Prayers and Meditations — §371
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 371 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي هذا طَرْفِي قَدْ كانَ مُنْتَظِرًا بَدائِعَ رَحْمَتِكَ، وَهذِهِ أُذُنِي قَدْ أَرادَتْ إِصْغآءَ نَغَماتِكَ، وَهذا قَلْبِي يَطْلُبُ كَوْثَرَ عِرفانِكَ، إِذًا يا إِلهِي قَدْ قامَتْ أَمَتُكَ تِلْقآءَ مَدْيَنِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَتَدْعُوكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ جَعَلْتَهُ أَعظَمَ أَسْمَائِكَ وَمُهَيْمِنًا عَلَى مَنْ فِي أَرْضِكَ وَسَمائِكَ لِتُرْسِلَ عَلَيْها نَفَحاتِ رَحْمَتِكَ لِتَجْذِبَها بِكُلِّها عَنْ نَفْسِها وَتُقَلِّبَها إِلى المَقَرِّ الَّذِيْ فِيهِ اسْتَضَاءَ وَجْهُكَ وَظَهَرَ سُلْطانُكَ وَاستَقَرَّ عَرْشُكَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ العَزِيزُ الْكَرِيمُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Behold Thou mine eye expectant to gaze on the wonders of Thy mercy, and mine ear longing to hearken unto Thy sweet melodies, and my heart yearning for the living waters of Thy knowledge. Thou seest Thy handmaiden, O my God, standing before the habitation of Thy mercy, and calling upon Thee by Thy name which Thou hast chosen above all other names and set up over all that are in heaven and on earth. Send down upon her the breaths of Thy mercy, that she may be carried away wholly from herself, and be drawn entirely towards the seat which, resplendent with the glory of Thy face, sheddeth afar the radiance of Thy sovereignty, and is established as Thy throne. Potent art Thou to do what Thou willest. No God is there beside Thee, the All-Glorious, the Most Bountiful.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §152: of the All-Glorious Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: veilprayers-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 §69: Godhoodfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §323: of the Most Highkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: holy Menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: He Whom all things worshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “mine”, “gaze” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: to some other placegleaningsGWB §70: in the daytimekitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: uttermost cornersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: mine eyetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: with her browwill-and-testamentW&T §38: those partsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: in various placesgleaningsGWB §135: with thine inward eye
expectant 19% have 19% yearningly 13% expecting 13% awaiting 6% eagerly 6% expected 6% anticipated 6% look 6% waited 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: the universegleaningsGWB §432: createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: all the universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the marvelous evidencestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wondrousgleaningsGWB §162: wondrous revelations
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: Most Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §55: He Who is the All-Mercifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: infinite graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: Thy tender merciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
This form usually rendered as “mine”, “leave” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the eargleaningsGWB §222: Leave hath, moreover, been givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: into their earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: Thou hast permitted metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own earswill-and-testamentW&T §34: the mindsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: a hearing eargleaningsGWB §619: his ear
This form usually rendered as “through”, “longing”, “hath” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: to hearkengleaningsGWB §176: hearkenkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: hearingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: hearkeningthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: that ye may hearkenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: hearkenedgleaningsGWB §493: hearkened unto His Voiceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: heard
SE expanded to “Thy sweet melodies”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: songfire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodiesgleaningsGWB §106: His Voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: Melodyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: with the sweet melodiestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodiesgleaningsGWB §588: melodious voice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heartgleaningsGWB §662: his heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: in the heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: all their affectionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: within your heartswill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: transformed Me
This form usually rendered as “seek”, “presupposeth”, “asketh” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: beseechethgleaningsGWB §555: of searchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: sentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: seeking afterthe-hidden-wordsHW §78: his heart’s desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: its contentsgleaningsGWB §684: the eagerness of his searchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: clamour for
كَوْثَرَ
literal: abundance/fountain; abundance, fountain in paradise
living 56% waters 9% river 9% through 6% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3% after 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §60: the life-giving watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: after the living watersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: through the living watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: through the living fountainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: living watersgleaningsGWB §435: stream
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: seeking to knowgleaningsGWB §455: unknownkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: testifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: didst reveal Thyself unto metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Divine knowledge
This form usually rendered as “shook”, “come”, “rebelled” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His stationfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §434: heightskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: stateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: to make us steadfasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
handmaiden 75% handmaid 25%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: handmaidensgleaningsGWB §267: for Thine handmaidsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: Thy handmaidensepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: this unlettered OnegleaningsGWB §266: handmaidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: Thy handmaidenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: His handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: for me, who am a handmaid of Thine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: the Divine Presencefire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §506: behold His facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: when they meet youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: beholding Thy facetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: that citygleaningsGWB §230: native citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: within these Citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: infinite wonderstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: of its citieswill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: unto the citiesgleaningsGWB §31: its cities
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: We askgleaningsGWB §503: were to advancekitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: pretensionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §305: Leave nottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: these idle claimantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: I call theewill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
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 §35: through Thy Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §168: of their nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: empty nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: in Thy daystablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “whom” (59 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: hath madefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §138: have, moreover, ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: those images whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: are deprivedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: grievousgleaningsGWB §504: immeasurably greatkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: mightierprayers-and-meditationsP&M §310: is immensethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: most great
وَمُهَيْمِنًا
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
help 44% sovereign 13% omnipotent 11% supreme 9% transcendeth 7% overshadoweth 4% ruler 4% transcendent 2% protector 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §48: excellethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: overpowering majesty of the Word of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §244: the All-Subduingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: rulerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §230: Help in Perilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: Thy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §713: landskitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: grovellingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: on Thine earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: city
messengers 24% apostle 23% messenger 14% sent 13% send 8% apostles 5% messengership 4% entrusted 4% hath 3% prophet 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: sent Him downgleaningsGWB §40: raise upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: Prophetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: unsenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: hath sent forththe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: treatisesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: hath sent
This form usually rendered as “sweet”, “breezes”, “fragrances” (84 occurrences)
sweet 28% breezes 20% fragrances 16% breaths 13% breath 9% fragrance 9% ecstasy 1% vitalizing 1% assail 1% breeze 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: breathgleaningsGWB §47: breezekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: the sweet savors that have been waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the breezesgleaningsGWB §433: to assail youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfume
لِتَجْذِبَها
literal: attract; attraction; attract, draw
This form usually rendered as “may” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: ecstasiesfire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §112: filled with ecstasykitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: the ecstasies ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: enrapturedgleaningsGWB §603: the lodestoneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: and been carried away
This form usually rendered as “all”, “whole”, “every” (48 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: othersgleaningsGWB §29: my lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: is exercised byprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in their liveswill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: Not one single soul
seat 34% habitation 11% spot 11% abide 11% place 9% retreats 6% court 6% throne 4% established 4% confessed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: ordainedgleaningsGWB §177: whose rootskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: confessed andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: hath been stablishedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §17: decide
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “illumined”, “enveloped” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: turnedfire-tabletFire §9: RadiancegleaningsGWB §530: its radiancekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: would seek illuminationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: sheddeththe-hidden-wordsHW §61: and resplendentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: illumined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: turn asidefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §510: would turn his face towards Theekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: turning towardtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (106 occurrences)
hath 44% appeared 16% manifested 11% revealed 8% made 5% have 5% uncovered 5% come 3% defender 2% perpetrated 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the time of the Revelationfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §286: ye will, verily, beholdkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thou hast manifestedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: may be made manifest
SE expanded to “radiance of Thy sovereignty”
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: kingsgleaningsGWB §481: Allow notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: this sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: surpassing sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the Sháh
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: to the heavenly thronegleaningsGWB §594: a pillarkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: seatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: throne ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the ThronegleaningsGWB §210: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: of His powerfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §525: a measurekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: bestowed uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: that which Thou didst ordaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: be in thy power
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “pleaseth”, “what” (83 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: hath been pleased togleaningsGWB §111: God grant thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: to whom He willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §186: pleasesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: highly-esteemedgleaningsGWB §512: gracious and almightykitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §419: the God of glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: is the Almighty
most 53% all-bountiful 25% generous 6% all-bounteous 3% noble 3% god 3% blessed 2% bountiful 2% sublime 2% goodness 2%
