Prayers and Meditations — §606
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 606 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَشْكُرُكَ يا إِلهَ الأَسْماءِ وَأَحْمَدُكَ يا فاطِرَ السَّمآءِ بِما رَأَيْتُ فِي هذِهِ الأَيَّامِ مِنْ طُغاةِ عِبادِكَ وَبُغاةِ بَرِيَّتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thanks be to Thee, O Thou the Lord of all names; and glory be to Thee, O Maker of the heavens, for all that I have sustained in these days at the hands of such of Thy servants as have transgressed against Thee, and of Thy people that have dealt frowardly towards Thee.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Thanks be to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: be thankfulfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §607: thankfulnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: thankful.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §689: yield thankstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanks unto Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: and thankful
SE expanded to “O Thou the Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: I adjure thee by Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §20: the one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of divine mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Who worshippeth no onetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE expanded to “of all names”
وَأَحْمَدُكَ
literal: praise; praised; praiseworthy
This form usually rendered as “extol”, “sufficiently”, “offer” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and glory be to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: “Praised begleaningsGWB §30: “Render thankskitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: Ahmad andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: I give Thee thankstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §427: august
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: cleft asundergleaningsGWB §292: Mouthpiecekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: cloven asunder.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: hath broken itthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: aimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the CreatorgleaningsGWB §696: to be cleft asunderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: “cleaving
SE rendered فاطِرَ (fáṭir), السَّمآءِ (as-samáʾ), رَأَيْتُ (raʾayt), الأَيَّامِ (al-ʾayyám) as “O Maker, of the heavens”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: foundfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §666: may becomekitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: “What thinkestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: None is therethe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §35: saw meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thou wouldst perceive
SE rendered رَأَيْتُ (raʾayt), الأَيَّامِ (al-ʾayyám), طُغاةِ (ṭugháh), عِبادِكَ (ʿibádik) as “Thy servants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: in this daygleaningsGWB §39: of timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: as yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: in this the daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §10: day passeth but thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: In the day
SE rendered الأَيَّامِ (al-ʾayyám), طُغاةِ (ṭugháh), عِبادِكَ (ʿibádik), وَبُغاةِ (wabugháh), بَرِيَّتِكَ، (baríratika،) as “Thy servants, Thy people”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: the wickedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: rebellionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: have transgressed against Theewill-and-testamentW&T §52: rebellious onesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of My oppressorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §740: wickedwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They have misbelieved in Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: the oppressors
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my Adored Onefire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §519: unto themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: ‘Worshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: hapless creatures
SE rendered طُغاةِ (ṭugháh), عِبادِكَ (ʿibádik), وَبُغاةِ (wabugháh), بَرِيَّتِكَ، (baríratika،) as “Thy servants, Thy people”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: the things which beseemed themgleaningsGWB §311: nor is it meet and permissiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: seek outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: becometh notthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: dost seekwill-and-testamentW&T §48: as it is meet and seemlygleaningsGWB §318: to walk after their lustskitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: iniquity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: mengleaningsGWB §690: your Lord, the Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are healedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: mankindgleaningsGWB §384: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: among Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §155: healed
