Prayers and Meditations — §406
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 406 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ اخْضَرَّتْ سِدْراتُ رِضْوانِ أَمْرِكَ، وَأَثْمَرَتْ بِفَواكهِ القُدْسِ فِي هذَا الرَّبِيِعِ الَّذِيْ فِيهِ هَبَّتْ رَوائِحُ مَوَاهِبِكَ وَأَلطافِكَ، وَأُوتِيَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ ما قُدِّرَ لَهُ فِي مَلَكُوتِ قَضَائِكَ وَجَبَرُوتِ تَقْدِيرِكَ، بِأَنْ لا تَجْعَلَنِيْ بَعِيدًا عَنْ سَاحَةِ قُدْسِكَ وَلا مَحْرُومًا عَنْ حَرَمِ عِزِّ تَوْحِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Magnified, O Lord my God, be Thy Name, whereby the trees of the garden of Thy Revelation have been clad with verdure, and been made to yield the fruits of holiness during this Springtime when the sweet savors of Thy favors and blessings have been wafted over all things, and caused them to bring forth whatsoever had been preordained for them in the Kingdom of Thine irrevocable decree and the Heaven of Thine immutable purpose. I beseech Thee by this very Name not to suffer me to be far from the court of Thy holiness, nor debarred from the exalted sanctuary of Thy unity and oneness.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: GraciousgleaningsGWB §387: Immeasurably exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: veils of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: Praisedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: Great GodgleaningsGWB §152: All-Glorious
SE usually renders this root as “god”, “divine”, “god’s”
This form usually rendered as “clad”, “clothed” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: BushgleaningsGWB §310: the treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: Sadratu’l-Muntaháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: upon the Divine Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §175: the Burning Bush
SE expanded to “garden of Thy”
paradise 37% ridván 29% garden 11% tabernacle 6% heaven 6% good-pleasure 3% everlasting 3% mary 3% unto 3%
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: biddeth youfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §455: designkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of celestial dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the orienttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
This form usually rendered as “have”, “made” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: results and consequencesgleaningsGWB §594: a fruitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: no fruitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: fruits oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: fully grownwill-and-testamentW&T §57: fruit given forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: fruits of the tree of Thy justice
holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctitygleaningsGWB §203: sanctified beingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: holy and immortalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §135: theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to the sanctitygleaningsGWB §122: sanctifying
SE expanded to “have been wafted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: waftedfire-tabletFire §29: onrushing galesgleaningsGWB §684: evilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: waftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: blowingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: fierce windsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: breaths waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: Vouchsafe
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §655: of Thy manifold favorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §200: Thy favorswill-and-testamentW&T §53: Bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: of Thy bestowalswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bounty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Produce it, thengleaningsGWB §238: bring forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: givethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: come to passthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: shall comeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: producegleaningsGWB §297: deviseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: didst come
SE expanded to “had been preordained”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Thine omnipotencefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §587: Our powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: Thy dominiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: kingsgleaningsGWB §465: in His angelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: supreme dominiontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
SE expanded to “Thine irrevocable decree”
decree 69% irrevocable 10% dispositions 3% judgment 3% purpose 3% appointments 3% ordained 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: fulfilledfire-tabletFire §29: of destinygleaningsGWB §191: hath fixedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: is endedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: wasprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: hast determinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: for that which I ordainepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: decided
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a tyrantfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §694: heaven of My omnipotent glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: of Thine all-compelling powertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: fromwill-and-testamentW&T §53: Divine
SE expanded to “to suffer me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: set thee kingfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §579: and regardeth it askitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: handiworkprayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: didst kindlethe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: is made
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sanctuary of Thy presencegleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: hallowed sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: the exalted court
This form usually rendered as “deprived”, “deprive”, “bereft” (86 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Sanctuary of WisdomgleaningsGWB §507: honorkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: from the imperishable Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §562: Deprive methe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: be deprived
SE rendered مَحْرُومًا (maḥrúman), حَرَمِ (ḥaram), عِزِّ (ʿizz), تَوْحِ (tawḥ) as “debarred, the exalted sanctuary, unity and oneness”
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: manifest gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §116: sanctity and glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §16: I swear by Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: blest
SE expanded to “unity and oneness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: anotherfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §39: and unitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: inprayers-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: dust
