Prayers and Meditations — §694
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 694 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي لا تَخْذُلْ مَنْ عَزَّزْتَهُ بِسُلْطانِ أَزَلِيَّتِكَ وَلا تُبْعِدْ مَنْ أَدْخَلْتَهُ فِي خِيامِ صَمَدِيَّتِكَ، أَتَطْرُدُ يا إِلهِي مَنْ كُنْتَ لَهُ مُرَبِّيًا؟ أَتَرُدُّ يا مُنائِيْ مَنْ كُنْتَ لَهُ مُحْصِنًا، أَوْ تُذِلُّ مَنْ كُنْتَ لَهُ مُعَزِّزًا، أَوْ تَنْسى مَنْ كُنْتَ لَهُ مُذَكِّرًا؟ فَسُبْحانَكَ سُبْحَانَكَ أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ لَمْ تَزَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glory be to Thee, O Lord my God! Abase not him whom Thou hast exalted through the power of Thine everlasting sovereignty, and remove not far from Thee him whom Thou hast caused to enter the tabernacle of Thine eternity. Wilt Thou cast away, O my God, him whom Thou hast overshadowed with Thy Lordship, and wilt Thou turn away from Thee, O my Desire, him to whom Thou hast been a refuge? Canst Thou degrade him whom Thou hast uplifted, or forget him whom Thou didst enable to remember Thee?
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 §141: Gracious GodgleaningsGWB §152: All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: hymns of glory and praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Magnified betablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: “Glory to TheegleaningsGWB §112: Glory be to Thee
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of God’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §191: God’s
SE expanded to “Thou hast exalted”
glory 36% all-glorious 15% almighty 9% swear 8% mighty 7% might 6% transcendent 6% exalted 5% most 4% gracious 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: exalted and glorified be Hefire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §488: of honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: upliftedthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark of
بِسُلْطانِ
literal: sovereignty; king; authority
This form usually rendered as “king”, “sovereignty”, “sháh” (213 occurrences)
SE expanded to “through the power of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: sovereigntygleaningsGWB §68: majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: those Kingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §616: Lord and King oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: His Majesty
أَزَلِيَّتِكَ
literal: eternity; eternities; eternal
SE expanded to “Thine everlasting sovereignty”
everlasting 67% eternity 33%
after 47% remoteness 13% far 12% when 9% then 5% notwithstanding 3% upon 3% subsequent 3% future 3% since 2%
This form usually rendered as “thou” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a citygleaningsGWB §257: have been calledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: in no wiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thou hast caused tothe-hidden-wordsHW §61: Putwill-and-testamentW&T §42: leading partepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: ingleaningsGWB §634: and entered
seat 50% tabernacle 50%
صَمَدِيَّتِكَ،
literal: eternal; eternal, absolute; eternal, everlasting
everlasting 24% eternal 21% celestial 14% eternity 14% ever-abiding 7% immortal 7% ethereal 3% sovereign 3% all-abiding 3% divine 3%
SE expanded to “Wilt Thou cast away”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: abandonedgleaningsGWB §243: justify Our banishmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: He cast him outepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: cast them outgleaningsGWB §461: “Thrustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §66: cast outepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: banishedgleaningsGWB §464: reject Us
SE expanded to “overshadowed with Thy Lordship”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: by thy LordgleaningsGWB §324: Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORDprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: overshadowed with Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its Lord
This form usually rendered as “wilt” (1 occurrences)
reject 33% rejected 19% outcast 10% refuting 10% refute 5% refutation 5% hath 5% contemplates 5% none 5% inflicting 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: hath cast awaygleaningsGWB §190: He contemplateskitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: reject and denounceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: wilt Thou turn awaywill-and-testamentW&T §6: confutedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: refutationgleaningsGWB §689: assailkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: they brought against
SE expanded to “O my Desire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: \‘Wish ye, thengleaningsGWB §543: amongkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: yearnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: and my Highest Wishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: Desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Wishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §318: he aspirethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: O my Hope
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: tower of strengthgleaningsGWB §594: a tower of strengthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: married manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: fortress-townthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: abidewill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Mighty Strongholdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: fortresskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: married woman
This form usually rendered as “degrade” (1 occurrences)
abasement 42% abased 15% shame 9% wretchedness 9% degradation 5% lowly 5% humiliation 4% misery 4% abject 4% humbled 4%
forget 37% have 11% caused 11% forgotten 11% forgetful 5% oblivion 5% forgetfulness 5% hath 5% negligence 5% couldst 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: Have ye forgottengleaningsGWB §492: forgetfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: oblivionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: and negligencethe-hidden-wordsHW §27: couldst thou forgetgleaningsGWB §250: forget notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: hath forgottengleaningsGWB §85: of
مُذَكِّرًا؟
literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned
SE expanded to “enable to remember Thee”
remembrance 28% praise 20% mention 16% remember 10% mentioned 7% remembering 5% make 4% name 4% recorded 3% call 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the remembrancegleaningsGWB §461: commemoratedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: made mentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: and to recount Thytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
everlasting 25% hath 12% wilt 12% will 11% all 10% eternity 8% thou 7% everlastingly 5% hast 5% time 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: From everlastinggleaningsGWB §93: can never fade.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: incorruptibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: banishthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: lastingwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: From time immemorialgleaningsGWB §605: hath always ordained
