Prayers and Meditations — §338
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 338 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ سُبْحَانَكَ يا مالِكَ المُلُوكَ أَسْئَلُكَ بِنَفْسِكَ وَبِمَظاهِرِ أَمْرِكَ وَمَطالِعِ قُدْرَتِكَ بِأَنْ تَكْتُبَ لَنا ما كَتَبْتَهُ لأصْفِيائِكَ وَلا تَجْعَلَنا مَحْرُومِينَ عَمَّا قَدَّرْتَهُ لأَوْلِيائِكَ الَّذِينَ إِذَا سَمِعُوا نِدائَكَ سَرُعُوا إِلَيْكَ، وَإِذَا أَشْرَقَتْ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْوارُ الوَجْهِ سَجَدُوا لَهُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Far, immeasurably far, art Thou exalted above all things, O Thou Who art the King of Kings! I entreat Thee by Thy Self and by Them Who are the Manifestations of Thy Cause and the Daysprings of Thine authority to write down for us that which Thou hast written down for Thy chosen ones. Withhold not from us that which Thou didst ordain for Thy loved ones, who, as soon as Thy call reached them, hastened unto Thee, and when the splendors of the light of Thy countenance were shed upon them, instantly prostrated themselves in adoration before Thy face.
Translation Notes
سُبْحَانَكَ
literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Far, immeasurably far”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: “Glory to Theefire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §122: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: All praise be to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
SE expanded to “King of Kings”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the worldgleaningsGWB §48: truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: O Thou Who art the Kingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: nation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: askinggleaningsGWB §313: Thou hast asked Me concerningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §200: was questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: I prayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §476: examinekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek enlightenmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: Deal
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “thee” (222 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: my own wishgleaningsGWB §193: alonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: of selfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: for Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: Breathewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: others
SE expanded to “by Them Who are”
revelation 29% manifestation 16% manifestations 13% revealed 8% manifest 8% hath 7% made 6% manifested 5% appeared 5% revelations 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: had been revealedfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §295: the promised Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: blossomethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: the compelling evidencestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: seem
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 §240: mattersfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §135: this process of progressive Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: the occurrenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the authority to commandtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: results
daysprings 43% dawning-places 13% exponents 11% revealers 9% day-springs 9% revealed 4% manifestations 4% embodiments 2% wellsprings 2% instigators 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: ignorancefire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §555: shine forthkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: risenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: of Thy facetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
This form usually rendered as “power”, “might”, “through” (103 occurrences)
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Thine omnipotencefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §628: the greatness of Thy powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: indomitable strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: Thine immutable purposetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: thy capacity
SE expanded to “to write down”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: writingsgleaningsGWB §247: Our Bookkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §210: Book,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: Thou hadst written downthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §6: lettersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy Book
SE expanded to “Thy chosen ones”
SE expanded to “Withhold not from”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath ordainedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §457: and joined you withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: fanciful imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: caused Them to becometablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: then makewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: debarredgleaningsGWB §588: suffer not thekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: can never scentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and my deprivationthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: depriveth
SE expanded to “Thy loved ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: Our loved onesgleaningsGWB §412: ye men ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: His saintsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §3: for Thy loved onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §27: through the Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: of His holy onesgleaningsGWB §211: companion
SE expanded to “call reached them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: hearethfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §110: knownkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: makeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §206: and heardtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: Thy hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
SE rendered سَمِعُوا (samiʿúá), نِدائَكَ (nidáʾak), سَرُعُوا (saruʿúá) as “call reached them, hastened unto”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: His Voice callingfire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §366: to the voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: by Thy calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: cry out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: lightethfire-tabletFire §22: radiancegleaningsGWB §308: reflectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: to rise aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: dawningtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
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 §176: are illuminedfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §50: the splendors of the Lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: pureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: hath been diffusedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleamingwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: of His Countenancefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §510: fix Thy gaze uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: and from setting their faces towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
SE expanded to “instantly prostrated themselves”
have 50% prostrated 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: The MosquegleaningsGWB §613: prostrate yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Mosque.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: boweth down in worshipthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: Ye bow the kneeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: bow down beforegleaningsGWB §135: fell down in adorationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: to worship
