Prayers and Meditations — §195
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 195 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ يا إِلهِي تَسْمَعُ حَنِينَ العاشِقِينَ فِيْ فِراقِكَ وَضَجِيجَ العارِفِينَ فِيْ بُعْدِهِمْ عَنْ لِقائِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ فَافْتَحْ أَبْوابَ فَضْلِكَ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ ظاهِرًا لِيَدْخُلُوا فِيهَا بِإِذْنِكَ وَإِرادَتِكَ وَيَحْضُرُوا تِلْقآءَ عَرْشِ عَظَمَتِكَ وَيَسْمَعُوا نَغَماتِكَ وَيَسْتَشْرِقُوا مِنْ أَنْوارِ وَجْهِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glory be to Thee, O my God! Thou hearest Thine ardent lovers lamenting in their separation from Thee, and such as have recognized Thee wailing because of their remoteness from Thy presence. Open Thou outwardly to their faces, O my Lord, the gates of Thy grace, that they may enter them by Thy leave and in conformity with Thy will, and may stand before the throne of Thy majesty, and catch the accents of Thy voice, and be illumined with the splendors of the light of Thy face.
Translation Notes
سُبْحانَكَ
literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Glory be to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: laudgleaningsGWB §190: Glory bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: “veils of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Too high art Thou exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: glorified be HegleaningsGWB §152: All-Glorious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: inner earsfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §192: be purgedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: catch thetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
حَنِينَ
literal: lamentation, yearning; lamentation; yearning/lamentation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: lamentationgleaningsGWB §118: moansprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: the voiceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: lamentationsgleaningsGWB §170: groanethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: and the groaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: cryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: lamenting
SE expanded to “separation from Thee”
separation 38% qur’án 16% distinction 13% scattered 9% separated 5% discern 4% star 4% scatter 4% passing 4% distinguish 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: immeasurable is the differencefire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §122: distinctionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: Muhammadan Dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: their separation from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §20: breachepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: of parting arrived
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groangleaningsGWB §619: the voice ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §49: cry and bittertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: wailedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: sighsgleaningsGWB §452: pined away and mournedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: the voiceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: groaning
SE expanded to “such as have recognized”
have 17% comprehend 15% all 15% know 12% such 10% understanding 7% understand 7% perceive 7% who 5% every 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: reputegleaningsGWB §118: knownkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: failed to apprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: led to confesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: His knowledge
remoteness 67% separation 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: By Presencefire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §285: entrustedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: attaining the presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and Thy presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the Kingdom of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: mightgleaningsGWB §123: Sovereign Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: divine decreeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: O Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: one who will openfire-tabletFire §33: the keygleaningsGWB §463: did set openkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: gladnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §612: Do Thou openepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: UnstopgleaningsGWB §262: illuminedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: cannot for ever remain open
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: preferablegleaningsGWB §196: tender mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy bountiful favortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: bountiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §23: virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: gonefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §84: All faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: directing their gazetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: hath revealedfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §230: was revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: Manifestation of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: have been manifestedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
SE expanded to “by Thy leave”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: with attentive earsgleaningsGWB §26: earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: and judgmentwill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: leavegleaningsGWB §490: the burden of their recitalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: Thy commandepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: by My leave
SE expanded to “in conformity with Thy will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: that which pleasethgleaningsGWB §505: by virtue of thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: wishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: and wisdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: association
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: honorgleaningsGWB §511: The Great Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: may standthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: the holy Presencewill-and-testamentW&T §8: to the presenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: ladengleaningsGWB §271: behold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: its mighty thronegleaningsGWB §594: a pillarkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: “behind the Throne.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: Thy thronethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: of the Mighty ThronegleaningsGWB §707: of the Throne abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Celestial Throne
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Most GreatgleaningsGWB §504: inconceivably mightykitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: the greatestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: the greatness of Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: RevelationgleaningsGWB §93: dominion
SE expanded to “accents of Thy voice”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodiesfire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodiesgleaningsGWB §103: accentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the melodiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: Divine sweetnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: songgleaningsGWB §588: accent of the Voice
dayspring 24% hath 12% shineth 12% shining 10% shone 9% dawning-place 8% radiance 7% east 7% daysprings 6% shine 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: shone forthfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §670: shedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: to shinetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the dawn
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: a brilliant lightfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §638: your lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: resplendence of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the Light of Lightstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
