Prayers and Meditations — §319
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 319 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي كُلَّمَا أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَكَ يَمْنَعُنِي عُلُوُّكَ وَاقْتِدارُكَ لأنِّي لَوْ أَذْكُرُكَ بِدَوامِ جَبَرُوتِكَ وَبَقَاءِ مَلَكُوتِكَ أَرى بِأَنَّهُ يَرْجِعُ إِلى مِثْلِي وَشِبْهِي وَهُو مَخْلُوقٌ بِأَمْرِكَ وَذُوِّتَ بِإِرادَتِكَ، وَكُلَّما يَجْرِيْ مِنْ قَلَمِيْ اسْمٌ مِنْ أَسْمائِكَ أَسْمَعُ حَنِينَهُ فِي هَجْرِكَ وَصَرِيخَهُ فِي فِراقِكَ، أَشْهَدْ بِأَنَّ ما سِواكَ خَلْقُكَ وَفِي قَبْضَتِكَ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ لَوْ تَقْبَلُ مِنْهُمْ ذِكْرًا أَوْ عَمَلًا إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ إِلاَّ مِنْ بَدَائِعِ فَضْلِكَ وَمَواهِبِكَ وَظُهُوراتِ كَرَمِكَ وَإِحْسانِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Every time I attempt to make mention of Thee, I am hindered by the sublimity of Thy station and the overpowering greatness of Thy might. For were I to praise Thee throughout the length of Thy dominion and the duration of Thy sovereignty, I would find that my praise of Thee can befit only such as are like unto me, who are themselves Thy creatures, and who have been generated through the power of Thy decree and been fashioned through the potency of Thy will. And at whatever time my pen ascribeth glory to any one of Thy names, methinks I can hear the voice of its lamentation in its remoteness from Thee, and can recognize its cry because of its separation from Thy Self. I testify that everything other than Thee is but Thy creation and is held in the hollow of Thy hand. To have accepted any act or praise from Thy creatures is but an evidence of the wonders of Thy grace and bountiful favors, and a manifestation of Thy generosity and providence.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: “Glory to Theefire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §4: Farkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: Immensely exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: immeasurably glorified be Thy nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
This form usually rendered as “wish”, “have”, “what” (19 occurrences)
SE expanded to “make mention of Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: RemembrancegleaningsGWB §27: themekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: Even as He hath revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: Thee will I magnifytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
This form usually rendered as “may”, “am”, “find” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: DebargleaningsGWB §127: most exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: have been the cause of the deprivationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: can never stilltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: hinder
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: Supremefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §174: exalt the stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: by the exalted beings”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: ascendedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
power 39% might 31% omnipotence 10% dominion 8% through 3% evidences 2% overpowering 2% greatness 2% hand 2% immensity 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: EverlastinggleaningsGWB §385: unchangeablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: through the whole continuance ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: perisheth notwill-and-testamentW&T §22: continuallyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: enduregleaningsGWB §311: as long as
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: He Who is the All-Compellingfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §632: the Kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: tyrannyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: dominionstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: highest heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §104: My everlasting dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §8: exhorted
eternity 32% immortality 23% everlasting 17% long 6% immortal 6% eternal 4% throughout 4% incorruptible 2% unfading 2% establishment 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: life would havefire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §642: belongkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: ancientprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: the endlessnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: of immortal life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: is the LordgleaningsGWB §536: cleave ye their kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: O Thou Who art the Lord oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: provinces
This form usually rendered as “discover”, “may”, “behold” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: We behold itfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §163: of the visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the Mirrors reflecting the sun ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: Thou beholdest methe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §35: saw meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: unveiled to thine eyes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: return unto HimgleaningsGWB §686: Who else but yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: leave behindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: passthe-hidden-wordsHW §36: and returningwill-and-testamentW&T §53: was thus confoundedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to turn asidegleaningsGWB §245: shall ye return
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: Thou art even asgleaningsGWB §453: your likekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: othersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: every comparisonthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: matchlesswill-and-testamentW&T §17: the daysepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: such as are like thee
This form usually rendered as “likeness”, “peers”, “incomparable” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “are like unto me”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: was createdfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §290: called into beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: creation.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: didst createtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: men
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (244 occurrences)
SE expanded to “power of Thy decree”
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: orderedfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §469: the whole matterkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: of God’s holy Causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: upon Thy biddingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
This form usually rendered as “begotten”, “fashioned”, “hath” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: in His EssencegleaningsGWB §369: that Divine Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: the same as Thywill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thine EssencegleaningsGWB §387: His Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Being
SE rendered بِأَمْرِكَ (biʾamrik), وَذُوِّتَ (wadhúhit), بِإِرادَتِكَ، (biʾirádatika،), وَكُلَّما (wakullamá), يَجْرِيْ (yajrí) as “the power of Thy decree, been fashioned, at whatever time, ascribeth”
will 47% purpose 16% through 13% conformity 8% desire 5% operation 3% according 3% good 3% accordance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: purposegleaningsGWB §651: wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: one aim in lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §731: through the operation of Thy willthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: hath conspired against meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: seek thou HimgleaningsGWB §202: I have never aspired after
This form usually rendered as “flow”, “floweth”, “traveleth” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: flowedgleaningsGWB §31: sailkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: universally enforcedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: the pervasive influencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: one maidenthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: utteredwill-and-testamentW&T §5: delugedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: flow out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: PengleaningsGWB §281: of Whose Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: of Thy penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy pengleaningsGWB §387: His Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §655: through Thy most exalted Pen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: thefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §352: all that are in heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thy Most Great Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: Thine earsfire-tabletFire §37: have heardgleaningsGWB §192: perceivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §290: that inclineth his earprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: as shall incline their earstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: Thy hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
حَنِينَهُ
literal: lamentation; lamentation, yearning; groaning, longing
voice 23% lamentation 15% cry 15% moans 8% groaneth 8% lamenting 8% lamentations 8% sighing 8% groaning 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: utter Thy lamentationsgleaningsGWB §170: groanethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §49: my sighingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the voice of the lamentationgleaningsGWB §118: moansprayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: lamentationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: the voice of My lamentationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: the voice of its lamentation
SE expanded to “its remoteness from Thee”
remoteness 88% separation 13%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: had departedfire-tabletFire §2: of desolationgleaningsGWB §517: appealeth to youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: fledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: because of their exile from Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: remoteness from Thy presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: EMIGRANTSepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: departed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cried out to Him again for helpgleaningsGWB §619: their lamentation and weepingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: its crytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: utteredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: cryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: and Who hearest the voice of the lamentation oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: such a cryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: cry out
SE expanded to “its separation from Thy Self”
separation 70% because 30%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: differ theyfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §148: somekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: bereavementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: through his separation from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: differwill-and-testamentW&T §36: discern
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: seenfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §87: Whose glory none can mistakekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: hath proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: and would attesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
سِواكَ
literal: other than; other-than; other than, except
This form usually rendered as “all”, “any”, “aught” (55 occurrences)
SE expanded to “everything other than Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: all else but HimgleaningsGWB §662: from all else but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: unto themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §356: none beside Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: that there I may be establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: else but HimgleaningsGWB §211: established His seat
SE expanded to “hollow of Thy hand”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: this afflictiongleaningsGWB §303: yield upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the contractprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: but a handfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: graspgleaningsGWB §627: Whose graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: handfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: the days
SE expanded to “To have accepted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: worthyfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §267: have set their faces towards Theekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: superiorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: and to incline metablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE rendered تَقْبَلُ (taqbal), مِنْهُمْ (minhum), ذِكْرًا (dhikran), عَمَلًا (ʿamalan), يَكُنْ (yakun) as “To have accepted, praise from Thy creatures, act”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: taughtgleaningsGWB §125: evil doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: what else have we doneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: Deal with themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: Walkwill-and-testamentW&T §29: them that act accordinglyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: perpetrated such acts
SE rendered يَكُنْ (yakun), بَدَائِعِ (badáʾiʿ), فَضْلِكَ (faḍlik) as “the wonders, of Thy grace”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: and it wasgleaningsGWB §655: May my inmost beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: Thou wouldst haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: and His essencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §43: thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: MakersgleaningsGWB §116: The wonderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: originalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: through the wonders oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the FirstgleaningsGWB §548: the eye of creation
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
grace 91% loving-kindness 2% tender 2% bounty 1% token 1% whose 1% bounteousness 1% gracious 1% mercy 1%
SE expanded to “and bountiful favors”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: the All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: and Thy giftswill-and-testamentW&T §56: giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §621: upon His graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: bountiful favorswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bounty
This form usually rendered as “revelations”, “manifestations”, “revelation” (98 occurrences)
revelations 32% manifestations 14% revelation 13% evidences 11% manifold 8% tokens 8% all 7% manifestation 4% signs 1% testimonies 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: been revealedfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §49: the manifestations thereofkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: imprintedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §411: hath shown forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation
bounty 46% generosity 23% favor 8% bountiful 8% grace 5% bestowal 3% bounteousness 3% through 3% thou 3%
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bountiful”, “through” (21 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: good deedsgleaningsGWB §574: that do goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: which of you excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: and the bestwill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: ExcellentgleaningsGWB §631: and bountiful favorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: loving-kindness
