Prayers and Meditations — §545
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 545 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي كُلَّما أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَذْكُرَكَ يَمْنَعُنِي خَطِيئَاتِيَ الكُبْرى وَجَرِيراتِيَ العُظْمی، وَبِها أَجِدُ نَفْسِيْ مَحْرُومَةً عَنْكَ وَمَمْنُوعَةً عَنْ ذِكْرِكَ، وَلكِنَّ إِيقانِي بِكَرَمِكَ يُشَجِّعُنِيْ وَاطْمِئْنانِي بِجُودِكَ يُطْمِعُنِيْ بِأَنْ أَذْكُرَكَ وَأَطْلُبَ مِنْكَ ما عِنْدَكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا إِلهِي بِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Every time I venture to make mention of Thee, I am held back by my mighty sins and grievous trespasses against Thee, and find myself wholly deprived of Thy grace, and utterly powerless to celebrate Thy praise. My great confidence in Thy bounty, however, reviveth my hope in Thee, and my certitude that Thou wilt bountifully deal with me emboldeneth me to extol Thee, and to ask of Thee the things Thou dost possess.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Gracious GodgleaningsGWB §13: celebrationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: Praise be to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the mistsgleaningsGWB §557: hymns of glory
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §668: setkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the mystic trumpetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: each vein of My bodygleaningsGWB §3: whatever such strivingskitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: His all-embracingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: the entire creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §36: with all the ardour
This form usually rendered as “wish”, “what”, “seeketh” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: pleasethgleaningsGWB §275: to seek itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: He pleaseth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: Thy willtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: He pleasethgleaningsGWB §188: resolved
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the remembrancegleaningsGWB §375: give utterancekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: ignoreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: describe Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: was withheldgleaningsGWB §536: the Most Highkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: ceased to rain upon mankindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §599: powerless to hindertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: ban
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: trespassesgleaningsGWB §655: iniquitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: sinsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: great trespassesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my sinfulnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: my sinsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: sinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: sinfulness
most 33% mighty 13% supreme 7% resplendent 7% immeasurable 7% which 7% measureless 7% transcendent 7% entire 7% tribulations 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: of glorygleaningsGWB §523: Yet, how disdainfully ye lookkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: too mysteriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: at their blackesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: my sinsgleaningsGWB §665: own shortcomingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: and the trespassesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: mighty sinsgleaningsGWB §257: your trespassesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: to his evil doingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my wrong-doingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: trespasses
This form usually rendered as “most”, “supreme”, “vast” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: greatestgleaningsGWB §392: so great a bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: graveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: is immensethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of the GrandeurgleaningsGWB §508: will be your
SE rendered وَجَرِيراتِيَ (wajarírátí), العُظْمی، (al-ʿuẓmí،), وَبِها (wabihá), أَجِدُ (ʾajid), نَفْسِيْ (nafsí), مَحْرُومَةً (maḥrúmahan) as “trespasses, grievous, by, find, myself, deprived”
1 occurrence in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: wilt thou knowfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §328: the entire creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: be foundprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they may discovertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: has madewill-and-testamentW&T §6: extant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §264: forbiddengleaningsGWB §216: thy sanctitykitab-i-ahdAhd §15: members of the Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: to prevent themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: deprive it notthe-hidden-wordsHW §31: Denywill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himself of God’s graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: utterly deprived
This form usually rendered as “recognizing” (2 occurrences)
concerning 10% whatsoever 10% beyond 10% well 10% fear 10% all 10% entering 10% behind 10% recognizing 10% above 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: from whatsoevergleaningsGWB §155: from theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: togleaningsGWB §467: as well asprayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: Now thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: concerninggleaningsGWB §572: of all attachment to
bounty 36% generosity 27% favor 9% bountiful 9% shadow 3% bestowal 3% bounteousness 3% graciousness 3% grace 3% through 3%
This form usually rendered as “reviveth” (1 occurrences)
confidence 20% assurance 16% assured 12% rest 8% peace 8% tranquillity 8% confident 8% assure 8% certainty 8% rely 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of assurancegleaningsGWB §74: at restkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: consumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: of certaintywill-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: RelygleaningsGWB §203: symbols of certitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: faith
بِجُودِكَ
literal: generosity; bounty; generosity, bounty
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bounteousness”, “generosity” (63 occurrences)
SE expanded to “bountifully deal with me”
bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §35: manifold bountieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: Thy generositythe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowal
emboldeneth 50% enthusiasm 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: other mattergleaningsGWB §72: hath longedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: ask forprayers-and-meditationsP&M §359: eagernessthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: his desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: still seekgleaningsGWB §537: askethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: sought to exchange
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “thou”, “mouth” (53 occurrences)
thee 38% thou 21% mouth 8% presence 8% possessions 5% possessest 5% possess 5% which 5% dost 3% things 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: possessgleaningsGWB §607: according to the estimatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: God,’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: they possessedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §54: inimical to the governmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: current amongst yougleaningsGWB §585: that ye possess
SE rendered مِنْكَ (mink), عِنْدَكَ، (ʿindaka،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “of Thee, possess”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: beseechgleaningsGWB §630: pray Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §656: Grant, I beseech Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliant
