Prayers and Meditations — §573

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 573 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

سُبْحَانَكَ يا إِلهِي تَرَى بَهائَكَ فِي حِصْنِ العَكَّا مَسْجُونًا مَظْلُومًا بِما اكتَسَبَتْ أَيْدِي الأَشْقِيآءِ الَّذِيْنَ مَنَعَهُمْ الهَوَى عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلَيْكَ يا مالِكَ الأَسْماءِ،

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Praise be unto Thee, O my God! Thou seest how He Who is Thy Light hath been shut up in the fortress-town of ‘Akká, and been sore oppressed by reason of what the hands of the wicked doers have wrought, whose corrupt desires have kept them back from turning towards Thee, O Thou Who art the King of all names!

Translation Notes

سُبْحَانَكَ

subḥának s-b-ḥ → “praise be unto” Distinctive

literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise

This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)

SE expanded to “Praise be unto”

glorified 28% lauded 17% praised 13% glory 9% praise 8% immeasurably 8% magnified 6% exalted 4% all 4% far 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Him Who is the All-Glorified fire-tabletFire §14: veiled gleaningsGWB §80: clouds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: kindness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: Lauded and glorified tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He that the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high will-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h → “my god”

literal: god; divine; o god

god 82% divine 10% lord 3% god’s 2% holy 1% heavenly 1% god’s 0% sacred 0% divinely 0% thou 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: God possesseth fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §541: God’s”kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: Word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: I swear by Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven

بَهائَكَ

baháʾak b-h-w → “he who is thy light”

literal: glory

SE expanded to “He Who is Thy Light”

light 50% lights 25% glory 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: My gleaningsGWB §661: of Glory kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Bahá prayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: most resplendent the-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glory will-and-testamentW&T §56: of Glories epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: glory gleaningsGWB §207: the glory of God

حِصْنِ

ḥiṣn ḥ-ṣ-n → “fortress-town”

literal: fortress; fortified

stronghold 55% fortress-town 10% within 10% tower 7% fortress 7% captivity 3% sanctuary 3% bulwark 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: tower of strength gleaningsGWB §594: a tower of strength kitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: married woman prayers-and-meditationsP&M §426: the Fortress the-hidden-wordsHW §10: My stronghold will-and-testamentW&T §12: impregnable epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: fortress gleaningsGWB §490: a stronghold

مَسْجُونًا

masjúnan s-j-n → “hath been shut up” Distinctive

literal: prison; imprisoned; imprisonment

This form usually rendered as “prisoner”, “imprisoned”, “suffering” (14 occurrences)

SE expanded to “hath been shut up”

prisoner 57% imprisoned 7% suffering 7% am 7% hath 7% cast 7% incarcerated 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of the prison-city gleaningsGWB §658: suffering imprisonment kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: hellish fire prayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: and deliverest me from the bondage of will-and-testamentW&T §51: this prisoner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: His prison gleaningsGWB §184: My imprisonment prayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: hath been shut up

مَظْلُومًا

maẓlúman ẓ-l-m → “been sore oppressed”

literal: wronged

SE expanded to “been sore oppressed”

wronged 89% whom 3% oppressed 2% victim 1% one 1% downtrodden 1% who 1% men 1% sore 1% sorely 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: pitch-black fire-tabletFire §33: through the tyranny gleaningsGWB §153: victim of tyranny kitab-i-iqanKIQ §66: hath sunk in night prayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: transgressions committed against Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloom will-and-testamentW&T §4: sorely wronged epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: oppressed one

اكتَسَبَتْ

iktasabat k-s-b → “have wrought”

literal: acquired; acquire; earn

wrought 54% have 38% had 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: their deeds gleaningsGWB §462: your doings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: pursuing the-hidden-wordsHW §157: professions epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: have wrought gleaningsGWB §506: for your doings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: perverse doings epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: had wrought

أَيْدِي

ʾaydí y-d-y → “hands”

literal: hand; hands; by-hand

hands 61% mercy 12% hand 6% into 6% sword 3% designs 3% assaults 3% clutches 3% have 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the hand gleaningsGWB §523: to the hands kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: between His hands prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: hands of will-and-testamentW&T §13: Hands (pillars)epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: at the mercy of gleaningsGWB §40: their hands kitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands

الأَشْقِيآءِ

ash-shqíáʾ sh-q-y → “the wicked doers”

literal: wretched; hardships; miserable

SE expanded to “the wicked doers”

wicked 46% ungodly 15% workers 15% oppressors 8% people 8% dealt 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: O wretched, wretched that I am!gleaningsGWB §312: afflictions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: those people of wickedness prayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: dealt wickedly tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: wicked gleaningsGWB §110: their oppressors kitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: ungodly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: wicked doers

مَنَعَهُمْ

manaʿahum m-n-ʿ → “have kept them back”

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

SE expanded to “have kept them back”

have 43% kept 14% hinder 14% hindered 14% hath 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: was he deterred gleaningsGWB §222: refuse kitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: withhold the hand of Moses prayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the Withholder tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against thee the-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereft will-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permitted epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: was powerless to deter Me

الهَوَى

al-hawá h-w-y → “corrupt desires”

literal: desire; passion

corrupt 23% desire 19% desires 13% passion 12% essence 9% evil 6% self 5% divine 5% worldly 4% heaven 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: their corrupt desires fire-tabletFire §21: passion gleaningsGWB §334: released kitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: after their own fancy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: to my corrupt desires tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: sphere the-hidden-wordsHW §122: idle will-and-testamentW&T §15: self

التَّوَجُّهِ

at-tawajjuh w-j-h → “turning towards”

literal: face; turning

turning 30% turn 16% set 13% setting 9% hath 9% turned 8% directing 5% proceeded 4% fix 4% visited 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: the face of men fire-tabletFire §30: This Face gleaningsGWB §666: your face kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his face kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: before prayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: to turn towards Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy steps the-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face

مالِكَ

málik m-l-k → “king”

literal: kingdom; king

lord 47% king 15% thou 11% possessor 11% who 8% ruler 4% all-possessing 2% layeth 1% sovereign 1% supreme 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: kingdoms gleaningsGWB §628: Who art the King kitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: the world.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: Thy tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdom will-and-testamentW&T §13: every land epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: kings

الأَسْماءِ،

as-smáʾi، s-m-w → “of all names”

literal: name; names

SE expanded to “of all names”

names 66% all 26% name 2% every 2% titles 1% goodly 1% names.’ 1% divine 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: named fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §210: and heaven kitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: in terms of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §86: surpassing tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

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