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، أَيْ رَبِّ أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الأَعْظَمِ الَّذِيْ بِهِ فَصَّلْتَ
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 §203: GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: beneath the veilprayers-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 §387: Immeasurably exalted
SE usually renders this root as “god”, “divine”, “god’s”
This form usually rendered as “wish”, “what”, “seeketh” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: His wishgleaningsGWB §608: pleaseth.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §702: Thy good pleasuretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: wishedgleaningsGWB §472: ask
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: was powerless to deter MegleaningsGWB §307: interferekitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: withhold the handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: to withholdtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: obstacle
power 34% might 32% omnipotence 9% dominion 8% through 4% potency 4% sovereign 4% overpowering 2% strength 2% hand 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: strength and of mightfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §522: doth whatkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: Providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: of Thytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
8 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: EverlastinggleaningsGWB §144: secondkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: Thine own sovereignty endurethwill-and-testamentW&T §22: continuallyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: enduregleaningsGWB §189: throughout the eternitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this everlasting
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: dominionfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §267: oppressorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: the lengthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §8: exhorted
eternity 35% immortality 22% everlasting 19% long 5% eternal 5% throughout 3% establishment 3% duration 3% continuance 3% discovered 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: endurethfire-tabletFire §36: isgleaningsGWB §630: will immortalizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this imperishableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: the endlessnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §80: yet lingersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: Everlasting
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: kingsgleaningsGWB §279: others will possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: the heavenly kingdomtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: perceivedfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §611: the unseenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: I am led tothe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: seethgleaningsGWB §432: beholding
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to turn asidegleaningsGWB §502: retract and repudiate such claimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: “return” and “revival.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: pertaineth unto Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired tothe-hidden-wordsHW §120: repairwill-and-testamentW&T §38: Unto the Most Holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: returned
SE rendered أَرى (ʾarى), بِأَنَّهُ (biʾannah), يَرْجِعُ (yarjiʿ), مِثْلِي (mithlí), وَشِبْهِي (washibhí), وَهُو (wahú), مَخْلُوقٌ (makhlúqun) as “find, that, befit only, who are themselves, Thy creatures”
SE rendered يَرْجِعُ (yarjiʿ), مِثْلِي (mithlí), وَشِبْهِي (washibhí), وَهُو (wahú), مَخْلُوقٌ (makhlúqun), بِأَمْرِكَ (biʾamrik) as “befit only, who are themselves, Thy creatures, through the power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: doubtsgleaningsGWB §311: vain imaginingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: this self-same Bookprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: the likewill-and-testamentW&T §12: doubtfulnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: peergleaningsGWB §432: all otherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: so utterly unlike
This form usually rendered as “both”, “"he”, “fear” (43 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the created thingsfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §176: saintly and pious lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: a new creation!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: the Shapertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: but a creation
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (179 occurrences)
SE expanded to “through the power”
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
This form usually rendered as “fashioned”, “hath”, “begotten” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “through the potency”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the willgleaningsGWB §67: hast soughtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: attachedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: He choosethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: that which pleaseth
This form usually rendered as “floweth”, “flow”, “traveleth” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: have flowedgleaningsGWB §415: hath poured outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: universally enforcedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: were showeredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: knowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: have proceededgleaningsGWB §490: that recountethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: receiveth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: with the pengleaningsGWB §493: Pen of Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: Thine own exalted penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: PengleaningsGWB §387: His Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Thy most exalted Pen
This form usually rendered as “name”, “most”, “names” (134 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: the Object of all namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §496: lofty heightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §73: the invisibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: Thy Friendtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: hearethfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §568: hath ever beheldkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: sightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: have knownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: are utteredtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hearken to Thy calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: lamentationgleaningsGWB §118: moansprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: and the groaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: lamentationsgleaningsGWB §170: groanethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: voice of His lamentationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: cryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: the voice
remoteness 88% separation 13%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: departedfire-tabletFire §2: of desolationgleaningsGWB §118: separationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: retireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §701: their remoteness from Thy presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: remoteness from Thy presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: EMIGRANTSepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: retirement
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: crygleaningsGWB §619: their lamentation and weepingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: such a cryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: cry outprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: criestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: utteredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: cried out to
separation 38% qur’án 16% distinction 13% scattered 9% separated 5% discern 4% star 4% scatter 4% passing 4% distinguish 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the Qur’ánfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §38: passingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: bereavementprayers-and-meditationsP&M §14: separation from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §17: subvert His Wordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: discern
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: visiblefire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §364: denunciationskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: differedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: attest his powerlessness and proclaimtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
This form usually rendered as “except”, “all”, “any” (61 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §616: and fashionedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: but Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: establishtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: other than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: besides ThyselfgleaningsGWB §573: aught else but Him
SE rendered سِواكَ (siwák), خَلْقُكَ (khalquk), وَفِي (wafí), قَبْضَتِكَ، (qabḍatika،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak) as “other than, Thy creation, in, the hollow, Thou”
within 29% under 14% acts 7% throughout 7% upon 7% mortal 7% over 7% hearts 7% prosperity 7% fair 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: in this mortal lifegleaningsGWB §218: in the days to comeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: though Himself a prisonerwill-and-testamentW&T §10: through my love forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: thine actsgleaningsGWB §88: Is there any doubt concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: intowill-and-testamentW&T §10: in the
This form usually rendered as “grasp”, “whose”, “holdeth” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy graspgleaningsGWB §303: yield upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: turnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: holdeth within His graspepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: reliefgleaningsGWB §627: Whose graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the hollowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: the days
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: turning towardsfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §300: iskitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: agreed uponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: ere the daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “others”, “some” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: such deedsgleaningsGWB §125: evil doingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: deeds.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: works we have performedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: conformingthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: do thou observewill-and-testamentW&T §27: benevolent pursuitsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: Man’s actions
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “none”, “never” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: yefire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §578: Prove yourselves worthykitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: ancient eternityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: Thine own Essencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: All-BounteousgleaningsGWB §195: All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: Generouswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §621: upon His grace and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: giftswill-and-testamentW&T §56: the gift
revelations 34% manifestations 16% revelation 13% evidences 13% manifold 10% tokens 5% all 3% first 2% signs 2% testimonies 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Him Who hath manifestedfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §387: the greatnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: hath made knowntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
bounty 36% generosity 27% favor 9% bountiful 9% shadow 3% bestowal 3% bounteousness 3% graciousness 3% grace 3% through 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §217: of the bountifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: and glorywill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: the Bountiful
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bountiful”, “through” (21 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: whether mangleaningsGWB §574: that do goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: loving-kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: and bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: most excellentgleaningsGWB §67: generous
SE rendered كَرَمِكَ (karamik), وَإِحْسانِكَ، (waʾiḥsánika،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “generosity, providence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: of its LordgleaningsGWB §298: Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORDprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of Divinity
SE rendered وَإِحْسانِكَ، (waʾiḥsánika،), رَبِّ (rabb), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “providence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §629: I entreat Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §217: I beseech Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We pray
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: all-surpassinggleaningsGWB §108: limitless bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §60: thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: of Thy grandeurthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the weightiestgleaningsGWB §504: inconceivably mighty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: circumstantial accountgleaningsGWB §425: expoundedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: certain detailsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: hath dividedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: hath been revealedthe-hidden-wordsHW §81: awaywill-and-testamentW&T §34: decisive Holy Textepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: have been distinctly set forth
