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،
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 §203: Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §557: ancientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: immeasurably far, art Thou exalted above all thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
SE expanded to “Lord my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: Hefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §105: Call of God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: our Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “wish”, “have”, “what” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: Dost Thou desiregleaningsGWB §621: hath chosenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: would fainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §380: have not soughtthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: wishedgleaningsGWB §188: after your own desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intend
SE expanded to “make mention of Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: for Thy mentiongleaningsGWB §43: words of praisekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: repeatedlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: to uttertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
This form usually rendered as “may”, “am”, “find” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: was powerless to deter MegleaningsGWB §63: have succeeded in deflectingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: most excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: been kept backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: forbidden
This form usually rendered as “monstrous”, “trespasses”, “mighty” (4 occurrences)
most 50% mighty 11% supreme 9% transcendent 7% great 5% unfailing 5% immeasurable 5% all-encompassing 5% monstrous 2% grievous 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of GrandeurgleaningsGWB §551: vainglorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: superiorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: magnifying it intablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §34: wondrous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my wrong-doinggleaningsGWB §665: own shortcomingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: sinsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: my sinsgleaningsGWB §257: your trespassesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: and grievous trespassesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the misdeedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: trespasses
SE rendered الكُبْرى (al-kubrى), وَجَرِيراتِيَ (wajarírátí), العُظْمی، (al-ʿuẓmí،), وَبِها (wabihá), أَجِدُ (ʾajid), نَفْسِيْ (nafsí) as “mighty, grievous trespasses, and find, myself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: most greatgleaningsGWB §486: so augustkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: mostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the greatness of Thy majesty
SE rendered وَجَرِيراتِيَ (wajarírátí), العُظْمی، (al-ʿuẓmí،), وَبِها (wabihá), أَجِدُ (ʾajid), نَفْسِيْ (nafsí), مَحْرُومَةً (maḥrúmahan), عَنْكَ (ʿank) as “grievous trespasses, and find, myself, deprived, of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: inhaledfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §611: I have foundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: come to existprayers-and-meditationsP&M §439: I cannottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §8: With
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: selfgleaningsGWB §203: themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: of any soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: nature ortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: thy life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: them that have attained and revolve roundgleaningsGWB §152: deprive yourselveskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Holy Householdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: those that had strayed far fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: towards the sanctuarythe-hidden-wordsHW §38: forfeitwill-and-testamentW&T §23: depriveth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: debarred
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: certitudefire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §291: them that have truly recognized and believedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: Shouldest thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: firmly believethe-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: be persuadedgleaningsGWB §113: them that apprehend and believe this truth
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “generosity”, “favor” (39 occurrences)
bounty 46% generosity 23% favor 8% bountiful 8% grace 5% bestowal 3% bounteousness 3% through 3% thou 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: the All-Bounteousfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §231: honoredkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §662: Thou art that All-Bountiful Onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Generous Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §126: To give
This form usually rendered as “emboldeneth” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “great” (1 occurrences)
assurance 15% confidence 15% rest 12% assured 12% peace 8% tranquillity 8% place 8% confident 8% certitude 8% assure 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Rest thou assuredgleaningsGWB §418: assurancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: assuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: and certitudethe-hidden-wordsHW §128: confidentwill-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: tranquillitygleaningsGWB §203: symbols of certitude
bounty 43% bounteousness 10% favor 9% through 9% grace 9% generosity 9% bountiful 5% graciousness 3% bestowal 2% never-failing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §34: GivergleaningsGWB §134: gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: the showerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and generositythe-hidden-wordsHW §104: My loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy favorfire-tabletFire §34: downpour
This form usually rendered as “reviveth” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: We praygleaningsGWB §256: who will demand the restitution ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: the questprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: all such as seek Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §97: without searchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: We beg of TheegleaningsGWB §684: the eagerness of his searchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: things
SE rendered وَأَطْلُبَ (waʾaṭlub), مِنْكَ (mink), عِنْدَكَ، (ʿindaka،) as “ask, of”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: with HimgleaningsGWB §693: his possessionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: from before Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: are in Thy handstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: to Mewill-and-testamentW&T §54: inimicalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: in His sight
