Prayers and Meditations — §611
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 611 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ يا إِلهِي أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّرحْمنِ بِأَنْ تَحْفَظَ عِبادَكَ وَإِمائَكَ عِنْدَ هُبُوبِ أَرْياحِ الامْتِحانِ وَظُهُورِ شُئُوناتِ الافْتِتانِ، ثُمَّ اجْعَلْهُمْ يا إِلهِي مِنَ المُتَحَصِّنِينَ فِي حِصْنِ حُبِّكَ وَأَمْرِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ لا يُسَلِّطُ عَلَيْهِمْ أَعادِي نَفْسِكَ وَأَشْرارُ عبادِكَ الَّذِينَ نَقَضُوا عَهْدَكَ وَمِيثاقَكَ وَقامُوا بِأَعْلى الاِسْتِكبارِ عَل
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glory be to Thee, O my God! I beg of Thee by Thy name, the Most Merciful, to protect Thy servants and Thy handmaidens when the tempests of trials pass over them, and Thy manifold tests assail them. Enable them, then, O my God, so to seek refuge within the stronghold of Thy love and of Thy Revelation, that neither Thine adversaries nor the wicked doers among Thy servants, who have broken Thy Covenant and Thy Testament, and turned away most disdainfully from the Dayspring of Thine Essence and the Revealer of Thy glory, may prevail against them.
Translation Notes
سُبْحَانَكَ
literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Glory be to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: GraciousgleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: veils of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Glorified, immeasurably glorifiedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: “Glory togleaningsGWB §633: the All-Glorious
This form usually rendered as “beseech”, “implore”, “entreat” (155 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I beg of Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §259: questionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask 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 §5: the suppliant
SE expanded to “by Thy name”
SE expanded to “the Most Merciful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: the Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §655: of the tender mercieskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: infinite mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §202: Let Thy mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: protect megleaningsGWB §684: protect itkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: tightenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: Keep safetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §36: shield them fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: preserve
SE expanded to “and Thy handmaidens”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: His handmaidensgleaningsGWB §266: handmaid of Thineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §691: of Thy handmaidengleaningsGWB §266: handmaidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: handmaidenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §372: Thy handmaidenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §193: handmaidensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: Thy handmaidens
This form usually rendered as “onrushing”, “blowing”, “fierce” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: waftedfire-tabletFire §29: onrushing galesgleaningsGWB §684: evilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: onrushingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: blowingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: tempestsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: fierce windsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: waft
This form usually rendered as “winds”, “gentle”, “breezes” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the stench-filledfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §522: may attain unto tranquillitykitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: odourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: the winds to blowtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: thou mayest live in peace
SE rendered هُبُوبِ (hubúb), أَرْياحِ (ʾaryáḥ), الامْتِحانِ (al-ámtiḥán), وَظُهُورِ (waẓuhúr) as “tempests, of trials pass over them, Thy manifold tests assail them”
وَظُهُورِ
literal: manifestation; manifest; appear
This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (396 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thy manifold tests assail them”
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
SE rendered وَظُهُورِ (waẓuhúr), شُئُوناتِ (shuʾúnát), الافْتِتانِ، (al-áftitáni،), اجْعَلْهُمْ (ijʿalhum) as “Thy manifold tests assail them, Enable them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §711: Such must be thy steadfastnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: a detachmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neithergleaningsGWB §620: the stationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: the tokens
SE rendered وَظُهُورِ (waẓuhúr), شُئُوناتِ (shuʾúnát), الافْتِتانِ، (al-áftitáni،), اجْعَلْهُمْ (ijʿalhum), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “Thy manifold tests assail them, Enable them, my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: seditiongleaningsGWB §718: dissensionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §60: most great convulsionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: of trialsgleaningsGWB §671: trialskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: and seditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: The forces of dissensionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: put to proof?”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: hath adornedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §51: thou hast been madekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: empowered methe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: adorneth
المُتَحَصِّنِينَ
literal: fortress; fortified; married
This form usually rendered as “seek” (1 occurrences)
stronghold 51% fortress-town 9% mighty 9% tower 6% strong 6% married 6% sanctuary 6% fortress 3% captivity 3% seek 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: StronggleaningsGWB §594: a tower of strengthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: married manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §661: and the Strongholdthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: My strongholdwill-and-testamentW&T §10: Thy secret Sanctuaryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the strongholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: married woman
SE expanded to “of Thy love”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: Our loved onesfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §610: one Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the lustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §190: my affectionstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: that I may love thee
SE expanded to “and of Thy Revelation”
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
This form usually rendered as “may” (1 occurrences)
sovereignty 49% king 22% sháh 7% sovereign 6% power 4% kings 3% lord 3% through 2% rulers 2% sovereigns 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereigngleaningsGWB §40: King of eternal glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the divine Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: authority
This form usually rendered as “rest”, “wronged”, “upon” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: Me at the hands ofgleaningsGWB §51: His sovereignty upon theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: the greatnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: isgleaningsGWB §532: to
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “self” (222 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: the soulsgleaningsGWB §253: themkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: the most unletteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: Whose naturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: pure breathwill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
SE expanded to “nor the wicked doers”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: ungodlyfire-tabletFire §40: the wickedgleaningsGWB §475: the wickednesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: most wickedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: the mischiefthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: the ungodlywill-and-testamentW&T §12: evilsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: Iniquities
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: have brokengleaningsGWB §296: They brokeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: and brokenwill-and-testamentW&T §35: The Covenant-breakersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: brokenwill-and-testamentW&T §51: those who have brokenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath brokenwill-and-testamentW&T §11: of Sedition
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy CovenantgleaningsGWB §122: agekitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: entered into a covenantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: His covenantthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: iswill-and-testamentW&T §1: of His Testamentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy CovenantgleaningsGWB §109: Testament
SE expanded to “and Thy Testament”
This form usually rendered as “rose”, “risen”, “have” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: most exalted ranksfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §401: this most blessed Seatkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: sound of mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §794: bade me arisetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
This form usually rendered as “vainglory”, “conceit”, “disdainful” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: conceitgleaningsGWB §665: away disdainfullykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: mightiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: resplendenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
