Prayers and Meditations — §380
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 380 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ يا إِلهِي أَنْتَ تَعْلَمُ بِأَنِّي ما أَرَدْتُ لِنَفْسِي راحَةً فِي حُبِّكَ وَلا سُكُونًا فِي أَمْرِكَ وَلا اصْطِبارًا فِي إِجْرآءِ ما أُمِرْتُ بِهِ فِي أَلْواحِكَ، لِذا وَرَدَ عَلَيَّ ما لَمْ يَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glorified art Thou, O my God! Thou knowest that in my love for Thee I have not sought any rest, that in proclaiming Thy Cause I have denied myself every manner of tranquility, and that in the observance of whatever Thou hast prescribed in Thy Tablets I have not delayed to do Thy bidding. I have, for this reason, suffered what no man among all the inhabitants of Thy realm hath suffered.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §80: cloudskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: Thee be praisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: celebratethgleaningsGWB §557: hymns of glory
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: apparentfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §6: the Omniscientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: of Qur’ánicprayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: of Thy knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam), بِأَنِّي (biʾanní), أَرَدْتُ (ʾaradt), لِنَفْسِي (linafsí), راحَةً (ráḥahan) as “O my God, knowest, that, have not sought, my, rest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: isgleaningsGWB §353: that just as thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: that shouldepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: a momentgleaningsGWB §242: such as to justifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: thatgleaningsGWB §242: If
SE expanded to “have not sought”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: seekgleaningsGWB §188: wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §86: pleasesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze uponwill-and-testamentW&T §8: the gracious willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy will
SE rendered تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam), بِأَنِّي (biʾanní), أَرَدْتُ (ʾaradt), لِنَفْسِي (linafsí), راحَةً (ráḥahan), حُبِّكَ (ḥubbik) as “knowest, that, have not sought, my, rest, love for Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the faithfulgleaningsGWB §287: your selfish desireskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: my spirittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the soulsfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §463: thy departurekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: the tempests of trialstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: thou mayest repose
SE expanded to “love for Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: cherishestfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §597: heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: His loving mentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §389: willtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wish
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §90: desolatefire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §656: have sought shelterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: dwellestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: the wretched creaturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: abase
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: occupationsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §592: at His own behestkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of celestial dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: by virtue of Thine authoritytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: of My command
patience 25% resignation 17% forbearance 8% long-suffering 8% fortitude 8% bear 8% tarry 8% denied 8% peace 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My forbearancefire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §670: the negligentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: patient andthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: My long-sufferingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: have been patientgleaningsGWB §255: steadfastly enduring
This form usually rendered as “arise”, “observe”, “keep” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: travelethgleaningsGWB §477: arise to enforcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: ascribeth glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: knowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: have proceededgleaningsGWB §99: the Channelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: enforced
tablets 88% scriptures 13%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: TabletsgleaningsGWB §677: Tablets.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: implicationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: pages of the booktablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §1: in the Preserved Tabletepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: illuminedgleaningsGWB §709: His Tablets
This form usually rendered as “therefore” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “for this reason”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “befell” (90 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: guestgleaningsGWB §507: have enduredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: have come to passprayers-and-meditationsP&M §647: gaineth admittancewill-and-testamentW&T §49: midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: camegleaningsGWB §507: hath enduredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: attain
