Prayers and Meditations — §395
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 395 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ يا إِلهِي قَدْ اسْتَظَلَّتْ فِي ظِلِّ سِدرَةِ وَحْدانِيَّتِكَ أَمَةٌ مِنْ إِمَائِكَ الَّتِيْ آمَنَتْ بِكَ وَبِآياتِكَ، يا إِلهِي فَأَشْرِبْها رَحِيْقَكَ المَخْتُومَ بِاسْمِكَ الظَّاهِرِ المَكْنُونِ لِيأْخُذَها عَنْ نَفْسِهَا وَيَجْعَلَهَا خالِصَةً لِذِكْرِكَ وَمُنْقَطِعَةً
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glory to Thee, O my God! One of Thy handmaidens, who hath believed in Thee and in Thy signs, hath entered beneath the shadow of the tree of Thy oneness. Give her to quaff, O my God, by Thy Name, the Manifest and the Hidden, of Thy choice sealed Wine that it may take her away from her own self, and make her to be entirely devoted to Thy remembrance, and wholly detached from any one beside Thee.
Translation Notes
سُبْحَانَكَ
literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Glory to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: Everything celebratethgleaningsGWB §13: celebrationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: sung Thy praisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §190: Glory be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bountygleaningsGWB §43: the shelterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: shelter of His shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: the shadethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §5: under the shadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: overshadowedgleaningsGWB §572: cloud
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Divine Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §193: Treeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: areprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: of the Treetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: The blessed Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §168: unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §20: harmonyfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §386: of His unitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: them that have recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
This form usually rendered as “mother”, “one”, “people” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: before the throne of Thy justicegleaningsGWB §170: its peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the Source of Revelation.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: all the peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the followers of JohngleaningsGWB §180: unlettered Onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: adherentsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: before
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: His handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: handmaidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §193: handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: handmaid of Thineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: Thy handmaidensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: of Thy handmaidenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: handmaidenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: Thy handmaiden
SE expanded to “and in Thy signs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §65: of the words ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the verse itselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §55: to Thine utterancestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: are verses
SE expanded to “Give her to quaff”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: quaff thy fillgleaningsGWB §25: and drink inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: where to quench their thirst.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §193: give themthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: drinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: drink yegleaningsGWB §57: quaff your fill. Drinkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: cup
SE expanded to “Thy choice sealed Wine”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: Choice Sealed WinegleaningsGWB §200: glorious Chaliceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: Thy choice sealed Wineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: sealed WinegleaningsGWB §25: the choice Wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: the choiceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: Choice WinegleaningsGWB §233: the wine
SE rendered فَأَشْرِبْها (faʾashribhá), رَحِيْقَكَ (raḥíqak), المَخْتُومَ (al-makhtúm), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), الظَّاهِرِ (aẓ-ẓáhir) as “Give her to quaff, Thy choice sealed Wine, by Thy Name, the Manifest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the SealgleaningsGWB §552: endkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “seal”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: Thou hast affixedthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: sealed with My sealwill-and-testamentW&T §10: last hourepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as a ringgleaningsGWB §114: “Seal
SE expanded to “by Thy Name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: in the namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §584: the denizens of heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: “Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: the immensitytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: every Manifestationfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §187: may be spread abroadkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: Manifestations ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: have been uncoveredtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: hiddengleaningsGWB §56: “He that was hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: that are hid fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: concealedgleaningsGWB §56: He Whom none hathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hidgleaningsGWB §612: Scriptures
SE expanded to “that it may take her away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §254: obtainfire-tabletFire §16: made captivegleaningsGWB §250: take firm holdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: have refused to seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: bewilderedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thouthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: come upon thee
SE expanded to “her own self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: reckonfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §157: Fastenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: that all hearts maythe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: ordained
This form usually rendered as “wholly”, “essence”, “pure” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: souls of the sincere among Thy servantsfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §233: the sincere loverskitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: entirely devotedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: such as are devoted
SE expanded to “to Thy remembrance”
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have made mentiongleaningsGWB §257: them that heedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: expoundprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: with any remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §67: mention of Me
SE expanded to “and wholly detached”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: ceasegleaningsGWB §414: be detachedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: renounceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: cease to operatetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed onestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: They passedwill-and-testamentW&T §11: decisiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: them that are rid of all attachment to any save Thee
