Prayers and Meditations — §570
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 570 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي تَرَى كَيْفَ أَحاطَتِ البَلايا عِبادَكَ فِي كُلِّ الأَطْرافِ، وَكُلٌّ قامُوا عَلَيْهِمْ بِالاعْتِسافِ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ لَوْ يَجْتَمِعُ عَلَيْنا أَشْقِيآءُ الأَرْضِ كُلُّهُمْ وَيُحْرِقُونَنا بِأَشَدِّ ما يُمْكنُ فِي الإِبْداعِ لا يُحَوَّلُ أَبْصارُنا عَنِ النَّظَرِ إِلى أُفُقِ اسْمِكَ العَلِيِّ الأَعْلى وَلا يُقَلَّبُ قُلُوبُنا عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلى مَنْظَرِكَ الأَبْهی،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou seest how Thy servants have everywhere been compassed with tribulations, how their adversaries have all risen up against them and grievously wronged them. Thy glory beareth me witness! Were all the wicked doers of the earth to band themselves against us, and to cast us into a fire such as no man hath kindled, they would be powerless to distract our gaze from the horizon of Thy name, the Most Exalted, the Most High, and would fail to turn aside our hearts from the seat of Thine effulgent glory.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: the All-Gloriousfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §102: Divinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: veils of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: Magnifiedtablet-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 §105: We behold itfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §368: would becomekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Mirrors reflecting the sun ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: assigneththe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: have I perceived
encompassed 30% have 23% compassed 13% hath 13% enveloped 3% all-encompassing 3% encompasseth 3% blew 3% encompass 3% embraced 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-Encompassingfire-tabletFire §20: have been breathed togleaningsGWB §137: all-embracingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: such pervading influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: and have encompassedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §5: from all sides afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: compassed me about
tribulations 31% tribulation 17% troubles 10% trials 7% woes 7% every 7% adversities 7% afflictions 5% manifold 5% calamities 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: trialsfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §254: the tribulations We have sufferedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: be subject toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: Whose calamitythe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: in my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: adversity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: mankindfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §471: men’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: those whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: for Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Baháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Object of my adoration
SE rendered البَلايا (al-baláyá), عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak), الأَطْرافِ، (aṭ-ṭráfi،), وَكُلٌّ (wakullun), قامُوا (qámúá), عَلَيْهِمْ (ʿalayhim) as “tribulations, Thy servants, all, risen up, them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Mine adversariesgleaningsGWB §70: in the daytimekitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: both theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: My gazetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: with her browwill-and-testamentW&T §38: those partsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: in various placesgleaningsGWB §40: From every side
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 §102: with the crowngleaningsGWB §197: no matter how longkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: the restprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: those whose heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §40: utterlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: them allgleaningsGWB §286: successive ages
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: Him Who is the Self-Subsistingfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §285: that thou mayest perseverekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: to cleave so tenaciouslytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
tyranny 27% injustice 20% cruelty 13% transgressions 7% through 7% cruelly 7% oppressor 7% grievously 7% iniquitous 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: through thy crueltygleaningsGWB §220: oppressorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: grievously wronged themwill-and-testamentW&T §5: iniquitousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: cruellywill-and-testamentW&T §36: and their wrong-doingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: crueltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the transgressions
SE expanded to “Thy glory beareth me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: gloriousgleaningsGWB §1: of Thy majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: a more preciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: Thine omnipotencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hard
This form usually rendered as “leagued”, “rise”, “ye” (8 occurrences)
SE expanded to “all the wicked doers”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: O wretched, wretched that I am!gleaningsGWB §658: condemned as wickedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: miserableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: dealt wickedlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: wickedgleaningsGWB §279: the ungodlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the wickedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: the workers of iniquity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: these regionsfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §455: on the whole earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: “The whole earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: Thine earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: all that is on earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: to be burnt upgleaningsGWB §29: burnedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: consumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: would be consumedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hath burned away my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §51: his heart was consumed with the flameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: consumedgleaningsGWB §667: Burn away
This form usually rendered as “can”, “attainable”, “hath” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all creationfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §627: of the entire creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: particularprayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: their homesthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: homelesswill-and-testamentW&T §23: earthlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all created things
SE rendered بِأَشَدِّ (biʾashadd), يُمْكنُ (yumkn), الإِبْداعِ (al-ʾibdáʿ), يُحَوَّلُ (yuḥawwal), أَبْصارُنا (ʾabṣáruná) as “fire, hath, distract, gaze”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: MakersgleaningsGWB §176: this wondrous favorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: loveliestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: into the wonders oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: the universegleaningsGWB §163: the wondrous
This form usually rendered as “let”, “distract”, “shall” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: aboutgleaningsGWB §211: countenancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: in that very statetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §109: now thatwill-and-testamentW&T §21: their manners
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: of discernmentgleaningsGWB §111: with a penetrating visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: gazeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: man endued with insighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: do thou seeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: outward eyesgleaningsGWB §293: the gaze
This form usually rendered as “seat” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: fixed their eyes uponfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §216: the eyeskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turnkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: apprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: Look not ontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §121: Ye turn your eyes towards
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: above the horizonfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §555: of the universekitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the Realmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the day-springprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: the worldtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §34: all regions
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 §147: what is its namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §591: heaven and ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: a separate designationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: arrayed withtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
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 §48: overrulingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: the most exalted of allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: how couldtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: men’s heartsgleaningsGWB §66: The inmost essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: transmutethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: in his hearttablet-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 §67: turn
SE rendered يُقَلَّبُ (yuqallab), قُلُوبُنا (qulúbuná), التَّوَجُّهِ (at-tawajjuh), مَنْظَرِكَ (manẓarik) as “turn, hearts, seat”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: Wert thou to inclinefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §494: leadkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: countenancestablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
SE rendered مَنْظَرِكَ (manẓarik), الأَبْهی، (al-ʾabhí،) as “seat”
all-glorious 72% most 8% abhá 6% glory 6% effulgent 3% everlasting 1% resplendent 1% glorious 1% what 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Effulgentfire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §192: of Glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: Most Effulgentthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: HE IS THE GLORYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: the Glory of God (Bahá)gleaningsGWB §280: glory
