Prayers and Meditations — §136
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 136 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
َ العالَمِينَ وَمَقْصُودَ القاصِدِينَ بِأَنَّ مَثَلَهُمْ بَيْنَ خَلْقِكَ كَمَثَلِ الشَّمْسِ كُلَّما تَطْلُعُ وَتَغْرُبُ إِنَّها هِيَ شَمْسٌ وَاحِدَةٌ، مَنْ يَرَى الفَرْقَ إِنَّهُ ما بَلَغَ إِلى الغايَةِ القُصْوَى وَما فازَ بِالذُّرْوَةِ العُلْيا وَمُنِعَ عَنْ أَسْرارِ التَّوْحِيدِ وَأَنْوارِ التَّجْرِيدِ وَالتَّفْرِيِدِ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ ما قَدَّرْتَ لَهُمْ شَبِيهًا فِيْ أَرْضِكَ وَل
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I testify, O Thou Who art the Lord of the whole creation, and the Desire of whosoever hath sought Thee, that, amidst Thy creatures, They resemble the sun which no matter how often it riseth and setteth is still the one and the same sun. Whoso maketh any distinction between any of Them hath truly failed to attain the ultimate purpose, and to reach the highest goal, and hath been deprived of the mysteries of unity and of the lights of sanctity and oneness. I testify, moreover, that Thou hast decreed that none on the face of the earth should equal Them, and none of Thy creatures be able to be compared with any of Them, in order that Thine own singleness and peerlessness might be recognized and established.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “worlds”, “all”, “world” (214 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: mankindfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §246: yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the leaders of their faithprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: hast taughttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: hath been createdfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §5: conferredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: this unworthy peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: kingdom oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: testifygleaningsGWB §93: Orbkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the Sun of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: sunlightgleaningsGWB §357: Most Great Lightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and by
This form usually rendered as “every”, “whatever”, “loftiest” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Every onegleaningsGWB §656: the multitudekitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: His all-embracingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: The entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §34: in utter falsehood
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the dayspringfire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §311: be toldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §514: first stirringstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
“death” 17% tasted 17% quickened 8% “life” 8% “resurrection” 8% whosoever 8% “deprivation 8% unbelief 8% scriptures 8% chronicles 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the harmonizingfire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §381: The true believerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: them that recognize Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
This form usually rendered as “would”, “seeth”, “beholding” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: seen Mefire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §49: discoverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: Wilt Thouthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thou wouldst perceivegleaningsGWB §260: seest?”
SE rendered شَمْسٌ (shamsun), وَاحِدَةٌ، (wáḥidahun،), يَرَى (yará), الفَرْقَ (al-farq), بَلَغَ (balagh) as “sun, one, maketh any distinction, attain”
separation 38% qur’án 16% distinction 13% scattered 9% separated 5% discern 4% star 4% scatter 4% passing 4% distinguish 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: separatedfire-tabletFire §1: of separationgleaningsGWB §572: distinguish yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §185: Muhammadan Dispensationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: and dissolve asundertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: and the wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §7: disruptionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the Qur’án
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: made to errfire-tabletFire §8: heightgleaningsGWB §725: Desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: ultimateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §335: the highest aspirationthe-hidden-wordsHW §10: surely strayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: highest aspirationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: dearest wish
SE rendered بَلَغَ (balagh), الغايَةِ (al-gháyah), القُصْوَى (al-quṣwá), فازَ (fáz), بِالذُّرْوَةِ (biáldhdhurwah) as “attain, the ultimate purpose, the highest goal”
SE rendered الغايَةِ (al-gháyah), القُصْوَى (al-quṣwá), فازَ (fáz), بِالذُّرْوَةِ (biáldhdhurwah), العُلْيا (al-ʿulyá), وَمُنِعَ (wamuniʿ) as “the ultimate purpose, the highest goal, hath been deprived”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: that attain thereuntogleaningsGWB §299: thou hast attainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: strayedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: to attaintablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: attain untogleaningsGWB §127: recognized
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: PinnaclegleaningsGWB §725: Summitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: unto the summitepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: Most Sublime Pinnacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: heightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: Sublime Summitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: the highest goalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the summit
SE rendered بِالذُّرْوَةِ (biáldhdhurwah), العُلْيا (al-ʿulyá), وَمُنِعَ (wamuniʿ), أَسْرارِ (ʾasrár) as “the highest goal, hath been deprived, the mysteries”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: and exaltfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §657: to magnifykitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the heightsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: effulgent glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: concourse on high
This form usually rendered as “withhold”, “have”, “hindered” (77 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath been deprived”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: forbade themgleaningsGWB §412: hath restrainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: is stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Keep them safetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-Highest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy mysteriesgleaningsGWB §67: privatelykitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: seatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: my joytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: the gladnesswill-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted darklyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: secrets
SE expanded to “of the lights”
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: celestialfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §637: effulgentkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: shining lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: with the splendorstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: One, the Incomparablefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §386: of His onenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §75: recognize Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Peerlesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the All-Highest Paradise
This form usually rendered as “power”, “thou”, “might” (157 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “compared” (3 occurrences)
doubt 26% doubts 18% like 15% such 8% comparison 8% peer 5% all 5% likewise 5% incomparable 5% likeness 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: peergleaningsGWB §432: all otherkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: unequivocalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: comparisonswill-and-testamentW&T §4: the seeds of doubtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: likewisegleaningsGWB §675: Night hath succeededkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: likeness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: of the earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §250: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §1: obtain the gemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: all that is on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §163: on the plain of Karbilá
This form usually rendered as “set” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: men ofgleaningsGWB §689: By the righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: friends!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: for them that love Theewill-and-testamentW&T §35: mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: of His holy onesgleaningsGWB §125: Ideal Leader and Masterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: provinces
