Prayers and Meditations — §147

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 147 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

رِفَ ما عِنْدَكَ وَما أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِ، سُبْحانَكَ سُبْحانَكَ وَعِزَّتِكَ إِنِّي بِلِسانِ سِرِّيْ وَظاهِرِيْ وَباطِنِيْ أَشْهَدُ بِأَنَّكَ كُنْتَ مُقَدَّسًا عَنْ شُئُوناتِ خَلْقِكَ وَبياناتِ عِبادِكَ وَمَا نَطَقَ بِهِ أَوْلِيائُكَ وَأَصْفِيائُكَ وَعَنْ كُلِّ ما عَرَفَهُ أَنْبِيَائُكَ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Praise, immeasurable praise be to Thee! I swear by Thy glory! My inner and outer tongue, openly and secretly, testify that Thou hast been exalted above the reach and ken of Thy creatures, above the utterance of Thy servants, above the testimonies of Thy dear ones and Thy chosen ones, and the apprehension of Thy Prophets and of Thy Messengers.

Translation Notes

رِفَ

rif ʿ-r-f

literal: knowledge; know; knower

SE rendered رِفَ (rif), عِنْدَكَ (ʿindak) as “Thee”

knowledge 34% understanding 12% recognize 9% know 9% fragrance 8% have 6% comprehend 6% known 5% recognized 5% hath 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: His knowledge gleaningsGWB §337: endued with understanding kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: teachings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: and acknowledged tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: fragrance of Thy praise

عِنْدَكَ

ʿindak ʿ-n-d → “thee”

literal: with; at; with/at

thee 38% thou 21% mouth 8% presence 8% possessions 5% possessest 5% possess 5% which 5% dost 3% things 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: resisteth gleaningsGWB §266: Thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: with prayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: His mouth the-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sight will-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midst epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: possessest gleaningsGWB §432: obtain

عَلَيْهِ،

ʿalayhi، ʿ-l-y

literal: upon; on; exalted

SE rendered عِنْدَكَ (ʿindak), عَلَيْهِ، (ʿalayhi،) as “Thee”

upon 40% against 18% hands 8% - 8% unto 8% over 8% above 5% hath 3% overshadoweth 3% body 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: in gleaningsGWB §101: the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: glorified gleaningsGWB §532: to

سُبْحانَكَ

subḥának s-b-ḥ

literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise

SE rendered سُبْحانَكَ (subḥának), سُبْحانَكَ (subḥának), وَعِزَّتِكَ (waʿizzatik), إِنِّي (ʾinní) as “I swear by Thy glory, My”

glorified 27% lauded 19% praised 14% glory 12% praise 10% magnified 6% exalted 5% all 3% unto 2% “glory 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the mists gleaningsGWB §4: Far, far kitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: Great prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Glory tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He that the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the veils gleaningsGWB §387: Immeasurably exalted

وَعِزَّتِكَ

waʿizzatik ʿ-z-z → “i swear by thy glory”

literal: glory; mighty; might

SE expanded to “I swear by Thy glory”

glory 38% might 25% swear 21% power 4% excellence 4% omnipotence 4% look 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted be His fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §50: the Gracious kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: effulgent the-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselves will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: glory of

إِنِّي

ʾinní ʾ-n-n → “my”

literal: that; indeed/verily; indeed

SE rendered وَعِزَّتِكَ (waʿizzatik), إِنِّي (ʾinní), بِلِسانِ (bilisán), سِرِّيْ (sirrí), وَظاهِرِيْ (waẓáhirí) as “I swear by Thy glory, My, tongue, inner, outer”

thee 21% verily 14% thou 14% now 7% moment 7% admit 7% recognize 7% “there 7% “verily 7% such 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: now gleaningsGWB §2: And if prayers-and-meditationsP&M §722: to sigh will-and-testamentW&T §36: for they are gleaningsGWB §161: were prayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: I will-and-testamentW&T §36: not to gleaningsGWB §2: to recognize that

بِلِسانِ

bilisán l-s-n → “tongue”

literal: tongue; tongue, language; tongues

tongue 55% language 14% tongues 9% through 5% sword 5% stammering 5% voice 5% any 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Tongue gleaningsGWB §346: those now known kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speech prayers-and-meditationsP&M §83: His voice the-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: the voice gleaningsGWB §346: of language kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouth

سِرِّيْ

sirrí s-r-r → “inner”

literal: secret, mystery

mystery 33% inmost 17% inner 17% heart 17% hidden 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My mysteries gleaningsGWB §49: hidden secrets kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: openly and privily prayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: of my heart tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: the inmost the-hidden-wordsHW §37: the gladness will-and-testamentW&T §4: the Land of Mystery epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the mysteries

وَظاهِرِيْ

waẓáhirí ẓ-h-r → “outer”

literal: manifestation; manifest

outer 20% physical 13% earthly 13% material 13% “outwardly 7% human 7% temporal 7% literal 7% visible 7% actual 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: and to manifest fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §127: outward seeming kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: give vent to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thy Manifestation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory

وَباطِنِيْ

wabáṭiní b-ṭ-n → “secretly”

literal: inner

inner 50% secretly 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: inner gleaningsGWB §137: invisible kitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: bellies prayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: His Concealment the-hidden-wordsHW §104: womb epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: Concealment gleaningsGWB §324: spiritual perceptions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the womb

أَشْهَدُ

ʾashhad sh-h-d → “testify”

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

testify 54% bear 39% “i 2% confess 2% “i 2% authority 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: discerned fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §327: Having recognized kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: and the invisible prayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: the field tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death

مُقَدَّسًا

muqaddasan q-d-s → “exalted”

literal: holy; sanctified

sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: sanctify gleaningsGWB §297: profane kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Holy prayers-and-meditationsP&M §621: immensely exalted tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concourse the-hidden-wordsHW §139: of My mercy epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: exalted above gleaningsGWB §187: of sanctity

شُئُوناتِ

shuʾúnát sh-ʾ-n → “such” Distinctive

literal: manner; affair; state

This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “assaults”, “changes” (20 occurrences)

manifold 27% assaults 9% changes 9% reach 9% evil 9% compelling 9% noise 9% evidences 9% tokens 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rank gleaningsGWB §435: dignity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerning prayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: have remained unshaken the-hidden-wordsHW §68: My state epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neither gleaningsGWB §202: all that pertaineth to prayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: Thy glory

خَلْقِكَ

khalqik kh-l-q → “of thy creatures”

literal: creation; create; created

SE expanded to “of Thy creatures”

creatures 74% among 7% creation 6% own 3% created 2% servants 2% all 2% god 1% hath 1% creatures’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: amongst His creatures fire-tabletFire §9: the peoples gleaningsGWB §417: of creatures kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: grace prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Create, moreover tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created thee epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §195: virtues

وَبياناتِ

wabíánát b-y-n → “utterance”

literal: utterance

utterance 25% among 15% amidst 13% amongst 12% before 10% between 8% clear 5% bayán 4% unto 4% utterances 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: between fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §188: unto you kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §258: amongst all prayers-and-meditationsP&M §773: Thy clear tokens the-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdom will-and-testamentW&T §10: held fast in

عِبادِكَ

ʿibádik ʿ-b-d → “of thy servants”

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

SE expanded to “of Thy servants”

servants 89% people 4% creatures 1% unto 1% all 1% sincere 1% servants’ 1% such 1% comprehension 1% who 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: I worship fire-tabletFire §50: all the servants gleaningsGWB §388: the worshiper kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of servitude prayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: of the Adored One tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a service the-hidden-wordsHW §3: of others will-and-testamentW&T §23: of the servants

نَطَقَ

naṭaq n-ṭ-q

literal: spoke

SE rendered وَبياناتِ (wabíánát), عِبادِكَ (ʿibádik), نَطَقَ (naṭaq), أَوْلِيائُكَ (ʾawlíáʾuk), وَأَصْفِيائُكَ (waʾaṣfíáʾuk) as “the utterance, of Thy servants, Thy dear ones, and Thy chosen ones”