Prayers and Meditations — §354
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 354 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ جَعَلْتَهُ قَيُّومًا عَلَى الأَسْمآءِ وَبِهِ انْشَقَّ حِجابُ السَّمآءِ وَأَشْرَقَ عَنْ أُفُقِها شَمْسُ جَمالِكَ بِاسْمِكَ العَلِيِّ الأَعْلى بِأَنْ تَنْصُرَنِي بِبَدائِعِ نَصْرِكَ ثُمَّ احْفَظْنِي فِي كَنَفِ حِفْظِكَ وَحِمايَتِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَنَا أَمَةٌ م
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Magnified art Thou, O Lord my God! I ask Thee by Thy Name which Thou hast set up above all other names, through which the veil of heaven hath been split asunder and the Daystar of Thy beauty hath risen above the horizon, shining with the brightness of Thy Name, the Exalted, the Most High, to succor me with Thy wondrous help and to preserve me in the shelter of Thy care and protection.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Gracious GodgleaningsGWB §122: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: Praisedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §190: Glory be
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
This form usually rendered as “beseech”, “implore”, “entreat” (155 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I ask Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §39: thy questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §265: prayer and entreatyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: hath soughtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: ask
SE expanded to “by Thy Name”
SE expanded to “Thou hast set up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: chosen thee to befire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §138: have, moreover, ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: hast chosenthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath ordained
SE rendered بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), جَعَلْتَهُ (jaʿaltah), قَيُّومًا (qayyúman), الأَسْمآءِ (as-smáʾ), وَبِهِ (wabih) as “by Thy Name, Thou hast set up, names, through which”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: resistethfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §235: My glorious stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: people,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: to beholdtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
SE expanded to “hath been split asunder”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath rent asundergleaningsGWB §73: the cleavingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: blossomsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: was rent in twaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: rentthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: wind-flowerswill-and-testamentW&T §10: discordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: rent asunder
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: have shut themselves outgleaningsGWB §373: ignorantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: grievous veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: may preventthe-hidden-wordsHW §150: theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: veiledgleaningsGWB §135: He chose to hidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: unveiled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §47: fourth Ishraqfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §382: the revelation of the lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: risingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: lighteth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Supreme Horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §401: sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: the worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the worldgleaningsGWB §286: created thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §399: dominions
beauty 86% countenance 3% radiant 1% revelation 1% glory 1% whose 1% most 1% through 1% exalted 1% meditating 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: seemlygleaningsGWB §181: a little whilekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the adored Beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: transcendenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: is a more gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: helpingfire-tabletFire §28: championedgleaningsGWB §419: the duty of aidingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: Christianprayers-and-meditationsP&M §330: Aid themwill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: ascendancy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: MakersgleaningsGWB §286: throughkitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: melodiousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thy wondrous Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: WondrousgleaningsGWB §452: of creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: protect megleaningsGWB §684: protect itkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: tightenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: Do Thou protecttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §36: shield them fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: about their own protection
prayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: Thy protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §1: preservedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: Thy carewill-and-testamentW&T §1: the Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §3: the safeguardingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §661: of Thy defensewill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy secret Sanctuary
SE rendered حِفْظِكَ (ḥifẓik), وَحِمايَتِكَ، (waḥimáyatika،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “care, protection”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: His LordgleaningsGWB §380: believerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORDprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: omnipotencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Divine
SE rendered وَحِمايَتِكَ، (waḥimáyatika،), رَبِّ (rabb), أَمَةٌ (ʾamahun) as “protection”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: the nationsgleaningsGWB §312: mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the Source of Revelation.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: all the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: ImamsgleaningsGWB §172: of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: Apostleshipepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: the Imams
