Prayers and Meditations — §41
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 41 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ يا إِلهِي تَرَى عَجْزِي وَفَقْرِي وَتَشْهَدُ ضُرِّيْ وَابْتِلائِي، إِلى مَ تَرَكْتَنِي بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ فَأَصْعِدْنِي إِلَيْكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ إِنَّ البَلايا أَحَاطَتْنِي عَلَى شَأْنٍ لا أَقْدِرُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَها تِلْقآءَ وَجْهِكَ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ أَحْصَيْتَها بِعِلْمِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا مُؤْنِسِي فِيْ وَحْدَتِي
Shoghi Effendi Translation
All praise be to Thee, O my God! Thou beholdest my helplessness and poverty, and bearest witness unto my woes and trials. How long wilt Thou abandon me among Thy servants? Suffer me to ascend into Thy presence. The power of Thy might beareth me witness! Such are the tribulations with which I am encompassed that I am powerless to recount them before Thy face. Thou, alone, verily, hast through Thy knowledge reckoned them.
Translation Notes
سُبْحانَكَ
literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
SE expanded to “All praise be to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: “Glory togleaningsGWB §112: Glory be to Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: veils of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: Magnifiedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: glorified be HegleaningsGWB §80: clouds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: Cause of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: gazedfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §187: may recognizeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: art hidden from all thingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou beholdestgleaningsGWB §611: the seen
This form usually rendered as “powerlessness”, “impotence”, “utter” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: powerlessgleaningsGWB §260: can frustratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: weariedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: is powerlesswill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy powerlessnessgleaningsGWB §196: failethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: incapacity
poor 46% poverty 29% paupers 6% destitute 6% passages 4% destitution 3% misery 3% matter 1% subject 1% perversity 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the poorgleaningsGWB §268: as poor and needykitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: the passagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: but paupersthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: of the poorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: mattergleaningsGWB §268: my povertykitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: obscure
bearest 21% thou 14% proclaim 14% thereby 7% beholdest 7% witnessed 7% witness 7% testifiest 7% beareth 7% acknowledgeth 7%
This form usually rendered as “harm”, “troubles”, “hurt” (14 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “afflictions”, “tribulation”, “anguish” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: countless afflictionsfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §441: tormented bykitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: oppressed and afflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: the illsthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: triedwill-and-testamentW&T §35: my distressepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: proved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: cast awayfire-tabletFire §18: been forsakengleaningsGWB §541: its perversitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: leaveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: we have left undonethe-hidden-wordsHW §40: Neglectepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: have forsakenfire-tabletFire §2: been abandoned
SE expanded to “Suffer me to ascend”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raisedgleaningsGWB §1: ever hope to ascendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: their deathtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shedthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Risewill-and-testamentW&T §58: Day of Ascensionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Get thee upgleaningsGWB §202: and cause
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “swear”, “glory”, “might” (80 occurrences)
SE expanded to “power of Thy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: gloriousfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §534: preciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: Thy glory is my witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: hath encompassedfire-tabletFire §20: whisperingsgleaningsGWB §257: encompassethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “authority”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: have encircled methe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: encompassed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §711: Such must be thy steadfastnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: of Thine exaltationthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neithergleaningsGWB §408: honor destinedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §546: the tokens
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: Most Powerfulfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §718: the mightkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: dispensations of His providenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy transcendent powertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
remembrance 28% praise 20% mention 16% remember 10% mentioned 7% remembering 5% make 4% name 4% recorded 3% call 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: sharefire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §67: revealkitab-i-iqanKIQ §71: beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: reuniontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: of eternal reunionthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: of Himwill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: set his facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §156: with a facekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: face.”tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
reckon 25% number 19% can 13% stone 6% count 6% have 6% canst 6% search 6% innumerable 6% concentrate 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: numbergleaningsGWB §684: innumerableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: set downthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: recountwill-and-testamentW&T §11: boundlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: countgleaningsGWB §163: canst estimateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §45: measure
SE expanded to “through Thy knowledge”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: wisdomfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §246: yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: enlightenmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: art aware—eachtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
SE rendered أَحْصَيْتَها (ʾaḥṣaytahá), بِعِلْمِكَ، (biʿilmika،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “reckoned, through Thy knowledge”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §214: implorekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §656: Grant, I beseech Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseech
SE rendered بِعِلْمِكَ، (biʿilmika،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), مُؤْنِسِي (muʾnisí) as “through Thy knowledge”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: nonefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §390: eachkitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: eternal holinesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: dust
