Prayers and Meditations — §25
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 25 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي، لَمْ أَدْرِ بِأَيِّ ماءٍ خَلَقْتَنِي وَبِأَيِّ نارٍ اشْتَعَلْتَنِي وَبِأَيِّ تُرابٍ عَجَنْتَنِي، قَدْ تَمَّتْ أَمْوَاجُ البُحُورِ وَما تَمَّتْ أَمْواجُ هذا البَحْرِ الَّذِيْ مَوَّجَتْهُ أَرْياحُ مَشِيَّتِكَ، قَدْ خَمَدَتْ كُلُّ نارٍ وَمَا خَمَدَتْ هذِهِ النَّارُ الَّتِيْ اشْتَعَلْتَها بِأَيْدِي قُدْرَتِكَ وَاشْتَهَرْتَها بِاسْمِكَ بَيْنَ سَمائِكَ وَأَرْضِكَ، كُلَّما يَشْتَدُّ البَلايا يَزْدادُ لَهِيبُها، إِذًا تَرَى يا
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! I know not what the water is with which Thou hast created me, or what the fire Thou hast kindled within me, or the clay wherewith Thou hast kneaded me. The restlessness of every sea hath been stilled, but not the restlessness of this Ocean which moveth at the bidding of the winds of Thy will. The flame of every fire hath been extinguished except the Flame which the hands of Thine omnipotence have kindled, and whose radiance Thou hast, by the power of Thy name, shed abroad before all that are in Thy heaven and all that are on Thy earth. As the tribulations deepen, it waxeth hotter and hotter.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: GraciousgleaningsGWB §387: Immeasurably exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Magnified betablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the mistsgleaningsGWB §13: celebration
SE usually renders this root as “god”, “divine”, “god’s”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I know notgleaningsGWB §338: accomplishmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: thinkepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: have come intoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: were cheeredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: know notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §666: oceanepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: possesseth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Most Mighty SigngleaningsGWB §384: signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: and in Thy signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: His signsgleaningsGWB §537: versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: whatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the signsgleaningsGWB §609: the verses
SE expanded to “Thou hast created me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: createdfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §264: by menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: the eyes of Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: your
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the firegleaningsGWB §551: is a smoldering firekitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: utter perditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: the flaming firethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire ofwill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: HellgleaningsGWB §175: the flame
SE expanded to “Thou hast kindled within me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: depths of the earthgleaningsGWB §122: physicalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: now dwelling upon the dustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: Earththe-hidden-wordsHW §69: created you allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the earthgleaningsGWB §13: of the dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: clay
This form usually rendered as “wherewith” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “come”, “fulfilled.”” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: assiduouslygleaningsGWB §342: with their inmost soulskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: one and allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: that He might fulfillthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: have fully revealedwill-and-testamentW&T §45: I have declared conclusivelyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: completegleaningsGWB §729: expiration
This form usually rendered as “billows”, “ocean”, “billowing” (18 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of every sea”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: upon the seafire-tabletFire §3: WheregleaningsGWB §684: an oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: of every seatablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of the sea
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: may the soulsfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §169: the well-beingkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: goprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: that it may assuretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §115: everlasting rest
SE expanded to “of Thy will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the willgleaningsGWB §132: utter nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: none elseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: Thou wishesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: He pleaseth
quench 42% quenched 11% extinguish 11% extinguished 11% dispirited 5% quenching 5% cool 5% would 5% chilled 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to quenchgleaningsGWB §458: quenchingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §475: extinguishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: quenchedgleaningsGWB §36: to extinguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: would instantly be extinguishedgleaningsGWB §71: to cool downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: chilled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its handgleaningsGWB §482: assaultskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: presencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §508: into your hands
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: can havefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §525: a measurekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: all-subduing powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: by Thine all-conquering powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
This form usually rendered as “whose” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: allowancesgleaningsGWB §453: spread abroadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: well-knownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: and whose radiance Thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §13: renownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: to a placegleaningsGWB §482: monthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: revealed and manifest
This form usually rendered as “name”, “most”, “through” (158 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: amongst all namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §125: withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: heaven”—oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: Most Great Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this landfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §584: the dwellers on earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and on Thy earththe-hidden-wordsHW §98: realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of thefire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §222: territories
SE rendered وَأَرْضِكَ، (waʾarḍika،), كُلَّما (kullamá), يَشْتَدُّ (yashtadd), البَلايا (al-baláyá), يَزْدادُ (yazdád) as “earth, As, deepen, the tribulations, waxeth”
This form usually rendered as “deepen” (1 occurrences)
have 21% grievous 14% tribulations 11% hath 11% waxed 7% severe 7% intensity 7% will 7% trials 7% tribulation 7%
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 §242: perpetually afflictedfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §410: a fresh tribulationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: oppressed and afflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: the adversitiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: triedwill-and-testamentW&T §35: my afflictionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: adversity
This form usually rendered as “will”, “waxeth”, “heighten” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: grievous their woesgleaningsGWB §559: in aboutkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: extravaganceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: hath addedwill-and-testamentW&T §7: enlargedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the greater waxedgleaningsGWB §321: “Increaseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: increased
This form usually rendered as “hotter”, “consuming” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered يَزْدادُ (yazdád), لَهِيبُها، (lahíbuhá،), تَرَى (tará) as “waxeth, hotter and hotter”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: We beheldfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §77: have appearedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: see Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: beheldgleaningsGWB §77: We point out
