Prayers and Meditations — §114
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 114 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ثُمَّ نَوِّرْ أَبْصارَهُمْ بِنُورِ مَعْرِفَتِكَ لِيَرَوْكَ ظاهِرًا فَوْقَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَمُشْرِقًا بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ وَغالِبًا عَلَى مَنْ فِيْ سَمائِكَ وَأَرْضِكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ العَزِيزُ المُسْتَعانُ، وَالحَمْدُ لَكَ يا إِلهَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Do Thou destine for them, O my Lord, that which will profit them. Illumine, then, their eyes with the light of Thy knowledge, that they may see Thee visibly supreme over all things, and resplendent amidst Thy creatures, and victorious over all that are in Thy heaven and all that are on Thy earth. Powerful art Thou to do Thy pleasure. No God is there but Thee, the All-Glorious, Whose help is implored by all men.
Translation Notes
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: are illuminedfire-tabletFire §48: flaminggleaningsGWB §27: envelopedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and illuminedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
eyes 31% insight 17% eye 14% sight 13% discerning 8% discernment 4% vision 4% all 4% all-seeing 3% power 3%
SE expanded to “of Thy knowledge”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: discernmentgleaningsGWB §669: the profoundest thinkerkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the sagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: Who hath knowntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Know thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: acquaint
SE expanded to “that they may see”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: seethfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §78: they beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: he wouldthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou seest megleaningsGWB §77: We point out
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Thy Revelationfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §578: may be revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the dawnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: He willethgleaningsGWB §302: elsekitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: willeth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: no purposetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: He pleaseth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: lightethfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §289: have risenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §52: sheddethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the lightthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: shining
SE rendered شَيْءٍ (shayʾin), وَمُشْرِقًا (wamushriqan), خَلْقِكَ (khalqik), وَغالِبًا (wagháliban) as “resplendent, amidst, and, victorious”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: a creaturefire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §287: My creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: “rebirth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: the Fashionertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the world was called
This form usually rendered as “all-subduing”, “all-compelling”, “triumphing” (19 occurrences)
all-subduing 33% all-compelling 17% triumphing 8% equal 8% invincible 8% dominant 8% victorious 8% name 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: All-SubduinggleaningsGWB §132: triumphing overkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: triumphant mightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Name, the Victoriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: overcomeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailedgleaningsGWB §523: by their aid ye conquerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “ascendancy,”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: what is its namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §139: in the person ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: heaven and ontablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: he bear My name
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: exalted and glorified be Hefire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §488: of honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §437: Most Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the Mighty
SE expanded to “Whose help is implored”
SE rendered العَزِيزُ (al-ʿazíz), المُسْتَعانُ، (al-mustaʿánu،), وَالحَمْدُ (wálḥamd), لَكَ (lak) as “the All-Glorious, Whose help is implored, by all men”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: thanksgleaningsGWB §343: Magnify His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: Praise be to Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: yield Thee thankstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: gloriousgleaningsGWB §266: glorified
SE expanded to “by all men”
5 occurrences in corpus
