Prayers and Meditations — §570
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 570 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي تَرَى كَيْفَ أَحاطَتِ البَلايا عِبادَكَ فِي كُلِّ الأَطْرافِ، وَكُلٌّ قامُوا عَلَيْهِمْ بِالاعْتِسافِ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ لَوْ يَجْتَمِعُ عَلَيْنا أَشْقِيآءُ الأَرْضِ كُلُّهُمْ وَيُحْرِقُونَنا بِأَشَدِّ ما يُمْكنُ فِي الإِبْداعِ لا يُحَوَّلُ أَبْصارُنا عَنِ النَّظَرِ إِلى أُفُقِ اسْمِكَ العَلِيِّ الأَعْلى وَلا يُقَلَّبُ قُلُوبُنا عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلى مَنْظَرِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou seest how Thy servants have everywhere been compassed with tribulations, how their adversaries have all risen up against them and grievously wronged them. Thy glory beareth me witness! Were all the wicked doers of the earth to band themselves against us, and to cast us into a fire such as no man hath kindled, they would be powerless to distract our gaze from the horizon of Thy name, the Most Exalted, the Most High, and would fail to turn aside our hearts from the seat of Thine effulgent glory.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: laudgleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: these grievous “veils of glory,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Too high art Thou exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the veilsgleaningsGWB §102: Divine
SE usually renders this root as “god”, “divine”, “god’s”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §386: other Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §198: the realm of Divinityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: gracegleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as He pleasethgleaningsGWB §453: Why, thenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: whithersoeverthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: whereforeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: “HowgleaningsGWB §338: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: how much more to apprehend
encompassed 32% have 18% compassed 14% hath 14% whisperings 4% enveloped 4% all-encompassing 4% encompasseth 4% blew 4% encompass 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: throughoutfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §257: encompassethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: masteryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: compassedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: have appeared on
tribulations 38% tribulation 15% adversities 12% trials 6% afflictions 6% every 6% manifold 6% woes 6% all 3% ills 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Troublesfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §600: affliction.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: anguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: and the woes I sufferthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: restepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: tribulation
This form usually rendered as “side”, “places”, “regions” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: the eyesgleaningsGWB §40: sidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: uttermost cornersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: mine eyetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: with her browwill-and-testamentW&T §38: those partsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Mine adversariesgleaningsGWB §135: with
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: occasionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §118: consummatekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: conditionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Through His supreme ascendancytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
This form usually rendered as “rest”, “wronged”, “upon” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: above all othergleaningsGWB §326: This same relationship bindethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §225: the greatnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: hath power overgleaningsGWB §51: His sovereignty upon thee
injustice 23% tyranny 23% cruelty 15% transgressions 8% through 8% oppressor 8% wronged 8% iniquitous 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the transgressionsgleaningsGWB §220: oppressorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: wrongedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: iniquitousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: tyrannywill-and-testamentW&T §36: and their wrong-doingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: crueltyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: injustice
SE expanded to “Thy glory beareth me witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: exalted and glorified be Hefire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §488: of honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: sources of authoritythe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: exalted
8 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “leagued”, “rise”, “ye” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: a great manygleaningsGWB §170: your gathering togetherkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: layeth upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: All haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §128: have been arrayedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: They all gatheredthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: can My way accordwill-and-testamentW&T §36: for all
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my remotenessgleaningsGWB §659: tribulationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: miserableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §605: the workers of iniquitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: wickedwill-and-testamentW&T §47: ungodlygleaningsGWB §110: their oppressorskitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: of wickedness
This form usually rendered as “may”, “self”, “dwelling” (49 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “achieved”, “attainable”, “hath” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the world of beingfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §708: of all mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: attachmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §487: the lordship of all thingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable in
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “entire”, “created” (35 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “distract”, “waver” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: himgleaningsGWB §30: circleth around theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: Whatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: under all conditionstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §30: untouched
This form usually rendered as “seat” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: worldfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §286: created thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §567: Thy Revelationthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the horizongleaningsGWB §611: Realmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: of Thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: against himfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §410: overkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: the most exalted—mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: and this most augusttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high
SE rendered يُقَلَّبُ (yuqallab), قُلُوبُنا (qulúbuná), التَّوَجُّهِ (at-tawajjuh), مَنْظَرِكَ (manẓarik) as “turn, hearts, seat of Thine effulgent glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: for the sake offire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §548: the exertionkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: fixedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
