Prayers and Meditations — §327

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 327 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

وَيَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهَا، سُبْحَانَكَ سُبْحَانَكَ مِنْ أَنْ يُقاسَ أَمْرُكَ بِأَمْرٍ أَوْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَيْهِ الأَمْثالُ أَوْ يُعْرَفَ بِالمَقالِ، لَمْ تَزَلْ كُنْتَ وَما كانَ مَعَكَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ وَلا تَزالُ تَكُونُ بِمِثْلِ ما كُنْتَ فِي عُلُوِّ ذاتِكَ وَسُمُوِّ جَلالِكَ،

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Exalted, immeasurably exalted art Thou above any attempt to measure the greatness of Thy Cause, above any comparison that one may seek to make, above the efforts of the human tongue to utter its import! From everlasting Thou hast existed, alone with no one else beside Thee, and wilt, to everlasting, continue to remain the same, in the sublimity of Thine essence and the inaccessible heights of Thy glory.

Translation Notes

وَيَرْجِعُ

wayarjiʿ r-j-ʿ

literal: return; returning; to return

SE rendered وَيَرْجِعُ (wayarjiʿ), إِلَيْهَا، (ʾilayhá،), سُبْحَانَكَ (subḥának) as “Exalted, immeasurably exalted”

return 20% will 10% ye 10% befit 10% returneth 10% against 10% can 10% must 10% pertaineth 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: returned gleaningsGWB §506: Ye shall kitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: “return”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: can befit tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: repaired to the-hidden-wordsHW §87: sink back to will-and-testamentW&T §16: unto whom epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: to return

إِلَيْهَا،

ʾilayhá، ʾ-l-y

literal: to

SE rendered إِلَيْهَا، (ʾilayhá،), سُبْحَانَكَ (subḥának), سُبْحَانَكَ (subḥának) as “art Thou”

until 23% towards 23% unto 15% further 8% upon 8% such 8% need 8% turn 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: upon gleaningsGWB §227: Such a one kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: to an prayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: to turn epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: until this gleaningsGWB §156: towards Him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: in need prayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: unto Thee

سُبْحَانَكَ

subḥának s-b-ḥ → “exalted, immeasurably exalted” Distinctive

literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise

This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)

SE expanded to “Exalted, immeasurably exalted”

glorified 27% lauded 19% praised 14% glory 12% praise 10% magnified 6% exalted 5% all 3% unto 2% “glory 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Glorified gleaningsGWB §112: Glory be to Thee kitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: “veils of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: Lauded and glorified tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He that the-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on high epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: “Glory to gleaningsGWB §3: Exalted, immeasurably exalted

يُقاسَ

yuqás q-w-s → “two” Distinctive

literal: measure/compare

This form usually rendered as “measure” (1 occurrences)

two 50% measure 50%

gleaningsGWB §127: of two bows,”gleaningsGWB §243: measure

أَمْرُكَ

ʾamruk ʾ-m-r → “thy cause”

literal: command; cause

cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: its cause fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §579: ordinance kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Command,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §828: Thy Commandment tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summoned the-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command

إِلَيْهِ

ʾilayh ʾ-l-y

literal: to; to him; besmirch

SE rendered بِأَمْرٍ (biʾamrin), يَرْجِعَ (yarjiʿ), إِلَيْهِ (ʾilayh), الأَمْثالُ (al-ʾamthál), يُعْرَفَ (yuʿraf) as “any comparison, utter”

besmirch 33% inception 33% until 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: until kitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: to us epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: from the inception epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: besmirch

بِمِثْلِ

bimithl m-th-l → “same” Distinctive

literal: like; likeness; example

This form usually rendered as “consider”, “such”, “even” (142 occurrences)

consider 20% such 15% even 15% like 11% same 9% instance 9% similar 7% what 6% equal 4% likened 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: equal gleaningsGWB §707: comparisons kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like unto kitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: Similarly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §287: similitudes the-hidden-wordsHW §4: image epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: Similar gleaningsGWB §40: such

يُعْرَفَ

yuʿraf ʿ-r-f → “knowledge” Distinctive

literal: knowledge; know; knower

This form usually rendered as “recognize”, “can”, “comprehend” (31 occurrences)

recognize 21% can 16% comprehend 16% know 11% known 11% recognizeth 5% discover 5% perceive 5% acknowledge 5% reveal 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the recognition gleaningsGWB §268: acknowledged kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deeds kitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: grasp prayers-and-meditationsP&M §299: Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to see the-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: acquaint

بِالمَقالِ،

biálmaqáli، q-w-l → “say” Distinctive

literal: say; saying

This form usually rendered as “words” (3 occurrences)

say 46% said 16% saith 10% words 9% have 6% saying 3% hath 3% word 3% made 2% sayings 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: through these words gleaningsGWB §261: reveal kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: their words prayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: and saith tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: Verily tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: ‘Call out to tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: And thus proclaimed the-hidden-wordsHW §2: counsel

تَزَلْ

tazal z-w-l → “hast existed” Distinctive

literal: cease; to cease; decline

This form usually rendered as “everlasting”, “thou”, “eternity” (40 occurrences)

everlasting 35% thou 16% eternity 16% hast 13% everlastingly 6% hath 6% still 3% ever 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: eventide gleaningsGWB §595: ceased kitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: dispelled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §548: to everlasting the-hidden-wordsHW §153: hath ever will-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanish epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: at all times gleaningsGWB §130: everlasting

مَعَكَ

maʿak m-ʿ → “notwithstanding”

literal: with; with/notwithstanding

notwithstanding 40% yet 20% although 7% though 7% associated 7% besides 7% view 7% nevertheless 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Me gleaningsGWB §150: though kitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: In view of epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: notwithstanding gleaningsGWB §277: with you kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: And yet epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: with it gleaningsGWB §265: are associated with thee

شَيْءٍ

shayʾin sh-y-ʾ

literal: thing; things

SE rendered مَعَكَ (maʿak), شَيْءٍ (shayʾin), تَزالُ (tazál), تَكُونُ (takún), بِمِثْلِ (bimithl) as “beside Thee, to everlasting, continue to remain, the same”