divinefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §26: O ye beloved of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of divine mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: been announcedgleaningsGWB §478: causekitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: is brandedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: hath flowedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: her handmaidensthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: utteredwill-and-testamentW&T §5: delugedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: flowing
SE rendered دُمُوعِ (dumúʿ), جَرَتْ (jarat), خُدُودِ (khudúd), أَحِبَّتِكَ؟ (ʾaḥibbatika؟), وَأَما (waʾamá), تَرْحَمُ (tarḥam) as “tears, have shed, Thy loved ones, Wilt Thou not, pity”
2 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: lovethfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §697: in a spirit of utmost kindliness and lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tender affectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: shall conform wholly untotablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou lovestwill-and-testamentW&T §3: O ye beloved of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: God’s mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §689: sympathykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: O Thou Who art merciful unto metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: wellspringgleaningsGWB §505: thine eyekitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: the same thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the waterstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thosetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: tearsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: thine
SE expanded to “their separation from Thee”
separation 70% because 30%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: partingfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §312: different fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: A part of themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: through his separation from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: differwill-and-testamentW&T §17: discord
This form usually rendered as “cease”, “unceasingly”, “interrupt” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “cessation of the signs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §151: the words of God thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: only one verseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: Thy most Great Signtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Holy Text
SE expanded to “of Thy victory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: extended Me his aidfire-tabletFire §29: of Thy succorgleaningsGWB §68: will I seek the help ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: single-handedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: potency of Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: cynosuregleaningsGWB §125: the Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: most distinguishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: and my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: siyyidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: a great oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: O my Masterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Master
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: turngleaningsGWB §228: in travailkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: whose faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §759: the hearts oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: within your heartswill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: changed
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: documentsfire-tabletFire §23: NightingalegleaningsGWB §66: The Phoenixkitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: Mystic Birdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: as a leafwill-and-testamentW&T §38: these linesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: put forth your leavesgleaningsGWB §56: foliage
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: loversfire-tabletFire §41: LovegleaningsGWB §676: O ye that thirst after Him!kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: his heart’s desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: ardent loversthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: lover’swill-and-testamentW&T §13: Divine loveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: of Love
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: longingfire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §118: thirstkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: yearningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: even as one sore athirst panteththe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: fervor
SE expanded to “By Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the AlmightygleaningsGWB §682: Almighty and All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: swear by Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the power of Thy might
SE rendered وَشَوْقِكَ؟ (washawqika؟), فَوَعِزَّتِكَ (fawaʿizzatik), كادَ (kád), الأَمْرُ (al-ʾamr), يَصِلُ (yaṣil) as “and love for Thee, By Thy glory”
SE rendered وَشَوْقِكَ؟ (washawqika؟), فَوَعِزَّتِكَ (fawaʿizzatik), كادَ (kád), الأَمْرُ (al-ʾamr), يَصِلُ (yaṣil) as “and love for Thee, By Thy glory”
SE rendered فَوَعِزَّتِكَ (fawaʿizzatik), كادَ (kád), الأَمْرُ (al-ʾamr), يَصِلُ (yaṣil) as “By Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of His presencefire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §360: His divine Presencekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: partakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: can never hope to pass beyondtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: obtained
SE rendered مَقامٍ (maqámin), يَمْحُو (yamḥú), الرَّجآءُ (ar-rajáʾ), أَفْئِدَةِ (ʾafʾidah) as “hearts”
SE rendered مَقامٍ (maqámin), يَمْحُو (yamḥú), الرَّجآءُ (ar-rajáʾ), أَفْئِدَةِ (ʾafʾidah) as “hearts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: dissipategleaningsGWB §697: be blotted outkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: annulmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: vanish into nothingnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: effacementwill-and-testamentW&T §54: exterminateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: blot outgleaningsGWB §350: effaced
SE rendered مَقامٍ (maqámin), يَمْحُو (yamḥú), الرَّجآءُ (ar-rajáʾ), أَفْئِدَةِ (ʾafʾidah), أَصْفِيائِكَ (ʾaṣfíáʾik) as “hearts, of Thy chosen ones”
hope 41% desire 14% longing 9% ardent 9% may 5% suppliant 5% beholdest 5% aspiration 5% one 5% confidence 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: hopefire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §631: suppliantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: our hopes were fixedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §728: confidencethe-hidden-wordsHW §50: even as dothwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspiration
SE expanded to “of Thy chosen ones”
SE expanded to “are ready to seize them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: shall seizefire-tabletFire §12: afflictedgleaningsGWB §677: holding fast untokitab-i-ahdAhd §4: Grasp yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: acquireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: hast covenanted with themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou
This form usually rendered as “breaths” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: revengerfire-tabletFire §10: of Thy vengeancegleaningsGWB §256: of avengerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: do ye not disavowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §853: the breathswill-and-testamentW&T §17: vengeanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: chastisementgleaningsGWB §720: great evil
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the things which have befallengleaningsGWB §711: guidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: abide withinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: unitewill-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the things which have befallen HimgleaningsGWB §163: suffered at their handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §115: fell a victim
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: for the Great DaygleaningsGWB §210: the former dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: every day.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §768: Thine utterancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: During the days
