Prayers and Meditations — §236
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 236 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَها أَنَا ذا يا إِلهِي قَدْ وَقَعْتُ عَلَى التُّرابِ بَيْنَ يَدَيكَ وَأَعْتَرِفُ بِعَجْزِ نَفْسي وَاقْتِدارِ نَفْسِكَ وَفَقْرِ ذاتي وَغَناءِ ذاتِكَ وَفَنآءِ رُوحِي وَبَقاءِ رُوحِكَ وَمُنْتَهى ذُلِّيْ وَمُنْتَهَى عِزَّتِكَ وَبِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنتَ وَحْدَكَ لا شَرِيكَ لَكَ وَحدَكَ لا شَبِيهَ لَكَ وَحْدَكَ لا نِدَّ لَكَ وَحْدَكَ لا ضِدَّ لَكَ، لَمْ تَزَلْ كُنْتَ بِعُلُوِّ ارْتِفاعِ قَيُّومِيَّتِكَ مُقَدَّسًا عَنْ ذِكْرِ ما سِواكَ وَلا تَزالُ تَكُونُ فِي سُمُوِّ اسْتِرْفاعِ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ مُنَزَّهًا عَنْ وَصْفِ ما دُونَكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Behold me, then, O my God, fallen prostrate upon the dust before Thee, confessing my powerlessness and Thine omnipotence, my poverty and Thy wealth, mine evanescence and Thine eternity, mine utter abasement and Thine infinite glory. I recognize that there is none other God but Thee, that Thou hast no peer nor partner, none to equal or rival Thee. In Thine unapproachable loftiness Thou hast, from eternity, been exalted above the praise of any one but Thee, and shalt continue for ever, in Thy transcendent singleness and glory, to be sanctified from the glorification of any one except Thine own Self.
Translation Notes
SE rendered فَها (fahá), ذا (dhá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), وَقَعْتُ (waqaʿt) as “Behold, my God, fallen”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: O my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §725: O my God”kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: mysticprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: O Thou the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “succeeded”, “fallen” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: wasgleaningsGWB §99: are the recipientskitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: succeeded in gazing ontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: their abodethe-hidden-wordsHW §148: situatewill-and-testamentW&T §30: partsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: come to pass
SE expanded to “upon the dust”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: the dust thereofgleaningsGWB §665: that lieth in the dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: the dust itselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §497: groundthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: the clayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: dustgleaningsGWB §717: world of dustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: now dwelling upon the dust
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the handgleaningsGWB §615: the eyeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: mewill-and-testamentW&T §58: the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: into the hands ofgleaningsGWB §63: all his mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their hands
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “confessed”, “recognized” (26 occurrences)
hath 25% confessed 21% recognized 13% have 13% confessing 8% hast 4% confess 4% confesseth 4% borne 4% testifieth 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: ye have believedgleaningsGWB §35: by the standard of their own knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §91: were ye of them that comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: reveal Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: fragrance
powerlessness 44% impotence 15% helplessness 11% none 7% tearful 4% can 4% failure 4% failed 4% man 4% futility 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: powerlessgleaningsGWB §449: can thwartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: the sickprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: my powerlessnesswill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmed meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: cangleaningsGWB §118: How futilekitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: incapacity
SE rendered يَدَيكَ (yadayk), وَأَعْتَرِفُ (waʾaʿtarif), بِعَجْزِ (biʿajz), نَفْسي (nafsí), وَاقْتِدارِ (wáqtidár), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), وَفَقْرِ (wafaqr) as “Thee, confessing, powerlessness, my, Thine omnipotence, and, poverty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: such mengleaningsGWB §296: with Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the minds of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §634: within metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: others
This form usually rendered as “power”, “might”, “divine” (51 occurrences)
power 62% might 10% divine 5% mighty 5% dominion 5% potency 5% potentialities 2% hands 2% all-subduing 2% soul 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: one who is poorgleaningsGWB §148: these wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: that poor manprayers-and-meditationsP&M §723: and my povertythe-hidden-wordsHW §132: of povertyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: poorgleaningsGWB §366: destitutekitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: poverty-stricken
SE rendered وَاقْتِدارِ (wáqtidár), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), وَفَقْرِ (wafaqr), ذاتي (dhátí), وَغَناءِ (waghanáʾ), ذاتِكَ (dhátik), وَفَنآءِ (wafanáʾ), رُوحِي (rúḥí) as “Thine omnipotence, and, poverty, my, wealth, Thy, evanescence, mine”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: EssencegleaningsGWB §536: by My Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: mywill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thine EssencegleaningsGWB §92: Ancient of Dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Being
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the All-SufficinggleaningsGWB §549: exalted abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: independenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: didst dispensetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §157: shall be all-sufficient unto youwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §246: Him Who is the Spiritfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §311: these souls radiatekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: bread of heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: Through the spirittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of spirit
eternity 32% immortality 23% everlasting 17% long 6% immortal 6% eternal 4% throughout 4% incorruptible 2% unfading 2% establishment 2%
beyond 37% highest 15% immeasurable 7% end 7% divine 7% ended 7% supreme 7% muntaha 4% sadratu’l-muntahá 4% may 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: until they ended infire-tabletFire §29: DivinegleaningsGWB §537: even untokitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: that knoweth no endprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: and that the highesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
This form usually rendered as “shame” (2 occurrences)
abasement 42% abased 15% shame 11% humiliation 6% wretchedness 6% lowly 6% degradation 5% misery 3% humbled 3% disgrace 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: shamegleaningsGWB §183: be abasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: The utter destitutionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Abaserthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: dost thou abase thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lowlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: abasementgleaningsGWB §471: humbly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: sovereignty and glorygleaningsGWB §387: His mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: Dear friend!prayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: the Strengthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: mighty
SE rendered اللَّهُ (al-lah), إِلهَ (ʾilh), وَحْدَكَ (waḥdak), شَرِيكَ (sharík) as “God, partner”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: Vahidfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §541: fellowshipkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: anyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: they who recognized Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: O thou who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §619: that have disbelieved in, and rebelled against, Uskitab-i-iqanKIQ §261: their own misbeliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: them that have joined partners with Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: are the property ofwill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: partnergleaningsGWB §270: the infidels
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: From time immemorialgleaningsGWB §93: can never fade.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: imperishableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: continue to remainthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: perishethwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: invariablygleaningsGWB §37: even unto this day
loftiness 30% transcendent 15% exalted 11% heights 11% sublime 7% lofty 7% excellence 7% glory 4% all-glorious 4% high-minded 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: for the sake of the exaltation offire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §311: the loftinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: Glorified are they aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: how couldtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
This form usually rendered as “exalt”, “exalted”, “exaltation” (36 occurrences)
exalt 15% exalted 15% exaltation 15% glorification 15% elevate 10% advancement 10% upliftment 5% sublimity 5% rise 5% elevating 5%
SE rendered بِعُلُوِّ (biʿulúl), ارْتِفاعِ (irtifáʿ), قَيُّومِيَّتِكَ (qayyúmímatik), مُقَدَّسًا (muqaddasan), ذِكْرِ (dhikr) as “loftiness, unapproachable, exalted, praise”
transcendent 30% all-compelling 20% own 10% unapproachable 10% compelling 10% sovereignty 10% dominion 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: arisenfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §460: raise upkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: In another senseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: the depthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
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 §64: to the sanctitygleaningsGWB §297: cankitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: and hast caused them to be detachedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctitywill-and-testamentW&T §18: detachment from all worldly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: exalted
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: hath reportedgleaningsGWB §621: of the remembrancekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: fade into utter nothingnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: I had been mentionedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: all else but HimgleaningsGWB §302: except Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: every one except Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: another than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: everywheregleaningsGWB §370: seat
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “remain”, “wilt” (70 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: It isgleaningsGWB §381: the entire creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §115: all creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide
This form usually rendered as “sublimity”, “exaltation”, “inaccessible” (28 occurrences)
sublimity 29% exaltation 12% inaccessible 12% transcendent 12% most 6% noble 6% advancement 6% promote 6% glory 6% station 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: this Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §591: heaven and ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: but onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE rendered سُمُوِّ (sumúm), اسْتِرْفاعِ (istirfáʿ), أَحَدِيَّتِكَ (ʾaḥadídatik), مُنَزَّهًا (munazzahan), وَصْفِ (waṣf) as “singleness, transcendent, sanctified, glorification”
oneness 42% unity 13% glory 13% transcendent 10% divine 6% own 3% holy 3% most 3% incomparable 3% retreats 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy unitygleaningsGWB §469: otherskitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of onetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto onegleaningsGWB §181: commoners
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: sanctifiedfire-tabletFire §31: Thy holinessgleaningsGWB §708: immeasurably exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: stainlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: sanctified fromthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy freedomwill-and-testamentW&T §15: purged themselvesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the purity
This form usually rendered as “description”, “described”, “describing” (33 occurrences)
description 25% described 13% describing 13% conception 13% highest 6% such 6% portray 6% applicable 6% fathom 6% praise 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: describedgleaningsGWB §612: of His attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: adornedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: recountepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: describegleaningsGWB §6: to fathom Thy mysterykitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: recount His praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: my description
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: from all except TheegleaningsGWB §6: besides Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §18: none but Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: except TheegleaningsGWB §621: every defilement
