Prayers and Meditations — §133
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 133 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ لَهُو البِحارُ المُنْجَمِدُ وَالمُنْجَمِدُ البِحارُ لأنَّ بِسُكُونِهِ عَلَى أَمْرِكَ وَاسْتِقْرارِهِ عَلَى ما أَرَيْتَهُ فِيْ رِياضِ المُكاشَفَةِ وَالشُّهُودِ عِنْدَ تَجَلِّي أَنْوارِ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ قَدْ تَحَرَّكَتِ العِبادُ شَوْقًا إِلى مَلَكُوتِكَ وَسَرُعَ مَنْ فِيْ البِلادِ مُقْبِلاً إِلى جَبَرُوتِكَ، وَبِحَرَكَتِهِ فِيْ سَبِيلِكَ اسْتَقامَ المُخْلِصُونَ بِأَرْجُلٍ حَدِيدَةٍ لإِظْهارِ أَمْرِكَ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ وَإِبْرازِ سَلْطَنَتِكَ فِيْ مَمْلَكَتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I bear witness that in His person solidity and fluidity have been joined and combined. Through His immovable constancy in Thy Cause, and His unwavering adherence to whatsoever Thou, in the plentitude of the light of Thy glory, didst unveil to His eyes, throughout the domains of Thy Revelation and creation, the souls of Thy servants were stirred up in their longing for Thy Kingdom, and the dwellers of Thy realms rushed forth to enter into Thy heavenly dominion. Through the restlessness He evinced in Thy path, the feet of all them that are devoted to Thee were steeled and confirmed to manifest Thy Cause amidst Thy creatures, and to demonstrate Thy sovereignty throughout Thy realm.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I bear witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: on the oceangleaningsGWB §108: unto Him Who is the Oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: of every seawill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: oceangleaningsGWB §71: the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
This form usually rendered as “calm”, “stillness”, “stability” (18 occurrences)
calm 19% stillness 13% stability 13% peace 13% tranquility 13% serenity 6% poise 6% calmly 6% lay 6% tranquillized 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: calmfire-tabletFire §24: AssurancegleaningsGWB §324: stillnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: that haply ye may seek the shelterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: Thy calmtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: them that abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: and dwellwill-and-testamentW&T §48: quiet
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
This form usually rendered as “still”, “glory”, “establishment” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: been establishedgleaningsGWB §30: hath been made the seatkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the retreatsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: the heightstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §9: arrangements
SE rendered أَرَيْتَهُ (ʾaraytah), رِياضِ (ríáḍ), المُكاشَفَةِ (al-mukáshafah) as “didst, Revelation”
vision 50% revelation 50%
SE rendered المُكاشَفَةِ (al-mukáshafah), وَالشُّهُودِ (wálshshuhúd), تَجَلِّي (tajallí), أَنْوارِ (ʾanwár), أَحَدِيَّتِكَ (ʾaḥadídatik) as “Revelation, light, glory”
revelation 52% splendor 10% splendour 10% one 6% “revelation” 6% glory 3% falls 3% shine 3% reveal 3% such 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the splendorgleaningsGWB §129: shine in the plentitude of His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: “Revelation”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: Thou didst reveal Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: appearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: clearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: One gleamgleaningsGWB §117: splendorous light shed
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: are illuminedfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §538: clear proof of Our claimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: God’s lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: of the glorytablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleamingwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
oneness 42% unity 13% glory 13% transcendent 10% divine 6% own 3% holy 3% most 3% incomparable 3% retreats 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: any one of themgleaningsGWB §541: God’s holy Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: transcendent onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: no mangleaningsGWB §689: of men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: through Whose movementfire-tabletFire §27: MovergleaningsGWB §619: be still movingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: hath been stirred upthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: MOVING FORM OFwill-and-testamentW&T §43: alertepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: is powerless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: my Adored Onefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §268: all that serve Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: oppressorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: the adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: upon thyself and upon others
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: such as yearn for Theefire-tabletFire §41: Thy yearninggleaningsGWB §311: great longingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: longing desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: those who yearn towards Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §51: thy longingwill-and-testamentW&T §14: urgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: such as yearn for
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: He Who is the LordgleaningsGWB §536: cleave ye their kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §384: the kings themselvestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: in the eternal kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy dominion
This form usually rendered as “cities”, “land”, “all” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: one country to anothergleaningsGWB §267: of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: soilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the whole worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: neighborwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: all thingsgleaningsGWB §43: kingdoms
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “face”, “turning” (41 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: to be placed before itfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §130: such as believedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: facedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: and for having set their facestablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: He Who is the All-Compellingfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §66: the All-Compelling!”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: are the kingdomstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: highest heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §8: exhorted
This form usually rendered as “steadfast”, “constancy”, “such” (15 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: so grievousfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §338: walked steadfastlykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: two stationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: arisen totablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
This form usually rendered as “who”, “sincere”, “faithful” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §174: sincerefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §617: to be entirely divestedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: with the sincere in heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: entirely devotedthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absolutewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: wholly for
SE rendered المُخْلِصُونَ (al-mukhliṣún), بِأَرْجُلٍ (biʾarjulin), حَدِيدَةٍ (ḥadídahin), لإِظْهارِ (lʾiẓhár), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik) as “devoted, feet, manifest, Cause”
sharp 19% keen 13% steel 13% penetrating 13% discernment 13% chains 13% discerning 6% steeled 6% brass 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: steelgleaningsGWB §44: principlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the fourthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of limitationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: sharp
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: showfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §411: hath assumedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: the visibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: and for the purpose of manifestingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: menfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §300: have been createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: made manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: didst createtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: conduct
This form usually rendered as “evidence”, “proof”, “demonstrate” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: disclosedgleaningsGWB §204: as proofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: come to passprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: tokenstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the revelation of My glorygleaningsGWB §357: of the revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: manifestation
sovereignty 74% through 8% power 6% transcendent 2% kingship 2% own 2% rejected 2% sovereign 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: the SháhgleaningsGWB §633: through the power of My sovereignkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: through the power of Thy sovereign mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §7: power of the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereign
