Prayers and Meditations — §642
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 642 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ يا إِلهِي لا أَجِدُ فِي مَمْلَكَتِكَ مَنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يُقْبِلَ إِلَيْكَ حَقَّ الإِقْبالِ أَوْ يَسْتَمِعَ ما خَرَجَ مِنْ فَمِ مَشِيَّتِكَ حَقَّ الاسْتِماعِ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا مالِكَ الإِبْداعِ وَمَليْكَ الاخْتِراعِ بِأَنْ تُؤَيِّدَهُمْ عَلَى ما تُحِبُّ وَتَرْضی، ليَقُومُنَّ عَلَى أَمْرِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ وَيَنْطِقُنَّ بِذِكْرِكَ بَيْنَ السَّمواتِ وَالأَرَضِينَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I can discover no one in Thy realm who can befittingly turn unto Thee, or is able to adequately hearken unto what hath gone out of the mouth of Thy will. I beseech Thee, therefore, O Thou Who art the Possessor of the entire creation and the King of the realm of Thine invention, graciously to aid Thy creatures to accomplish that which is pleasing and acceptable unto Thee, that they may arise to serve Thy Cause amidst Thy creatures, and to speak forth Thy praise before all who are in heaven and on earth.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: Graciousfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §557: hymns of glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: Praise be to Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §695: immensely glorified art Thoutablet-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 §266: \‘Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §2: Thee, O my Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Who worshippeth no onetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: could findfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §240: be foundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: his whole beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: Were they to discovertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: that ye may obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the kingsgleaningsGWB §189: God had allowed me to possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: the immediate destiniestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: unto the King
This form usually rendered as “acceptable”, “acceptance”, “shall” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: to direct themselvesfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §287: be rejectedkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: who had turned their face towardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: set himself towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “god”, “truth”, “one” (436 occurrences)
heard 24% perceive 18% hearken 12% hearing 12% known 6% ears 6% hearkening 6% acquainted 6% told 6% thou 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: All-Hearingfire-tabletFire §37: have heardgleaningsGWB §458: Know ye notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: whose earsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §6: incline mine eartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: Thy hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
SE expanded to “hath gone out”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: passed outgleaningsGWB §308: concealed from menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: hath mischief proceededprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: gone outtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: drawn forththe-hidden-wordsHW §104: thou didst issuewill-and-testamentW&T §25: expelepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: took Us forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: My willgleaningsGWB §293: Nothing whateverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: aughtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §672: whatsoever He desirethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §300: questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §657: hath soughtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: inquiregleaningsGWB §306: Thou hast asked Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: problemsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: I beg of Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wondrousgleaningsGWB §286: the most marvelouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: melodiousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: and to recount Thy wondroustablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: the universegleaningsGWB §116: The wonders
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §202: been devisedgleaningsGWB §281: creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: world of creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §614: the whole universethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have wroughtgleaningsGWB §696: all creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: the creationgleaningsGWB §556: uttermost ends
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: graciously aidedgleaningsGWB §478: and would strengthen theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: the aidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: Assist themthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: springwill-and-testamentW&T §56: the Grace of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: to graciously assistgleaningsGWB §11: graciously assisted
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “cherishest”, “lovest” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: affectionfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §676: Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: affectionateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: O my Belovedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved
This form usually rendered as “please”, “remain”, “will” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: willingfire-tabletFire §48: Thy pleasuregleaningsGWB §625: saintlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: resigned to His willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: be wholly dissolvedthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: desiredwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted to His Willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: and acceptable
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 §168: its causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §711: no earthly thing whatsoeverkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §656: through His biddingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: in no wise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thou hast createdfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §441: were madekitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: “rebirth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §436: raisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the created things
SE expanded to “to speak forth”
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: observedgleaningsGWB §461: was being commemoratedkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: it is relatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: the praise Thou givesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: under divers namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §286: His attributekitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: skiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: of Thy names andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: those regionsfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §205: Land ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §231: the peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: earth andtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Land
