Prayers and Meditations — §608

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 608 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

سُبْحَانَكَ يا إِلهِي قَدْ تَوَجَّهَ وَجْهُ البَهآءِ إِلى وَجْهِكَ وَوَجْهُكَ وَجْهُهُ وَنِدائُكَ نِدائُهُ وَظُهُورُكَ ظُهُورُهُ وَنَفْسُكَ نَفْسُهُ وَأَمْرُكَ أَمْرُهُ وَحُكْمُكَ حُكْمُهُ وَجَمالُكَ جَمالهَ وَسُلْطانُكَ سُلْطَانُهُ وَعِزُّكَ عِزُّهُ وَقُدْرَتُكَ قُ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Glory be to Thee, O my God! My face hath been set towards Thy face, and my face is, verily, Thy face, and my call is Thy call, and my Revelation Thy Revelation, and my self Thy Self, and my Cause Thy Cause, and my behest Thy behest, and my Being Thy Being, and my sovereignty Thy sovereignty, and my glory Thy glory, and my power Thy power.

Translation Notes

سُبْحَانَكَ

subḥának s-b-ḥ → “glory be to thee” Distinctive

literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise

This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)

SE expanded to “Glory be to Thee”

glorified 27% lauded 19% praised 14% glory 12% praise 10% magnified 6% exalted 5% all 3% unto 2% “glory 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Glorified gleaningsGWB §4: Far, far kitab-i-iqanKIQ §291: Glorified be prayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: All praise be to Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He that the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: Great God gleaningsGWB §80: clouds

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h → “my god”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: God gleaningsGWB §560: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: Cause of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §23: is of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Divinity gleaningsGWB §668: set

تَوَجَّهَ

tawajjah w-j-h → “set”

literal: face; turning

turning 30% turn 17% set 13% turned 10% setting 9% hath 4% directed 4% proceeded 4% directing 4% visited 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a bright and friendly face fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §697: His eyes kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faces kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: before prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: them tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of the the-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself

البَهآءِ

al-baháʾ b-h-w

literal: glory

SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), تَوَجَّهَ (tawajjah), وَجْهُ (wajh), البَهآءِ (al-baháʾ), وَجْهِكَ (wajhik), وَوَجْهُكَ (wawajhuk) as “my God, set, My face, Thy face, my face”

glory 82% faith 9% splendor 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: the glory gleaningsGWB §200: of Immortality prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy glory the-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glory will-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Glories epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: are verily glorious gleaningsGWB §661: of Glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: Most Glorious

وَنِدائُكَ

wanidáʾuk n-d-w → “my call” Distinctive

literal: call

This form usually rendered as “whose” (3 occurrences)

voice 29% call 18% cry 16% calling 13% crier 8% lift 5% most 3% calleth 3% cried 3% unto 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: most sweet Voice gleaningsGWB §76: hath cried out kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of Judgment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: our voices will-and-testamentW&T §32: invoke epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: calleth gleaningsGWB §168: a voice prayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: Whose voice

نِدائُهُ

nidáʾuh n-d-y → “thy call”

literal: call; called; call, voice

voice 89% call 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: calleth aloud fire-tabletFire §48: Thy Call gleaningsGWB §700: Our voice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: by Thy tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloud tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the call epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: calleth

وَظُهُورُكَ

waẓuhúruk ẓ-h-r → “my revelation”

literal: manifestation; manifest

revelation 80% manifestation 10% through 3% own 3% manifested 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: Manifestation fire-tabletFire §12: Dayspring gleaningsGWB §49: whether seen kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: coming Manifestation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: for the evidences tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

وَنَفْسُكَ

wanafsuk n-f-s → “my self”

literal: self; soul; souls

thyself 28% own 26% self 19% thee 15% soul 3% himself 3% unto 2% inmost 2% spirit 2% most 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: their own gleaningsGWB §449: by Him kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: those kitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: the most unlettered prayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: Alone and unaided tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herself the-hidden-wordsHW §1: His trust will-and-testamentW&T §58: To none

وَأَمْرُكَ

waʾamruk ʾ-m-r → “my cause”

literal: command; cause

cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: occupations fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §662: Cause.…kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: all acts prayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and hast bidden Him tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellers the-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power

وَحُكْمُكَ

waḥukmuk ḥ-k-m → “my behest”

literal: wisdom; wise; judgment

behest 50% decree 25% doings 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: whatever measures gleaningsGWB §386: are subject kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: unmistakably prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: have been ruling tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be tested the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands

وَجَمالُكَ

wajamáluk j-m-l → “beauty”

literal: beauty; beautiful

beauty 86% countenance 3% radiant 1% revelation 1% glory 1% whose 1% most 1% through 1% exalted 1% meditating 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: ornament to gleaningsGWB §20: within kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the beauty of the rose prayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: or from meditating tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: countenances the-hidden-wordsHW §68: and by My beauty will-and-testamentW&T §38: the Abhá Beauty

وَسُلْطانُكَ

wasulṭánuk s-l-ṭ → “my sovereignty”

literal: sovereignty

sovereignty 72% power 12% sovereign 7% almighty 2% most 2% whose 2% before 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereigns gleaningsGWB §593: and rebelled against His sovereignty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: King of glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: by Thine all-conquering power tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §98: chief will-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just king epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: through the power of

وَعِزُّكَ

waʿizzuk ʿ-z-z → “my glory”

literal: glory; mighty; might

glory 65% great 12% might 8% majesty 4% presence 4% omnipotence 4% one 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: exalted and glorified be He fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §402: All-Powerful kitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friend prayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: Thy most exalted presence the-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glory will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: manifest glory

وَقُدْرَتُكَ

waqudratuk q-d-r → “my power”

literal: power; powerful

power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: a while fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §377: integrity of kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: a moment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: irrevocable decree tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are not tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

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