Prayers and Meditations — §203
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 203 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ يا إِلهِي أَسْئَلُكَ بِرَوائِحِ قَمِيصِ فَضْلِكَ الَّتِيْ تَضَوَّعَتْ فِي الإِمْكانِ بِأَمْرِكَ وَإِرادَتِكَ وَبِشَمْسِ مَشِيَّتِكَ الَّتِيْ أَضاءَتْ مِنْ أُفُقِ الفَضْلِ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَسُلْطانِكَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَ قَلْبِي مُقَدَّسًا مِنَ الظُّنُونِ وَالأَوهامِ لأُقْبِلَ بِكُلِّي إِلَيْكَ يا رَبَّ الأَنامِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I entreat Thee by the fragrances of the Raiment of Thy grace which at Thy bidding and in conformity with Thy desire were diffused throughout the entire creation, and by the Daystar of Thy will that hath shone brightly, through the power of Thy might and of Thy sovereignty, above the horizon of Thy mercy, to blot out from my heart all idle fancies and vain imaginings, that with all my affections I may turn unto Thee, O Thou Lord of all mankind!
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Lauded be Thy name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: “Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §112: Glory be to Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: Lauded be Thy nametablet-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 §133: I adjure thee by Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §417: divinely revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: Providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: He Whom all things worshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: inquiregleaningsGWB §668: grantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: questioningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §489: be askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: soughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: I pray
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: Spiritfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §680: heavenlykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: spirit.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: by nothing else except the windstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My spirit
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: meritgleaningsGWB §479: the gracekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouring of bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: bounteousnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: diffusegleaningsGWB §367: degradethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: sheddethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: have diffusedgleaningsGWB §655: and diffusedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: sheddingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be shed abroadgleaningsGWB §232: hath been shed
This form usually rendered as “all”, “world”, “entire” (61 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable infire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §669: can possiblykitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: they that are createdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: stablish methe-hidden-wordsHW §75: realm of the infinitewill-and-testamentW&T §17: submissivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the world of being
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (244 occurrences)
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 §112: he had been biddenfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §532: and the triumph of His Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: her caseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: have bidden themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: in no wise
This form usually rendered as “will”, “purpose”, “through” (39 occurrences)
will 47% purpose 16% through 13% conformity 8% desire 5% operation 3% according 3% good 3% accordance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: that which pleasethgleaningsGWB §188: ye cherish the desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: Iprayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: what Thou hast desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: hath never had any wish for thee savegleaningsGWB §699: ariseth
SE expanded to “by the Daystar”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Day-StargleaningsGWB §286: the wordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: “sun”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: of Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Day-StargleaningsGWB §124: these Divine Luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sun hathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §728: the brightness of the sun
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: things were createdgleaningsGWB §134: He willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: willeth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: please themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE expanded to “hath shone brightly”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: worldfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §629: the dawning-place ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: dawning-placekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the day-springprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: the world of creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §5: regions
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: of Thy sovereigntygleaningsGWB §710: sovereign Rulerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: rulethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: the Sovereigntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: the King
This form usually rendered as “grant”, “make”, “suffer” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: hath made theefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §426: and ordained you to bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: fanciful imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §67: to cause metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: Set it thenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: men’s heartsgleaningsGWB §44: whose inner beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: want of understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: all heartstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: one heartwill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with a sound
This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “holy”, “exalted” (158 occurrences)
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: sanctifygleaningsGWB §669: veiledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: of eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: far above the reach and ken of the understandingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: purewill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the sanctity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: vain imaginingsfire-tabletFire §24: fancygleaningsGWB §448: them that walk after the vain imaginings which their hearts devisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: doubtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §721: my thoughttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: superstitionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: thy fanciesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Have they no thought
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thou who art even as nothingfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §148: idle imaginationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: idle and faulty conceptionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: all vain imaginingstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: doubtwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: they that set their faces towards itfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §345: were beforekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: and set themselves towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “utterly”, “wholly”, “all-embracing” (22 occurrences)
SE expanded to “all my affections”
utterly 22% wholly 17% all-embracing 11% universal 11% entirely 11% supreme 6% all-encompassing 6% abiding 6% great 6% all 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: with my LordgleaningsGWB §115: Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Lord
