Prayers and Meditations — §434
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 434 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ يا إِلهَ العَالَمِينَ وَمَحْبُوبَ العَارِفِينَ تَرَانِي جَالِسًا تَحْتَ سَيْفٍ عُلِّقَ بِخَيْطٍ، وَتَعْلَمُ بِأَنِّي فِي هذا الحَالِ ما قَصَّرْتُ فِي أَمْرِكَ وَبَلَّغْتُ ذِكْرَكَ وَثَنَائَكَ وَكُلَّ ما أَمَرْتَنِي بِهِ فِي أَلْواحِكَ، وَإِذًا تَحْتَ السَّيْفِ أَدْعُو أَحِبَّائَكَ بِكَلِماتِ الَّتِيْ تَنْجَذِبُ مِنْهَا القُلُوبُ إِلى أُفُقِ مَجْدِكَ وَكِبْرِيائِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glory to Thee, O Thou Who art the Lord of all worlds, and the Beloved of all such as have recognized Thee! Thou seest me sitting under a sword hanging on a thread, and art well aware that in such a state I have not fallen short of my duty towards Thy Cause, nor failed to shed abroad Thy praise, and declare Thy virtues, and deliver all Thou hadst prescribed unto me in Thy Tablets. Though the sword be ready to fall on my head, I call Thy loved ones with such a calling that the hearts are carried away towards the horizon of Thy majesty and grandeur.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the mistsfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §597: burn awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: immeasurably high art Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: unto Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §299: I swear by Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Divinitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “of all worlds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Who knowethfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §312: thatkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: mysteries of divine Knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: and wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: prizedfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §513: who lovethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: His beloved Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: those who are dear to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §6: their
SE expanded to “all such as have recognized”
all 22% have 17% comprehend 13% every 10% such 8% who 8% know 8% understand 5% perceive 5% initiated 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: known asgleaningsGWB §399: have failed to recognizekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: obscureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: have, without exception, admittedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: man of judgment
SE expanded to “Thou seest me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou seestfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §187: recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: opinionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: I discoverthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou beholdest
seated 27% sitting 13% established 13% occupants 7% associating 7% dwelling 7% enshrined 7% abide 7% who 7% hath 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the swordgleaningsGWB §620: with the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: the assaultsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: swordgleaningsGWB §636: of the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: the swords that are drawn against Himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thy swordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: blades
SE expanded to “on a thread”
This form usually rendered as “now”, “present”, “therefore” (178 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: let him turngleaningsGWB §656: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: Beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: evertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §8: Now at this moment
This form usually rendered as “have”, “fallen”, “falleth” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: conductgleaningsGWB §466: transgressed against himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: mansionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: powerlessnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: within her most lofty mansionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocencegleaningsGWB §466: innocent of guiltkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: can never hope to match
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (244 occurrences)
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
وَبَلَّغْتُ
literal: reach; reached; attainment
SE expanded to “Thy Cause, nor failed to shed abroad Thy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst attainfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §135: culminatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: recognitionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: waxedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: messagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: bountifully
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: We will now mention unto theegleaningsGWB §487: them that heed My warningkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: contendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: all human praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
This form usually rendered as “praise”, “extol”, “celebrate” (71 occurrences)
praise 45% extol 16% celebrate 8% glorify 6% virtues 6% celebrating 6% extolling 5% magnifying 3% glory 3% praises 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: to celebrate His praisegleaningsGWB §646: your praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: In the midst ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: speak forth Thy praisewill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §321: createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Thereupon
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Ye are allgleaningsGWB §19: the combined forces of allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: abidingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: The radiancethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: all alikewill-and-testamentW&T §58: heepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: it allgleaningsGWB §25: its peoples
tablets 90% scriptures 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: thesegleaningsGWB §198: Scriptureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: in symbolic languageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: therefore manifestedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of Our TabletgleaningsGWB §423: My
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: calling outgleaningsGWB §426: is summoningkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: shall summonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: have supplicatedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was calledthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: I summonwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
This form usually rendered as “words”, “utterances”, “sayings” (134 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: breathefire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §540: by yet another wordkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: utterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: termsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §555: Thy Messagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: ecstasiesfire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §233: which have causedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: to enraptureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: that they may draw himgleaningsGWB §618: kindleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §712: enraptured me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: troublousgleaningsGWB §179: is in great turmoilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: whose faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §532: his heart’stablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: within your heartswill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: transformed Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: GlorygleaningsGWB §665: and glorifying your actionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: great glory.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §57: majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: lauded be Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §509: Thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: in His most great gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Thy most excellent majesty
