Prayers and Meditations — §624
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 624 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَسُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ أَرْفَعْتَ أَعْلامَ هِدايَتِكَ وَأَشْرَقْتَ أَنوارَ عِنايَتِكَ وَأَظْهَرْتَ سُلْطانَ رُبُوبِيَّتِكَ، وَبِهِ ظَهَرَ مِصْباحُ أَسْمائِكَ فِي مِشْكاةِ صِفاتِكَ، وَبِهِ طَلَعَ هَيْكَلُ التَّوحِيدِ وَمَظْهَرُ التَّجْرِيدِ، وَبِهِ رُفِعَ مَناهِجُ الهِدايَةِ وَظَهَرَ سُبُلُ الإِرادَةِ، وَبِهِ تَزَلْزَلَتْ أَرْكانُ الضَّلالَةِ وَانْهَدَمَتْ آثارُ الشَّقاوَةِ، وَبِهِ تَفَجَّرَتْ يَنابِيعُ الحِكْمَةِ وَتَنَزَّلَتْ مائِدَةُ السَّماوِيَّةِ، وَبِهِ حَفَظْتَ عِبادَكَ وَنَزَّلْتَ شِفائَكَ، وَبِهِ ظَهَرَتْ مَرْحَمَتُكَ عَلَى عِبادِكَ وَمَغْفِرَتُكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ، بِأَنْ تَحْفَظَ الَّذِيْ تَوَسَّلَ إِلَيْكَ وَرَجَعَ عَلَيْكَ وَتَمَسَّكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ وَتَشَبَّثَ بِذَيْلِ عُطُوفَتِكَ، ثُمَّ أَنْزِلْ عَلَيْهِ شِفآءً مِنْ عِنْدِكَ وَسَلامَةً مِنْ لَدُنْكَ وَصَبْرًا مِنْ جانِبِكَ وَسُكُونًا مِنْ حَضْرَتِكَ، إِذْ إِنَّكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! I implore Thee by Thy Name, through which Thou didst lift up the ensigns of Thy guidance, and didst shed the radiance of Thy loving-kindness, and didst reveal the sovereignty of Thy Lordship; through which the lamp of Thy names hath appeared within the niche of Thine attributes, and He Who is the Tabernacle of Thy unity and the Manifestation of detachment hath shone forth; through which the ways of Thy guidance were made known, and the paths of Thy good pleasure were marked out; through which the foundations of error have been made to tremble, and the signs of wickedness have been abolished; through which the fountains of wisdom have burst forth, and the heavenly table hath been sent down; through which Thou didst preserve Thy servants and didst vouchsafe Thy healing; through which Thou didst show forth Thy tender mercies unto Thy servants and revealedst Thy forgiveness amidst Thy creatures—I implore Thee to keep safe him who hath held fast and returned unto Thee, and clung to Thy mercy, and seized the hem of Thy loving providence. Send down, then, upon him Thy healing, and make him whole, and endue him with a constancy vouchsafed by Thee, and a tranquility bestowed by Thy highness.
Translation Notes
فَسُبْحَانَكَ
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 §150: “Glory to TheegleaningsGWB §13: celebrationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: hymns of glory and praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: veil of vain imaginingstablet-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 §102: Divine
SE usually renders this root as “god”, “divine”, “god’s”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: praygleaningsGWB §323: to question his Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §217: I beseech Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: suppliantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore Thee
SE expanded to “by Thy Name”
SE expanded to “Thou didst lift up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: the All-Knowingfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §107: realmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: Christian divinesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: the worlds!”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
SE expanded to “of Thy guidance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidance ofgleaningsGWB §668: rescuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: been guidedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are guidedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: heavenly guidancewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Guidance—forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: to guidegleaningsGWB §361: guided
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: dayspringsfire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §530: risenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: uttermost cornersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: the radiancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §47: fourth Ishraq
This form usually rendered as “light”, “splendors”, “lights” (168 occurrences)
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: a brilliant lightfire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning lightgleaningsGWB §156: beaming with lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: of a divine Guidanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: been illuminedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
SE expanded to “of Thy loving-kindness”
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “revealed”, “manifested” (32 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: hath happenedfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §655: to straykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: appeared?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §113: hath been manifestedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: powergleaningsGWB §56: andkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: all-conqueringtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the power
SE expanded to “of Thy Lordship”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: GodheadgleaningsGWB §123: Sovereign Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: eyeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: Oepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy Lord
This form usually rendered as “lamp”, “shelter”, “niche” (3 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of Thine attributes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: norgleaningsGWB §99: ascribe to themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: reputedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §439: virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §94: the bearerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: describedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: Thou didst Thyself describe
SE expanded to “hath shone forth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: readfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §463: realizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: dawningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: that they may apprehendtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
temple 29% form 24% embodiment 6% immortal 6% incarnation 6% glory 6% state 6% idol 6% one 6% age 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: as the human bodyfire-tabletFire §44: Thy templegleaningsGWB §34: sanctified personskitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: our templestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: the embodimentsthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: of thy templewill-and-testamentW&T §1: the Temple
SE expanded to “of Thy unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: the Incomparablefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §569: My lonelinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: successivelyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §279: them that have recognizedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
SE rendered الهِدايَةِ (al-hidáyah), وَظَهَرَ (waẓahar), سُبُلُ (subul), الإِرادَةِ، (ar-rádahi،), وَبِهِ (wabih), تَزَلْزَلَتْ (tazalzalat), أَرْكانُ (ʾarkán) as “of Thy guidance, were marked out, the paths, have been made to tremble, the foundations”
will 41% purpose 9% desire 9% desired 6% purposed 6% determined 6% pleaseth 6% hath 6% determineth 6% wished 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: togleaningsGWB §468: intentionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: Prophetsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thou hast wishedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze uponwill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: seek
SE expanded to “have been made to tremble”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: made the earth to tremblegleaningsGWB §107: perplexkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: waverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: trembledwill-and-testamentW&T §34: convulsed and shakenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: have trembledgleaningsGWB §423: tremblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: wavering
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §236: membergleaningsGWB §283: the membersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: My very limbsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the foundationsgleaningsGWB §163: My limbsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: limbsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: pillarsgleaningsGWB §476: with thy whole being
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: hostile attitudegleaningsGWB §550: remnantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: signsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: gem-like evidenceswill-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: marksgleaningsGWB §289: signs of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: outward manifestations
الشَّقاوَةِ،
literal: wretchedness; misery, wretchedness; misery
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the DayspringgleaningsGWB §67: the workers of iniquitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: breakprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: the dawning-placeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Dayspring ofgleaningsGWB §27: morningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: Daystar
This form usually rendered as “wellsprings”, “springs”, “well-springs” (4 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §102: Wellspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: Wellheadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: One Who is the FountainheadgleaningsGWB §549: springskitab-i-iqanKIQ §82: Fountain-headprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: the fountainheadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §619: the Wellspring
wisdom 46% law 20% hath 6% divine 6% all 4% commandment 4% commandments 4% authority 4% judgment 4% injunction 4%
SE expanded to “hath been sent down”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: at its RevealergleaningsGWB §195: sentkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: immeasurable distancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §29: to send downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descendthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that which
bread 67% sustenance 33%
SE expanded to “Thou didst preserve”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: watch overgleaningsGWB §36: the preservationkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: shieldedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: Help me to guardtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the safeguardingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: regard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: Thy servantsfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §268: all that serve Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: people fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: the comprehension of Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a balmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: deliveranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are restoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: a healing medicineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Heal Thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: the healerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: Thy healingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: healing
SE expanded to “Thy tender mercies”
tender 67% loving-kindness 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: of My mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §35: loving-kindnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: within the precinctstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §109: My tender grace
وَمَغْفِرَتُكَ
literal: forgiving; forgiveness; forgive
SE expanded to “revealedst Thy forgiveness”
revealedst 50% forgiveness 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: the Forgivingfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §216: Forgivingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: art the Ever-Forgivingwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: forgivegleaningsGWB §463: forgiven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: of Makersfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §551: renounce the peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: Fashionertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: but a creation
تَوَسَّلَ
literal: seeking-means; supplicating; seeking-means-ones
This form usually rendered as “hath” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered تَوَسَّلَ (tawassal), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), وَرَجَعَ (warajaʿ), عَلَيْكَ (ʿalayk), وَتَمَسَّكَ (watamassak) as “hath held fast, and returned unto Thee, and clung”
SE expanded to “and returned unto Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to turn asidegleaningsGWB §42: Referkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: to resumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §677: Enable metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired tothe-hidden-wordsHW §36: and returningwill-and-testamentW&T §16: unto whomepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: retold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: hold fast untogleaningsGWB §686: musk-laden fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: “Clingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: cleavingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: Launchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: clunggleaningsGWB §295: no, not though ye producekitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: bear witness
وَتَشَبَّثَ
literal: cling; clinging; clinging/holding fast
This form usually rendered as “have”, “clung”, “hold” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: taken fast holdgleaningsGWB §224: scrupulously observekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: firmly adherekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: set our hearts onprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: and clungwill-and-testamentW&T §17: seize uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: hold fastgleaningsGWB §647: Cling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: hemfire-tabletFire §31: The robegleaningsGWB §223: skirtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: robeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to the resplendent hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the hemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §150: to the hemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: hem of His generosity
SE expanded to “of Thy loving providence”
gleaningsGWB §631: Graciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §421: Thy loving-kindnesswill-and-testamentW&T §23: the affectionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §515: of Thy tender merciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: robe of Thy tender merciesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: Thy mercifulnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy loving providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §57: tender mercy
thee 38% thou 21% mouth 8% presence 8% possessions 5% possessest 5% possess 5% which 5% dost 3% things 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: MegleaningsGWB §278: Who holdethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: when beholdingthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §47: in the presence ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: with WhomgleaningsGWB §279: the earthly things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: heartgleaningsGWB §264: unreservedly submitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: admittedlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: and make him wholewill-and-testamentW&T §6: deliveringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §268: His salutations begleaningsGWB §124: sane mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: submission
divine 29% who 18% unto 12% part 6% decreed 6% one 6% future 6% inherently 6% consequences 6% wisdom 6%
SE rendered وَسَلامَةً (wasalámahan), لَدُنْكَ (ladunk), وَصَبْرًا (waṣabran), جانِبِكَ (jánibik), وَسُكُونًا (wasukúnan) as “and make him whole, Who is, Thee, and a tranquility”
patience 48% patient 13% long-suffering 9% patiently 4% resignation.… 4% endure 4% must 4% forbearance 4% steadfastness 4% waited 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: long-sufferingfire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §465: of them that hesitatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: patient andthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: waitedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: have been patientgleaningsGWB §670: the negligent
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: Thou must notgleaningsGWB §16: Fleekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: refrainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: your honourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and to shunwill-and-testamentW&T §17: turned aside from Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: one named KáẓimgleaningsGWB §100: to thee
SE expanded to “and a tranquility”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the wretchedfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §100: abidingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: dwellestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: I am stilltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: calm
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “befitteth”, “unto” (19 occurrences)
