Prayers and Meditations — §157
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 157 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ يا إِلهِي وَإِلهَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَبَهائِي وَبَهاءَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَرَجائِيْ وَرَجاءَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَعِزِّيْ وَعِزَّ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَسُلْطانِيْ وَسُلْطانَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمالِكيْ وَمالِكَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَحْبُوبِيْ وَمَحْبُوبَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمَقْصُودِيْ وَمَقْصُودَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمُحَرِّكي وَمُحَرِّكَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِأَنْ لا تَمْنَعَنِي عَنْ بَحْرِ إِفْضالِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lauded be Thy name, O my God and the God of all things, my Glory and the Glory of all things, my Desire and the Desire of all things, my Strength and the Strength of all things, my King and the King of all things, my Possessor and the Possessor of all things, my Aim and the Aim of all things, my Mover and the Mover of all things! Suffer me not, I implore Thee, to be kept back from the ocean of Thy tender mercies, nor to be far removed from the shores of nearness to Thee.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Gracious GodgleaningsGWB §13: celebrationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: these grievous “veils of glory,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: Lauded and glorifiedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: “GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §450: High is God exalted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: wisheth turngleaningsGWB §357: beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: please themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willeth
all-glorious 38% glory 35% most 8% splendor 4% glorious 4% abhá 4% effulgent 3% (bloodmoney) 1% lights 1% verily 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: are verily gloriousgleaningsGWB §201: all-gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thinethe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendorgleaningsGWB §661: of Gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: the brightest realities
This form usually rendered as “hope”, “heart’s”, “supreme” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my supreme Aspirationfire-tabletFire §4: LonginggleaningsGWB §627: in the hopekitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: hopethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: is my wishthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: yearnethwill-and-testamentW&T §32: heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Desire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the Mightyfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §471: highkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy transcendent gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: the glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereigngleaningsGWB §481: rule over and dominatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: heavenly Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: nationgleaningsGWB §595: the Ancient Kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: of the realmstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
SE rendered وَمالِكَ (wamálik), شَيْءٍ (shayʾin), وَمَحْبُوبِيْ (wamaḥbúbí) as “the Possessor, things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: love notfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §541: fellowship and lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: His loving mentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §480: Thy dear onestablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a beloved
This form usually rendered as “desire”, “purpose”, “ambition” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: goal excelleth every other goalgleaningsGWB §563: seekethkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: The objectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: By the termprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: have scornedthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: the charmwill-and-testamentW&T §7: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: Goal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: stirring upfire-tabletFire §27: MovergleaningsGWB §17: follow in His waykitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: complyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: stirred uptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: She bestirred herselfwill-and-testamentW&T §10: and senselessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: moving
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §356: We beseechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §214: imploreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: pray
This form usually rendered as “withhold”, “thou”, “suffer” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: detergleaningsGWB §716: failed to deterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: been hinderedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: debarreth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: seafire-tabletFire §3: WheregleaningsGWB §128: of thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: Thy most great Oceantablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of the ocean
This form usually rendered as “grace”, “bountiful”, “gracious” (24 occurrences)
grace 38% bountiful 14% gracious 14% bounteousness 10% bounty 10% tender 5% loving-kindness 5% favors 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy gracegleaningsGWB §464: and of His gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: men of consummate learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: Thy tender merciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
