Prayers and Meditations — §732
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 732 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَلَمَّا ثَبَتَ تَقْدِيسُ نَفْسِك العُلْيا عَنْ كُلِّ ما خُلِقَ فِي الإِنشآءِ وَخَطَرَ فِي قُلُوبِ الأَصْفِياءِ وَأَفْئِدَةِ الأَوْلِياءِ يَلُوحُ أُفُقُ التَّوحِيدِ وَيَظْهَرُ لِكُلِّ حُرٍّ وَعَبِيْدٍ أَنَّكَ وَاحِدٌ فِي ذاتِكَ وَوَاحِدٌ فِي أَمْرِكَ وَواحِدٌ فِي ظُهُورِكَ طُوبى لِمَنِ انْقَطَعَ فِي حُبِّكَ عَنْ سَوائِكَ وَسَرُعَ إِلى أُفُقِ ظُهُورِكَ وَفَازَ بِهذِهِ الكَأْسِ الَّتِيْ جَعَلَتِ البُحُورَ كُلَّها دُونَ مَقامِها،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
And since it hath been demonstrated that Thy most august Self is immeasurably exalted above all that hath been created in the world of being, and is far above the reach and ken of the apprehension of Thy chosen Ones and Thy loved Ones, the splendors of the light of Thy unity are therefore manifested, and it becometh evident unto every one, whether free or bond, that Thou art One in Thine own Self, one in Thy Cause, and one in Thy Revelation. Great is the blessedness of the man who, in his love towards Thee, hath rid himself of all attachment from every one except Thyself, and hastened unto the horizon of Thy Revelation, and attained unto this Cup which Thou hast caused to excel all the seas of the earth.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: indisputably establishedgleaningsGWB §693: that he might vindicate the truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: conclusively demonstratedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §450: cling steadfastlythe-hidden-wordsHW §5: fill thy soulwill-and-testamentW&T §13: ye that stand fastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: canst thou vindicate
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: sanctifygleaningsGWB §192: Holy Ghostkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: sanctified themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: and sanctifiedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: such deeds as thesewill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: the Holy City
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “thee” (222 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thy most august Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: mine owngleaningsGWB §503: He Who iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: no other thanprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: of Thine own Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: by Myself
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
SE rendered نَفْسِك (nafsik), العُلْيا (al-ʿulyá), خُلِقَ (khuliq), الإِنشآءِ (an-nsháʾ), وَخَطَرَ (wakhaṭar) as “Thy most august Self, exalted, world of being, above the reach and”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thou hast createdfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §244: of the entire creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: Thou hadst createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: hence I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hath created
الإِنشآءِ
literal: creation; creation, origination; creation/origination
SE expanded to “world of being”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: creationgleaningsGWB §59: the world of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: as fashionedprayers-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 §2: by Thee and are but the evidences of Thine handiwork
This form usually rendered as “peril”, “reach” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: perilgleaningsGWB §528: and challengingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: their idle fancy hath carvedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: reach and kenthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: thy naturewill-and-testamentW&T §32: perilsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: momentousgleaningsGWB §363: such momentous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: heartgleaningsGWB §282: your whole heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: of the spiritprayers-and-meditationsP&M §786: and whose eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §110: within your heartswill-and-testamentW&T §30: agitatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: souls
SE expanded to “Thy chosen Ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: soulsgleaningsGWB §483: hearts ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: of the human mindprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: into the heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: heartsgleaningsGWB §174: men’s hearts
SE rendered الأَصْفِياءِ (aṣ-ṣfíáʾ), وَأَفْئِدَةِ (waʾafʾidah), الأَوْلِياءِ (al-ʾawlíáʾ), يَلُوحُ (yalúḥ), أُفُقُ (ʾufuq) as “Thy chosen Ones, Thy loved Ones, therefore manifested, of Thy unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: holy onesgleaningsGWB §112: all the holy Oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: their Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: friendthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: the LordgleaningsGWB §9: O ye lovers of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: Lawh-igleaningsGWB §424: the holy Writkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: a number of treatisesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: hath shone forthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: My TabletsgleaningsGWB §41: page
one 74% any 6% single 4% same 4% vahid 2% another 2% each 2% indivisible 2% one.” 2% successively 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: the Onefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §382: His Unitykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: one singleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: they who adore Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
وَيَظْهَرُ
literal: manifestation; manifest; appear
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (75 occurrences)
SE expanded to “it becometh evident”
may 16% shall 14% show 11% revealed 11% reveal 9% manifested 9% manifest 9% whom 7% will 7% revelation 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: had been revealedfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §241: your backskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: rank and dignityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: and to make knowntablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: give forth
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 §182: the whole worldgleaningsGWB §384: the whole creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: all of whomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: The radiancethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §55: entirelyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: all thisgleaningsGWB §3: whatever
This form usually rendered as “free” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thine own Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: beinggleaningsGWB §2: have themselves been generatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §13: Thine own Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §97: of the Ancient Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recesses
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §78: assistancefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §284: enjoineth upon youkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: entrustedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: Whom Thou hast commandedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power
This form usually rendered as “blessed”, “happy”, “well” (123 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Great is the”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Well is itgleaningsGWB §205: Blessed are theykitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: “Great is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: HappygleaningsGWB §51: “Great is thy blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Great is his blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: Well is it with
SE expanded to “hath rid himself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: rid of all attachmentgleaningsGWB §682: all-pervasivekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: cease to pursueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §382: that they may ridtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: severed oneswill-and-testamentW&T §53: conclusiveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: rid of attachmentgleaningsGWB §75: and who have detached themselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: desirefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §656: I cherishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: love?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §274: they were dear to metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §6: their
سَوائِكَ
literal: other than; other-than; other than, except
SE expanded to “every one except Thyself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: occupiedgleaningsGWB §370: seatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: unto themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: from all else except Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: that there I may be establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §371: knoweth no
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: hurried alonggleaningsGWB §656: I have made hastekitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: hasten unto Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §521: would rush forththe-hidden-wordsHW §41: traverseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hastenedgleaningsGWB §423: hastenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “Swift
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: attainestgleaningsGWB §127: recognizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: distinctionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: who have attainedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: that attain thereunto
SE rendered الكَأْسِ (al-kaʾas), جَعَلَتِ (jaʿalat), البُحُورَ (al-buḥúr) as “this Cup, all the seas”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: hath exaltedfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §621: and made themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: thrustprayers-and-meditationsP&M §493: Empowertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
SE expanded to “all the seas”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: seasgleaningsGWB §629: the oceans ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §717: the ocean ofwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of the oceangleaningsGWB §116: deepkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
SE rendered البُحُورَ (al-buḥúr), كُلَّها (kullahá), دُونَ (dún), مَقامِها، (maqámihá،) as “all the seas, of the earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: any one but TheegleaningsGWB §575: Unlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §614: to aught except Thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: none but Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all else beside TheegleaningsGWB §621: every defilement
