Prayers and Meditations — §374
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 374 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ يا إِلهِي أَشْهَدُ بِأَنَّ كُلَّ ذِكْرٍ بَدِيعٍ مُنِعَ عَنِ الارْتِقآءِ إِلى سَمآءِ عِرفانِكَ وَكُلَّ ثَنآءٍ جَمِيلٍ مُنِعَ عَنِ الصُّعُودِ إِلى هوآءِ عِلْمِكَ، لَمْ تَزَلْ كُنْتَ مُقَدَّسًا عَمَّا عِنْدَ عِبادِكَ وَمُنَزَّهًا عَنْ وَصْفِ أَرِقَّائِكَ، ما شَأْنُ العَدَمِ لِيُذْكرَ تِلْقآءَ القِدَمِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lauded be Thy name, O my God! I testify that no thought of Thee, howsoever wondrous, can ever ascend into the heaven of Thy knowledge, and no praise of Thee, no matter how transcendent, can soar up to the atmosphere of Thy wisdom. From eternity Thou hast been removed far above the reach and the ken of the comprehension of Thy servants, and immeasurably exalted above the strivings of Thy bondslaves to express Thy mystery. What power can the shadowy creature claim to possess when face to face with Him Who is the Uncreated?
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: celebratethfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: Immeasurably highprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: All praise be to Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: \‘Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §541: God’s”kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §738: nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: witnessedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §22: were foundkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: clearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §530: that they may gazetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: We exhortgleaningsGWB §318: apprehendingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: hath been recountedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: and my Praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
wondrous 65% new 14% badi 4% beauteous 4% how 2% marvelous 2% newly-revealed 2% marvellous 2% loveliest 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wondrousgleaningsGWB §281: created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: all the universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: through the wondrous potencytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: BadigleaningsGWB §519: peerless
This form usually rendered as “hindered”, “deter”, “withhold” (77 occurrences)
SE expanded to “can ever ascend”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-HighestgleaningsGWB §493: unlawfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: detachmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: may not be kept backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §89: be bereftwill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: forbidden
This form usually rendered as “bondslaves”, “wholly” (2 occurrences)
bondslaves 50% wholly 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: have ascendedgleaningsGWB §374: having ascendedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: soaredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: hath ascendedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: couldst thou ascend thereuntogleaningsGWB §174: ennoblingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: ascendepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: ladder
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the heavensfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §117: heavenly throneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: any onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: that thou mayest perceivegleaningsGWB §117: fathom the mysterykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: man of learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: recognize metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: knowledge
SE rendered سَمآءِ (samáʾ), عِرفانِكَ (ʿirfánik), وَكُلَّ (wakull), ثَنآءٍ (thanáʾin), جَمِيلٍ (jamílin), مُنِعَ (muniʿ) as “the heaven, Thy knowledge, no, praise, how transcendent, can soar”
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: everyonegleaningsGWB §717: the essence of allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: Universalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: the one from the otherthe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §33: withepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: them allgleaningsGWB §371: to His creatures
This form usually rendered as “beneficent”, “beauteous”, “seemly” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: seemlygleaningsGWB §233: and beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: And it came to pass thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: my glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §97: the beauty of His countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §40: to the Ever-Blest Beauty
SE rendered ثَنآءٍ (thanáʾin), جَمِيلٍ (jamílin), مُنِعَ (muniʿ), الصُّعُودِ (aṣ-ṣuʿúd), هوآءِ (húáʾ), عِلْمِكَ، (ʿilmika،) as “praise, how transcendent, can soar, the atmosphere, Thy wisdom”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raisedgleaningsGWB §1: ascendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §270: Raise them uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: ascend unto thethe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise thenwill-and-testamentW&T §18: his passingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: his ascent
atmosphere 48% heights 16% immensity 6% heavens 6% heaven 6% desire 3% firmament 3% limitless 3% precincts 3% sublimities 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: firmamentfire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §668: unmortified passionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: appearedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: and the breathtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: spherethe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §15: self
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: Knowerfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §87: could ye but understand itkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: He, Who is the Object of all knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of Thy manifold knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastingly continuegleaningsGWB §555: be dispelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: through eternityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: unto eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §16: perishethwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: at all timesgleaningsGWB §91: will remain
This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “holy”, “exalted” (158 occurrences)
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: Saint PaulgleaningsGWB §122: sanctifyingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Jerusalem, the holy cityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: hallowed Courttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holywill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: My servantsfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §298: O My servantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: pious worshipprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: such servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: Abdu’-Salam
SE expanded to “immeasurably exalted above”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the purityfire-tabletFire §31: Thy holinessgleaningsGWB §708: immeasurably exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: stainlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: and to sanctify itthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy freedomwill-and-testamentW&T §15: purged themselvesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the purity of
This form usually rendered as “description”, “described”, “describing” (33 occurrences)
description 25% described 13% describing 13% conception 13% highest 6% such 6% portray 6% applicable 6% fathom 6% praise 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: depict that placegleaningsGWB §702: with the ornament of an upright and praiseworthy characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: noble traitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: revealerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: AttributesgleaningsGWB §91: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: recount His praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: and most august attributes
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the stationfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §418: His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §264: my glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The changes and chances
lack 25% evanescent 17% nothingness 17% ignorance 8% failure 8% want 8% none 4% innocence 4% utter 4% destitute 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: nonegleaningsGWB §115: consumekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: non-existentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: the creature who is as nothingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: towards destructionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocencegleaningsGWB §106: nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: their failure
SE expanded to “when face to face”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: of his own accordfire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §463: We have revealed unto theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: “attainment unto the Divine Presence”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §364: beholding Thy facetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: have engraved on theewill-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling
القِدَمِ،
literal: ancient; eternity; step
This form usually rendered as “ancient”, “eternity”, “everlasting” (106 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Him Who is the Uncreated”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: footstepsfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §59: of everlasting dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: exaltingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: of the Uncreatedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: with Thy footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: an advantage over himwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
