Prayers and Meditations — §192

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 192 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

سُبْحانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ ظَهَرَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَقامَتِ القِيامَةُ وَفَزَعَ مَنْ فِي السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرْضِ بِأَنْ تُنَزِّلَ مِنْ سَماءِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَسَحابِ رَأْفَتِكَ ما تَفْرَحُ بِهِ قُلُوبُ عِبادِكَ الَّذِينَ أَقْبَلُوا إِلَيْكَ وَنَصَرُوا أَمْرَكَ،

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! I entreat Thee by Thy Name through which the Hour hath struck, and the Resurrection came to pass, and fear and trembling seized all that are in heaven and all that are on earth, to rain down, out of the heaven of Thy mercy and the clouds of Thy tender compassion, what will gladden the hearts of Thy servants, who have turned towards Thee and helped Thy Cause.

Translation Notes

سُبْحانَكَ

subḥának s-b-ḥ → “lauded”

literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise

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 §203: Glorified gleaningsGWB §387: Immeasurably exalted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: “veils of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: give praise to Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He that the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: “Glory to gleaningsGWB §80: clouds

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 §206: Godhead gleaningsGWB §148: this God-given kitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of God’s prayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writ epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: God gleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”

أَسْئَلُكَ

ʾasʾaluk s-ʾ-l → “entreat”

literal: ask; ask/request; ask/beseech

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 §146: beseech gleaningsGWB §629: I entreat Thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: hath been set aflame epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: ask gleaningsGWB §466: Enquire for thyself prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: beseech Thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseecheth

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 §229: of all names fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §584: the denizens of heaven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: “Heaven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §118: in Thy Name tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven

ظَهَرَتِ

ẓaharat ẓ-h-r → “hath struck”

literal: manifestation; manifest; appear

hath 24% have 24% revealed 12% unveiling 8% made 8% brought 8% now 4% appeared 4% uttered 4% produced 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: perpetrate fire-tabletFire §23: spring gleaningsGWB §537: empowered Him kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the advent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: in revealing tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

السَّاعَةُ

as-sáʿah s-w-ʿ → “the hour”

literal: hour; hour/time; hour, moment

hour 43% come 14% last 14% moment 14% hours 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: to hour gleaningsGWB §425: the Last Hour kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: Hour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §192: the Hour will-and-testamentW&T §38: of even an hour’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: come prayers-and-meditationsP&M §810: hours prayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: every other hour

وَقامَتِ

waqámat q-w-m → “people” Distinctive

literal: people

This form usually rendered as “shook”, “come”, “rebelled” (9 occurrences)

shook 25% come 13% rebelled 13% figure 13% came 13% standing 13% rose 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sublime retreat fire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen up gleaningsGWB §277: Arise to further kitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath that kitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: continue steadfast prayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: determined tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spot tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place

وَفَزَعَ

wafazaʿ f-z-ʿ → “fear and trembling”

literal: terror; fear

SE expanded to “fear and trembling”

most 20% lamentation 20% fear 20% terror 20% great 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: the most great terror gleaningsGWB §219: lamentation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §192: fear and trembling will-and-testamentW&T §5: raised their plaintive cries epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: caused gleaningsGWB §352: strike terror prayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: Great Terror epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: consternation

وَالأَرْضِ

wálʾarḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “all that are on earth”

literal: earth; earth/land; land

SE expanded to “all that are on earth”

earth 72% land 12% world 6% whole 2% men 2% all 2% heaven 2% upon 1% desolate 1% plain 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: upon earth fire-tabletFire §3: on gleaningsGWB §636: refrain from contending prayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and on Thy earth the-hidden-wordsHW §1: obtain the gem epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: of the earth fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §218: Land

تُنَزِّلَ

tunazzil n-z-l → “rain down”

literal: send down

send 63% rain 13% steadily 6% come 6% effusions 6% sendest 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: at its Revealer gleaningsGWB §607: mentioned and described kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: unfolded prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: to send down upon us tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descend the-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which

رَحْمَتِكَ

raḥmatik r-ḥ-m → “of thy mercy”

literal: mercy; merciful

SE expanded to “of Thy mercy”

mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: All-Merciful fire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassion gleaningsGWB §688: heavenly kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: infinite mercy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: Thine immeasurable mercy tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercy the-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace

وَسَحابِ

wasaḥáb s-ḥ-b → “clouds”

literal: cloud; clouds; the clouds

clouds 77% showers 6% thick 4% outpourings 4% which 2% clouded 2% intervening 2% showering 2% veil 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: clouds gleaningsGWB §640: intervening clouds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showers prayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: the outpourings epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the clouds gleaningsGWB §522: clouded kitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bounties prayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: outpourings

رَأْفَتِكَ

raʾafatik r-ʾ-f → “meekness” Distinctive

literal: compassion; compassion, mercy; mercy, compassion

This form usually rendered as “tender”, “compassion”, “loving” (3 occurrences)

tender 33% compassion 33% loving 33%

gleaningsGWB §109: meekness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §330: tender mercy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: loving providence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: Thy compassion

تَفْرَحُ

tafraḥ f-r-ḥ → “joy” Distinctive

literal: rejoice; joy; joy, gladness

This form usually rendered as “rejoice”, “glad”, “exultest” (8 occurrences)

rejoice 33% glad 17% exultest 17% will 17% cause 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: joys of fire-tabletFire §12: Delight gleaningsGWB §64: supreme felicity prayers-and-meditationsP&M §192: will gladden will-and-testamentW&T §57: happiness epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Exultest thou over gleaningsGWB §208: Rejoice with great joy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: a fountain of gladness.”

عِبادِكَ

ʿibádik ʿ-b-d → “thy servants”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

servants 89% people 4% creatures 1% unto 1% all 1% sincere 1% servants’ 1% such 1% comprehension 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: man fire-tabletFire §49: Adored gleaningsGWB §647: peoples kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: Object prayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: the souls of Thy servants tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servants will-and-testamentW&T §10: wronged servant

الَّذِينَ

adh-dhín l-dh-y → “who” Distinctive

literal: those who; who

This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)

doubters 17% dependents 17% generations 17% unto 17% such 17% who 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: doubters gleaningsGWB §412: and caused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: those prayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: by them epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: He Who gleaningsGWB §542: The generations kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: Who prayers-and-meditationsP&M §628: them that

أَقْبَلُوا

ʾaqbalúá q-b-l → “have turned towards”

literal: before; acceptance; approach

SE expanded to “have turned towards”

turned 32% have 21% set 11% who 5% turn 5% haste 5% draw 5% directed 5% seek 5% towards 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath turned towards fire-tabletFire §46: press onward gleaningsGWB §215: directeth his steps kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soul kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: acceptance of the Faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and set themselves towards tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upon tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss

إِلَيْكَ

ʾilayk ʾ-l-y → “until” Distinctive

literal: to; to, until

This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)

until 23% towards 23% unto 15% further 8% upon 8% such 8% need 8% turn 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: towards gleaningsGWB §156: towards Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: in need prayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: to turn epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: until this gleaningsGWB §227: Such a one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: to an prayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: unto Thee

وَنَصَرُوا

wanaṣarúá n-ṣ-r → “helped”

literal: help; helper

aid 22% victory 18% help 17% triumph 14% succor 6% assist 6% ascendancy 5% helped 4% helper 4% extended 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Help him fire-tabletFire §29: Champion gleaningsGWB §620: Aid ye kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can render kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: risen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: helpers will-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: He had helped

أَمْرَكَ،

ʾamraka، ʾ-m-r → “thy cause”

literal: command; cause

cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Cause of God fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §295: the truth of His Cause kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: Faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: in Thy Cause tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command

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