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.
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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §122: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: celebrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: Magnified be Thy nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: “Glory togleaningsGWB §80: clouds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: We testifyfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §300: Will ye not bearkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: hath proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §832: things visible andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: a martyr
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a treasuregleaningsGWB §354: lie enshrinedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: treasury of the divine pearlsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: through the treasuriesthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: treasuriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: treasurygleaningsGWB §627: are treasuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Well-guarded Treasure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: hiddengleaningsGWB §56: He Whom none hathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: been wrapped upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: concealedgleaningsGWB §612: Scripturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: the Hidden Secretepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hidgleaningsGWB §56: “He that was hidden
invisible 35% unseen 27% visible 10% seen 8% unknowable 8% concealment 4% secrets 2% things 2% all 2% impenetrable 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Unseen, the UnknowablegleaningsGWB §93: Invisibleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: unassistedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: immemorialtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §90: hiddenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the visiblegleaningsGWB §188: things unseen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: EssencegleaningsGWB §327: Living Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: youprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my very essencewill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Most Sublime EssencegleaningsGWB §386: for Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Ancient of Days
This form usually rendered as “allusions”, “secret”, “treasured” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “treasured”, “preserved”, “lay” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the treasuresgleaningsGWB §523: your treasureskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Treasuries ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: enshrinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: repositoriesgleaningsGWB §479: the treasuries
SE expanded to “Thine own Essence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all beingsfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §472: mayest bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: shouldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: hasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “have” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: is Our purposegleaningsGWB §188: cherishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: attachedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: through Thy willtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have purposedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §36: that hath conspiredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: seek
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “know”, “discover” (21 occurrences)
thou 31% know 13% discover 13% understand 6% recognition 6% may 6% unacquainted 6% appreciate 6% make 6% reveal 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: acknowledgmentgleaningsGWB §214: appreciatekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: acknowledgethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: integrity
SE expanded to “Thou didst call into”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: His creaturesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §154: peoples of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: “rebirth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: their Creatortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy virtues
This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (363 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: ensigns offire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §710: manifestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the standardprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: the ensignstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: most greatgleaningsGWB §230: greet theekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: greatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §847: have dealt disdainfullytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
This form usually rendered as ““lesser”, “least”, “lesser” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “desired”, “choice” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: UnrestrainedgleaningsGWB §3: inventionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: clothed itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: (accredited to the ImperialgleaningsGWB §281: the Unconstrainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: Most Bountifulthe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Prefer
This form usually rendered as “others”, “some” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “above all Thy creatures”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: mangleaningsGWB §620: of manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: companionthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: joyful tidings of reunionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: been My companiongleaningsGWB §358: menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: companionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: OF MEN
