Prayers and Meditations — §131
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 131 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ كُنْتَ كَنْزًا مَكْنُونًا فِيْ غَيْبِ ذاتِيَّتِكَ وَرَمْزًا مَخْزُونًا فِيْ كَيْنُونَتِكَ، فَلَمَّا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تُعْرَفَ فَخَلَقْتَ العالَمَ الأَكْبَرَ وَالأَصْغَرَ وَاخْتَرْتَ مِنْهُما الإِنْسانَ. وَجَعَلْتَهُ حاكِيًا عَنْهُما يا رَبَّنا الرَّحْمنَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lauded be Thy name, O Lord my God! I testify that Thou wast a hidden Treasure wrapped within Thine immemorial Being and an impenetrable Mystery enshrined in Thine own Essence. Wishing to reveal Thyself, Thou didst call into being the Greater and the Lesser Worlds, and didst choose Man above all Thy creatures, and didst make Him a sign of both of these worlds, O Thou Who art our Lord, the Most Compassionate!
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Lauded be Thy name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: All-Gloriousfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §5: Far,kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: Immeasurably highprayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: Thee be praisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: there is none other Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §506: itskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: God!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §188: O my God—hathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the treasures thereofgleaningsGWB §480: be pampered with luxurieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: depositoriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the treasuriesthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: storesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a treasuregleaningsGWB §630: treasuriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §640: enshrined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: hiddengleaningsGWB §32: wraptkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: been wrapped uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: He that was hidden from mortal eyesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: concealedgleaningsGWB §52: the Invisible of the Invisiblesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: that are hid from the eyes of men
invisible 53% unseen 28% unknowable 5% concealment 3% hidden 3% seen 3% secrets 1% things 1% whom 1% impenetrable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath been obscuredgleaningsGWB §96: He Who is everlastingly hiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: in seclusionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: Thine invisibletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Unseen, the UnknowablegleaningsGWB §586: impenetrable mystery
ذاتِيَّتِكَ
literal: essence; essence, self; essence, being
This form usually rendered as “immemorial”, “own” (2 occurrences)
immemorial 50% own 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: EssencegleaningsGWB §387: His Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: my own beingwill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §655: May my lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selves
kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: secretprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: and an impenetrable Mysterythe-hidden-wordsHW §117: mysterykitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: allusionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: and the revelation of Thine enshrined mysterykitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: the Treasured Symbolkitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: a single sign
This form usually rendered as “preserved”, “treasured”, “enshrined” (27 occurrences)
SE expanded to “wrapped within Thine”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: repositoriesgleaningsGWB §693: treasureskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: and the Treasuriesthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the treasuresgleaningsGWB §523: your treasures
SE rendered وَرَمْزًا (waramzan), مَخْزُونًا (makhzúnan), كَيْنُونَتِكَ، (kaynúnatika،), فَلَمَّا (falammá), أَرَدْتَ (ʾaradt) as “Mystery, wrapped within Thine, Wishing to reveal”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: thou didst liegleaningsGWB §248: ye were still enclosedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: and take partprayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: the futuretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “hast” (27 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Wishing to reveal”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: determinedgleaningsGWB §722: to the Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: wishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: Thy purposethe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: seek togleaningsGWB §619: of His Will
SE rendered أَرَدْتَ (ʾaradt), تُعْرَفَ (tuʿraf), فَخَلَقْتَ (fakhalaqt), العالَمَ (al-ʿálam), الأَكْبَرَ (al-ʾakbar) as “Wishing to reveal, call into being, Greater”
thou 42% unacquainted 11% make 11% couldst 5% recognition 5% truth 5% appreciate 5% acquaint 5% reveal 5% inscrutable 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: failed to recognizegleaningsGWB §401: Could ye but discoverkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: sagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: learnedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: they that understand
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “created”, “hath” (24 occurrences)
SE expanded to “call into being”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hast created mefire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §604: Man’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: and all that is thereintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: hence I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: createth
SE rendered فَخَلَقْتَ (fakhalaqt), العالَمَ (al-ʿálam), الأَكْبَرَ (al-ʾakbar), وَالأَصْغَرَ (wálʾaṣghar) as “call into being, Greater, the Lesser”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: for thy learningfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §110: the learned of their agekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: knowledge.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §297: holding aloft the ensignstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: AkbargleaningsGWB §212: His transcendent glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: superiorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: His grandeurtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §35: extreme
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: childrengleaningsGWB §261: contemptiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: leastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: the Lesserepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: younggleaningsGWB §282: small and pettykitab-i-iqanKIQ §235: lowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the young
This form usually rendered as “preferrest”, “choice”, “had” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: (accredited to the Imperial Court)gleaningsGWB §3: inventionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: createdthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Preferepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: UnrestrainedgleaningsGWB §281: the Unconstrainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: and I had desired for themthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of brevity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: humangleaningsGWB §412: the characteristics that distinguish man’s stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: his fellow-manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: beloved Companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §133: let him betake himselfwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plottedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: The companionsgleaningsGWB §358: men
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “whom” (59 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “testify”, “declare”, “eloquently” (8 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: attempt upon the lifegleaningsGWB §358: expressionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: in the likeness ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: a signgleaningsGWB §93: the Exponents on earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: such incidentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: calleth to remembrancegleaningsGWB §93: expressions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the things thou dost possessgleaningsGWB §450: Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: from before Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §484: the things ye yourselves possesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: when
lord 86% god 5% divine 3% lords 2% divinity 1% lordship 1% sovereignty 1% educator 1% holy 1% enlightener 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: of the LordgleaningsGWB §123: born of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the All-Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §655: of the tender mercieskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: infinite graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: Thy merciful favorstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
