Prayers and Meditations — §281
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 281 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي لَكَ الحَمْدُ بِما عَرَّفْتَنِي مَظْهَر نَفْسِكَ وَقَطَعْتَنِي عَنْ أَعْدائِكَ، وَكَشَفْتَ لِي أَعْمالَهُمْ وَأَفْعالَهُمْ فِي أَيَّامِكَ وَأَقْلَبْتَنِي مُنْقَطِعًا عَنْهُمْ إِلى شَطْرِ فَضْلِكَ وَأَلْطافِكَ، وَأَنْزَلْتَ عَلَيَّ مِنْ سَحَابِ مَشِيَّتِكَ ما طَهَّرَنِي عَنْ إِشاراتِ المُشْرِكِينَ وَدَلالاتِ المُنْكِرِينَ، عَلَى شَأْنٍ كُنْتُ مُقْبِلاً بِكُلِّي إِلَيْكَ وَهارِبًا عَن الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوا بِوَجْهِكَ وَجَعَلْتَنِي قائِمًا عَلَى حُبِّكَ وَناطِقًا بِذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ وَسَقَيْتَنِي كَأْسَ رَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِيْ سَبَقَتْ مَنْ فِي الغَيْبِ وَالشُّهُودِ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! I yield Thee thanks for having enabled me to recognize the Manifestation of Thyself, and for having severed me from Thine enemies, and laid bare before mine eyes their misdeeds and wicked works in Thy days, and for having rid me of all attachment to them, and caused me to turn wholly towards Thy grace and bountiful favors. I give Thee thanks, also, for having sent down upon me from the clouds of Thy will that which hath so sanctified me from the hints of the infidels and the allusions of the misbelievers that I have fixed my heart firmly on Thee, and fled from such as have denied the light of Thy countenance. Again I thank Thee for having empowered me to be steadfast in Thy love, and to speak forth Thy praise and to extol Thy virtues, and for having given me to drink of the cup of Thy mercy that hath surpassed all things visible and invisible.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Glorified art Thou”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: “GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §80: cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: Praised be Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: “Glory togleaningsGWB §450: High is God exalted
SE usually renders this root as “god”, “divine”, “god’s”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”
SE rendered سُبْحَانَكَ (subḥának), اللَّهُمَّ (al-lahumm), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), لَكَ (lak), الحَمْدُ (al-ḥamd), عَرَّفْتَنِي (ʿarraftaní) as “Glorified art Thou, O Lord, my God, thanks, enabled me to recognize”
5 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §569: and praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: “Praiseworthytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: the praisegleaningsGWB §343: All glory
SE expanded to “enabled me to recognize”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: acquaintedgleaningsGWB §337: endued with understandingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: renownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: with Thy knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: knoweth othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: every understanding heart
manifestation 63% revealer 18% who 5% manifest 4% dayspring 3% supreme 3% revelation 3% revealest 1% symbol 1% exponent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: evidentfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §134: hath been sent downkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: middleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §848: raise them up totablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: This heedless onegleaningsGWB §593: corrupt inclinationskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: satanicprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: mighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
detachment 19% rid 18% detached 18% renunciation 12% have 10% wholly 6% cease 5% detach 5% severed 5% cut 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: fadegleaningsGWB §656: detached fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: have renouncedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: will detachtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: cease
This form usually rendered as “laid”, “didst” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered أَعْدائِكَ، (ʾaʿdáʾika،), وَكَشَفْتَ (wakashaft), لِي (lí), أَعْمالَهُمْ (ʾaʿmálahum), وَأَفْعالَهُمْ (waʾafʿálahum) as “Thine enemies, laid bare, misdeeds, works”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: - peace be upon himgleaningsGWB §217: Thy tribulationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: bythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Upon himgleaningsGWB §684: in proportion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: did whatgleaningsGWB §176: pure and stainless deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: workprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: fulfilledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walkwill-and-testamentW&T §29: them that act accordinglyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: acts of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine actgleaningsGWB §556: the doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: doingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: doest whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: doingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thine actsgleaningsGWB §457: have persisted in your waywardnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in deeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: when all the tribesgleaningsGWB §210: the former dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: a mighty Dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: and in thewill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: in the daysgleaningsGWB §341: This is the Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: His days
This form usually rendered as “rid” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: souls of mengleaningsGWB §635: of thine heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: rid methe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: receptive hearts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: pertain untogleaningsGWB §342: Him Whokitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: that which is withthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: ThereupongleaningsGWB §279: the earthly things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: HimgleaningsGWB §226: inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: sideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to ConstantinoplegleaningsGWB §405: throneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: towardsgleaningsGWB §598: the whole world
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 §253: is puregleaningsGWB §119: honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: Mysteryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Thy bountiful favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: loving and kindnesswill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: loving-kindnessgleaningsGWB §284: God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: been sent downgleaningsGWB §486: hath been decreedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §166: stagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: and inflicttablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My descent
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 §89: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §640: intervening cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: the showersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §261: veilepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: cloudsgleaningsGWB §522: cloudedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: its showering bountiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: the outpourings
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: nothinggleaningsGWB §285: wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: to equal Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: created things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: be sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §589: the Essence of Purityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: will wash usthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: cleanse itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: shall be cleansedgleaningsGWB §619: purgedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: sanctified methe-hidden-wordsHW §120: stainless
suggestions 20% allusions 13% hints 13% evil 13% vain 7% blasphemous 7% implications 7% references 7% strivings 7% doubt 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: associate a partnergleaningsGWB §164: perversekitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: and blasphemous whisperingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: peer or partnerthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: arewill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: joined partnersgleaningsGWB §619: that have disbelieved
This form usually rendered as “idle”, “standards”, “evidences” (7 occurrences)
denied 17% have 17% deniers 17% perverse 8% all 8% repudiated 8% aggressor 8% such 8% misbelievers 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: denialgleaningsGWB §129: repudiatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: deniestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: hath denied Theewill-and-testamentW&T §34: disbelieved in Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the deniersgleaningsGWB §149: repudiatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: protested
SE rendered وَدَلالاتِ (wadalálát), المُنْكِرِينَ، (al-munkirína،), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), مُقْبِلاً (muqbiláan), بِكُلِّي (bikullí) as “allusions, misbelievers, fixed, firmly”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §496: to bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: that Ithe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §202: all that pertaineth toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: the manifold vicissitudes
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have”, “disbelieved”, “repudiated” (52 occurrences)
have 40% disbelieved 21% repudiated 17% believe 4% denied 4% believed 4% rejected 2% refused 2% openly 2% had 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: unbelieversgleaningsGWB §35: blasphemykitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: infidels!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: fragrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: denywill-and-testamentW&T §34: denied Thy wondrous Signsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: believe notgleaningsGWB §614: have rejected
This form usually rendered as “sake”, “face”, “upon” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: of His Countenancefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §267: the face of menkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: Thy beautytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “made” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: made theefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §466: Imagine thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: handiworkprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: will washthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Make
This form usually rendered as “standing”, “standeth”, “have” (33 occurrences)
standing 20% standeth 13% have 13% arise 13% agitated 7% viceregent 7% self-subsisting 7% pervadeth 7% acteth 7% may 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: above all elsefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §500: what heightskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: promulgatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: keep me steadfasttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: wishfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §665: well is itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: love Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: seek thine own
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
praise 46% celebrate 9% virtues 9% extol 9% celebrating 7% glorify 6% extolling 6% magnifying 4% muse 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebrationgleaningsGWB §396: magnifykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: praise of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: secondgleaningsGWB §205: that magnify His Nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: cease to glorify Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify Thee
SE expanded to “given me to drink”
gleaningsGWB §60: partakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §455: watereththe-hidden-wordsHW §111: cup-bearerwill-and-testamentW&T §49: drinkprayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: and causedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: suffer me to quaffprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: Thou didst enableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: given me to drink
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
hath 52% surpassed 16% preceded 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% surpasseth 3% surpassing 3% permeated 3% grasp 3% encompassed 3%
invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: whofire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §320: reenactedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: things visible andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
SE rendered الغَيْبِ (al-ghayb), وَالشُّهُودِ، (wálshshuhúdi،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak) as “visible, invisible”
