Prayers and Meditations — §32
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 32 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي قَدْ أَخَذَتِ الظُّلْمَةُ كُلَّ الأَقْطارِ وَأَحاطَتِ الْفِتْنَةُ كُلَّ الأَشْطَارِ، وَلكِنْ إِنِّي أَرَى فِيها بَيْضآءَ حِكْمَتِكَ وَأَنْوارَ تَدْبِيرِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Darkness hath fallen upon every land, and the forces of mischief have encompassed all the nations. Through them, however, I perceive the splendors of Thy wisdom, and discern the brightness of the light of Thy providence.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Lauded be Thy name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: celebratethfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §112: Glory be to Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: Praise be to Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Far be it, then, from Thy glorytablet-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”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: “By Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §161: the providence of the Almightykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: O Lord my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “laid”, “clung” (29 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: with His seizing powerfire-tabletFire §13: hath befallengleaningsGWB §724: plunge intokitab-i-ahdAhd §2: perishethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: should chastiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: Thou hast covenantedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: these whom the world hath wrongedfire-tabletFire §33: through the tyrannygleaningsGWB §520: of the downtroddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: wronged and oppressedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §505: the wrongs committedthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: sorely wrongedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: by reason of the cruelty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: regionsgleaningsGWB §404: every landkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: single dropprayers-and-meditationsP&M §792: sidesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: landsgleaningsGWB §581: dewdropprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Every dropepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: drop
encompassed 30% have 23% compassed 13% hath 13% enveloped 3% all-encompassing 3% encompasseth 3% blew 3% encompass 3% embraced 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: hath encompassedfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §390: hath spread itself overkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: hath pervadedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: blew and beatthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §5: from all sides afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-Encompassing
SE expanded to “forces of mischief”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: seditiongleaningsGWB §671: trialskitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: violent commotionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: The forces of dissensiongleaningsGWB §718: dissensionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: mischiefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: the forces of mischiefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: commotion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to PersiagleaningsGWB §470: uponkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: retreats on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: to their CapitalgleaningsGWB §405: proceeding out of the throne ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: towards the seat ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: towards Him
This form usually rendered as “discover”, “may”, “behold” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: beholdfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §187: recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: Beholdest thou notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: is in His eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thou seest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: whitegleaningsGWB §200: His snow-whitekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: white handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: the splendorswill-and-testamentW&T §1: Luminousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: whose whitenessgleaningsGWB §36: with the white handkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the hand
SE expanded to “brightness of the light”
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: celestialfire-tabletFire §48: and with the fire ofgleaningsGWB §440: the effulgencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: light.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §814: with the light oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: Get thou from it thy radiancewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
schemes 17% take 11% ordereth 11% ordainer 11% advance 11% reject 11% providence 11% ruler 6% incompetent 6% machinations 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: measuresgleaningsGWB §362: advance the aimskitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: to advance the aimsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: Thy providencethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: reflectwill-and-testamentW&T §9: subtletyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: RulergleaningsGWB §458: devices
