Prayers and Meditations — §350
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 350 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي تَرَى فَقْرِي وَافْتِقارِي وَضُرِّيْ وَاضْطِراري وَعَجْزِيْ وَانْكِسَارِيْ وَنُدْبَتِي وَبُكَائِي وَحُزْنِيْ وَابْتِلائِيْ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ قَدْ بَلَغْتُ فِي الذِّلَّةِ إِلى مَقامٍ يَسْتَهْزِءُ عَلَيَّ عِبادُكَ الغافِلُونَ وَأَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ بِأَنِّي أَكُونُ مَعْرُوفًا بِاسْمِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ، وَلا يُرى فِي شَأْنِي إِلاَّ شَأْنُكَ وَلا فِي وَصْفِي إِلاَّ وَصْفُكَ وَلا فِي كَيْنُونَتِي إِلاَّ ظُهُوراتُ آياتِ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ وَلا فِي ذاتِيَّتِيْ إِلاَّ برُوزاتُ تَوحِيدِكَ، وَإِنَّكَ اشْتَهَرْتَ كُلَّ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Thou seest my poverty and my misery, my troubles and my needs, my utter helplessness and my extreme lowliness, my lamentations and my bitter wailing, the anguish of my soul and the afflictions which beset me. The power of Thy might beareth me witness! Such is the depth of mine abasement that Thy servants who have strayed far from Thy path deride me. Thou knowest that I am recognized as the bearer of Thy name among Thy creatures. Thou knowest that my station is but an image of Thy station, that my virtues recount Thy virtues, that within mine inmost being naught can be found except the revelations of Thy signs, and that my very essence is but a reflection of the evidences of Thy unity.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: Great GodgleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §291: Glorified beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: Laudedtablet-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
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: seefire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §412: The mirrorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: is in His estimationthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: We beheldgleaningsGWB §49: discover
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the blindgleaningsGWB §475: may harmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: in no wise damageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my needstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §35: troublesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: harmgleaningsGWB §161: cause injury
SE expanded to “my utter helplessness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: none can producegleaningsGWB §327: failkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: weariedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: is powerlesswill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: capablegleaningsGWB §112: confess their helplessnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: incapacity
This form usually rendered as “extreme” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “bitter” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: weepethgleaningsGWB §490: have weptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: didst weeptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: shed tearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: weepgleaningsGWB §67: wouldst weepprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my bitter wailinggleaningsGWB §453: heavens wept
This form usually rendered as “sorrow”, “"my”, “afflictions” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “anguish of my”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: grieffire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §207: nothingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: the anguish of mytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: dost thou grieveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: infinite sorrows
وَابْتِلائِيْ،
literal: tribulation; affliction; trial
SE expanded to “afflictions which beset me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the tribulationsfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §441: tormented bykitab-i-iqanKIQ §63: persecutionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: the orient of tribulationthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: a new trialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: incalculable afflictions
SE expanded to “power of Thy might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: manifest gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §184: My glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: effulgentthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: is the Almighty
SE rendered وَابْتِلائِيْ، (wábtiláʾí،), فَوَعِزَّتِكَ (fawaʿizzatik), بَلَغْتُ (balaght), الذِّلَّةِ (adh-dhillah) as “the afflictions which beset me, The power of Thy might, the depth of mine abasement”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: a sumfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §117: accomplishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: passionatelyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: scalewill-and-testamentW&T §55: endeavour proclaimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst attain
الذِّلَّةِ
literal: abasement; abasement, humiliation
SE expanded to “the depth of mine abasement”
abasement 42% wretchedness 13% abased 13% degradation 8% ashamed 4% abject 4% depth 4% misery 4% shame 4% mortality 4%
SE rendered الذِّلَّةِ (adh-dhillah), مَقامٍ (maqámin), يَسْتَهْزِءُ (yastahziʾ), عِبادُكَ (ʿibáduk) as “the depth of mine abasement, deride me, Thy servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the constancyfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §338: walked steadfastlykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: In another senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: arisen totablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my Adored Onefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §268: all that serve Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §194: the servantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: who aretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants
SE rendered يَسْتَهْزِءُ (yastahziʾ), عِبادُكَ (ʿibáduk), الغافِلُونَ (al-gháfilún), وَأَنْتَ (waʾant), تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam) as “deride me, Thy servants, Thou knowest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the waywardgleaningsGWB §191: negligencekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: deprivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: forgetfulnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: neglectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: My heedlessnessgleaningsGWB §453: all the time unaware
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: of the worldsfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §387: wholekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: beholdesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
SE rendered وَأَنْتَ (waʾant), تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam), بِأَنِّي (biʾanní), أَكُونُ (ʾakún), مَعْرُوفًا (maʿrúfan), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik) as “Thou knowest, I am, recognized as the bearer, of Thy name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: essencefire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §578: Prove yourselves worthykitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: all attachment to Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE expanded to “recognized as the bearer”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: recognizethgleaningsGWB §135: discoverkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: contraryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: visualizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: knoweth othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: that thou mayest perceive
SE expanded to “of Thy name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: creaturesfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §669: creature of their own conceptionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: that hath been createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: His creatures
This form usually rendered as “such”, “revelation”, “glory” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §629: the assaultskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: a detachmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §716: changes and chancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: the manifold evidences
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: thatgleaningsGWB §6: the praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: describedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: of Thine attributesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: AttributesgleaningsGWB §387: applicablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: human traitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: that shall speak of Thee
revelations 34% manifestations 16% revelation 13% evidences 13% manifold 10% tokens 5% all 3% first 2% signs 2% testimonies 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: hath manifested Mefire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §386: the mighty revelationskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: were marked outtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: by His versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §506: the verseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: How, We wonderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: and to whattablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: signs
SE rendered ظُهُوراتُ (ẓuhúrát), آياتِ (áyát), أَحَدِيَّتِكَ (ʾaḥadídatik), ذاتِيَّتِيْ (dhátítatí) as “the revelations, Thy signs, my very essence”
oneness 42% transcendent 17% glory 13% own 4% holy 4% divine 4% most 4% incomparable 4% billowing 4% spirit 4%
SE expanded to “my very essence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: beinggleaningsGWB §369: Divine Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: unto Thee pertainwill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: in His EssencegleaningsGWB §655: May my lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Being
برُوزاتُ
literal: manifestation; emergences; appearance
SE expanded to “reflection of the evidences”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: disclosedgleaningsGWB §550: revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: Revealersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: demonstratingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: recounteth that whichepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the revelation of My glorygleaningsGWB §357: of the revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: revelation within it
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: anotherfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §381: The true believerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: of divine Unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: such as adore Thytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
SE rendered تَوحِيدِكَ، (tawḥídika،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), اشْتَهَرْتَ (ishtahart) as “Thy unity, Thou”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: reputationgleaningsGWB §452: year, and every monthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: renownedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: and whose radiance Thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §13: renownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: A monthgleaningsGWB §557: Citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: well-known
