Prayers and Meditations — §304
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 304 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ يا مَنْ بِيَدِكَ مَلَكُوتُ الاَسْمآءِ وَفِي قَبْضَةِ قُدْرَتِكَ مَنْ فِي الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمآءِ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الأَبْهَى الَّذِيْ جَعَلْتَهُ هَدَفًا لِسِهَامِ القَضآءِ فِي سَبِيلِكَ يا مَلِيكَ البَقآءِ بِاَنْ تَخْرُقَ أَحْجَابَ الَّتِيْ مَنَعَتْ بَرِيَّتَكَ عَنْ أُفُقِ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ لَعَلَّ يَتَوَجَّهُونَ إِلى شَطْرِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَيَتَقَرَّبوُنَ إِلى أُفُقِ عِنايَتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lauded be Thy name, O Thou in Whose hands is the kingdom of all names, and in the grasp of Whose might are all that are in heaven and all that are on earth! I entreat Thee, by Him Who is Thy Most Effulgent Name Whom Thou hast made a target for the darts of Thy decree in Thy path, O Thou the King of eternity, to rend asunder the veils that have shut off Thy creatures from the horizon of Thy glory, that haply they may turn their faces in the direction of Thy mercy, and draw nigh unto the Dayspring of Thy loving-kindness.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Lauded be Thy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: Greatfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §387: Immeasurably exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Magnified be Thy nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
SE expanded to “in Whose hands”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the handsgleaningsGWB §167: hold within My graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: my handwill-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its handgleaningsGWB §63: all his mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: unto the KinggleaningsGWB §83: “The Kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the peoples and kindreds of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: is the empiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Lord of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: sublimityfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §46: of the name of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: firmamentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: through Whose namestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
grasp 47% within 11% affliction 5% yield 5% hold 5% extinguish 5% hollow 5% turned 5% sway 5% days 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: graspgleaningsGWB §303: yield upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: swayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: but a handfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: this afflictiongleaningsGWB §78: within His graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: to extinguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: in His grasp
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §582: and on the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: grovellingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: earth andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I beseech TheegleaningsGWB §678: Unpetitionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: seekerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: We entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §668: grantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: hath sought
all-glorious 72% most 8% abhá 6% glory 6% effulgent 3% everlasting 1% resplendent 1% glorious 1% what 1%
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “whom” (59 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the dartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: dartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: arrowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: the arrowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: for the darts
decree 36% irrevocable 18% god’s 9% what 9% destiny 5% divine 5% decreed 5% ruling 5% tribulations 5% judgment 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: a road leadinggleaningsGWB §472: coursekitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: path!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for Thy saketablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: in this pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: systems of religious belief
eternity 32% immortality 23% everlasting 17% long 6% immortal 6% eternal 4% throughout 4% incorruptible 2% unfading 2% establishment 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: can there remainfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §168: immortalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: have preservedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: of immortal life
rend 33% tear 19% rent 14% whole 5% have 5% miracles 5% having 5% completely 5% vehemently 5% cleave 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: tear awaygleaningsGWB §610: and for having rent asunderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: to rend them asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: Cleave asunderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Rend asundergleaningsGWB §536: Tear ye asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: Tear asunderepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: rent the veils asunder
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: Suffer not yourselves to be shut out as by a veilgleaningsGWB §324: deprivedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: imprisonedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §187: shut him out from Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: thewill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the covering cast over
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: inaccessiblegleaningsGWB §612: would shut you outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: prevent them from attaining untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §789: restraineth metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: withhold it from shining
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: BrieflygleaningsGWB §122: emergeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are healedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationgleaningsGWB §528: heal or cureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: a human creatureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: mengleaningsGWB §517: Who hath created you
oneness 42% unity 13% glory 13% transcendent 10% divine 6% own 3% holy 3% most 3% incomparable 3% retreats 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: anygleaningsGWB §620: neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: incomparable Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: DivinegleaningsGWB §116: His
SE expanded to “turn their faces”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: turn his face towardsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §499: upon the groundkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §581: hath settablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: not in thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the directiongleaningsGWB §405: proceeding out of the throne ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: every directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to PersiagleaningsGWB §657: the meadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: upon Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seat
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Most Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §688: heavenly delightkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §562: Thy tendertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: the favored onesfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §89: they who have near access to Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: innermostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: Whose nearnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
