Prayers and Meditations — §59
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 59 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الأَعْظَمِ الَّذِيْ بِهِ أَحْيَيْتَ العِبادَ وَعَمَّرْتَ البِلادَ بِأَسْمائِكَ الحُسْنَى وَصِفاتِكَ العُلْيا بِأَنْ تُؤَيِّدَ عِبادَكَ عَلَى الإِقْبالِ إِلى شَطْرِ مَواهِبِكَ وَالتَّوَجُّهِ إِلى كَعْبَةِ عِرْفانِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ فَاشْفِ الأَمْراضَ الَّتِيْ أَحَاطَتِ النُّفُوسَ وَمَنَعَتْهُمْ عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلى الفِرْدَوْسِ فِيْ ظِلِّ اسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ جَعَلْتَهُ سُلْطانَ الأَسْمآءِ لِمَنْ فِيْ الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمآءِ، وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ وَبِيَدِكَ مَلَكُوتُ الأَسْمآءِ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee, by Thy Most Great Name through Which Thou didst stir up Thy servants and build up Thy cities, and by Thy most excellent titles, and Thy most august attributes, to assist Thy people to turn in the direction of Thy manifold bounties, and set their faces towards the Tabernacle of Thy wisdom. Heal Thou the sicknesses that have assailed the souls on every side, and have deterred them from directing their gaze towards the Paradise that lieth in the shelter of Thy shadowing Name, which Thou didst ordain to be the King of all names unto all who are in heaven and all who are on earth. Potent art Thou to do as pleaseth Thee. In Thy hands is the empire of all names. There is none other God but Thee, the Mighty, the Wise.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Praised be Thou”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: “GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §13: celebrationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: hymns of glory and praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Far be ittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: celebratethgleaningsGWB §620: the Glorified
SE usually renders this root as “god”, “divine”, “god’s”
SE expanded to “I implore Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §323: to question his Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §707: suppliantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, thatgleaningsGWB §39: thy questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: I ask Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We pray
SE expanded to “of Thy shadowing Name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the heavensfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §125: withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: fameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: called by Thine own 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 §221: Most Great RevelationgleaningsGWB §404: potentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: more exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: Almightythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §43: bow the knee
SE expanded to “Thou didst stir up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: shamefire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §395: the very lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “life,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: By Thy lifetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of lovewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the peoplefire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §122: Servants.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: your father’s worship.’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servants
SE expanded to “and build up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: the reconstructiongleaningsGWB §611: Fanekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: “As Thou livestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: had been built upthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: their livesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: By My lifegleaningsGWB §367: days of your livesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: and build up
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: land to landgleaningsGWB §467: the Citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: soilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: of Thy citiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thy neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §38: all countriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: citiesgleaningsGWB §525: and dominions
SE expanded to “most excellent titles”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: ExcellentgleaningsGWB §67: generouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: of Thy gracious providencethe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: or womangleaningsGWB §588: most melodious
SE expanded to “and Thy most august attributes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §689: describe its splendorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: be magnifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: that shall speak of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: thatgleaningsGWB §95: attribute of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: my description
SE rendered بِأَسْمائِكَ (biʾasmáʾik), الحُسْنَى (al-ḥusná), وَصِفاتِكَ (waṣifátik), العُلْيا (al-ʿulyá), تُؤَيِّدَ (tuʾayyid), عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak) as “by Thy, most excellent titles, and Thy most august attributes, Thy people”
SE rendered وَصِفاتِكَ (waṣifátik), العُلْيا (al-ʿulyá), تُؤَيِّدَ (tuʾayyid), عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak), الإِقْبالِ (al-ʾiqbál) as “and Thy most august attributes, Thy people, in the direction”
graciously 67% thou 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: may God assistgleaningsGWB §635: having strengthenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §703: Do Thou graciously aidwill-and-testamentW&T §53: Graceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: togleaningsGWB §698: strengthenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §592: and graciously assistepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: to aid
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “having” (42 occurrences)
turn 26% turned 16% having 11% setting 11% recognizing 11% return 5% acknowledged 5% conversion 5% direct 5% disinclined 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: turned untofire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §417: is acceptablekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: hath embracedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: have been settablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the directiongleaningsGWB §621: towards theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: the sourceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: upper chambergleaningsGWB §569: unto the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: towardepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to ConstantinoplegleaningsGWB §591: the right hand
SE rendered الإِقْبالِ (al-ʾiqbál), شَطْرِ (shaṭr), مَواهِبِكَ (mawáhibik), وَالتَّوَجُّهِ (wálttawajjuh), كَعْبَةِ (kaʿbah) as “in the direction, Thy manifold bounties, and set their faces, the Tabernacle”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: suns of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: bestowalswill-and-testamentW&T §56: giftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §621: upon His grace and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy bounteousnesswill-and-testamentW&T §53: Bounty
SE expanded to “and set their faces”
gleaningsGWB §661: the courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the Lodestarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: object of the adorationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §405: the sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: the adored tabernacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: my Sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: and the sanctuaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: the Tabernacle
SE expanded to “of Thy wisdom”
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 §5: acknowledging thegleaningsGWB §51: its perfumekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: obscureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: may all recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Know thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: apprehended
SE rendered كَعْبَةِ (kaʿbah), عِرْفانِكَ، (ʿirfánika،), رَبِّ (rabb), فَاشْفِ (fáshf), الأَمْراضَ (al-ʾamráḍ) as “the Tabernacle, of Thy wisdom, Heal Thou, the sicknesses”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: is our LordgleaningsGWB §585: and the Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: none other Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §26: O Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of Divinity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a balmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: deliveranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: healingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: Heal Thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: the healerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §697: my healingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: are restoredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §214: a healing medicine
This form usually rendered as “maladies”, “ills”, “divers” (7 occurrences)
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 §200: the soulsgleaningsGWB §541: every understanding heartkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the eternal Spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: I sweartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §58: To none
وَمَنَعَتْهُمْ
literal: prevent; prevented; prevention
SE expanded to “and have deterred them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: preventedgleaningsGWB §310: glorious perfectionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §538: hath been hinderedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: ban
الفِرْدَوْسِ
literal: paradise; paradise, highest heaven; Paradise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the cloudsgleaningsGWB §572: cloudkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: shelter of His shadowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: beneath the shadowthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: shadewill-and-testamentW&T §5: under the shadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: shadow of the court of Thy bountygleaningsGWB §25: the shadow
SE expanded to “Thou didst ordain”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: made theefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §196: hath establishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: castprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: carried away as captivethe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: an act
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: monarch of allgleaningsGWB §16: sovereign aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of the Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: and Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: His Majesty
SE expanded to “unto all who”
This form usually rendered as “earth”, “land”, “world” (181 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: in this landfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §250: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and on Thy earththe-hidden-wordsHW §1: obtain the gemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of thefire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §636: refrain from contending
SE rendered الأَرْضِ (ar-rḍ), وَالسَّمآءِ، (wálssamáʾi،), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), المُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir) as “heaven, Potent art”
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: wishethgleaningsGWB §302: elsekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: the Daystar of Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: for whatsoever
SE expanded to “In Thy hands”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy handgleaningsGWB §448: I hold within My graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: through the handstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the handgleaningsGWB §163: allowed Pharaoh’s rod
This form usually rendered as “kingdom”, “kingdoms”, “heaven” (133 occurrences)
SE expanded to “is the empire”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: QueengleaningsGWB §163: in that landkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: and the kingdomtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
