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،
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 §122: Graciousfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §287: God, the Glorifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: Lauded 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 “O Lord my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Divinefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §200: God, the Eternal Truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: which God stirreth upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §821: art Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “beseech”, “implore”, “entreat” (186 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I ask Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beseechgleaningsGWB §467: by askingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: truthsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: I nevertheless beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §259: questionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: questionersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and callest to account
SE expanded to “by Thy Name”
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 §235: most sublimefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §151: into the heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: in nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: Thy most excellent titlestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “Thou hast set up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: make theefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §37: of her own handiworkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: fanciful imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: hath been madetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
This form usually rendered as “self-subsisting”, “who”, “qayyum” (66 occurrences)
SE expanded to “above all other names”
self-subsisting 79% who 8% qayyum 2% self-sufficing 2% self-subsisting!” 2% self-subsisting.” 2% above 2% self-subsisting! 2% grasp 2% set 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the constancyfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §338: meritskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: In another senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: arisen totablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
SE expanded to “hath been split asunder”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: exertiongleaningsGWB §296: was cleft asunderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: anemonesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: hath been split asundertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: rentthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: wind-flowerswill-and-testamentW&T §5: of mischiefepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: torn away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: ye have allowed your learning to shut you out, as by a veilgleaningsGWB §37: in the densest veilskitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: obscure their understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: have shut offtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: her browthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: dost thou veil thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §4: veil theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: that hath been shut out as by a veil from God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: dayspring offire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §493: have shone forth fromkitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: will ariseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: effulgencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of the sunsgleaningsGWB §309: of the sunkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: these Luminaries of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: and the Luminaryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the sunlightgleaningsGWB §286: beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §33: “suns”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the Daystar
beauty 85% gaze 2% face 2% whose 2% countenance 1% glory 1% contemplation 1% swear 1% most 1% through 1%
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: transcendent and most sublimefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §221: of Heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: Exalted is He aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §512: for the purpose of furtheringtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: as helpers tofire-tabletFire §28: championedgleaningsGWB §663: servicekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: for the triumphprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: potency of Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victorywill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the FirstgleaningsGWB §621: to His wondrouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: originalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: through Thy wondroustablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the worldgleaningsGWB §519: peerless
SE expanded to “to preserve me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: fanaticismprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: Thy carewill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy secret Sanctuaryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: decencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §403: Thy protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §3: the safeguardingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: protectionwill-and-testamentW&T §1: preserved
