Prayers and Meditations — §59
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 59 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الأَعْظَمِ الَّذِيْ بِهِ أَحْيَيْتَ العِبادَ وَعَمَّرْتَ البِلادَ بِأَسْمائِكَ الحُسْنَى وَصِفاتِكَ العُلْيا بِأَنْ تُؤَيِّدَ عِبادَكَ عَلَى الإِقْبالِ إِلى شَطْرِ مَواهِبِكَ وَالتَّوَجُّهِ إِلى كَعْبَةِ عِرْفانِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ فَاشْفِ الأَمْراضَ الَّتِيْ أَحَاطَتِ النُّفُوسَ وَمَنَعَتْهُمْ عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلى الفِرْدَوْسِ فِيْ ظِلِّ اسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ جَعَلْتَهُ سُلْطانَ الأَسْمآءِ لِمَنْ فِيْ الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمآءِ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ وَبِيَدِكَ مَلَكُوتُ الأَسْمآءِ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ العَزِيزُ الحَكِيمُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee, by Thy Most Great Name through Which Thou didst stir up Thy servants and build up Thy cities, and by Thy most excellent titles, and Thy most august attributes, to assist Thy people to turn in the direction of Thy manifold bounties, and set their faces towards the Tabernacle of Thy wisdom. Heal Thou the sicknesses that have assailed the souls on every side, and have deterred them from directing their gaze towards the Paradise that lieth in the shelter of Thy shadowing Name, which Thou didst ordain to be the King of all names unto all who are in heaven and all who are on earth. Potent art Thou to do as pleaseth Thee. In Thy hands is the empire of all names. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the Wise.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §102: Divinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: celebrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: the veiltablet-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 §73: uttered by Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §20: the one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Thou my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §489: be askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §259: questionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek enlightenmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: beseech Thee
SE expanded to “by Thy Most Great Name”
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 §168: namedfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §292: in the exalted person ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: every nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: all that are in Thy heaventablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik), الأَعْظَمِ (al-ʾaʿẓam), أَحْيَيْتَ (ʾaḥyayt) as “my God, I implore, by Thy Most Great Name, Thou didst stir up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: highly-honoredgleaningsGWB §181: infinitely exaltedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: abovethe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §7: atrociousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: Most Mighty
SE expanded to “Thou didst stir up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: Livingfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §167: revived Mekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “life”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: Quickenertablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §23: endued with life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: even as a slavefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §268: all that serve Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: His peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: are they whotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: amongst men
SE expanded to “and build up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: by your owngleaningsGWB §523: to rearkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: your lifegleaningsGWB §675: your daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Frequented
SE rendered البِلادَ (al-bilád), بِأَسْمائِكَ (biʾasmáʾik), الحُسْنَى (al-ḥusná), وَصِفاتِكَ (waṣifátik) as “cities, by Thy most excellent titles, Thy most august attributes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: or womangleaningsGWB §257: do goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: providencewill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the most excellent titlesgleaningsGWB §195: the most excellentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: profit
SE expanded to “Thy most august attributes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §725: extolledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: noble traitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: descriptiongleaningsGWB §311: His attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: eulogyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: Were I to attempt to describe Thee
SE rendered بِأَسْمائِكَ (biʾasmáʾik), الحُسْنَى (al-ḥusná), وَصِفاتِكَ (waṣifátik), العُلْيا (al-ʿulyá), تُؤَيِّدَ (tuʾayyid), عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak) as “by Thy most excellent titles, Thy most august attributes, assist, people”
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 §166: loudlyfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §135: the Realms abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: immeasurably glorified beyondprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: Thy greattablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: graciously assistgleaningsGWB §610: hath aidedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: will beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: that Thou wilt graciously assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee inwill-and-testamentW&T §56: the Grace of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: may God assist himgleaningsGWB §522: to assist
turn 23% turned 23% turning 12% conversion 8% faith 8% setting 8% recognizing 8% having 4% return 4% acknowledged 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Qiblihfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §713: recentkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: superiorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: have been set towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE rendered عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak), الإِقْبالِ (al-ʾiqbál), شَطْرِ (shaṭr), مَواهِبِكَ (mawáhibik), وَالتَّوَجُّهِ (wálttawajjuh) as “people, turn, Thy manifold bounties, set”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to ConstantinoplegleaningsGWB §282: the presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: every directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: fromgleaningsGWB §416: towards My courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: to the court ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: towards
SE expanded to “Thy manifold bounties”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: \‘The All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: mercieswill-and-testamentW&T §56: giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §477: hath favored theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy bounteousnesswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the gift
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath directed his stepsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §666: for My name’s sakekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: direct his facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
gleaningsGWB §31: the celestial Kaabakitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the LodestargleaningsGWB §41: Ka‘bprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: adored SanctuarygleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: my Lodestar
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: godly mangleaningsGWB §22: The allusions made to itkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: and acknowledgedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: hath acknowledged
SE rendered كَعْبَةِ (kaʿbah), عِرْفانِكَ، (ʿirfánika،), رَبِّ (rabb), فَاشْفِ (fáshf), الأَمْراضَ (al-ʾamráḍ) as “Tabernacle, wisdom, Heal Thou, sicknesses”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of GodgleaningsGWB §103: of God Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: Enlightenertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §10: O Lord my Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a balmgleaningsGWB §438: the remedykitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: sought deliverance from his illsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thy healingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: all-sufficingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: Thy healingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: a healing medicineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are restored
This form usually rendered as “ills”, “grave”, “divers” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: grievous maladygleaningsGWB §156: human infirmitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: illsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the sickepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: grave disorders and maladiesgleaningsGWB §74: Its sicknesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: in a diseased conditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §717: and this ailing soul
SE expanded to “have assailed the”
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 §164: surroundfire-tabletFire §20: have been breathed togleaningsGWB §488: with which We are encompassedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: seizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: have encircled methe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: have appeared on
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: by MyselfgleaningsGWB §318: Soul of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: selfish desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: His Godhoodtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: His life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: ye have been forbiddengleaningsGWB §220: hath forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: keeping them backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: withhold it from shining
shadow 60% beneath 15% shelter 8% shade 7% through 2% unto 2% faith 2% face 2% sheltering 2% overshadowed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: beneath the shadowgleaningsGWB §587: in the cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: Faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: shelter methe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §2: seeketh the shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §572: cloud
SE expanded to “Thou didst ordain”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: “Consecratefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §428: preparedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: thrustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: that all hearts maytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the kingsgleaningsGWB §50: by virtue of Ourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: the worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: and by the power of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: the King
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: of the worldfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §23: peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: the earth itselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: all the dwellers of the earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: all that is on earth
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: largelyfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §189: I would, moreover, have bestowed upon himkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: What woeful sufferingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: through the power of His mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: thy capacity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: wishethgleaningsGWB §128: pleasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: pleaseth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: Thine own willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE expanded to “In Thy hands”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its handgleaningsGWB §482: assaultskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: my handwill-and-testamentW&T §58: the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: with the handsgleaningsGWB §619: thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands
This form usually rendered as “kingdom”, “kingdoms”, “heaven” (152 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: provincesgleaningsGWB §632: the realmskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: in the kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: the Possessor
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of glorygleaningsGWB §534: so preciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: effulgenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: glory of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: GovernorgleaningsGWB §396: by wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: firmerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §443: the Supreme Rulertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the firm and conclusive
