Prayers and Meditations — §346
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 346 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ خَلَقْتَ المُمْكِناتِ بِكَلِمَةِ أَمْرِكَ وَذَرَئْتَ المَوْجُوداتِ بِسَلْطَنَتِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ، كُلُّ عَزِيزٍ ذَلَّ عِنْدَ ظُهُوراتِ عِزِّكَ، وَكُلُّ قَوِيٍّ ضَعِيفٌ عِنْدَ شُئُوناتِ قُدْرَتِكَ، وَكُلُّ بَصِيرٍ عَمِيٌّ عِندَ بَوارِقِ أَنْوارِ وَجْهِكَ، وَكُلُّ غَنِيٍّ فَقِيرٌ عِنْدَ بُروزاتِ غَنَائِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِا
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art He Who hath created all things through a word uttered by Thy behest, and fashioned the entire creation through the power of Thy sovereignty and might. The mightiest of men are abased before the revelations of Thy glory, and they who are endued with strength tremble when faced with the evidences of Thy might. Every man of insight is bereft of vision when confronted with the effulgence of the glory of Thy face, and he who is possessed of riches is poor and desolate when beholding the plenteousness of Thy wealth.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: “GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §387: Immeasurably exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: give praise to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: \‘GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §102: Divine
SE usually renders this root as “god”, “divine”, “god’s”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercykitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §560: is
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: creationfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §669: creature of their own conceptionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: creation.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Makertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hast created me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: be achievedfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §118: thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: the contingent worldthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: hath comefire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §292: the wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: of His divine utteranceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: or describetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: words
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 §13: His all-compelling summonsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §475: the ordinanceskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: to proclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: prescribed unto Himtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command
2 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “the entire creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: there lieth concealedfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §696: hath inhaledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §439: I cannottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest findwill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with manifest dominiongleaningsGWB §68: majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: King of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §616: Lord and King oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: through the power of
power 34% might 32% omnipotence 9% dominion 8% through 4% potency 4% sovereign 4% overpowering 2% strength 2% hand 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §682: Almighty and All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: Most Mightythe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy glory
abasement 42% wretchedness 13% abased 13% degradation 8% ashamed 4% abject 4% depth 4% misery 4% shame 4% mortality 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: abasementgleaningsGWB §481: contemptible and worthlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: destitutionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: their wretchednessthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: abasewill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lowlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: Such abasementgleaningsGWB §183: be abased
revelations 34% manifestations 16% revelation 13% evidences 13% manifold 10% tokens 5% all 3% first 2% signs 2% testimonies 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: demonstratefire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §107: have claimedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: unveilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: Revelation—atablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
This form usually rendered as “all”, “every”, “each” (850 occurrences)
strength 17% most 17% omnipotent 8% all-powerful 8% power 8% all-compelling 8% art 8% potency 8% strong 8% all-possessing 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: through the powergleaningsGWB §647: All-Compellingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: All-Possessing, the Most Highthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of powerwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the powerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: strengthenedgleaningsGWB §390: ascendancy
This form usually rendered as “limited”, “feeble”, “faint-hearted” (16 occurrences)
limited 23% feeble 15% faint-hearted 8% weak 8% diminished 8% considerably 8% dying 8% tremble 8% forlorn 8% wretched 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: have failed to weakengleaningsGWB §479: all are helplesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: their limited understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: wearinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: faint-heartedgleaningsGWB §125: weaknesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: are impotent
This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “assaults”, “changes” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neithergleaningsGWB §567: low estatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: the compelling evidencesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §620: the stationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: flashgleaningsGWB §552: lightningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: swiftness of lightningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: splendorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: a mere cupfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: swift as lightningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: brightnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: the swiftness of lightning
This form usually rendered as “light”, “splendors”, “lights” (168 occurrences)
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: shedfire-tabletFire §26: LightgivergleaningsGWB §684: surpassing lusterkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: inextinguishable Lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of the morning lighttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
all-possessing 37% rich 33% dispense 7% afford 3% self-sufficient 3% all 3% can 3% independent 3% truth 3% enrich 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: notesgleaningsGWB §503: All-Possessing, the Inaccessiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: melodiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §158: the plenteousnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all-possessing,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy riches
This form usually rendered as “effulgence”, “plenteousness”, “reflection” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the revelation of My glorygleaningsGWB §357: of the revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: Revealersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: and an evidencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: recounteth that whichepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: disclosedgleaningsGWB §112: the effulgencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: manifestation
SE rendered بُروزاتِ (burúzát), غَنَائِكَ، (ghanáʾika،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “plenteousness, wealth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliantgleaningsGWB §217: I beseech Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: Destroy not, I implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §260: ‘Askprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseecheth
