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،
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 §102: celebrateth the praise offire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §3: immeasurably exalted, art Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: veils of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: Glorified art Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: perceivedfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §230: As soon as thine eyes beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Mirrors reflecting the sun ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §543: outwardly perceivethe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §35: saw meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Thou hast neither seen Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: passagesgleaningsGWB §268: my povertykitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: destitute soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: as destitutethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: sanctify thyself from richesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: poorgleaningsGWB §366: destitutekitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: poverty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: harmgleaningsGWB §509: and troubleskitab-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 §9: can harmgleaningsGWB §569: the tribulation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: incapablegleaningsGWB §449: can thwartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: miracleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: my powerlessnesswill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmed meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: cannot frustrate HimgleaningsGWB §118: How futilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the miracle
This form usually rendered as “extreme” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: hath been dashed to the groundfire-tabletFire §29: lie brokengleaningsGWB §692: refusekitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: Elixirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my extreme lowlinesswill-and-testamentW&T §36: fallenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: degradationgleaningsGWB §610: for having utterly abolished
This form usually rendered as “bitter” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: weepinggleaningsGWB §247: wept soreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §422: to weeptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: shed tearswill-and-testamentW&T §35: have shed tearsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: weepgleaningsGWB §619: weepethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: didst weep
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: sorrowfulfire-tabletFire §12: SorrowsgleaningsGWB §657: grieve thine heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: despondencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §249: be painedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: afflictionthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou grievewill-and-testamentW&T §34: as they bewailed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: testedfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §111: sore-triedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: becomeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: of afflictionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my distressepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the tribulations
SE expanded to “power of Thy might beareth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: exaltedgleaningsGWB §682: Almighty and All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: He is the Mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §720: through the power of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy glory
This form usually rendered as “reached”, “hath”, “such” (9 occurrences)
abasement 46% abased 13% wretchedness 8% degradation 8% ashamed 4% humbly 4% dire 4% mine 4% both 4% misery 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: abasementgleaningsGWB §471: or lowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: lonelinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and this lowly onethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: abasewill-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: dishonorgleaningsGWB §489: doth abase
SE rendered بَلَغْتُ (balaght), الذِّلَّةِ (adh-dhillah), مَقامٍ (maqámin), يَسْتَهْزِءُ (yastahziʾ), عِبادُكَ (ʿibáduk) as “depth, abasement, deride, servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sublime retreatfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §374: are equalkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: In yet another instanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: may become steadfasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: them that serve Himfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §295: Our servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: His peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: Thou Whom I adoretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Baháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: servants of God
This form usually rendered as “heedless”, “wayward”, “unaware” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have strayed far”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: are unawaregleaningsGWB §214: have turned away from theekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: deprived themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: have failed to recognizethe-hidden-wordsHW §79: most negligentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: heedless onesgleaningsGWB §683: evil
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: comprehendedfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §304: Know thou of a truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: he becometh acquainted withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §502: of all Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: to becomegleaningsGWB §213: Thou artkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: theirprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: hath ever been found worthytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §47: and so become
This form usually rendered as “known”, “what”, “well-known” (31 occurrences)
known 27% what 18% well-known 14% reveal 9% recognized 9% high 5% thou 5% do 5% distinguish 5% allusions 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: to do that which is praiseworthygleaningsGWB §246: hath knownkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: acknowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: those who have recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of knowledge
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: is His namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §591: heaven and ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: every other nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: a creaturefire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §116: Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: any of Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy creatures
This form usually rendered as “such”, “each”, “whatsoever” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: regardingfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §418: His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: such a manthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The changes and chances
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: AttributesgleaningsGWB §311: can never be describedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: recount His praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and I extol Thy virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: depict that placegleaningsGWB §3: such strivingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: clothed themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: the glorification
revelations 32% manifestations 14% revelation 13% evidences 11% manifold 8% tokens 8% all 7% manifestation 4% signs 1% testimonies 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: of Thy revelationfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §188: unto Him that camekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: Revealer ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: Thou hast uncoveredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: repudiated Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §374: these signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: the textprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: wordstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy wondrous Signs
SE rendered ظُهُوراتُ (ẓuhúrát), آياتِ (áyát), أَحَدِيَّتِكَ (ʾaḥadídatik), ذاتِيَّتِيْ (dhátítatí) as “revelations, signs, essence”
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 §6: Thy unitygleaningsGWB §485: another’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: those who are initiatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: Thy most exalted presencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighborepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: anygleaningsGWB §541: God’s holy Will
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: beinggleaningsGWB §387: His Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: unto Thee pertainwill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §3: is propelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Beings
This form usually rendered as “effulgence”, “plenteousness”, “evidences” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: disclosedgleaningsGWB §204: as proofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: and manifesttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the revelation of My glorygleaningsGWB §112: the effulgencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: come to pass
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: unityfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §707: a true believer in the unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: no manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy singleness and unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
