Prayers and Meditations — §833
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 833 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
لَكَ الْحَمْدُ يَا إِلٓهِي بِمَا أَيَّدْتَنِي عَلَى ذِكْرِكَ وَثَنَائِكَ وَعَرَّفْتَنِي مَشْرِقَ آيَاتِكَ وَجَعَلْتَنِي خَاضِعًا لِرُبُوبِيَّتِكَ وَخَاشِعًا لِأُلُوهِيَّتِكَ وَمُعْتَرِفًا بِمَا نَطَقَ بِهِ لِسَانُ عَظَمَتِكَ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praise be to Thee, O my God, that Thou hast aided me to remember Thee and to praise Thee, and hast made known unto me Him Who is the Dayspring of Thy signs, and hast caused me to bow down before Thy Lordship, and humble myself before Thy Godhead, and to acknowledge that which hath been uttered by the Tongue of Thy grandeur.
Translation Notes
SE rendered لَكَ (lak), الْحَمْدُ (al-ḥamd), إِلٓهِي (ʾilhí), أَيَّدْتَنِي (ʾayyadtaní) as “Praise be to Thee, my God, Thou hast aided me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §412: Magnified be Thy namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: and ever-blessedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: I yield Thee thanksgleaningsGWB §162: Praise be to Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: there is none other Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §41: forbiddethkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: ‘Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: O God!tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “Thou hast aided me”
assist 32% aid 30% graciously 13% may 10% strengthened 3% inspired 2% aided 2% helper 2% enable 2% strengthen 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: aidgleaningsGWB §629: and aid themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: assistanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: Graciously assist methe-hidden-wordsHW §130: nor enterwill-and-testamentW&T §13: may gatherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: to aidgleaningsGWB §154: the quickening power
SE expanded to “to remember Thee”
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: observedgleaningsGWB §107: utterancekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: unto which We have referredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: the glorificationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
SE expanded to “and to praise Thee”
praise 45% extol 16% celebrate 8% glorify 6% virtues 6% celebrating 6% extolling 5% magnifying 3% glory 3% praises 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: celebrated her praisegleaningsGWB §205: that magnify His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: In the midst ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: praise of Theewill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: SecondlygleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the latter
SE expanded to “and to acknowledge”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: failed to recognizegleaningsGWB §669: know Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: to apprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: Thou didst enable me to knowtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: recognizeth
SE expanded to “Him Who is the Dayspring”
dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: brightnessfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §686: brightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: to rise aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: Thou didst shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
SE expanded to “of Thy signs”
signs 55% utterances 18% verses 8% most 6% utterance 3% words 3% sweetness 3% repudiated 2% through 2% truth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §531: the testimonieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: these wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through the generative power of His utterancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: comethwill-and-testamentW&T §9: sacred verse
SE expanded to “and hast caused me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: “Consecratefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §664: withhold notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: thrustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §522: their soulstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothe thyself therewithwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
This form usually rendered as “submissive”, “show”, “humble” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: humilitygleaningsGWB §315: walketh humblykitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: with a humble mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: who boweth humbly beforethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: in submissionwill-and-testamentW&T §28: be submissiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: bowed down before themgleaningsGWB §628: who have bowed their necks
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: GodheadgleaningsGWB §549: His holykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: The All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: is the vassal of nonetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: in his (Bahá’u’lláh’s) Divinity
This form usually rendered as “lowered”, “who”, “humble” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: humilitygleaningsGWB §13: submissivenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: humble myselfwill-and-testamentW&T §17: be lowly before himgleaningsGWB §629: are loweredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: and who recognizeth with downcast countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §28: show your fidelity
SE expanded to “hath been uttered”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: utteredfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §632: is now proclaimingkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: and hath spoken forthtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: your tonguegleaningsGWB §603: in a languagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: the words utteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: the tonguestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: languagegleaningsGWB §346: a language
This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “greatness”, “glory” (64 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of Thy grandeur”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: greatestgleaningsGWB §476: highest goodkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: more exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: most perfect
