Prayers and Meditations — §38
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 38 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ يا إِلهِي تَرَى كُلَّ ذِي اسْتِقامَةٍ حَرَّكَتْهُ أَرْياحُ الامْتِحانِ، وَكُلَّ ذِي اسْتِقْرارٍ انْقَلَبَتْهُ نَفَحاتُ الافْتِتانِ، إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ أَخَذُوا خَمْرَ الحَيَوانِ مِنْ يَدِ مَظْهَرِ اسْمِكَ الرَّحْمنِ، أُولئِكَ لا يُؤَثِّرُ فِيهِمْ كَلِمَةٌ إِلاَّ كَلِمَتُكَ العُلْيا وَما تَجْذِبُهُمْ إِلاَّ نَفَحاتُ قَمِيصِ ذِكْرِكَ يا مالِكَ الأَسْماءِ وَفاطِرَ الأَرْضِ وَالسَّماءِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lauded be Thy name, O my God! Thou beholdest how the tempestuous winds of tests have caused the steadfast in faith to tremble, and how the breath of trials hath stirred up those whose hearts had been firmly established, except such as have partaken of the Wine that is life indeed from the hands of the Manifestation of Thy name, the Most Merciful. These are the ones whom no word except Thy most exalted word can move, whom nothing whatever save the sweet smelling fragrance of the robe of Thy remembrance can enrapture, O Thou Who art the Possessor of all names and the Maker of earth and heaven!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: Immeasurably highprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: Glory to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: with Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §610: unto the Almightykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: holy and divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §296: and the Object of the adorationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: beholdfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §356: that thou mayest findkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: opinionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §164: dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §32: seest meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: hath ever seen
SE rendered سُبْحانَكَ (subḥának), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), تَرَى (tará), ذِي (dhí), اسْتِقامَةٍ (istiqámahin), حَرَّكَتْهُ (ḥarrakath), أَرْياحُ (ʾaryáḥ) as “Lauded be, my God, beholdest, steadfast, caused, tempestuous winds”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: with such firm convictionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §708: every other stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: risethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and standeth overtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
This form usually rendered as “through”, “tread”, “progress” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: breath of lifefire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §200: Celestialkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: by the fragrancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §131: on your own ease
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the entiregleaningsGWB §244: all the thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: Universalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: the one from the otherthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §33: withepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: whomsoevergleaningsGWB §155: sinner
This form usually rendered as “still”, “glory”, “establishment” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: confessgleaningsGWB §177: have been implantedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: abideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: my low estatetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: Solacedwill-and-testamentW&T §17: decide
This form usually rendered as “stirred”, “hath”, “rent” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: changedgleaningsGWB §44: whose inner beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: turningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: turn asidetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: one heartwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: of Mine heart
This form usually rendered as “sweet”, “breezes”, “fragrances” (84 occurrences)
sweet 28% breezes 20% fragrances 16% breaths 13% breath 9% fragrance 9% ecstasy 1% vitalizing 1% assail 1% breeze 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: breathsgleaningsGWB §618: the fragrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: the perfumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: through the fragranceswill-and-testamentW&T §13: the sweet savoursepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §148: the breezesgleaningsGWB §289: the breathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: sweet savours
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: seditiongleaningsGWB §718: dissensionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: mischief and seditionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: The forces of dissensiongleaningsGWB §671: trialskitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: not be put to proofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §32: the forces of mischiefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: commotion
This form usually rendered as “clung”, “have”, “seized” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: were arrestedfire-tabletFire §13: hath befallengleaningsGWB §433: will lay violent hold onkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: perishethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: acquireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: laid hold on themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: let him choosetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: Seize thou
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: with the winegleaningsGWB §552: draughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: Thy manifold wisdomthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: dregsgleaningsGWB §467: wineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: the wine ofgleaningsGWB §73: the drunkennessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: to partake of the wine
SE expanded to “is life indeed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of lifegleaningsGWB §239: lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: these beastsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §89: Thy living watersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: a beastgleaningsGWB §633: which is life indeedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: to livegleaningsGWB §58: life-giving
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: at the mercy ofgleaningsGWB §410: mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: In Thy handswill-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: handgleaningsGWB §85: your eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His hands
manifestation 58% revealer 16% who 12% manifest 3% dayspring 2% manifested 2% manifestations 2% revealest 1% focused 1% symbol 1%
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: advancementfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §301: titlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: all the inmates of heaventablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: will show them mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §519: Have mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: the Most Compassionate.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
This form usually rendered as “influence”, “can”, “sink” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: tokensgleaningsGWB §551: effectskitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: its potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: and Thy signsthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §34: that which hath been revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: its purposegleaningsGWB §196: the signs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy wordsfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §109: Moses, He Who held converse with the Almightykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: unfoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: Thy most exalted wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
SE rendered كَلِمَةٌ (kalimahun), كَلِمَتُكَ (kalimatuk), العُلْيا (al-ʿulyá), تَجْذِبُهُمْ (tajdhibuhum) as “word, most exalted word, enrapture”
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: heightsfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §51: of the realms abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: of ‘Alíprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: hast remained far abovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
تَجْذِبُهُمْ
literal: attract; attraction; attract, draw
This form usually rendered as “can”, “would” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: enrapturedfire-tabletFire §3: O EnchantergleaningsGWB §654: the Lode Star of my soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: transportsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Joyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: so carried awaygleaningsGWB §233: which have causedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: be drawn
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
This form usually rendered as “lord”, “king”, “thou” (145 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: He Who is the KinggleaningsGWB §60: Ruler.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: the whole of that landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: “All dominiontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the kingdoms
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: of the earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §582: and on the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: the earth itselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: all the creatures that dwell in Thy landtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: upon earth
