Prayers and Meditations — §238
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 238 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
صِرفٌ وَذَنْبٌ بَحْتٌ وَبَغْيٌ باتٌّ، 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
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 §265: his transgressionsgleaningsGWB §256: for their sinskitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: forgive sins.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: the transgressorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: sinfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the greatest of sinnersgleaningsGWB §167: of having transgressedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: his sin?’
SE rendered بَحْتٌ (baḥtun), وَبَغْيٌ (wabaghyun), باتٌّ، (báttun،), حِينَئِذٍ (ḥínaʾidhin) as “Wherefore”
SE rendered وَبَغْيٌ (wabaghyun), باتٌّ، (báttun،), حِينَئِذٍ (ḥínaʾidhin), أَشْهَدُ (ʾashhad) as “Wherefore, I bear witness”
gleaningsGWB §432: in a desire toprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: befitthe-hidden-wordsHW §24: dost seekwill-and-testamentW&T §48: meet and seemlygleaningsGWB §465: My most ardent desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: it befitteththe-hidden-wordsHW §40: if thou wouldst attainwill-and-testamentW&T §48: rebelled
SE rendered باتٌّ، (báttun،), حِينَئِذٍ (ḥínaʾidhin), أَشْهَدُ (ʾashhad), بِنَفْسِي (binafsí) as “Wherefore, I bear witness, with my soul”
SE expanded to “I bear witness”
SE expanded to “with my soul”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: themselvesgleaningsGWB §25: them whokitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: the breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Concealmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the stench-filledfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §548: spiritual facultieskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of Spiritsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: subjected the windstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §17: with My spirit
SE expanded to “my entire being”
daysprings 43% dawning-places 13% exponents 13% revealers 11% day-springs 7% manifestations 4% embodiments 2% wellsprings 2% instigators 2% incarnations 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: flashethfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §59: reckonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: holy Soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: a manifestationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: sanctified be HisgleaningsGWB §115: immeasurably abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §62: Holy Ghostprayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: entirely striptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: pureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: Purge and sanctifygleaningsGWB §227: sanctity.…
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy onenessfire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §384: Onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: essentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: in utter lonelinesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Peerlesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the All-Highest Paradise
manifestations 69% exponents 10% manifestation 6% embodiments 5% who 2% such 2% revealers 2% revelations 1% any 1% dispensations 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: proclaiming His Causefire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §137: visiblekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: revealersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: Thou revealesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark offire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §488: of honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: of omnipotencethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted and
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: of the sixth Vahidfire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §382: true believerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: may laudtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: dust
SE rendered وَمَظاهِرَ (wamaẓáhir), عِزِّ (ʿizz), وَحْدانِيَّتِكَ (waḥdánínatik), لَوْ (law), يَطِيرُنَّ (yaṭírunn), بِدَوامِ (bidawám) as “the Manifestations, transcendent, oneness, soar, Thine own sovereignty endureth”
8 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: enduregleaningsGWB §189: throughout the eternitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: Thine own sovereignty endurethwill-and-testamentW&T §22: continuallyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: EverlastinggleaningsGWB §144: secondkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: eternal
SE rendered يَطِيرُنَّ (yaṭírunn), بِدَوامِ (bidawám), سَلْطَنَتِكَ (salṭanatik), وَبَقاءِ (wabaqáʾ), قَيُّومِيَّتِكَ (qayyúmímatik) as “soar, Thine own sovereignty endureth, can last, authority”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: rulersgleaningsGWB §35: Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: rulethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of Thine omnipotent sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: King
This form usually rendered as “eternity”, “immortality”, “everlasting” (56 occurrences)
eternity 35% immortality 22% everlasting 19% long 5% eternal 5% throughout 3% establishment 3% duration 3% continuance 3% discovered 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: life would havefire-tabletFire §36: isgleaningsGWB §285: livekitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: abiding testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: as long astablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: for everlasting lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: remaining
This form usually rendered as “transcendent”, “authority”, “power” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: risen up against Usfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §643: unto men of insightkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: stageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §272: bidden me to occupytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Mustafafire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §122: veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: have never beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §743: meetingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: may attainthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: the joy of reunionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: bear
This form usually rendered as “atmosphere”, “heights”, “heaven” (30 occurrences)
atmosphere 38% heights 19% heaven 10% firmament 5% immensity 5% limitless 5% heavens 5% wisdom 5% sublimities 5% wings 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the atmospherefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §629: evil passions and desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: selfish desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §175: corrupt inclinationthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: firmament
This form usually rendered as “presence”, “proximity”, “nearness” (62 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: are nigh untofire-tabletFire §3: oceangleaningsGWB §564: they that have drawn nighkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: of the divine Presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: them who are nightablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: near unto thee
SE expanded to “Thou didst reveal”
thou 67% manifested 33%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: effulgent glorygleaningsGWB §59: the splendorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent gloriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §100: beamepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: RevelationgleaningsGWB §669: through the revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours
This form usually rendered as “name”, “most”, “names” (134 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: and of heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §411: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: the visibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §622: through Whose namestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: call
SE rendered بِاسْمٍ (biásmin), أَسْمآءِ (ʾasmáʾ), أَعْظَمِكَ، (ʾaʿẓamika،), فَسُبْحَانَكَ (fasubḥának), سُبْحَانَكَ (subḥának) as “the effulgence, of Thy most mighty Names, Glorified, glorified be, Glorified”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the GreatgleaningsGWB §174: Grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: more exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: Tongue of Grandeurthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: highly-honoredgleaningsGWB §481: excessive riches
فَسُبْحَانَكَ
literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise
SE expanded to “Glorified, glorified be”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: Everything celebratethgleaningsGWB §122: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: “Glory to TheegleaningsGWB §620: the Glorified
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the PeerlessgleaningsGWB §281: created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: His wondrousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: over the wondersthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: mysticwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the worldgleaningsGWB §477: the wondrous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: exalted be His glorygleaningsGWB §60: and Glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: majesty andepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: exaltedgleaningsGWB §656: Thy highnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: of the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: Thy majesty
SE rendered فَسُبْحَانَكَ (fasubḥának), سُبْحَانَكَ (subḥának), مَنِيعِ (maníʿ) as “Glorified, glorified be, glorified”
most 23% transcendent 18% exalted 14% sublime 9% inaccessible 9% mighty 9% all-highest 5% ripe 5% verily 5% glorious 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hath deterred megleaningsGWB §412: hath restrainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: depriveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: may keep them backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: withheld
