Prayers and Meditations — §147
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 147 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
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 وَسُفَرائُكَ،
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
سُبْحانَكَ
literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Praise, immeasurable praise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the veilsfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §5: Far,kitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: All 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 “by Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy glorygleaningsGWB §481: the high-mindedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: He is the Mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §370: the God of strengthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: precious in my estimation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the TonguegleaningsGWB §174: saidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: by the tonguetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: My tonguegleaningsGWB §347: in that tongue
This form usually rendered as “mystery”, “secret”, “inmost” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will rejoicegleaningsGWB §247: innerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: mysticprayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: delighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: of their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: the inner mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §42: darklyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: exulteth with joy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: secretlygleaningsGWB §465: My innerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: from whose belliesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Concealmentthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: wombepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: inwardlygleaningsGWB §520: In its bowelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: the hidden
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: beholdfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §308: seemethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: clear and manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: unseentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: and I within Myself may bear witness unto
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of holinessgleaningsGWB §20: most holykitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: such deeds as thesewill-and-testamentW&T §5: angelicepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: Holy
This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “changes”, “tokens” (37 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §258: regardingfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §121: desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: so powerfullythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rank
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: a creaturefire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §358: created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and of Thy creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: created youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the Creator
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: the servantsfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §327: man’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: unto manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: such servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Object of my adoration
SE rendered وَبياناتِ (wabíánát), عِبادِكَ (ʿibádik), نَطَقَ (naṭaq), أَوْلِيائُكَ (ʾawlíáʾuk), وَأَصْفِيائُكَ (waʾaṣfíáʾuk) as “utterance, servants, Thy dear ones, Thy chosen ones”
SE expanded to “Thy dear ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: order of the MawlavisgleaningsGWB §439: their rulerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: their Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: falleth shortthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Saintsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: thy LordgleaningsGWB §634: of thy Lord
SE expanded to “Thy chosen ones”
This form usually rendered as “fragrance”, “hath”, “sweet” (64 occurrences)
fragrance 40% hath 15% sweet 13% recognized 12% known 6% have 4% perfume 4% recognize 2% breath 2% recognizeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: that thou mayest understandgleaningsGWB §346: and widely-knownkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: to apprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §54: revealtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: better acquainted
prophets 64% prophet 13% announcement 7% informeth 3% great 3% apostle 3% prophet’s 3% tidings 1% instruction 1% prophethood 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: informethgleaningsGWB §312: Prophets of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: of Thy Prophetsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: AnnouncementgleaningsGWB §100: the Prophetskitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: Prophethoodprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Thy Prophets
messengers 83% ministers 17%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: AmbassadorsgleaningsGWB §467: the Minister representing thy governmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: Gospelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: Messengersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: EmbassygleaningsGWB §467: those Ministerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: the textprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: and of Thy Messengers
