Prayers and Meditations — §332
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 332 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
هَلْ لِغَيرِكَ يا إِلهِي مِنْ وُجُودٍ لِيُذْكَرَ تِلْقآءَ ذِكْرِكَ، وَهَلْ لِدُونِكَ مِنْ ظُهُورٍ لِيَكُونَ دَلِيْلاً لِنَفْسِكَ أَوْ مَذْكورًا فِي ساحَةِ عِزِّ تَوْحِيدِكَ، لَمْ تَزَلْ كُنْتَ وَلَمْ يَكنْ مَعَكَ مِنْ شَيءٍ وَلا تَزالُ تَكُونُ بِمِثْلِ ما كُنْتَ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيزُ العَليِمُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Who is there, O my God, that can be deemed worthy to be remembered when Thou art remembered, and where is he to be found who can be regarded as capable of hinting at Thy nature or worthy of mention in the court of Thy transcendent oneness? From everlasting Thou hast been alone with no one else beside Thee, and to everlasting Thou wilt continue to be one and the same. No God is there beside Thee, the God of power, of glory and wisdom.
Translation Notes
SE rendered هَلْ (hal), لِغَيرِكَ (lighayrik), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), وُجُودٍ (wujúdin) as “Who, my God, he”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: untowardfire-tabletFire §27: of Thine avenging wrathgleaningsGWB §358: aught else save Theekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: anyone butprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: alien to Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §28: this commandwill-and-testamentW&T §44: insincere
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: God’sfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §35: of Providencekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: God, theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thy Divinitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: Selffire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §350: existingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: was wraptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: the universetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: has made in thee its homewill-and-testamentW&T §6: extant
SE expanded to “to be remembered”
describe 29% remembered 14% remember 7% others 7% reveal 7% commemorated 7% numbered 7% admonish 7% vaunted 7% recounted 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: learnedgleaningsGWB §176: the messagekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: foreshadowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: be brought to mindtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: the Divine Presencefire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §382: be united with, Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: attaining the presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §772: who forsooktablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: have engraved on theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: sowed
This form usually rendered as “all”, “except”, “any” (65 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: withoutgleaningsGWB §246: none but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: except thethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: the Royal decreegleaningsGWB §575: Unless
This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (397 occurrences)
revelation 59% manifestation 16% dispensation 8% advent 4% appearance 3% made 3% through 2% divine 2% every 2% unveiled 2%
This form usually rendered as “will”, “future”, “may” (77 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: essencegleaningsGWB §195: and bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: Thou wouldst haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: of Thy creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §4: Veiled
proof 29% evidence 21% testimony 11% proofs 11% guide 7% testify 7% symbol 4% embodiment 4% unshepherded 4% expound 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: thou hast producedgleaningsGWB §104: standardskitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: demonstrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: revealwill-and-testamentW&T §6: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: seekgleaningsGWB §107: quoted in support of Our argumentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: idly contend
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “thee” (222 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: him whogleaningsGWB §77: they utteredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: and doubtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: of Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §28: Breathewill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy Self
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: the shores of the seagleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: into the courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the shore of the seakitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: sanctuarythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realm
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 §135: mightygleaningsGWB §682: Almighty and All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: stupendoustablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: All-Powerful, the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: unitefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §471: of the unitykitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: a certainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy singleness and unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: From everlastinggleaningsGWB §306: deprive him ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: immortalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §810: noonthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: perishethwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: perpetuallygleaningsGWB §301: will continue to exist forever
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “created” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy WillgleaningsGWB §397: We willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: to whom He willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: Thou dosttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE rendered شَيءٍ (shayʾin), تَزالُ (tazál), تَكُونُ (takún), بِمِثْلِ (bimithl), إِلهَ (ʾilh) as “one, to everlasting, continue, be, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: they that resemble theegleaningsGWB §598: as clear and manifest askitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: idolsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: and nature as themselvesthe-hidden-wordsHW §4: Mine imagewill-and-testamentW&T §15: in their footstepsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: same as
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
This form usually rendered as “all-knowing”, “omniscient”, “all-wise” (121 occurrences)
all-knowing 73% omniscient 9% all-wise 5% knower 4% god 3% knowing 2% knoweth 2% aware 1% understanding 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: learningfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §312: of mankindkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: these divinesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
