Prayers and Meditations — §168
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 168 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي هذا عَبْدُكَ الَّذِيْ سَمَّيْتَهُ بِاسْمِكَ فِيْ مَلَكُوتِ أَسْمائِكَ وَرَبَّيْتَهُ تَحْتَ جَناحِ فَضْلِكَ وَأَلْطافِكَ، إِذًا تَراهُ مُسْرِعًا إِلى شَطْرِ مَواهِبِكَ وَراكِضًا إِلَيكَ طَلَبًا لِعَطائِكَ، زَيِّنْهُ يا إِلهِي بِرِدآءِ مَكْرُمَتِكَ وَثَوْبِ جُودِكَ وَكَرَمِكَ لِيَجِدَنَّ مِنْهُ الأَشْيآءُ تَضَوُّعاتِ قَمِيصِ حُبِّكَ، ثُمَّ زَيِّنْ رَأْسَهُ بِإِكْلِيلِ ذِكْرِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ يَكُونُ مَعْرُوفًا بَيْنَ العِبادِ بِحُبِّكَ وَالاسْتِقامَةِ فِيْ أَمْرِكَ، ثُمَّ أَيِّدْهُ فِيْ كُلِّ الأَحْوالِ عَلَى نُصْرَتِكَ وَذِكْرِكَ وَثَنَائِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! This is Thy servant whom Thou hast in the kingdom of Thy names called by Thine own name, and whom Thou hast reared under the wings of Thy grace and favors. Thou seest him, therefore, hastening in the direction of Thy gifts, and rushing forth towards Thee seeking after Thy bounty. Attire him, O my God, with the mantle of Thy favor and the robe of Thy munificence and generosity, that all created things may perceive from him the sweet smell of the raiment of Thy love. Adorn, then, his head with the crown of Thy remembrance, in such wise that his fame may be noised abroad among Thy servants as one who loveth Thee and cleaveth steadfastly to Thy Cause. Assist him, moreover, at all times and under all conditions to help Thee and to remember Thee, and to extol Thy virtues amidst Thy creatures.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: “Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §190: Glory bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §291: Glorified beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: the veiltablet-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 §134: with Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §539: By the righteousness of the Almighty!kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: He Whom all things worshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: servants of Godfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §647: peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: those whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: to adoretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: servants
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “whom” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all who are in heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §669: in His inaccessiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: every nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: excellencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the kingdomsgleaningsGWB §117: the entire universekitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: the whole of that landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: He Who holdeth in His handtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy realm
This form usually rendered as “nurtured”, “whom” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: nurturedgleaningsGWB §484: fostereth the growthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: educatethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: rearedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: and whom Thou hast rearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: trainingwill-and-testamentW&T §21: edifyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: Educator
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
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 §162: these bountiesgleaningsGWB §657: of Divine sweetnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: Thy bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: loving and kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: bountygleaningsGWB §327: subtle Realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: lovingkindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: seefire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §273: to gaze on his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Mirrors reflecting the sun ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: unconstrainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §35: saw meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: unveiled to thine eyes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: Haste yegleaningsGWB §78: have made hastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: hasten unto Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §402: so that they may rush forwardthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §31: Hasten forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swift
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seatgleaningsGWB §591: proceeding fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: every directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: towardsgleaningsGWB §296: allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §636: Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: to their Capital
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §631: and Divine generosityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thy giftswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: \‘The All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §477: hath favored theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §246: of Thy heavenly favorswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the gift
This form usually rendered as “rushing” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: EntreatgleaningsGWB §362: pursuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Object of his questprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: for the sakethe-hidden-wordsHW §135: Wouldst thou seekepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: requestethgleaningsGWB §248: sought themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: object
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy bountygleaningsGWB §472: hath chosen to bestow upon theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: giftprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: the manifold bestowals vouchsafed unto them by Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: bestowgleaningsGWB §355: unfoldedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: withholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §382: Thy bounty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: have been adornedfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §621: Beautifykitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: re-adornedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §52: Thou didst attirethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: adorneth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: adorn
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: raimentgleaningsGWB §312: future rewardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: clothingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: their garmentsthe-hidden-wordsHW §123: attireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the recompensegleaningsGWB §625: the mantleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: the raiment
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bounteousness”, “favor” (63 occurrences)
bounty 43% bounteousness 10% favor 9% through 9% grace 9% generosity 9% bountiful 5% graciousness 3% bestowal 2% never-failing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §34: downpourgleaningsGWB §627: and bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: everlasting gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: by Thy favorthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bountyfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
This form usually rendered as “may”, “inhale”, “can” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: there lieth concealedfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §358: livekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: whosoeverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: I perceivetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: will be in vainwill-and-testamentW&T §40: spread abroad
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy WillgleaningsGWB §134: He willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: of the Will of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: that nothing whatsoevertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “diffused”, “sweet” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §232: hath been shedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: been waftedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §28: waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §703: shed forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §367: degradeth
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: sayingsgleaningsGWB §210: His remembrancekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: to tell usprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: mention Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
This form usually rendered as “will”, “future”, “may” (77 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: weregleaningsGWB §588: are Wekitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: His Realityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: He continuedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §47: and so become
This form usually rendered as “known”, “what”, “well-known” (31 occurrences)
SE expanded to “his fame may”
known 27% what 18% well-known 14% reveal 9% recognized 9% high 5% thou 5% do 5% distinguish 5% allusions 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: they that understandgleaningsGWB §22: The allusions made to itkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: renownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: may all recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: recognized
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou arisestfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §182: lifted up His voicekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: promulgatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: may speed outtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: inspiredgleaningsGWB §478: and would strengthen theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: Should it failprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: be assistedthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: springwill-and-testamentW&T §54: may beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: to assist themgleaningsGWB §555: outpouring grace
times 31% conditions 28% circumstances 14% all 8% ever 6% condition 3% state 3% may 3% conduct 3% continually 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: roundgleaningsGWB §111: Considerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: in such a statetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §52: at such a time
This form usually rendered as “help”, “succor”, “assist” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: for the purpose of helpingfire-tabletFire §29: of Thy succorgleaningsGWB §532: the victorykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: single-handedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: of Thy triumphthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
praise 45% extol 16% celebrate 8% glorify 6% virtues 6% celebrating 6% extolling 5% magnifying 3% glory 3% praises 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: praise TheegleaningsGWB §3: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the latterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: extolwill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: to celebrate His praisegleaningsGWB §205: that magnify His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy creaturesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §50: a new creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: His peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thou didst causetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: virtues
