Prayers and Meditations — §280

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 280 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

البَهآءِ وَالمَذْكورُ فِي قَلْبِ البَهآءِ وَالنَّاطِقُ بِلِسانِ البَهآءِ وَالمُسْتَوِي عَلَى قَلْبِ البَهآءِ، لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ العَلِيُّ الأَعْلى وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ المُتَعالِ الغَفُورُ الْكَرِيمُ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Thou art, verily, the Lord of Bahá, and the Beloved of his heart, and the Object of his desire, and the Inspirer of his tongue, and the Source of his soul. No God is there but Thee, the Inaccessible, the Most High. Thou art, verily, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Merciful.

Translation Notes

البَهآءِ

al-baháʾ b-h-w → “all-glorious” Distinctive

literal: glory

This form usually rendered as “glory”, “faith”, “splendor” (22 occurrences)

glory 82% faith 9% splendor 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: the glory gleaningsGWB §201: all-glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: Most Glorious the-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glory will-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Glories epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: are verily glorious gleaningsGWB §200: of Immortality prayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: Thy Light

وَالمَذْكورُ

wálmadhkúr dh-k-r → “remembrance” Distinctive

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

This form usually rendered as “mentioned”, “recorded”, “mention” (62 occurrences)

mentioned 22% recorded 17% mention 13% aforementioned 9% foretold 9% above-mentioned 9% hath 9% revealed 4% referred 4% characterized 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: stated gleaningsGWB §621: may be attuned kitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckoned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: informed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: what I have spoken tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeth the-hidden-wordsHW §67: mention of Me

وَالنَّاطِقُ

wálnnáṭiq n-ṭ-q → “hath” Distinctive

literal: speak; speaking

This form usually rendered as “uttering”, “speak”, “utterance” (52 occurrences)

uttering 25% speak 15% utterance 10% rational 10% uttered 10% speaketh 10% reciteth 5% voice 5% recite 5% say 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: spoke fire-tabletFire §37: uttereth gleaningsGWB §646: utter kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §419: and speak will-and-testamentW&T §2: declared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: is raised

بِلِسانِ

bilisán l-s-n → “of his”

literal: tongue; tongue, language; tongues

SE rendered قَلْبِ (qalb), البَهآءِ (al-baháʾ), وَالنَّاطِقُ (wálnnáṭiq), بِلِسانِ (bilisán), البَهآءِ (al-baháʾ), وَالمُسْتَوِي (wálmustawí) as “of his, tongue, the Inspirer, the Source”

tongue 55% language 14% tongues 9% through 5% sword 5% stammering 5% voice 5% any 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your tongues gleaningsGWB §636: the sword kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: my bodily tongue the-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: tongues gleaningsGWB §346: a language kitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speech

وَالمُسْتَوِي

wálmustawí s-w-y → “except” Distinctive

literal: other than; other-than; besides

This form usually rendered as “imprinted”, “established”, “source” (5 occurrences)

imprinted 33% established 33% source 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides Me gleaningsGWB §573: aught else but Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: been established prayers-and-meditationsP&M §70: Thy face tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full height the-hidden-wordsHW §85: save epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: besides Thyself gleaningsGWB §666: for naught else

إِلهَ

ʾilh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; god

god 85% lord 8% other 4% there 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: God gleaningsGWB §127: God in kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Almighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: our God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: other God gleaningsGWB §385: two Gods kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: my

العَلِيُّ

al-ʿalíl ʿ-l-w → “the most high”

literal: highest; upon; exalted

SE expanded to “the Most High”

most 40% exalted 21% upon 16% do 5% unto 4% over 3% against 2% around 2% inaccessible 2% all 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: high-minded fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §286: them that kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: exalted are prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: and this most august tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §148: concourse on high

وَإِنَّكَ

waʾinnak ʾ-n-n

literal: indeed/verily

SE rendered العَلِيُّ (al-ʿalíl), الأَعْلى (al-ʾaʿlى), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), المُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir), المُتَعالِ (al-mutaʿál) as “the Most High, Inaccessible, the Almighty, the Most Exalted”