Prayers and Meditations — §153
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 153 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يا إِلهِي لا يُعْرَفُ تَوْحِيدُكَ إِلاَّ بِمَعْرِفَةِ مَظْهَرِ فَرْدانِيَّتِكَ وَمَطْلَعِ وَحْدانيَّتِكَ، مَنْ يَرَى لَهُ ضِدَّا قَدْ أَقَرَّ لَكَ بِضِدٍّ وَمَنْ اعْتَرَفَ لَهُ نِدًّا اعْتَرَفَ بِنِدٍّ لَكَ، كَلاَّ ثُمَّ كَلاَّ بِأَنْ يَكُونَ لَكَ ضِدٌّ فِيْ الإِمْكانِ، لَمْ تَزَلْ كُنْتَ مُقَدَّسًا عَنِ الأَشْباهِ وَالأَمْثالِ قَدْ ثَبَتَ تَوْحِيدُكَ بِتَوْحِيدِ مَطْلَعِ أَمْرِكَ، مَنْ أَنْكَرَ هذا قَدْ أَنْكَرَ تَوْحِيدَكَ وَنازَعَكَ فِيْ سُلْطانِكَ و
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thy unity is inscrutable, O my God, to all except them that have recognized Him Who is the Manifestation of Thy singleness and the Dayspring of Thy oneness. Whoso assigneth a rival unto Him hath assigned a rival unto Thee, and whoso hath set up a peer for Him hath set up a peer for Thyself. No, no, none can withstand Thee in the whole of creation. Thou hast everlastingly been exalted far above all comparison and likeness. Thy oneness hath been demonstrated by the oneness of Him Who is the Dawning-Place of Thy Revelation. Whosoever denieth this, hath denied Thy unity, and disputed with Thee about Thy sovereignty, and contended with Thee in Thy realm, and repudiated Thy commandments.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: ye may be madegleaningsGWB §221: reputedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: enabled me to recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thinkestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: believed and imagined
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy unityfire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §328: the one Powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: one and the sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: of the inmatestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
manifestation 63% revealer 18% who 5% manifest 4% dayspring 3% supreme 3% revelation 3% revealest 1% symbol 1% exponent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wondrous Revelationfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §130: Dispensationskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the adventprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: and the Revealertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: ignorancefire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §555: shine forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: a Soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: Him Who is the Revealertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
This form usually rendered as “would”, “seeth”, “beholding” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thou wouldst perceivefire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §611: the seenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: that can behold Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: perceivedgleaningsGWB §703: find
8 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “acknowledged”, “acknowledge”, “testifieth” (15 occurrences)
acknowledged 33% acknowledge 8% testifieth 8% testified 8% hath 8% assigned 8% confessed 8% have 8% witnessed 8%
5 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “will”, “future”, “may” (69 occurrences)
الإِمْكانِ،
literal: possibility; possible; possible things
SE expanded to “the whole of creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: be achievedfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §708: of all mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: contingent worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all created things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastingly continuegleaningsGWB §649: timekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: can never fadeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: andthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: Imperishablewill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: invariablygleaningsGWB §306: deprive him of
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 §59: sanctitygleaningsGWB §297: profanekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immenselyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and sanctifiedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: pureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: holygleaningsGWB §726: undefiled
such 33% like 27% similar 15% likeness 6% resemble 3% how 3% likenesses 3% comparisons 3% others 3% other 3%
This form usually rendered as “graven”, “set”, “laid” (20 occurrences)
graven 18% set 9% laid 9% inscribe 9% have 9% noted 9% inscribed 9% demonstrated 9% established 9% hath 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: affirmationgleaningsGWB §178: laid downkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: sureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: recognizedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: may endurewill-and-testamentW&T §13: that are steadfastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: set down
SE expanded to “of Thy Revelation”
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: denialgleaningsGWB §593: of the denierskitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: deniestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: such as have denied Theewill-and-testamentW&T §34: disbelieved in Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: been repudiatedgleaningsGWB §68: admitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: protested
This form usually rendered as “disputed” (1 occurrences)
contention 21% strife 14% conflict 14% quarrels 7% war 7% dissension 7% despoiled 7% disputed 7% divest 7% contended 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: contentiongleaningsGWB §395: dissensionkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: Conflictprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: disputed with Thee aboutwill-and-testamentW&T §17: contended with Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: wargleaningsGWB §717: be despoiledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: divest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: King ofgleaningsGWB §592: by virtue of His sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Monarchsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: Divine and sovereigntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: sovereignty
