Prayers and Meditations — §13
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 13 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ يا إِلهِي تَرانِي تَحْتَ أَيْدِيْ الظَّالِمِينَ، كُلَّما أَتَوَجَّهُ إِلَى اليَمِينِ أَسْمَعُ ضَجِيجَ أَحِبَّائِكَ الَّذِينَ جَعَلَهُمُ المُشْرِكُونَ أُسارَى بِما آمَنُوا بِكَ وَبِآياتِكَ وَأَقْبَلُوا إِلى أُفُقِ فَضْلِكَ وَعِنايَتِكَ، وَإِذا أَلْتَفِتُ إِلى اليَسارِ أَسْمَعُ نِداءَ الفُجَّارِ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بِكَ وَبِآياتِكَ، وَكانُوا مُصِرِّينَ فِيْ إِطْفآءِ سِراجِ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ الَّذِيْ أَضاءَ بِنُورِ ذاتِكَ بَيْنَ سَمائِكَ وَأَرْضِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou beholdest me in the clutches of my oppressors. Every time I turn to my right, I hear the voice of the lamentation of them that are dear to Thee, whom the infidels have made captives for having believed in Thee and in Thy signs, and for having set their faces towards the horizon of Thy grace and of Thy loving-kindness. And when I turn to my left, I hear the clamor of the wicked doers who have disbelieved in Thee and in Thy signs, and persistently striven to put out the light of Thy lamp which sheddeth the radiance of Thine own Self over all that are in Thy heaven and all that are on Thy earth.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §557: hymns of glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: “veils of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: Praisedtablet-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 §69: Godhoodfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §347: Sacredkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: Supreme Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: O Lord my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “Thou beholdest me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Wert thou to lookfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §453: witnessedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: hypocriteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: didst unveil to His eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the other Mirrors
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the mercy ofgleaningsGWB §615: the eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: my handwill-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: with the handsgleaningsGWB §40: their handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: A brutal manfire-tabletFire §33: through the tyrannygleaningsGWB §452: your crueltykitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: hath sunk in nightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: have transgressedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §5: because of this iniquityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the victim of oppression
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the sakefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §470: Setkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: the light of Thy countenancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: rightgleaningsGWB §198: the right sidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: on the right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: to my rightwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: right sidegleaningsGWB §537: on his right handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: the right hand side
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Give earfire-tabletFire §37: have heardgleaningsGWB §136: thou hast heardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: who hearethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: hast inclined mine ear totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: hear thou therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
SE expanded to “voice of the lamentation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: sighsgleaningsGWB §453: criedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: and the sighstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: wailedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groangleaningsGWB §647: clamorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: the voice of the lamentationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groaning
SE rendered اليَمِينِ (al-yamín), أَسْمَعُ (ʾasmaʿ), ضَجِيجَ (ḍajíj), أَحِبَّائِكَ (ʾaḥibbáʾik), الَّذِينَ (adh-dhín), جَعَلَهُمُ (jaʿalahum) as “my right, I hear, the voice of the lamentation, have made”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the Best-Belovedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §499: them that love Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §472: lothtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: best belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: their
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: chosen thee to befire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §449: and made theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: thrustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: Whom Thou didst ordaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §130: they that misbelievedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: enemyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: as have repudiated Thy truththe-hidden-wordsHW §153: are the property ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: O thou who dost associate a partner with GodgleaningsGWB §113: hath indeed disbelieved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: We were exiledgleaningsGWB §501: exilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: lie imprisonedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: a captiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: captivesgleaningsGWB §718: enslaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: in bondagegleaningsGWB §169: the captive
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: will protectgleaningsGWB §471: to the faithfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: true beliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: to have believedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: have ye believedthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: abide thereinwill-and-testamentW&T §42: to return to the True Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: believed
SE expanded to “and in Thy signs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: His most mighty signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §318: of the signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: This verseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: are but the signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §6: the Holy Writings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: tribesfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §257: acknowledge the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: setting his face towardsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §411: to accepttablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE expanded to “towards the horizon”
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
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 §261: is as the meritgleaningsGWB §541: grace, andkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: all these exponents of learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: as a token of Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
SE expanded to “and of Thy loving-kindness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: unawaregleaningsGWB §40: Beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: realizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: turntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: turn thouepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: perceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: heedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: I would refuse to look upon them
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: He was called tofire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §61: through the call ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: and proclaimtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: It calleth
SE expanded to “the wicked doers”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: dawning-lightgleaningsGWB §281: gushedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: wicked,—theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: dawningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: the morninggleaningsGWB §44: wickedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: to the people of iniquityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: the dawning-place
have 33% disbelieved 17% who 13% repudiated 13% believe 7% infidels 7% denied 4% unbelievers 2% rejected 2% refused 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Hast thou deniedgleaningsGWB §647: them that have repudiatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: ungratefulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: and the perversetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: if ye denyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: O ye unbelievers!gleaningsGWB §530: repudiate notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: an infidel
This form usually rendered as “have”, “who”, “stand” (45 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: thou beengleaningsGWB §490: that thou mightest bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: could haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: I would still have failed to repaytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide
This form usually rendered as “persistently” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: voicegleaningsGWB §29: and the shrilling voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: He urgedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: and persistently striventablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: shrilling voiceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: shrill voicegleaningsGWB §502: persistethgleaningsGWB §82: in their gross violation
SE expanded to “to put out”
SE expanded to “light of Thy lamp”
This form usually rendered as “oneness”, “unity”, “glory” (46 occurrences)
oneness 42% unity 13% glory 13% transcendent 10% divine 6% own 3% holy 3% most 3% incomparable 3% retreats 3%
This form usually rendered as “turned”, “chased”, “sheddeth” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: illuminedfire-tabletFire §9: of Thy splendorgleaningsGWB §670: shine upon youkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: shiningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: will illuminatethe-hidden-wordsHW §33: to shed on thee its splendorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: chased away
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a luminaryfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §27: with the morning lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: of His lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: and my Lighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flamewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
SE expanded to “Thine own Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: His Exalted BeinggleaningsGWB §97: of the Ancient Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: Thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thine EssencegleaningsGWB §87: womankitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selves
SE rendered أَضاءَ (ʾaḍáʾ), بِنُورِ (binúr), ذاتِكَ (dhátik), سَمائِكَ (samáʾik) as “sheddeth, the radiance, Thine own Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: by the namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §416: upon My namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: a separate designationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: with the brightness of Thy Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE rendered ذاتِكَ (dhátik), سَمائِكَ (samáʾik), وَأَرْضِكَ، (waʾarḍika،) as “Thine own Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: cityfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §205: Land ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: places of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: and all who are on earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: this land
