Prayers and Meditations — §583
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 583 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ لَمْ تَزَلْ كُنْتَ مُقَدَّسًا عَنْ ذِكْرِ غَيْرِكَ وَمُتَعالِيًا عَنْ وَصْفِ خَلْقِكَ، قَدِ اعْتَرَفَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ بِوَحْدانِيَّتِكَ وَأَقَرَّ مَنْ فِي المُلْكَ بِفَرْدانِيَّتِكَ، لَمْ يَصْعَدْ إِلَيْكَ حقائِقُ العِرْفانِ مِنْ أُوْلِي الإِيقانِ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ، وَلا يَعْرُجُ إِلى هَوآءِ قُدْسِكَ جَواهِرُ الذِّكْرِ وَالبَيانِ مِنْ بَرِيَّتِكَ، لأَنَّ العِرْفانَ كانَ وَصْفَ خَلْقِكَ كَيْفَ يَصِلُ إِلَيْكَ، وَالذِّكْرَ وَالبَيانَ يُنْسَبانِ إِلى ع
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Unto Thee be praise, O Lord my God! I testify that Thou art God, and that there is none other God besides Thee. Thou hast from eternity been immeasurably exalted above the praise of any one except Thee, and far above the description of any of Thy creatures. All created things have borne witness to Thy unity, and every dweller in Thy kingdom hath confessed Thy oneness. The essence of the apprehension of the assured among Thy creatures can never attain unto Thee, and the gem-like utterances with which Thy people have praised and glorified Thee can never hope to ascend unto the atmosphere of Thy holiness. For men’s apprehension of Thee is but the apprehension of Thine own creation; how can it reach up to Thee? And all human praise and glorification of Thee pertain unto Thy servants; how can they be deemed worthy of the court of Thy oneness?
Translation Notes
سُبْحَانَكَ
literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Unto Thee be praise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: Great GodgleaningsGWB §597: veilskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: beneath the veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: Laudedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: “Glory togleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thou
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §23: God’s,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed
SE expanded to “hast from eternity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: From time immemorialgleaningsGWB §605: hath always ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: Eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §676: will unto everlasting abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: fleetingwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: declineth notgleaningsGWB §649: time
sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: sanctifygleaningsGWB §135: sacredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §362: thoroughly purgetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of holinessgleaningsGWB §635: most blessed
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: anotherfire-tabletFire §27: puritygleaningsGWB §217: hath suffered such changekitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: other traditions, all otherprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: except Thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: to another thanwill-and-testamentW&T §38: is notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §263: elsewhere
SE expanded to “and far above”
exalted 29% most 14% far 14% inaccessible 10% above 10% comprehend 5% immensely 5% transcendent 5% glorious 5% immeasurably 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: andfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §510: magnifiedkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: most exalted Beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §321: most august and most exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: celestial
description 24% praise 24% describing 12% applicable 6% described 6% character 6% eulogy 6% extol 6% glory 6% notion 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: AttributesgleaningsGWB §101: a special attributekitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: noble traitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: and Thyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: norgleaningsGWB §120: one of His attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: reputedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy creaturesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §388: the creaturekitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: this unworthy peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Thy creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy virtues
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “confessed”, “recognized” (26 occurrences)
hath 32% confessed 16% recognized 11% confessing 11% hast 5% confess 5% borne 5% testifieth 5% acknowledge 5% have 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: insightgleaningsGWB §289: are they that have recognizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: and understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: to comprehendtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: Comprehend
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: My willgleaningsGWB §484: beingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: Thy desiretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: to do
SE expanded to “to Thy unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the harmonizingfire-tabletFire §43: of OnenessgleaningsGWB §471: of the unitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: of Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: dust
This form usually rendered as “acknowledged”, “acknowledge”, “testifieth” (15 occurrences)
acknowledged 33% acknowledge 8% testifieth 8% testified 8% hath 8% assigned 8% confessed 8% have 8% witnessed 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: among the dwellers of Thy realmgleaningsGWB §354: the Lord of all nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: He Whotablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raisedgleaningsGWB §337: separation from the bodyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §41: Suffer me to ascendtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shedthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Risewill-and-testamentW&T §18: his passingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “Get thee upgleaningsGWB §202: and cause
SE rendered حقائِقُ (ḥqáʾiq), العِرْفانِ (al-ʿirfán), أُوْلِي (ʾúlí), الإِيقانِ (al-ʾíqán), خَلْقِكَ، (khalqika،) as “The essence, the apprehension, Thy creatures”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the greatest of sinnersgleaningsGWB §440: the earlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: first, theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §6: interpretationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the foundationgleaningsGWB §702: ere he
SE rendered العِرْفانِ (al-ʿirfán), أُوْلِي (ʾúlí), الإِيقانِ (al-ʾíqán), خَلْقِكَ، (khalqika،), يَعْرُجُ (yaʿruj) as “the apprehension, Thy creatures, ascend”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: assurancefire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §286: such powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Certitude,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §733: with a certaintytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of certitudegleaningsGWB §283: them that believe
atmosphere 38% heights 19% heaven 10% firmament 5% immensity 5% limitless 5% heavens 5% wisdom 5% sublimities 5% wings 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: book of mine own desirefire-tabletFire §21: passiongleaningsGWB §124: Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: selfish desiresprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: of a corrupt inclinationthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: thou desirestwill-and-testamentW&T §36: my spiritepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: firmament
This form usually rendered as “essences”, “gems”, “essence” (37 occurrences)
utterance 53% bayán 17% eloquence 6% glorification 6% utterances 6% ornament 3% articulate 3% time 3% speak 3% give 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: passagesfire-tabletFire §38: ExpoundergleaningsGWB §65: of His undoubted proofskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: set forth the meaningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: before Thythe-hidden-wordsHW §155: of wisdomwill-and-testamentW&T §10: held fast in
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: creationfire-tabletFire §7: mankindgleaningsGWB §621: His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: Thy peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: clear of themgleaningsGWB §584: of their Creatorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Thy creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: HowgleaningsGWB §528: much less recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: How, thenthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: how couldgleaningsGWB §338: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: Pen,—how much more
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: one thingfire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §122: like you.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: Prophets and chosen Onesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §361: withtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §5: may attainthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: to attain the presenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: they who were with
This form usually rendered as “pertain” (1 occurrences)
relationship 22% related 15% kinship 11% ascribed 7% charges 7% have 7% attributed 7% accusations 7% impute 7% kindred 7%
