Prayers and Meditations — §577
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 577 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَسْئَلُكَ بِقُدْرَتِكَ الَّتِي أَحاطَتِ المُمْكِناتِ وَبِسُلْطانِكَ الَّذِي اسْتَعْلى عَلَى المَوْجُوداتِ وَبِكَلِمَتِك الَّتِيْ كانَتْ مَكْنُونَةً فِي عِلْمِكَ وَبِها خَلَقْتَ سَمائَكَ وَأَرْضَكَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنا مُسْتَقِيمِينَ عَلَى حُبِّكَ وَرِضائِكَ وَناظِرِينَ إِلى وَجْهِكَ وَناطِقِينَ بِثَناءِ نَفْسِكَ، ثُمَّ اجْعَلْنا يا إِلهِي ناشِرِي آثارِكَ بَيْنَ بَرِيَّتِكَ وَحافِظِي دِينِكَ فِي مَمْلَكَتِكَ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ كُنْتَ مِنْ دُونِ ذِكْرِ شَيْءٍ وَتَكُونُ بِمِث
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glorified be Thy name, O Lord my God! I beseech Thee by Thy power that hath encompassed all created things, and by Thy sovereignty that hath transcended the entire creation, and by Thy Word which was hidden in Thy wisdom and whereby Thou didst create Thy heaven and Thy earth, both to enable us to be steadfast in our love for Thee and in our obedience to Thy pleasure, and to fix our gaze upon Thy face, and celebrate Thy glory. Empower us, then, O my God, to spread abroad Thy signs among Thy creatures, and to guard Thy Faith in Thy realm. Thou hast ever existed independently of the mention of any of Thy creatures, and wilt remain as Thou hast been for ever and ever.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: Great GodgleaningsGWB §620: the Glorifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: Immensely exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: Exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the mistsgleaningsGWB §4: Far, far
SE usually renders this root as “god”, “divine”, “god’s”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §629: I entreat Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: I pray Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §630: pray Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: we beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseecheth
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: ordainedfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §128: hath it been ordainedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: leastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: aspiretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
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 §143: envelopfire-tabletFire §20: whisperingsgleaningsGWB §373: comprehendethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: masteryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: apprehendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §5: afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: have appeared on
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all created thingsfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §708: of all mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: of all beingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the world of being
sovereignty 49% king 22% sháh 7% sovereign 6% power 4% kings 3% lord 3% through 2% rulers 2% sovereigns 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: kingsgleaningsGWB §190: sovereign Potencykitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: Kingdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §27: Thy most ancient sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the higher powers
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “transcended” (2 occurrences)
hath 50% transcended 50%
SE expanded to “the entire creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: is extantfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §341: currentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: those whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: may discovertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §4: despite
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §100: speechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: the text of the Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: through yet another wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: to one mystic wordwill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: speak forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: hiddengleaningsGWB §56: “He that was hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: that are hid fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hidgleaningsGWB §56: He Whom none hathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: concealedgleaningsGWB §612: Scriptures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: taught himfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §253: divines and learnedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: the ensignstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §104: existence
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “created”, “thou”, “hath” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hast created mefire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §664: your creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: attributesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Create, moreovertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: character
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: all that is on earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §711: the powers of earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: Thy realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §124: soil
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: set thee kingfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §51: thou hast been madekitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: handiworkprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: assist us to helpthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou hastwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: made thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: mayest arisefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §643: unto men of insightkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: figureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: to be steadfasttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: affectionfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §708: for My Beauty’s sakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: myprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: of my desiretablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §24: seek thine own
وَرِضائِكَ
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
SE expanded to “obedience to Thy pleasure”
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 §129: satisfied with His pleasurefire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §252: desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §634: surrender my willthe-hidden-wordsHW §40: My good pleasurewill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: contentment
SE expanded to “to fix our gaze”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: Meditate onfire-tabletFire §48: looking towardgleaningsGWB §321: observerkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: Most Sublime Visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: expectantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: my gazetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: resplendent Beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §121: turn your eyes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: proceedfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §228: is turned towardskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: lift uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: exclaimedfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §32: hath been moved to disclosekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: unloose his tonguewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declaredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: speaketh
SE rendered وَجْهِكَ (wajhik), وَناطِقِينَ (wanáṭiqín), بِثَناءِ (bithanáʾ), نَفْسِكَ، (nafsika،), اجْعَلْنا (ijʿalná) as “face, celebrate, Thy glory, Empower”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebrationgleaningsGWB §46: celebrate His praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: glorifieth Thee and magnifiethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §767: to extol Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Secondarily
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soulgleaningsGWB §707: He is indeedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: unaided and aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: for Whose saketablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
SE expanded to “to spread abroad”
spread 29% spreading 13% diffuse 13% noised 8% promotion 8% shed 8% diffusion 8% propagation 4% disseminate 4% resurrection 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: spreadinggleaningsGWB §261: noisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: Revivalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: be spread abroadwill-and-testamentW&T §52: scatteringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: disseminategleaningsGWB §367: the promotionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: be spread
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: His signsgleaningsGWB §638: the signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: outward manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: revelationswill-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: marksgleaningsGWB §441: The evidenceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: signs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §621: His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mengleaningsGWB §693: creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: of Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: defencegleaningsGWB §492: that He may shield theekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: safeguardingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: tightenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §621: the Preservertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: Learn wellwill-and-testamentW&T §30: been preservedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: protect me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: religiongleaningsGWB §99: of the Muḥammadan Faithkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: Causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: in Thy Faithwill-and-testamentW&T §1: All-Glorious Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: your religiongleaningsGWB §245: of the Citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: destitute
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: is the LordgleaningsGWB §273: angel!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §813: ittablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
SE rendered دِينِكَ (dínik), مَمْلَكَتِكَ، (mamlakatika،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), دُونِ (dún) as “Faith, realm, of”
SE rendered دُونِ (dún), ذِكْرِ (dhikr), شَيْءٍ (shayʾin), وَتَكُونُ (watakún) as “of, mention, any of Thy creatures, wilt remain”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: foreign togleaningsGWB §661: all else but Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: to aught else except Thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §22: othersgleaningsGWB §705: refuse to sanction it in
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: He pleasethgleaningsGWB §285: wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §634: by Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as He pleaseth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: werefire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §298: Meditatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: shouldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thou didsttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE rendered دُونِ (dún), ذِكْرِ (dhikr), شَيْءٍ (shayʾin), وَتَكُونُ (watakún), بِمِث (bimith) as “of, mention, any of Thy creatures, wilt remain”
