Prayers and Meditations — §238
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 238 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
حِينَئِذٍ أَشْهَدُ بِنَفْسِي وَرُوحِي وَذاتِي بِأَنَّ مَطالِعَ قُدْسِ فَردانِيَّتِكَ وَمَظاهِرَ عِزِّ وَحْدانِيَّتِكَ لَوْ يَطِيرُنَّ بِدَوامِ سَلْطَنَتِكَ وَبَقاءِ قَيُّومِيَّتِكَ لَنْ يَصِلُوا إِلى هَواءِ قُربِ الَّذِيْ فِيهِ تَجَلَّيْتَ بِاسْمٍ مِنْ أَسْمآءِ أَعْظَمِكَ، فَسُبْحَانَكَ سُبْحَانَكَ عَن بَديِعِ جَلالِكَ فَسُبْحَانَكَ سُبْحَانَكَ عَنْ مَنِيعِ إِجْلالِكَ فَسُبْحَانَكَ سُبْحَانَكَ عَن عُلُوِّ سَلْطَنَتِكَ وَسُمُوِّ شَوْكَتِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Wherefore, I bear witness with my soul, my spirit, my entire being, that should They Who are the Daysprings of Thy most holy unity and the Manifestations of Thy transcendent oneness be able to soar so long as Thine own sovereignty endureth and Thine all-compelling authority can last, they will fail in the end to attain unto even the precincts of the court wherein Thou didst reveal the effulgence of but one of Thy most mighty Names. Glorified, glorified be, therefore, Thy wondrous majesty. Glorified, glorified be Thine unattainable loftiness. Glorified, glorified be the preeminence of Thy kingship and the sublimity of Thine authority and power.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: a fewgleaningsGWB §222: of inestimable valuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: With every fleeting breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: Thine own Beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: for myself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: the Spirit of Godfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §174: in a spirit of friendlinesskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: and rapturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: of heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §34: thou mayest live in peace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: EssencegleaningsGWB §87: womankitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: my entire beingwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: His Exalted BeinggleaningsGWB §92: Ancient of Dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Beings
daysprings 43% dawning-places 13% exponents 11% revealers 9% day-springs 9% revealed 4% manifestations 4% embodiments 2% wellsprings 2% instigators 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: ignorancefire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §57: O ye that are the very incarnationskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “first,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: fromtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: AqdasgleaningsGWB §598: be purekitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: is immeasurably exalted abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: My holinesswill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to the sanctity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Incomparablefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §66: with Whom no partners can be joinedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: peerlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: of Thy unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §2: uniqueepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Single
manifestations 67% exponents 11% manifestation 5% who 4% embodiments 4% emblems 3% through 3% symbols 2% revealers 2% person 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: be revealedfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §465: and My outer beingkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: whose outward behaviourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: Thou hast, verily, revealedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: outwardly it
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §115: the AlmightygleaningsGWB §717: influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: the Strengthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: magnified be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of such as have acknowledged Thy unityfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §386: of His unitykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: is but oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §485: they who have believed in Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Birdsfire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §387: The birdskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: exploreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: and make them able to soartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: riseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: to soargleaningsGWB §320: soareth
SE expanded to “so long as”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: EverlastinggleaningsGWB §385: unchangeablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: for everprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: ever since the foundation ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: perisheth notwill-and-testamentW&T §22: continuallyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: enduregleaningsGWB §311: as long as
sovereignty 74% through 8% power 6% transcendent 2% kingship 2% own 2% rejected 2% sovereign 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: SháhgleaningsGWB §217: Thou Who art the Kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: ascendencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: through His sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: through the power of a sovereignty
SE rendered بِدَوامِ (bidawám), سَلْطَنَتِكَ (salṭanatik), وَبَقاءِ (wabaqáʾ), قَيُّومِيَّتِكَ (qayyúmímatik), يَصِلُوا (yaṣilúá) as “so long as, sovereignty, Thine all-compelling authority can, attain”
eternity 32% immortality 23% everlasting 17% long 6% immortal 6% eternal 4% throughout 4% incorruptible 2% unfading 2% establishment 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: of immortalityfire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §679: set aglowkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this imperishableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: liveth eternallytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: for everlasting life
قَيُّومِيَّتِكَ
literal: station; people; place
SE expanded to “Thine all-compelling authority can”
transcendent 30% all-compelling 20% own 10% unapproachable 10% compelling 10% sovereignty 10% dominion 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: resistethfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §280: whosoever will arisekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: significanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: abletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: will have been brought face to face withfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §30: presencekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: weldingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: meeting with Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: obtained
This form usually rendered as “atmosphere”, “heights”, “immensity” (37 occurrences)
atmosphere 48% heights 16% immensity 6% heavens 6% heaven 6% desire 3% firmament 3% limitless 3% precincts 3% sublimities 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the dictatesfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §313: to self and passionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: their selfish desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: to my corrupt desirestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §9: and passionthe-hidden-wordsHW §127: OF PASSIONwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “proximity”, “nearness” (61 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: of such as are nigh unto Himfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §248: continually approaching themkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: nigh.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: able to approachtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “having” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: effulgent glorygleaningsGWB §378: shed its radiancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §326: sheddeth its splendorthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: the sun beam falls alike uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: with the effulgentgleaningsGWB §357: the revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: glory
SE expanded to “of Thy most”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: is His namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §349: stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: in terms ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: all the inmates of heaventablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “most” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Most GreatgleaningsGWB §600: most sublimekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: the mightiest ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: in my bodythe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy majesty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: All-Gloriousfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §4: Farkitab-i-iqanKIQ §291: Glorified beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: from immersing ourselvestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
wondrous 65% new 14% badi 4% beauteous 4% how 2% marvelous 2% newly-revealed 2% marvellous 2% loveliest 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: MakersgleaningsGWB §548: the eye of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Its wondrousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: through the incomparable tokenstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the FirstgleaningsGWB §546: How wondrous
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “great”, “greatness” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: glorifiedgleaningsGWB §656: great glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: majestic powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: loftinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §47: majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: of the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: Thy glory
This form usually rendered as “most”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (38 occurrences)
most 34% transcendent 14% exalted 14% inaccessible 7% glory 7% wondrous 7% great 7% sublime 3% all-highest 3% verily 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: forbadgleaningsGWB §423: shutting outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: most excellentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: keeping them backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: no longerwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: withheld
This form usually rendered as “loftiness”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (43 occurrences)
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 §120: upperfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §547: From the exalted sourcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: immeasurably glorified beyondprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: above alltablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
This form usually rendered as “authority” (1 occurrences)
power 39% might 31% omnipotence 10% dominion 8% through 3% evidences 2% overpowering 2% greatness 2% hand 2% immensity 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: appreciatefire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §480: extentkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: indomitable strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: to the power of Whose mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: thy capacity
