Prayers and Meditations — §283
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 283 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ يا إِلهِي تَرَانِي مَحْبُوسًا فِي هذا السِّجْنِ وَتَعْلَمُ بِأَنِّي ما وَرَدْتُ فِيه إِلاَّ فِي سَبِيلِكَ وَإِعلآءِ كَلِمَتِكَ وَإِظْهارِ أَمْرِكَ، أُنادِيكَ يا إِلهَ العالَمِينَ فِي هذا الحِينِ بِاسْمِكَ المُبِيْنِ بِأَنْ تَجْذِبَ قُلُوبَ عِبادِكَ إِلى مَطْلَعِ أَسْمائِكَ الحُسْنى وَمَشْرِقِ آياتِكَ الكبْری، فَيا إِلهِي لَوْ لَمْ تَكنِ البَلايا فِي سَبِيلِكَ بِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ يُسَرُّ قَلْبِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praised be Thou, O my God! Thou seest me shut up in this Prison, and art well aware that I have entered it solely for Thy sake and for the sake of the glorification of Thy word and the proclamation of Thy Cause. I cry out to Thee, this very moment, O Thou Who art the Lord of all worlds, beseeching Thee, by Thine undoubted Name, to attract the hearts of Thy servants unto the Dayspring of Thy most excellent titles and the Dawning-Place of Thy most resplendent signs.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: glorified be HegleaningsGWB §4: Far, farkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: veils of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Magnified betablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: Great GodgleaningsGWB §620: the Glorified
SE expanded to “O my God”
SE expanded to “Thou seest me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: to regardfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §273: any eye to gazeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: appearthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou seest megleaningsGWB §720: bring
This form usually rendered as “shut” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: hath been imprisonedgleaningsGWB §718: imprisonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: riddest methe-hidden-wordsHW §116: prisonwill-and-testamentW&T §3: confinementepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: cast Him into prisonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: have fixedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: imprisonment
prison 53% most 19% prison-city 7% dungeon 5% imprisonment 5% prison-house 5% prisoner 2% prison-cell 2% afflictive 2% shut 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the dungeongleaningsGWB §501: imprisonment inflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: be cast into prisonwill-and-testamentW&T §4: that Prisonerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: Our prisongleaningsGWB §459: a prisonerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: into prisonwill-and-testamentW&T §6: incarceration
SE expanded to “art well aware”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: ascertainedfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §172: of mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: the worlds!”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE
SE expanded to “for Thy sake”
This form usually rendered as “exalt”, “exaltation”, “glorify” (34 occurrences)
exalt 30% exaltation 19% glorify 15% exalted 7% magnify 7% glorification 7% sake 4% proclaim 4% furthering 4% magnifying 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Treefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §657: to magnifykitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: Concourseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: Magnified, therefore, betablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: speakfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §157: itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: a fool—whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: utterethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: to one mystic wordwill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: these exalted words
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “proclaim”, “may” (68 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: hath been revealedfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §37: Manifestations of Holinesskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: surgedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: set forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
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 §13: His all-compelling summonsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §644: hath been prescribedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: happeningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: I have biddentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: results
SE expanded to “I cry out”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: calling aloud and sayingfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §609: thy crykitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: Heraldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: crieth out to Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: calling aloud saying
This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “expounder”, “luminous” (65 occurrences)
resplendent 17% expounder 11% luminous 11% most 11% manifest 11% perspicuous 11% undoubted 11% evident 6% distinct 6% conspicuous 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: been enrapturedfire-tabletFire §3: ThygleaningsGWB §603: the lodestonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: uplifting their transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: carried awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: ecstasiesgleaningsGWB §558: blissful rapturekitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: ecstasy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: turnethgleaningsGWB §618: shall causekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: upheavalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: were rent asunderthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: radiant hearts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: othersfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §104: servitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: servant”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: Thy sincere servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servant
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Dayspringfire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §588: Unveilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: the promised Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: and the Revealertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: rightgleaningsGWB §227: most comelykitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: most excellent titlesthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: whether mangleaningsGWB §579: kindly manner
SE rendered مَطْلَعِ (maṭlaʿ), أَسْمائِكَ (ʾasmáʾik), الحُسْنى (al-ḥusnى), وَمَشْرِقِ (wamashriq), آياتِكَ (áyátik), الكبْری، (al-kbrí،) as “Dayspring, titles, most excellent, signs, resplendent”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §47: fourth Ishraqfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §12: hath shed its radiancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: the Eastsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §52: sheddethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Dayspring
signs 42% utterances 25% verses 8% repudiated 4% utterance 4% words 4% tokens 4% greatest 4% kingdom 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §357: Our signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: Thy wordstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by His verses
This form usually rendered as “most”, “mighty”, “supreme” (45 occurrences)
most 33% mighty 13% supreme 7% resplendent 7% immeasurable 7% which 7% measureless 7% transcendent 7% entire 7% tribulations 7%
SE rendered آياتِكَ (áyátik), الكبْری، (al-kbrí،), فَيا (fayá) as “signs, resplendent”
SE rendered آياتِكَ (áyátik), الكبْری، (al-kbrí،), فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), لَوْ (law) as “signs, resplendent”
8 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered الكبْری، (al-kbrí،), فَيا (fayá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), لَوْ (law), تَكنِ (takn) as “resplendent”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: ye befire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §238: behoovethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: the sametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
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 §179: tribulationsfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §569: the anguishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: anguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: with such trialsthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: triedwill-and-testamentW&T §3: a victimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: perpetually afflicted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Most Mighty SigngleaningsGWB §609: the versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: wonders of Thine utterancesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy signsgleaningsGWB §384: signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: Thine utterancesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the signsgleaningsGWB §537: verses
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His willgleaningsGWB §409: things.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: the Daystar of Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Will
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: secretgleaningsGWB §470: takest delightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: openly and privilyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the Hidden Mysterytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: the gladnesswill-and-testamentW&T §18: the secret essenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: satisfaction
