Prayers and Meditations — §127
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 127 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ يا مالِكَ القِدَمِ وَخالِقَ الأُمَمِ وَمُصَوِّرَ الرِّمَمِ أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِي بِهِ نادَيْتَ الكُلَّ إِلى أُفُقِ عَظَمَتِكَ وَإِجْلالِكَ وَهَدَيْتَ العِبادَ إِلى شَطْرِ فَضْلِكَ وَأَلْطافِكَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنِيْ مِنَ الَّذِينَ انْقَطَعُوا عَمَّا سِواكَ وَأَقْبَلُوا إِلَيْكَ وَما مَنَعَهُمْ سُوءُ القَضاءِ عَنْ شَطْرِ مَواهِبِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glory be to Thee, O King of eternity, and the Maker of nations, and the Fashioner of every moldering bone! I pray Thee, by Thy Name through which Thou didst call all mankind unto the horizon of Thy majesty and glory, and didst guide Thy servants to the court of Thy grace and favors, to number me with such as have rid themselves from everything except Thyself, and have set themselves towards Thee, and have not been kept back by such misfortunes as were decreed by Thee, from turning in the direction of Thy gifts.
Translation Notes
سُبْحانَكَ
literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Glory be to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: laud Thee through Himfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §387: Far be it from His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: veils of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: Lauded be Thy nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Lord ofgleaningsGWB §286: proclaimingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: their allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: their dominionstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: those
This form usually rendered as “creator”, “fashioner”, “lord” (17 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and the Maker”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: of Makersfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §536: He Who shall continue to create themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: “rebirth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: Thou didst create metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: hence I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the Creator
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: in My presencefire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §107: Apostleshipkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: adherentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: such nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
This form usually rendered as “who”, “fashioner”, “quickener” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: in this waygleaningsGWB §368: So pervasive and general is this revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “trumpet”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: and the Quickenerwill-and-testamentW&T §8: fanciesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of othersgleaningsGWB §75: The Trumpetkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: conceived
الرِّمَمِ
literal: bones; bones, decayed remains; bones, remains
SE expanded to “of every moldering bone”
This form usually rendered as “beseech”, “implore”, “entreat” (186 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I pray Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §467: wert thou to inquire of themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §195: the questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beseechgleaningsGWB §168: askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: art not asked
SE expanded to “by Thy Name”
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of His Most Excellent Titlesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §212: the Names of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: firmamentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Thy treasured nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “Thou didst call”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: lift up My voicefire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §58: proclaimedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: criedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §510: He crieth outtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: His Voice calling
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the entiregleaningsGWB §328: His creatureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: Every descriptionthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: all alikewill-and-testamentW&T §34: utterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: for allgleaningsGWB §155: unchaste
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: most perfectgleaningsGWB §606: the Most Powerfulkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: to Whose majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of the Grandeur
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: exalted begleaningsGWB §374: magnified be His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: sublimegleaningsGWB §546: grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: of the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: Thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidegleaningsGWB §493: His guidancekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: of divine guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §720: Thou hast already commanded them to turn untoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: guide them arightgleaningsGWB §238: them who are guided arightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: the guide
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: them that serve Himfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §647: peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of the peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: of the Adored Onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Baháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: amongst men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to PersiagleaningsGWB §416: towards My courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §475: sidesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: chambergleaningsGWB §569: unto the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: directed upon itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seat
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 §7: of Thy loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §5: a token of Thy gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: caused to excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: and generositytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
favors 32% loving-kindness 13% gifts 13% tender 11% bountiful 8% bounties 6% manifold 5% favor 5% bounty 5% transcendent 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §310: attain their fullest developmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: those irreproachable and purest Symbolsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: Thy loving-kindnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: an attentive earepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: bountygleaningsGWB §547: the refinementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: Its noble
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: ye allowfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §37: fancifulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: the abject beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: Thou hast raised uptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
SE expanded to “have rid themselves”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: brokegleaningsGWB §559: infalliblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: renounceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: have forsakentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §8: final and decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Thou hast torn in piecesgleaningsGWB §124: withheld
سِواكَ
literal: other than; other-than; other than, except
This form usually rendered as “all”, “any”, “aught” (55 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §457: and fashioned youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §356: none beside Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides MegleaningsGWB §666: for naught else
SE expanded to “have set themselves”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: ere their creationfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §467: didst believekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: be made worthyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: deigned to accepttablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE expanded to “been kept back”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: what had been forbidden themgleaningsGWB §716: failed to deterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have been the cause of the deprivationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: to withholdtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Debar
SE expanded to “misfortunes as were decreed”
decree 36% irrevocable 18% god’s 9% what 9% destiny 5% divine 5% decreed 5% ruling 5% tribulations 5% judgment 5%
SE expanded to “of Thy gifts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: All-BountifulgleaningsGWB §655: of Thy manifold favorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: Thy manifold giftswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §299: the Most Powerfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Thy manifold bountieswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bounty
