Prayers and Meditations — §608
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 608 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ يا إِلهِي قَدْ تَوَجَّهَ وَجْهُ البَهآءِ إِلى وَجْهِكَ وَوَجْهُكَ وَجْهُهُ وَنِدائُكَ نِدائُهُ وَظُهُورُكَ ظُهُورُهُ وَنَفْسُكَ نَفْسُهُ وَأَمْرُكَ أَمْرُهُ وَحُكْمُكَ حُكْمُهُ وَجَمالُكَ جَمالهَ وَسُلْطانُكَ سُلْطَانُهُ وَعِزُّكَ عِزُّهُ وَقُدْرَتُكَ قُدْرَتُهُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glory be to Thee, O my God! My face hath been set towards Thy face, and my face is, verily, Thy face, and my call is Thy call, and my Revelation Thy Revelation, and my self Thy Self, and my Cause Thy Cause, and my behest Thy behest, and my Being Thy Being, and my sovereignty Thy sovereignty, and my glory Thy glory, and my power Thy power.
Translation Notes
سُبْحَانَكَ
literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Glory be to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: “Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §387: Immeasurably exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: the All-Praisedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §135: before Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: Lord our Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
SE expanded to “hath been set”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: sum offire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §445: unfurledkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: and every soul was directedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: turned towards
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), تَوَجَّهَ (tawajjah), وَجْهُ (wajh), البَهآءِ (al-baháʾ), وَجْهِكَ (wajhik), وَوَجْهُكَ (wawajhuk) as “my God, hath been set, My face, Thy face, my face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §207: glory ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: of BahágleaningsGWB §207: the glory of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: voicegleaningsGWB §168: a voice was heardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: toneswill-and-testamentW&T §32: my heart’s Desireepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: voice ofgleaningsGWB §176: The summonsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §608: Thy call
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: didst supplicatefire-tabletFire §37: Thy most sweet callgleaningsGWB §632: cryingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: to Thy Calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: a Voice cried to Him
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “thee” (222 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: mine owngleaningsGWB §668: the fallenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sordidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Thine owntablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: a man
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: decreefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §522: rulers of the earthkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: decreedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: such deedsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: to the power of Whose authoritytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: My way
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the lawgleaningsGWB §169: Gird up the loinskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: ancient Wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: Thy Perspicuoustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the firm and conclusive
SE rendered أَمْرُهُ (ʾamruh), وَحُكْمُكَ (waḥukmuk), حُكْمُهُ (ḥukmuh), وَجَمالُكَ (wajamáluk), جَمالهَ (jamálh), وَسُلْطانُكَ (wasulṭánuk) as “Thy Cause, my behest, Thy behest, my sovereignty”
beauty 85% gaze 2% face 2% whose 2% countenance 1% glory 1% contemplation 1% swear 1% most 1% through 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: ornament togleaningsGWB §416: the Beneficentkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: visageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: I swear by Thy Beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: the beauty of His countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: by the power of His mightgleaningsGWB §481: Allow notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of the Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: from His sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pride MyselfgleaningsGWB §376: dearlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: Thine omnipotencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: is the Almighty
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
