Prayers and Meditations — §119
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 119 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ خُلِقَتِ الإِصْباحُ وَأُرْسِلَتِ الأَرْياحُ وَمُوِّجَتِ البِحارُ وَزُيِّنَتِ الأَشْجارُ بِالأَثْمارِ وَالأَرْضُ بِالأَنْهارِ بِأَنْ تَنْصُرَ أَحِبَّائَكَ بِجُنُودِ الغَيْبِ وَالشَّهادَةِ، ثُمَّ أَغْلِبْهُمْ عَلَى الَّذِينَ بَغَوْا فِيْ أَرْضِكَ وَهَتَكُوا حُرْمَتَكَ وَكَفَرُوا بِآياتِكَ وَنَقَضُوا مِيثاقَكَ وَنَبَذُوا أَحْكامَكَ وَقامُوا بِالمُحارَبَةِ إِلى أَنْ جَعَلُوا أُسارَى أَهْلَكَ وَحَبَسُوا مَظْهَرَ ذاتِكَ وَمَطْلَعَ كيْنُونَتِكَ فِيْ أَخْرَبِ البِلادِ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَنْتَ القَوِيُّ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I give praise to Thee, O Lord my God! I entreat Thee by Thy Name through which Thou didst cause the dawn to appear, and the winds to blow, and the seas to surge, and the trees to bring forth their fruits, and the earth to be beautified with its rivers, that Thou wilt aid all them that are dear to Thee with both Thy visible and invisible hosts. Render them, moreover, victorious over all those who have so rebelled in Thy land, and dishonored Thy name, and disbelieved in Thy signs, and broken Thy Covenant, and cast behind their backs Thy laws, and have to such an extent risen up against Thee, that they carried into captivity Thy kindred, and flung the Manifestation of Thy Self into prison, and immured Him Who is the Dayspring of Thine Essence in the most desolate of cities.
Translation Notes
سُبْحانَكَ
literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
SE expanded to “give praise to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: GraciousgleaningsGWB §48: the impedimentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: Immensely exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: All praise be to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the veilsgleaningsGWB §557: hymns of glory
SE usually renders this root as “god”, “divine”, “god’s”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: the realm of Divinityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §10: His
SE expanded to “I entreat Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §323: to question his Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §466: Enquire for thyselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: hath been set aflameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliant
SE expanded to “by Thy Name”
SE expanded to “Thou didst cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: virtuesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §334: worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: creation.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: hath been created
SE expanded to “the dawn to appear”
SE rendered خُلِقَتِ (khuliqat), الإِصْباحُ (aṣ-ṣbáḥ), وَأُرْسِلَتِ (waʾursilat), الأَرْياحُ (ar-ryáḥ) as “Thou didst cause, the dawn to appear, the winds to blow”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: dispatchgleaningsGWB §25: and Messengerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: Prophethoodprayers-and-meditationsP&M §297: Send downtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: transferredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of the Apostle
SE expanded to “the winds to blow”
SE rendered الأَرْياحُ (ar-ryáḥ), وَمُوِّجَتِ (wamúmijat), البِحارُ (al-biḥár) as “the winds to blow, the seas to surge”
SE expanded to “the seas to surge”
SE rendered البِحارُ (al-biḥár), وَزُيِّنَتِ (wazuyyinat), الأَشْجارُ (ash-shjár), بِالأَثْمارِ (biálʾathmár) as “the seas to surge, the trees, their fruits”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the most great ornamentfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §700: forgoethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: and adornedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: adornedgleaningsGWB §159: adornethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: didst adorn
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the tree of humilitygleaningsGWB §56: leaveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: the divine Treeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the corrupt treewill-and-testamentW&T §57: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: “The treegleaningsGWB §36: of the treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: “Tree
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: fruit upongleaningsGWB §265: the fruitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: immortalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: fruits oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forththe-hidden-wordsHW §109: of its fruitingwill-and-testamentW&T §57: fruit given forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: fruits
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §636: refrain from contendingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: Thine earththe-hidden-wordsHW §98: realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the landfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §246: the whole earth
SE expanded to “with its rivers”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: daygleaningsGWB §222: Jordankitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the streaming riverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: the streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: its streamsgleaningsGWB §478: riverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: with its rivers
SE expanded to “Thou wilt aid”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: helpfire-tabletFire §47: championsgleaningsGWB §68: seekkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: Christiansprayers-and-meditationsP&M §330: Aid themwill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: render Thy Cause victorious
أَحِبَّائَكَ
literal: love; beloved; beloved ones
SE expanded to “all them that are dear to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: For the love of Godfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §723: approvekitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: lothtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Love Me
invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: unseengleaningsGWB §11: of things unseenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Considerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: Thine invisible Selftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the seen and unseengleaningsGWB §499: all beings, visible and invisible
وَالشَّهادَةِ،
literal: witness; observation; witnessed
This form usually rendered as “martyrdom”, “seen”, “invisible” (8 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Render them, moreover, victorious”
ascendancy 32% all-subduing 16% prevailed 8% all-conquering 8% all-compelling 8% hath 8% render 8% paramount 4% triumphing 4% supreme 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: All-SubduinggleaningsGWB §132: paramount influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: Dominantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Render them, moreover, victoriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: overcomeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailedgleaningsGWB §307: ascendancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: overpowering was
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “all those who”
This form usually rendered as “have”, “rebelled” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have”, “profaneth”, “violated” (6 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §412: rend any veil asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: have rent asundergleaningsGWB §216: profaneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: have besmirchedgleaningsGWB §216: rent asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and dishonoredgleaningsGWB §215: profanethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Name, the Cleaver
This form usually rendered as “sanctity”, “holiness”, “name” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: covering cast over mine honorgleaningsGWB §677: hinder it notkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: faithful seekerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: Deny me notthe-hidden-wordsHW §31: Denywill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: withheld
have 40% disbelieved 21% repudiated 17% believe 4% denied 4% believed 4% rejected 2% refused 2% openly 2% had 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: ye deny notgleaningsGWB §614: have rejectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: the infidelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: canceltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: denywill-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: unbelieversgleaningsGWB §260: reject
SE expanded to “in Thy signs”
signs 42% utterances 25% verses 8% repudiated 4% utterance 4% words 4% tokens 4% greatest 4% kingdom 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: repudiated Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §65: of the words ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: acquaintedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: and to whattablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the violationgleaningsGWB §296: They brokeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and brokenwill-and-testamentW&T §11: of Seditionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have brokenwill-and-testamentW&T §41: breakingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: brokenwill-and-testamentW&T §51: those who have broken
SE expanded to “and cast behind their”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: casteth awaygleaningsGWB §629: forsakenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: forsookthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: dregsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: hast castgleaningsGWB §432: forsakethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and cast behind theirepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have cast away the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: wisegleaningsGWB §320: the unsearchable wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of divine wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §358: Thy commandmentstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wisethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §25: regulations
SE expanded to “risen up against”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: peoplefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §395: high destinykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: promulgatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: titletablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
SE rendered أَحْكامَكَ (ʾaḥkámak), وَقامُوا (waqámúá), بِالمُحارَبَةِ (biálmuḥárabah), جَعَلُوا (jaʿalúá), أُسارَى (ʾusárá) as “Thy laws, risen up against, they carried, into captivity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: contendedgleaningsGWB §579: contendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: risen up against Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: conflictsgleaningsGWB §74: convulsed by warsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: have assailed themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: conflictgleaningsGWB §584: rise up and war
This form usually rendered as “captives”, “made”, “ensnared” (4 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §169: from his chainsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: in bondagegleaningsGWB §501: exileprayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: a captiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: captivesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: were made captivesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: lie prisonedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: were ensnared
This form usually rendered as “kindred” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: such asgleaningsGWB §393: those thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholders ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: unto the followersthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: DWELLERSwill-and-testamentW&T §34: devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: they that dwell
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: were they imprisonedgleaningsGWB §718: imprisonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: have fixedthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: prisonwill-and-testamentW&T §6: imprisonmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: cast Him into prisonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: Thy bondagewill-and-testamentW&T §3: confinement
manifestation 63% revealer 18% who 5% manifest 4% dayspring 3% supreme 3% revelation 3% revealest 1% symbol 1% exponent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Raise upfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §539: hath been made manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: sent downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: to shinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
SE expanded to “of Thy Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Most Sublime EssencegleaningsGWB §461: judgmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thine own Beingwill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: EssencegleaningsGWB §2: generatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: innermost Essence
SE expanded to “Who is the Dayspring”
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: been informedfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §463: realizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: the promised Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: and the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
SE expanded to “of Thine Essence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: dweltfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §302: was nonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: ancient eternityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thou didsttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the most desolategleaningsGWB §712: of desolationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: breakerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: were laid wastegleaningsGWB §523: rob themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: havocgleaningsGWB §183: most desolateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: desolate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: in Thy realmsgleaningsGWB §267: of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: soilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: of citiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thy neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §38: all countriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: citiesgleaningsGWB §511: their territories
SE rendered أَخْرَبِ (ʾakhrab), البِلادِ، (al-biládi،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “the most desolate, of cities”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: GodhoodgleaningsGWB §582: for theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: “Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: by My Lord
SE rendered البِلادِ، (al-biládi،), رَبِّ (rabb), القَوِيُّ (al-qawíw) as “of cities”
strength 17% most 17% omnipotent 8% all-powerful 8% power 8% all-compelling 8% art 8% potency 8% strong 8% all-possessing 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine energygleaningsGWB §597: power to restore the forcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: All-Possessing, the Most Highthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §25: forcesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: strengthenedgleaningsGWB §246: and His might
