Prayers and Meditations — §16
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 16 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي وَعِزَّتِكَ مِنْ تَتابُعِ البَلايا مُنِعَ القَلَمُ الأَعْلى مِنْ إِظْهارِ ما هُوَ المَسْتُورُ عَنْ أَنْظُرِ بَرِيَّتِكَ، وَمِنْ تَرادُفِ القَضَايا مُنِعَ لِسانُ الإِمْضآءِ عَنْ بَدائِعِ ذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ، إِذًا يا إِلهِي بِهذا اللِّسانِ الكَلِيلِ أَدْعُوكَ، وَبِهذا القَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praise be to Thee, O Lord my God! I swear by Thy might! Successive afflictions have withheld the pen of the Most High from laying bare that which is hidden from the eyes of Thy creatures, and incessant trials have hindered the tongue of the Divine Ordainer from proclaiming the wonders of Thy glorification and praise. With a stammering tongue, therefore, I call upon Thee, O my God, and with this my afflicted pen I occupy myself in remembrance of Thy name.
Translation Notes
سُبْحانَكَ
literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Praise be to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: glorified be HegleaningsGWB §620: the Glorifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: Immensely exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: 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 §141: Gracious GodgleaningsGWB §557: hymns of glory
SE usually renders this root as “god”, “divine”, “god’s”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: divinely-appointedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §148: this God-given
SE expanded to “I swear by Thy might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: exaltedfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §134: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §124: I swear by Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hard
follow 46% followed 13% following 7% walk 7% observe 7% followeth 4% observed 4% observance 4% have 4% successive 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: the sungleaningsGWB §470: Keepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: borne allegianceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: Successivetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: be obedientwill-and-testamentW&T §42: allegianceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wert thou to followgleaningsGWB §476: Observe
This form usually rendered as “tribulations”, “tribulation”, “adversities” (53 occurrences)
tribulations 38% tribulation 15% adversities 12% trials 6% afflictions 6% every 6% manifold 6% woes 6% all 3% ills 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: overwhelmedfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §410: a fresh tribulationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: persecutionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: every manner of adversitythe-hidden-wordsHW §154: triedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: restepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the tribulations
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: forbade themgleaningsGWB §247: nor ripe forkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: mightiest and loftiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: remain unmovedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: inaccessible
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My PengleaningsGWB §375: of His Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the realmswill-and-testamentW&T §1: by His All-Glorious Penepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: pensgleaningsGWB §66: exclaimethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: Thine own exalted pen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Most Sublime Horizonfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §317: Magnified bekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: transcendent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §118: equal totablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: unto thee
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “proclaim”, “may” (68 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Thy Revelationfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §383: the primary manifestationskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: witnessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: of emulatingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
hidden 43% concealed 26% hid 6% lie 6% veiled 6% hide 3% yet 3% whatsoever 3% unrevealed 3% enshrined 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: lie hidfire-tabletFire §45: Thou ConcealergleaningsGWB §165: hidekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: latentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: veiledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: and concealesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: been hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: may conceal
This form usually rendered as “consider”, “gaze”, “look” (34 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: perusefire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §168: I waited expectantkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: fix his gaze uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: under the authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: inclinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Most Great Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §93: recall
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §690: your Lord, the Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: of Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mengleaningsGWB §693: creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §681: of all menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creation
SE rendered أَنْظُرِ (ʾanẓur), بَرِيَّتِكَ، (baríratika،), وَمِنْ (wamin), تَرادُفِ (taráduf), القَضَايا (al-qaḍáyá), مُنِعَ (muniʿ) as “the eyes, Thy creatures, and, incessant, trials, have hindered”
This form usually rendered as “incessant”, “continual” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “trials”, “tribulations”, “troubles” (9 occurrences)
trials 11% tribulations 11% troubles 11% vicissitudes 11% assaults 11% ordeal 11% divers 11% all 11% manifold 11%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: passedfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §92: according tokitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: wasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: the dispositions of Thy providencethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My decreeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: hath it been decreed
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “irrevocable” (4 occurrences)
divine 50% irrevocable 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: the universegleaningsGWB §286: andkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: through the wondersthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: to creategleaningsGWB §548: wondrous grace
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “praise”, “remember” (149 occurrences)
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 §122: chargesgleaningsGWB §18: lift the veil thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: utteranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: the remembrance of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
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 §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §321: createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: declare Thy virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: SecondarilygleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: cease to glorify Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: second
SE rendered وَثَنائِكَ، (wathanáʾika،), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), بِهذا (bihdhá), اللِّسانِ (al-lisán), الكَلِيلِ (al-kalíl), أَدْعُوكَ، (ʾadʿúka،) as “praise, O my God, With a, stammering tongue, I call upon Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: For thisgleaningsGWB §305: the worldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: thesetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: and thiswill-and-testamentW&T §36: in these troubled timesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Such agleaningsGWB §520: the thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: Wherein
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), بِهذا (bihdhá), اللِّسانِ (al-lisán), الكَلِيلِ (al-kalíl), أَدْعُوكَ، (ʾadʿúka،), وَبِهذا (wabihdhá), القَ (al-q) as “O my God, With a, stammering tongue, I call upon Thee, and with this, my afflicted pen”
SE expanded to “I call upon Thee”
