Prayers and Meditations — §668
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 668 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
لَكَ الحَمْدُ يا إِلهِي عَلَى ما قَلَّبْتَ وُجُوهَ عِبادِكَ إِلى يَمينِ عَرْشِ أَلْطافِكَ وَقَدَّسْتَهُمْ عَمَّا دُونَكَ بِسَلْطَنَتِكَ وَإِجْلالِكَ، أَشْهَدُ بِأَنَّ أَمْرَكَ نافِذٌ وَحُكْمَكَ جارٍ وَمَشِيَّتَكَ ثابِتَةٌ وَما أَرَدْتَ هُوَ باقٍ، كُلُّ شَيْءٍ فِي قَبْضَةِ قُدْرَتِكَ أَسِيرٌ، وَكُلٌّ لَدى ظُهُورِ غَنائِكَ فَقِيرٌ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praise be to Thee, O my God, inasmuch as Thou hast turned the faces of Thy servants towards the right hand of the throne of Thy gifts, and hast caused them to be detached from all else besides Thee, that they may recognize Thy sovereignty and acknowledge Thy glory. I testify to the potency of Thy Cause, the pervasive influence of Thy decree, the immutability of Thy will, the endlessness of Thy purpose. All things lie prisoned within the grasp of Thy might, and the whole creation is destitute when brought face to face with the evidences of Thy wealth.
Translation Notes
5 occurrences in corpus
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §721: All-Praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §179: Praised betablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: praisedgleaningsGWB §266: glorified
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God isgleaningsGWB §10: Hiskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the mystic trumpetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: fraudulentgleaningsGWB §363: lotkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: a pure heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: transmutethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: hath revolutionizedthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: fearful heart
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: thy facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §187: their faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: their countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: from directing his eyes towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: My servantsfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §234: unto His servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: peoples of the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: of the Adored Onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §12: trusted servants
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: right sidegleaningsGWB §128: to draw nighprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: His right handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: right-handgleaningsGWB §485: right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: Whose right handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: the right-handgleaningsGWB §192: my right hand
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: most sanctifiedgleaningsGWB §327: subtle Realitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: favoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: bountiful favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: attentivewill-and-testamentW&T §27: as a signepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: is puregleaningsGWB §59: His most gracious favors
This form usually rendered as “hast” (1 occurrences)
holiness 29% holy 24% sanctified 14% exalted 7% most 7% sanctity 6% sacred 5% immeasurably 3% sanctify 3% blessed 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctitygleaningsGWB §118: beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Thy sanctifiedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the HolygleaningsGWB §328: independent of, and transcendeth
SE expanded to “all else besides Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §175: from the comprehension of othersgleaningsGWB §326: all else besideskitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: but forprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: all except Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: except HimselfgleaningsGWB §132: all else besides Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereigngleaningsGWB §40: King in truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: His Majesty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: glorified begleaningsGWB §656: Thy highnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: exalted be HisgleaningsGWB §374: magnified be His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: Thy majesty and glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: cruel a martyrdomfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §411: manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: witness.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: the scenetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
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 §33: outletgleaningsGWB §682: potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: and the energizing influencethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: bindingwill-and-testamentW&T §12: all-swayingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: the potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: by the pervasive powerwill-and-testamentW&T §25: executive
This form usually rendered as “pervasive” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: flowedgleaningsGWB §454: conductkitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: receivethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: have streamed forthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: knowethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: flowinggleaningsGWB §26: hath gone forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: enforced
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: whatsoevergleaningsGWB §132: utter nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: Thou wishesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of all created things
established 22% firmly 17% confirmed 13% steadfast 13% firm 9% definitely 9% incontestable 4% indisputably 4% establish 4% fixed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: indisputably establishedgleaningsGWB §111: firmkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §243: establishethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §111: make them steadfastly inclinedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: may endurewill-and-testamentW&T §2: stood steadfastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: firmness
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “have” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: not soughtgleaningsGWB §8: by virtue ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: go awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: of Thy purposetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §106: gaze uponwill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: desire
This form usually rendered as “liveth”, “eternal”, “endlessness” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: endurethfire-tabletFire §36: isgleaningsGWB §311: its survivalkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: abiding testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: must enduretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: hath remainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: eternally liveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of Immortality
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: the graspgleaningsGWB §78: His graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the contractprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: holdeth in His graspepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: graspgleaningsGWB §627: Whose graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: turnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: within the grasp
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
This form usually rendered as “all”, “every”, “each” (850 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (396 occurrences)
revelation 63% manifestation 15% dispensation 8% advent 3% appearance 3% coming 2% manifestations 2% most 1% hath 1% manifest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: show forthfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §424: made manifest.”kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: hath announcedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: risen uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: possessest shall profitgleaningsGWB §479: enrich thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: sea of wealthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: handmaidens whotablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: wealthy manepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the All-Possessing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: subjectgleaningsGWB §520: the downtroddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: povertyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: their povertythe-hidden-wordsHW §128: poor,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the poorgleaningsGWB §471: have forsaken their allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: task
