Prayers and Meditations — §642
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 642 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ يا إِلهِي لا أَجِدُ فِي مَمْلَكَتِكَ مَنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يُقْبِلَ إِلَيْكَ حَقَّ الإِقْبالِ أَوْ يَسْتَمِعَ ما خَرَجَ مِنْ فَمِ مَشِيَّتِكَ حَقَّ الاسْتِماعِ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا مالِكَ الإِبْداعِ وَمَليْكَ الاخْتِراعِ بِأَنْ تُؤَيِّدَهُمْ عَلَى ما تُحِبُّ وَتَرْضی، ليَقُومُنَّ عَلَى أَمْرِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ وَيَنْطِقُنَّ بِذِكْرِكَ بَيْنَ السَّمواتِ وَا
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I can discover no one in Thy realm who can befittingly turn unto Thee, or is able to adequately hearken unto what hath gone out of the mouth of Thy will. I beseech Thee, therefore, O Thou Who art the Possessor of the entire creation and the King of the realm of Thine invention, graciously to aid Thy creatures to accomplish that which is pleasing and acceptable unto Thee, that they may arise to serve Thy Cause amidst Thy creatures, and to speak forth Thy praise before all who are in heaven and on earth.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Lauded be Thy name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §122: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: Glorified be Thy nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: “Glory to TheegleaningsGWB §48: the impediments
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: gracegleaningsGWB §386: other Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: God but their own desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §23: is of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §191: God’s
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: findfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §611: have foundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: influencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: QueengleaningsGWB §511: rulers and kingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: angelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: Who arttablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: of Powerfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §307: might and powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: Ponder for a momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §163: strength and powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: turn thereuntofire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §689: on a previous occasionkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: have turned untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: to settablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: truthgleaningsGWB §319: By the righteousnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §12: rightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: evidentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: The essencethe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §27: Itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of Truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou hearestfire-tabletFire §37: Give Thou eargleaningsGWB §305: hearken unto Our Voicekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: no earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: and hearkenedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: passed outgleaningsGWB §611: hast castkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: spring forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: uttertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: hastened forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: issuewill-and-testamentW&T §43: out fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Come ye out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: to dogleaningsGWB §592: it pleasethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: the Daystar of Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: He pleaseth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §337: questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: I beg of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §592: be askedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, that
SE expanded to “the entire creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the PeerlessgleaningsGWB §432: createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: new and everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: of Thy creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: universegleaningsGWB §548: creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: been devisedgleaningsGWB §696: all creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: world of creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: Thy creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have wroughtgleaningsGWB §281: creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: created and fashionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: the creation
aid 36% assist 24% strengthened 8% assisted 8% enable 4% strengthen 4% hath 4% graciously 4% hast 4% confirmeth 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: assistgleaningsGWB §478: strengthenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: assist methe-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee inwill-and-testamentW&T §26: Give them Thy graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aidgleaningsGWB §396: assistedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: hast aided me
This form usually rendered as “cherishest”, “lovest”, “what” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: love of Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §723: approvekitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: His loving mentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: my Godtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: seek thine own
وَتَرْضی،
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
This form usually rendered as “remain”, “what”, “pleasure” (8 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and acceptable unto Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: may God be pleasedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §172: virtuouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §182: to please Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §19: content thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: contentment
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: mayest arisefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §689: the loftiness of his stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: sojourned inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: all-compelling mighttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
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 §223: the created thingsfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §48: Thy creatures’ eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: attributesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Create, moreovertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye were created
SE expanded to “to speak forth”
remembrance 37% praise 24% remember 8% name 7% remembering 7% mention 4% glorification 4% virtues 4% whose 3% remembered 2%
SE expanded to “and on earth”
2 occurrences in corpus
