Prayers and Meditations — §160
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 160 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ مَظْهَرُ المَظاهِرِ وَمَصْدَرُ المَصادِرِ وَمَطْلَعُ المَطالِعِ وَمَشْرِقُ المَشارِقِ، أَشْهَدُ بِاسْمِكَ تَزَيَّنَتْ سَماءُ العِرْفانِ وَتَمَوَّجَ بَحْرُ البَيانِ وَشُرِعَتِ الشَّرائِعُ لأَهْلِ الأَدْيانِ، أَسْئَلُكَ أَنْ تَجْعَلَنِيْ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
O God, Who art the Author of all Manifestations, the Source of all Sources, the Fountainhead of all Revelations, and the Wellspring of all Lights! I testify that by Thy Name the heaven of understanding hath been adorned, and the ocean of utterance hath surged, and the dispensations of Thy providence have been promulgated unto the followers of all religions.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: gracegleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: GodheadgleaningsGWB §10: His
This form usually rendered as “manifestation”, “revealer”, “who” (111 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Author of all”
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 §167: the exponentsfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §443: symbolskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: appeared?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: the manifold revelationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
SE expanded to “Source of all”
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “source” (125 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Fountainhead of all”
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 §18: Sourcefire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §612: the revealerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: dawnprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: the revelationstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: hath shonefire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §57: embodimentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: and the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: brightness
SE expanded to “by Thy Name”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: any namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §43: before His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §276: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: most excellent titlestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: call
SE expanded to “hath been adorned”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: adornedfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §608: adorningkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: hath been adornedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: decked withgleaningsGWB §591: I was adornedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thou didst adorn
knowledge 34% understanding 26% recognition 8% recognize 8% comprehension 7% know 6% recognizing 4% insight 3% wisdom 2% visualize 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: discerngleaningsGWB §286: iskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: well-knownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: and confessedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Know thisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Knowledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: oceanfire-tabletFire §25: a seagleaningsGWB §51: the rushing waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Thy seatablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §6: the crimson seaswill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the Black Sea
utterance 53% bayán 17% eloquence 6% glorification 6% utterances 6% ornament 3% articulate 3% time 3% speak 3% give 3%
وَشُرِعَتِ
literal: law; law, religious law; legislation
SE expanded to “have been promulgated”
law 48% faith 14% river 9% laws 7% have 5% dispensation 3% revelation 3% law.” 3% dispensations 3% divine 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: LawgleaningsGWB §477: His lawkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Law.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: Divine Lawwill-and-testamentW&T §25: legislativeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: We have prescribedgleaningsGWB §101: a particular Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: theological
This form usually rendered as “people”, “dwellers”, “peoples” (116 occurrences)
SE expanded to “unto the followers”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: unto all beingsfire-tabletFire §41: amonggleaningsGWB §57: dwellerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the denizensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §52: all thattablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: childrenwill-and-testamentW&T §52: rebellious ones
SE expanded to “of all religions”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: your religiongleaningsGWB §232: the holy and shining citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: Causeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: of the citieswill-and-testamentW&T §1: All-Glorious Faithepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: Great CitygleaningsGWB §636: are the citieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: destitute
SE rendered لأَهْلِ (lʾahl), الأَدْيانِ، (ad-dyáni،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “unto the followers, of all religions”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §506: and shall be calledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: I entreatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §630: pray Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseecheth
SE rendered الأَدْيانِ، (ad-dyáni،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk), تَجْعَلَنِيْ (tajʿalaní) as “of all religions”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: hath exaltedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §537: singled Him outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §17: handiworkprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: didst exaltthe-hidden-wordsHW §65: clothewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: “Consecrate
