Prayers and Meditations — §588
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 588 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَنَا عَبْدُكَ الَّذِيْ تَمَسَّكْتُ بِحَبْلِ أَلْطافِكَ وَتَشَبَّثْتُ بِذَيْلِ إِفْضالِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بَاسْمِكَ الَّذِي سَخَّرْتَ بِهِ الوُجُودَ مِنَ الغَيْبِ وَالشُّهُودِ، وَبِهِ مَرَّتْ نَفْحَةُ الحَيَوانِ عَلَى مَنْ فِي الإِمْكانِ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي قَوِيًّا بِقُوَّتِكَ الَّتِيْ أَحاطَتِ الأَرْضَ وَالسَّماءَ، وَتَحْفَظَنِي عَنْ كُلِّ سَقَمٍ وَبَلآءٍ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ مالِكُ الأَسْمآءِ وَالحاكِمُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lauded be Thy Name, O Lord my God! I am Thy servant who hath laid hold on the cord of Thy tender mercies, and clung to the hem of Thy bounteousness. I entreat Thee by Thy name whereby Thou hast subjected all created things, both visible and invisible, and through which the breath that is life indeed was wafted over the entire creation, to strengthen me by Thy power which hath encompassed the heavens and the earth, and to guard me from all sickness and tribulation. I bear witness that Thou art the Lord of all names, and the Ordainer of all that may please Thee. There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the mistsgleaningsGWB §122: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: celebrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Magnified betablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: glorified be HegleaningsGWB §4: Far, far
SE usually renders this root as “god”, “divine”, “god’s”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the oppressedfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §452: whokitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: people fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: with such of Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §23: of the servants
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “clinging” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: to hold fastgleaningsGWB §367: take yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: cling toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: cleaving fasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: will cleavegleaningsGWB §647: take thou firm holdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: We cleave
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: CordgleaningsGWB §719: by the Cordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: to the cordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: firm CordgleaningsGWB §680: tenaciously toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: every tieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the firm cordgleaningsGWB §267: by Thy Cord
This form usually rendered as “favors”, “gifts”, “loving-kindness” (65 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thy tender mercies”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: hem of His generosityfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §223: skirtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: to the hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: hemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to the resplendent hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the hem
إِفْضالِكَ،
literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor
This form usually rendered as “grace”, “bountiful”, “gracious” (24 occurrences)
grace 38% bountiful 14% gracious 14% bounteousness 10% bounty 10% tender 5% loving-kindness 5% favors 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §39: thy questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §592: be askedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: pray
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: SubduegleaningsGWB §670: to subduekitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: deridedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thou hast subduedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thou hast subjectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §476: subjectepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: imposed laws
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Makerfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §460: can ye findkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: independent existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: the universetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%
This form usually rendered as “passed”, “wafted”, “couch” (11 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “breath”, “wafted” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: breathsgleaningsGWB §116: ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: the sweet smelling fragrancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the breathsgleaningsGWB §47: breezeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Thy sweet savors
gleaningsGWB §239: lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: everlasting lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: the true lifegleaningsGWB §727: that is life indeedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: animalsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: is Life indeedgleaningsGWB §244: in this, your vain lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: indeed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all creationfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §55: creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: attachmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: haththe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable in
This form usually rendered as “number”, “suffer”, “set” (40 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Makefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §537: singled Him outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: made captivesthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: “Consecrate
This form usually rendered as “strength”, “most”, “omnipotent” (21 occurrences)
strength 17% most 17% omnipotent 8% all-powerful 8% power 8% all-compelling 8% art 8% potency 8% strong 8% all-possessing 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: strengthgleaningsGWB §238: His mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §655: Strongthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the powerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: endowed with a potency superiorgleaningsGWB §246: and His might
encompassed 32% have 18% compassed 14% hath 14% whisperings 4% enveloped 4% all-encompassing 4% encompasseth 4% blew 4% encompass 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: hath encompassedfire-tabletFire §20: whisperingsgleaningsGWB §117: pervadedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: masteryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: hath gathered about methe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §5: afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: throughout
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: hath shelteredgleaningsGWB §567: in ensuringkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: “Guardedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and preservesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the safeguardingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: Commit it to memory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: its sicknesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: validityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: diseasedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: sicknesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: ailmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Pathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: walk steadfastlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: disorder
tribulation 42% adversity 13% woe 13% affliction 8% tribulations 8% troubles 4% trials 4% orient 4% afflictions 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: LordgleaningsGWB §465: in His angelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: of the realmstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
This form usually rendered as “pleaseth”, “thou”, “do” (75 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His willgleaningsGWB §479: whom He willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: willeth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: pleasetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: wisheth turn
