Prayers and Meditations — §596
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 596 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ يا مَنْ سَخَّرْتَ مَلأَ الإِنْشاءِ مِنْ حَرَكَةِ قَلَمِكَ الأَعْلَى وَأَظْهَرْتَ لَئالِئَ بَحْرِ العِرْفانِ إِذْ نَطَقَ لِسانُكَ بَيْنَ الأَرْضِ وَالسَّمآءِ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ قُدْرَتَكَ أَحَاطَتِ الكائِناتِ وَرَحْمَتَكَ سَبَقَتِ المُمْكِناتِ، ما عَجَّزَكَ سَطْوَةُ أَهْلِ العالَمِ وَما مَنَعَكَ ضَوْضآءُ الأُمَمِ، أَظْهَرْتَ فِي المُلْكَ ما أَرَدْتَهُ بِسُلْطانِكَ وَحَكَمْتَ بِما تَعَلَّقَ بِهِ مَشِيَّتُكَ، إِنَّكَ كُنْتَ لَمْ تَزَلْ فِي عُلُوِّ القُدْرَةِ وَالاسْتِقْلالِ وَلا تَزالُ فِي سُمُوِّ العَظَمَةِ وَالإِجْلالِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glory be to Thee, O Thou Who hast, through the movement of Thy most august pen, subdued the concourse of Thy creation, and manifested the pearls of the ocean of Thy wisdom through the words which Thy tongue hath spoken before all who are in heaven and on earth. I testify that Thy might hath encompassed the whole universe, and Thy mercy surpassed all created things. The powers of the earth have never prevailed against Thee, nor hath the tumult of the nations frustrated Thy purpose. Thou hast revealed in Thy realm whatsoever Thou hadst desired through the power of Thy sovereignty, and hast ordained all things according to the good pleasure of Thy will. From eternity Thou hast inhabited the loftiest heights of Thy dominion and of Thine unfettered sovereignty, and wilt unto eternity continue to abide in the inaccessible retreats of Thy majesty and glory.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: Graciousfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §557: hymns of glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: celebrateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: Praise betablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: imposed lawsgleaningsGWB §670: be empowered to subduekitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: deridedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Subject to Thy ruleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: SubduegleaningsGWB §580: can subduekitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: scoffed atprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: with scorn
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Concoursefire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §531: O ye that are numbered withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: Floodtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §10: is filled
الإِنْشاءِ
literal: creation; creation, origination; creation/origination
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: creationgleaningsGWB §2: by Thee and are but the evidences of Thine handiworkkitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: sprungprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: in the entire creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: belowwill-and-testamentW&T §7: erectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of creationgleaningsGWB §59: the world of creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: Pen of thegleaningsGWB §281: of Whose Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: with Thy most exalted Penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My PengleaningsGWB §66: exclaimethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: of Thy pen
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: Most Sublimefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §505: Supremely loftykitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: Exalted is He aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §766: ringingtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the manifestationsfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §150: comingkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: ravagethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: Thy manifold tests assail themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: guise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: by nightgleaningsGWB §320: dreamkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: night seasonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: the nightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: nightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: Many a nightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: in the night-seasonkitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: night-season
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the seasgleaningsGWB §629: the oceans ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §717: the ocean ofwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: on the oceangleaningsGWB §684: an oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understanding
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “recognize” (144 occurrences)
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: integritygleaningsGWB §117: Mine Essence thou shalt never apprehend!kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: understanding and recognitionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: that I may recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: recognition
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: may speak forthfire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §416: whose tongue utterethkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: and enable them to speak forthtablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the TonguegleaningsGWB §464: mouthskitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: speechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §754: with eloquencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: in the languagegleaningsGWB §251: whose tongues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: that is on earthfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §573: or in the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: this earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: on Thine earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: soil
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: from the Name of Godfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §151: into the heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: skiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: of Thytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: seemingfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §481: We observedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: it is evidentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: have suffered martyrdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: couldst thou but see
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
encompassed 30% have 23% compassed 13% hath 13% enveloped 3% all-encompassing 3% encompasseth 3% blew 3% encompass 3% embraced 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: hath encompassedfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §390: hath spread itself overkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: shedding illuminationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: have assailedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §5: from all sides afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: compassed me about
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: be notgleaningsGWB §242: claim yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: If he beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: Who hasttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §19: thou dost
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: great mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §257: have mercy uponkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §67: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: that I may crave his mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
hath 44% surpassed 22% preceded 6% surpasseth 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% pervaded 3% permeated 3% surpass 3% grasp 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: surpassinggleaningsGWB §548: can excelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: surpassprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: that hath surpassedthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereuntoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: excelledgleaningsGWB §610: have excelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: grasp
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all creationfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §656: mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: the souls of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: hath kindledthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: in existencewill-and-testamentW&T §23: earthlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: its peoples
SE usually renders this root as “powerlessness”, “can”, “powerless”
powerlessness 33% can 15% powerless 11% helplessness 9% impotence 9% impotent 7% failed 4% incapable 4% none 4% fail 4%
ascendancy 25% powers 13% awful 13% dominion 13% authorities 6% sovereignty 6% influence 6% threats 6% crushing 6% assaults 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the powersfire-tabletFire §6: mightgleaningsGWB §512: onslaughtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the power of Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: powersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the awful majestygleaningsGWB §79: the ascendancyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: ascendancy
SE rendered المُمْكِناتِ، (al-mumkináti،), عَجَّزَكَ (ʿajjazak), سَطْوَةُ (saṭwah), أَهْلِ (ʾahl), العالَمِ (al-ʿálam), مَنَعَكَ (manaʿak), ضَوْضآءُ (ḍawḍáʾ) as “all created things, frustrated, powers, the, earth, prevailed, tumult”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of the people offire-tabletFire §22: the SyriansgleaningsGWB §299: the Concoursekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: beholderskitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: them that have the custody ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §160: unto the followerstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: them that are withinthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: children
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: His knowledgefire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §312: The world beyondkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: motive-forceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §749: Thou hast taughttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “able” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: shut you outgleaningsGWB §572: and hinder youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: mightiest and loftiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §325: I find myself unabletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: may withhold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: the motherfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §107: Apostleshipkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: mother.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: of nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
This form usually rendered as “kingdom”, “king”, “sovereign” (118 occurrences)
kingdom 24% king 23% sovereign 12% dominion 8% kingdoms 8% world 7% sovereignty 5% angels 4% earth 4% all-possessing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: the different countriesgleaningsGWB §425: Supreme Ordainerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: his angelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: among Thy nationstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: kingdoms
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “what” (28 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: desiregleaningsGWB §472: doth not askkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: divine Purposeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §6: through the operation of His willthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: desirethgleaningsGWB §580: chosenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: given
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: through the power of His sovereigntygleaningsGWB §3: to Thy sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and Whose sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: the King
This form usually rendered as “wisdom”, “divine”, “sagacious” (74 occurrences)
wisdom 85% divine 4% sagacious 1% thou 1% through 1% cord 1% dictates 1% inscrutable 1% unnumbered 1% exercise 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: the All-WisegleaningsGWB §10: by virtue of Our inscrutable decreekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: condemnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Thy lawstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §8: to the government
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “worldly” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willethgleaningsGWB §377: every created thingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: about Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: Thy purposetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everythingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastingly continuegleaningsGWB §669: hath ever beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: Eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §153: hath everwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: eventidegleaningsGWB §321: hath everlastingly existed
This form usually rendered as “independence”, “power” (2 occurrences)
independence 50% power 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My glorygleaningsGWB §656: great glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: Thy greatnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: glorygleaningsGWB §374: magnified be His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: of vain imaginings
