Prayers and Meditations — §554
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 554 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ مِنْ نارِ حُبِّكَ اشْتَعَلَ أَفْئِدَةُ المُوَحِّدِينَ، وَبِأَنْوارِ وَجْهِكَ اسْتَضائَتْ وُجُوهُ المُقَرَّبِينَ، فَما أَعْذَبَ يا إِلهِي كَوْثَرَ عِرْفانِكَ وَما أَحْلَى يا مَحْبُوبِيْ سِهامَ الأَشْقِيآءِ فِي حُبِّكَ وَرِضائِكَ فَما أَلَذَّ سَيْفَ المُشْرِكِينَ فِي سَبِيلِكَ وَإِظْهارِ أَمْرِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ تَبَدَّلَ الاضْطِرابُ بِالاطْمِئْنانِ و
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art He the fire of Whose love hath set ablaze the hearts of them who have recognized Thy unity, and the splendors of Whose countenance have illuminated the faces of such as have drawn nigh unto Thy court. How plenteous, O my God, is the stream of Thy knowledge! How sweet, O my Beloved, is the injury which, in my love for Thee, and for the sake of Thy pleasure, I suffer from the darts of the wicked doers! How pleasing are the wounds which, in Thy path and in order to proclaim Thy Faith, I sustain from the swords of the infidels!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: “GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §3: Exalted, immeasurably exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: veils of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: sung Thy praisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: Great GodgleaningsGWB §122: praise
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
SE rendered نارِ (nár), حُبِّكَ (ḥubbik), اشْتَعَلَ (ishtaʿal), أَفْئِدَةُ (ʾafʾidah) as “love, hath set ablaze, hearts”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thine own firegleaningsGWB §175: the flamekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: So fierce isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §174: my Firethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: the fire ofwill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: flamegleaningsGWB §37: flames
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §665: well is itkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: of loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: with Thy lovetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wish
SE expanded to “hath set ablaze”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: kindledfire-tabletFire §50: that shall set aflamegleaningsGWB §588: hath been kindledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: burningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: been set ablazetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: a flame of firethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: torchepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: burneth
hearts 48% souls 21% minds 9% heart 7% men’s 4% understanding 4% men’s 2% illuminated 2% illumined 2% pure 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: unityfire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §102: essentially one and the samekitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: no manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: extolleth Thy onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: dust
light 56% splendors 10% lights 6% illumined 5% resplendent 5% most 4% illumine 4% luminous 3% radiance 3% brightness 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: celestialfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §638: your lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent gloriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: of the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: sum offire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §490: action in approaching theekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: countenancestablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
This form usually rendered as “illumined”, “have” (2 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §530: envelopedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §808: have been illuminedgleaningsGWB §210: glory hath irradiatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: sheddethgleaningsGWB §530: its radianceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: shinethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: been illuminedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: hath shone brightly
nigh 18% favored 18% enjoy 18% who 14% well-favored 11% near 7% well-favoured 4% favourites 4% brought 4% such 4%
SE rendered وُجُوهُ (wujúh), المُقَرَّبِينَ، (al-muqarrabína،), أَعْذَبَ (ʾaʿdhab), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), كَوْثَرَ (kawthar), عِرْفانِكَ (ʿirfánik) as “faces, nigh, O my God, stream, knowledge”
chastisement 26% tormented 19% torment 16% punishment 10% afflictions 6% fresh 6% chastise 6% terror 3% tribulation 3% draught 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: tormentgleaningsGWB §281: freshkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: My mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: Thou chastisest usepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: terrorgleaningsGWB §683: chastisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: sufferingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: with the chastisement inflicted
living 45% kawthar 14% waters 10% river 10% stream 3% cup 3% life-giving 3% through 3% everlasting 3% plenteous 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: watersgleaningsGWB §57: cupkitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §269: the everlasting streamsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the living watersgleaningsGWB §435: streamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Kawtharprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: living fountain
knowledge 74% wisdom 6% recognize 3% comprehend 3% immeasurable 3% sublime 3% known 3% witness 3% know 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “KnowgleaningsGWB §679: My knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: well-knownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: I recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §143: knoweth othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the breeze
SE rendered كَوْثَرَ (kawthar), عِرْفانِكَ (ʿirfánik), أَحْلَى (ʾaḥlá), مَحْبُوبِيْ (maḥbúbí), سِهامَ (sihám), الأَشْقِيآءِ (ash-shqíáʾ) as “stream, knowledge, O my Beloved, darts, the wicked doers”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Most Sweetfire-tabletFire §41: sweetgleaningsGWB §622: beautyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: the sweetnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: SweetergleaningsGWB §127: most excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: of its sweetnessgleaningsGWB §591: in the sweetest of languages
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: dartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the shaftsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: the dartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §304: for the dartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: arrowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: the arrows
SE expanded to “the wicked doers”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my remotenessgleaningsGWB §279: the ungodlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: miserableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: dealt wickedlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: wickedwill-and-testamentW&T §47: ungodlygleaningsGWB §110: their oppressorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: of wickedness
وَرِضائِكَ
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
pleasure 44% good 18% good-pleasure 8% will 8% thee 8% unto 5% please 3% pleasure!” 3% sake 3% pleasure’s 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: contentfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §249: God’s Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: surrenderedthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: thine ownwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: Be not willing
SE rendered حُبِّكَ (ḥubbik), وَرِضائِكَ (wariḍáʾik), أَلَذَّ (ʾaladhdh), سَيْفَ (sayf), المُشْرِكِينَ (al-mushrikín) as “in my love for Thee, Thy pleasure, swords, the infidels”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: a swordgleaningsGWB §620: with the swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: by theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thy swordgleaningsGWB §636: annulledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: with the swordsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: swordsgleaningsGWB §361: sword
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §159: infidelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: commonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: but blasphemythe-hidden-wordsHW §153: arewill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: associate a partnergleaningsGWB §684: ungodly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: clear and manifestfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §130: Dispensationskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: What more shall We sayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: and were they to unveiltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (179 occurrences)
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 §135: His great and mighty Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §712: the Messagekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: Thy wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §43: triumph of My cause
SE rendered وَإِظْهارِ (waʾiẓhár), أَمْرِكَ، (ʾamrika،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “proclaim, Faith”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §214: implorekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §259: questionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: I pray Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliant
SE rendered أَمْرِكَ، (ʾamrika،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik) as “Faith”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: heaven of Thy mercyfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §39: bykitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: by Thy Most Great Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: were convertedgleaningsGWB §614: repaidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: abrogationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: Thou changesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: forgotthe-hidden-wordsHW §115: Barter notwill-and-testamentW&T §36: wash awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: barter
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: fearfulgleaningsGWB §211: to tremblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: dismayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §155: the tumulttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be perturbedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: sunk
assurance 22% confidence 17% peace 11% tranquillity 11% certainty 11% security 6% rest 6% faith 6% consume 6% certitude 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: RelygleaningsGWB §479: Put thy whole confidencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: timorousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §485: assurewill-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: tranquillitygleaningsGWB §561: confidencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §266: faith
