Prayers and Meditations — §32
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 32 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي قَدْ أَخَذَتِ الظُّلْمَةُ كُلَّ الأَقْطارِ وَأَحاطَتِ الْفِتْنَةُ كُلَّ الأَشْطَارِ، وَلكِنْ إِنِّي أَرَى فِيها بَيْضآءَ حِكْمَتِكَ وَأَنْوارَ تَدْبِيرِكَ، وَالَّذِينَ احْتَجَب
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Darkness hath fallen upon every land, and the forces of mischief have encompassed all the nations. Through them, however, I perceive the splendors of Thy wisdom, and discern the brightness of the light of Thy providence.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: Everything celebratethgleaningsGWB §122: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: Glorified be Thy nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: “Glory togleaningsGWB §620: the Glorified
This form usually rendered as “laid”, “hath”, “clung” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: seize on themfire-tabletFire §16: made captivegleaningsGWB §381: withdrawnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: have refused to seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: have partakentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thouthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: come upon thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: Onefire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §713: the Birds of Darknesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: violenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of crueltythe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: flagrant injusticeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: oppressors
encompassed 32% have 18% compassed 14% hath 14% whisperings 4% enveloped 4% all-encompassing 4% encompasseth 4% blew 4% encompass 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: have encompassedfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §117: pervadedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: encompassed theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §605: have compassed me aboutthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-Encompassing
SE expanded to “the forces of mischief”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: the seatgleaningsGWB §591: the right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: faces towardsgleaningsGWB §657: the meadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: the nationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: HimgleaningsGWB §411: on anything except
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “recognize”, “appear”, “find” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: gazedfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §432: beholdingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: Thou beholdest methe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: that thou mayest beholdgleaningsGWB §49: discover
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: whitegleaningsGWB §36: with the white handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §591: have turned whiteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: shining lightgleaningsGWB §275: beaming with joykitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: white handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: brightness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §18: firmly-establishedgleaningsGWB §592: He ordainethkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: truth ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: governancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: enlighteningfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §226: Daystarkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
take 13% ordereth 13% ordainer 13% selfish 13% providence 13% ruler 7% incompetent 7% machinations 7% devise 7% schemed 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: machinationsgleaningsGWB §362: selfish schemeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: designsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: Thy providencethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: reflectepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: RulergleaningsGWB §437: rehabilitationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: strive to grasp
SE rendered وَأَنْوارَ (waʾanwár), تَدْبِيرِكَ، (tadbírika،), وَالَّذِينَ (wálladhín) as “the splendors, Thy providence”
SE rendered تَدْبِيرِكَ، (tadbírika،), وَالَّذِينَ (wálladhín), احْتَجَب (iḥtajab) as “Thy providence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: veiling yourselves therefromgleaningsGWB §324: deprivedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: deedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: may shut them outthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: veil thyselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: wrapped in agleaningsGWB §44: “clouds”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: imprisoned
