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 يَرِدْ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ مَمْلَكَتِكَ،
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 §256: Greatfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §597: burn awaykitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: veils of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: 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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: I adjure thee by Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §131: one true Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §747: and the God oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: Such arts and sciencesfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §341: exposedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §716: endued with understandingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “hast” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: pleasethgleaningsGWB §267: nor Thy Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: pleaseth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: their desiresthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: We askedgleaningsGWB §67: hast sought
SE rendered تَعْلَمُ (taʿlam), بِأَنِّي (biʾanní), أَرَدْتُ (ʾaradt), لِنَفْسِي (linafsí), راحَةً (ráḥahan), حُبِّكَ (ḥubbik) as “knowest, that, sought, my, rest, love for Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: upon yougleaningsGWB §519: vaunt yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: for one momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: her own selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: its own self
This form usually rendered as “peace”, “repose”, “wine” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: the Spirit of Godfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §556: perfumekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: sweet savoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: sweet smelltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §46: thou mayest repose
SE expanded to “love for Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: their love for Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §499: them that love Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: His beloved Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Whose affectiontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §3: His loved ones)
This form usually rendered as “calm”, “stillness”, “stability” (18 occurrences)
calm 19% stillness 13% stability 13% peace 13% tranquility 13% serenity 6% poise 6% calmly 6% lay 6% tranquillized 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the wretchedfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §503: stabilitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: abide withinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the wretched creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellwill-and-testamentW&T §48: quiet
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 §149: thy judgmentfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §572: promptkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the lawprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: through the power of Thy decreetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
SE rendered سُكُونًا (sukúnan), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), اصْطِبارًا (iṣṭibáran), إِجْرآءِ (ʾijráʾ) as “tranquility, Cause, Thou hast prescribed”
patience 23% resignation 15% forbearance 8% long-suffering 8% fortitude 8% bear 8% tarry 8% delayed 8% suffer 8% peace 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: patientfire-tabletFire §40: to bear and enduregleaningsGWB §408: endure patientlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their fortitudeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §690: are patienttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withholdthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: My long-sufferingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: patience
This form usually rendered as “execute”, “will”, “enforce” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: travelethgleaningsGWB §492: and to observekitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: were kindledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §185: running down—thetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: her handmaidensthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: hath emboldenedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: delugedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: enforce
tablets 90% scriptures 10%
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “things” (90 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: touchedgleaningsGWB §41: inflictkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: recordedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: unitewill-and-testamentW&T §49: in the midst of my woesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §255: how grievous hath been the plight ofgleaningsGWB §507: hath enduredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: partaking
SE rendered يَرِدْ (yarid), أَحَدٍ (ʾaḥadin), أَهْلِ (ʾahl), مَمْلَكَتِكَ، (mamlakatika،) as “suffered, all the inhabitants, realm”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: onegleaningsGWB §669: human mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: no soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: anyonegleaningsGWB §682: My divine
أَهْلِ
literal: people; people/folk; people/inhabitants
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (284 occurrences)
SE expanded to “all the inhabitants”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: inmatesfire-tabletFire §22: the SyriansgleaningsGWB §178: ye that dwellkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: followersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: that dwelltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: dwellers thereinthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: The learned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: kingdomsgleaningsGWB §426: but vassalskitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: his angelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: O Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Lord
