Prayers and Meditations — §149

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 149 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

سُبْحانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ ما عَرَفَهُ أَحَدٌ حَقَّ العِرْفانِ وَما بَلَغَتْ إِلَيْهِ نَفْسٌ حَقَّ البُلُوغِ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِمَصْدَرِ وَحْيِكَ وَمَطْلَعِ آياتِكَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَ قَلْبِيْ إِناءَ حُبِّكَ وَذِكْرِكَ، ثُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ مُتَّصِلاً بِبَحْرِكَ الأَعْظَمِ لِيَجْرِيَ مِنْهُ فُراتُ حِكْمَتِكَ وَأَنْهارُ ذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ، تَش

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee, by Thy Name which none hath befittingly recognized, and whose import no soul hath fathomed; I beseech Thee, by Him Who is the Fountainhead of Thy Revelation and the Dayspring of Thy signs, to make my heart to be a receptacle of Thy love and of remembrance of Thee. Knit it, then, to Thy most great Ocean, that from it may flow out the living waters of Thy wisdom and the crystal streams of Thy glorification and praise.

Translation Notes

سُبْحانَكَ

subḥának s-b-ḥ → “praise be to thee” Distinctive

literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise

This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)

SE expanded to “Praise be to Thee”

glorified 27% lauded 19% praised 14% glory 12% praise 10% magnified 6% exalted 5% all 3% unto 2% “glory 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: “Glory to gleaningsGWB §3: Exalted, immeasurably exalted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: Immensely exalted prayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: veil of vain imaginings tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Glorified gleaningsGWB §620: the Glorified

اللَّهُمَّ

al-lahumm ʾ-l-h → “o lord my god”

literal: God; god

SE expanded to “O Lord my God”

god 67% divine 18% god’s 4% lord 4% divinity 3% holy 1% other 1% mystic 1% heavenly 1% godhead 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Divinity gleaningsGWB §386: other God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: Word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestial gleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”

أَسْئَلُكَ

ʾasʾaluk s-ʾ-l → “i implore thee”

literal: ask; ask/request; ask/beseech

SE expanded to “I implore Thee”

beseech 46% implore 24% entreat 18% beg 5% pray 4% destroy 1% ask 1% deal 1% god 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseecheth gleaningsGWB §259: questioned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek prayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to account epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: pray gleaningsGWB §265: prayer and entreaty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: I beg of Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliant

بِاسْمِكَ

biásmik s-m-w → “by thy name”

literal: name; names

SE expanded to “by Thy Name”

name 87% most 4% through 2% whose 2% called 1% all-glorious 1% beareth 1% friend 1% shadowing 1% have 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: sublimity fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §285: conception of faith kitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the invisible prayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: in Thy heaven tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name

عَرَفَهُ

ʿarafah ʿ-r-f → “hath befittingly recognized”

literal: knowledge; know; knower

SE expanded to “hath befittingly recognized”

fragrance 46% recognized 12% sweet 12% hath 8% known 6% have 4% perfume 4% who 4% recognize 2% breath 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: promoting the knowledge gleaningsGWB §566: capable of recognizing Me kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: the want of capacity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: all them that have recognized tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: Comprehend

أَحَدٌ

ʾaḥadun ʾ-ḥ-d

literal: one; anyone; oneness

SE rendered بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), عَرَفَهُ (ʿarafah), أَحَدٌ (ʾaḥadun), حَقَّ (ḥaqq), العِرْفانِ (al-ʿirfán), بَلَغَتْ (balaghat) as “by Thy Name, hath befittingly recognized, hath fathomed”

one 28% any 17% anyone 15% none 13% man 13% neighbor 4% incomparable 2% alone 2% another’s 2% king 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyone gleaningsGWB §137: No kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Not one prayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: glorifying the oneness tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dweller the-hidden-wordsHW §28: others epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: one of gleaningsGWB §488: man on earth

حَقَّ

ḥaqq ḥ-q-q

literal: truth; true; right

SE rendered عَرَفَهُ (ʿarafah), أَحَدٌ (ʾaḥadun), حَقَّ (ḥaqq), العِرْفانِ (al-ʿirfán), بَلَغَتْ (balaghat) as “hath befittingly recognized, hath fathomed”

truth 50% god 14% true 10% one 9% eternal 7% through 3% right 2% righteousness 2% unto 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the Sun of Truth gleaningsGWB §388: any merit kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: right kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: manifestation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: Thy wrath the-hidden-wordsHW §92: mysteries will-and-testamentW&T §38: is verily the Truth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: indubitable

بَلَغَتْ

balaghat b-l-gh → “hath fathomed”

literal: reach; reached; attainment

reached 50% hath 33% attain 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst attain fire-tabletFire §11: reached gleaningsGWB §416: Proclaim kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummate kitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: unravel prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Through Him Thou didst send will-and-testamentW&T §55: endeavour proclaim epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: teach

إِلَيْهِ

ʾilayh ʾ-l-y

literal: to; to him; besmirch

SE rendered بَلَغَتْ (balaghat), إِلَيْهِ (ʾilayh), نَفْسٌ (nafsun) as “hath fathomed, soul”

besmirch 33% inception 33% until 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: from the inception kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: to us epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: until epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: besmirch

نَفْسٌ

nafsun n-f-s → “soul”

literal: self; soul; souls

own 23% self 20% soul 18% himself 15% evil 6% souls 5% life 4% man 3% corrupt 3% passions 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: This heedless one gleaningsGWB §483: as one standing kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: the breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: for Thy spirit tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deeds will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people

بِمَصْدَرِ

bimaṣdar ṣ-d-r → “fountainhead”

literal: source

source 62% fountainhead 15% repository 15% origin 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: honor gleaningsGWB §77: their hearts kitab-i-iqanKIQ §77: heart prayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: the Source the-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy thoughts will-and-testamentW&T §34: the hearts epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: the midmost heart gleaningsGWB §192: bosom

وَحْيِكَ

waḥyik w-ḥ-y → “of thy revelation”

literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration

SE expanded to “of Thy Revelation”

revelation 78% inspiration 14% horizon 3% purpose 3% most 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Revelation gleaningsGWB §583: inspiration prayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: by Thy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: of Revelation gleaningsGWB §656: of Thy Revelation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: of Thy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy revelation gleaningsGWB §290: sent down

وَمَطْلَعِ

wamaṭlaʿ ṭ-l-ʿ → “dayspring”

literal: dawning-place

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 §232: wellspring fire-tabletFire §12: Revealer gleaningsGWB §322: fathom kitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: failed to grasp prayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: first glimmerings tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May know the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance will-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company

آياتِكَ

áyátik ʾ-y-y → “of thy signs”

literal: sign; signs; verse

SE expanded to “of 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 §194: are verses fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §555: the manifest signs kitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: How, We wonder prayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: in Thy signs tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what will-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: signs

اجْعَلْهُ

ijʿalh j-ʿ-l → “thou” Distinctive

literal: make; to make

This form usually rendered as “make”, “grant”, “"consecrate” (22 occurrences)

make 17% grant 17% “consecrate 8% imagine 8% knit 8% though 8% may 8% “dye 8% cause 8% keep 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: ordained fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §704: debaseth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: fashioned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: hast ordained the-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: made thee

قَلْبِيْ

qalbí q-l-b → “my heart”

literal: heart; hearts

heart 83% within 10% mine 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: troublous gleaningsGWB §111: radiant heart kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heart kitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: turning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: hath revolutionized the-hidden-wordsHW §120: mind will-and-testamentW&T §48: with a heart epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: souls

إِناءَ

ʾináʾ ʾ-n-w → “receptacle”

literal: vessel; hours; time/period

3 occurrences in corpus

حُبِّكَ

ḥubbik ḥ-b-b → “of thy love”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

SE expanded to “of Thy love”

love 92% thou 1% loveth 1% own 1% thee 1% whose 1% tenderness 1% have 1% bear 1% woe 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Well-Beloved fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §122: Lover kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His love prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: dear One tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I long tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §3: best beloved

وَذِكْرِكَ،

wadhikrika، dh-k-r → “and of remembrance of thee”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

SE expanded to “and of remembrance of Thee”

remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: That which gleaningsGWB §23: thou that hast remembered kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: His most great testimony prayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: and to recount Thy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §67: mention of Me

مُتَّصِلاً

muttaṣiláan w-ṣ-l → “to”

literal: and; union; reach

SE rendered وَذِكْرِكَ، (wadhikrika،), اجْعَلْهُ (ijʿalh), مُتَّصِلاً (muttaṣiláan), بِبَحْرِكَ (bibaḥrik) as “and of remembrance of Thee, Knit it, to, Thy most great Ocean”

adjoining 33% continually 33% linked 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: results and consequences fire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reunion gleaningsGWB §122: Detachment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: ye may attain prayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: may attain the-hidden-wordsHW §97: hast obtained epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: is

بِبَحْرِكَ

bibaḥrik b-ḥ-r → “thy most great ocean”

literal: ocean; sea, ocean

SE expanded to “Thy most great Ocean”

most 50% ocean 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: from the ocean fire-tabletFire §3: Where gleaningsGWB §684: an ocean kitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: of every sea tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seas will-and-testamentW&T §2: Twin epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: sea for

الأَعْظَمِ

al-ʾaʿẓam ʿ-ẓ-m

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE rendered مُتَّصِلاً (muttaṣiláan), بِبَحْرِكَ (bibaḥrik), الأَعْظَمِ (al-ʾaʿẓam), لِيَجْرِيَ (líajrí), فُراتُ (furát) as “to, Thy most great Ocean, flow, the living waters”

most 61% greater 10% greatest 6% great 5% more 5% supreme 4% mightier 4% transcendeth 2% potency 2% mightiest 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: highly-honored gleaningsGWB §533: greatness of the power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: too vast prayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: infinite the-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-glorious will-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaring epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: Most Great Revelation gleaningsGWB §66: “The glory of all greatness

لِيَجْرِيَ

líajrí j-r-y → “flow”

literal: flowing; flow; to flow

floweth 23% flow 15% traveleth 8% will 8% mention 8% recounteth 8% gush 8% ascribeth 8% may 8% knoweth 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: flowed gleaningsGWB §219: flow kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: receiveth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: floweth out tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: maiden epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have flowed gleaningsGWB §490: that recounteth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: enforced

فُراتُ

furát f-r-t → “living waters”

literal: sweet water/river; river

living 25% river 25% soft 13% flood 13% rivers 13% thirst-subduing 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: living waters fire-tabletFire §15: river gleaningsGWB §152: flood kitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: thirst-subduing prayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: the living waters epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: living waters of acknowledgment gleaningsGWB §595: rivers epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the soft flowing waters

حِكْمَتِكَ

ḥikmatik ḥ-k-m → “of thy wisdom”

literal: wisdom

SE expanded to “of Thy wisdom”

wisdom 93% essence 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: all sovereignty gleaningsGWB §636: have kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: ordaineth whatsoever prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: have been ruling tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be tested the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands

وَأَنْهارُ

waʾanhár n-h-r → “and the crystal streams”

literal: rivers; river

SE expanded to “and the crystal streams”

streams 38% rivers 25% river 13% waters 13% crystal 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: day gleaningsGWB §222: Jordan kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: waters prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: the streams epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: its streams gleaningsGWB §281: streams kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: season prayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: and the crystal streams

وَثَنائِكَ،

wathanáʾika، th-n-y → “and praise”

literal: praise; praise, commendation

praise 46% celebrate 9% virtues 9% extol 9% celebrating 7% glorify 6% extolling 6% magnifying 4% muse 2% whose 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebration gleaningsGWB §205: that magnify His Name kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary prayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: speak forth Thy praise epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: second gleaningsGWB §117: praise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: from magnifying epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Secondarily

تَش

tash sh-h-d

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

SE rendered وَأَنْهارُ (waʾanhár), ذِكْرِكَ (dhikrik), وَثَنائِكَ، (wathanáʾika،), تَش (tash) as “and the crystal streams, of Thy glorification, and praise”