Prayers and Meditations — §744
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 744 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَعِزَّتِكَ يا مَوْلَى الوُجُودِ وَمالِكَ الغَيْبِ وَالشُّهُودِ قَدْ تَحَيَّرَ كُلُّ ذِيْ عِلْمٍ فِي عِرْفانِكَ وَكُلُّ ذِيْ حِكْمَةٍ فِي إِدْراكَ آياتِ عَظَمَتِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ اعْتَرَفَ الكُلُّ بِالقُصُورِ عَنِ العِرْفانِ وَبِالعَجْزِ عَنِ الصُّعُودِ إِلى سَمآءٍ فيها تَجَلَّتْ شَمْسٌ مِنْ شُمُوسِ مَظاهِرِ عِلْمِكَ وَمَشارِقِ حِكْمَتِكَ ما لأَحَدٍ وَذِكْرُ هذا المَقامِ الأَعْلى وَالمَقَرِّ الأَسْنى المَقامِ الَّذِيْ جَعَلْتَهُ فَوْقَ عِرْفانِ خَلْقِكَ وَشَهاداتِ عِبادِكَ، لَمْ يَزَلْ كانَ مَسْتُورًا عَنِ الإِدْراكَ وَالعُلُومِ وَمَخْتومًا بِخِتامِ اسْمِكَ القَّيُّومِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I swear by Thy glory, O Thou Who art the Lord of all being and the Possessor of all things visible and invisible! Every man of understanding hath been so bewildered at Thy knowledge, and every man endued with insight been so perplexed in his attempt to fathom the signs of Thy great glory, that all have recognized their powerlessness to visualize, and their impotence to soar into, the heaven wherefrom one of the Luminaries of the Manifestations of Thy knowledge and of the Daysprings of Thy wisdom hath shone forth. Who is he that shall befittingly describe this most sublime station and this most august seat—the seat which, as decreed by Thee, transcendeth the comprehension of Thy creatures and the testimonies of Thy servants, and which hath everlastingly been hid from the understanding and the knowledge of men, and been closed with the seal of Thy name, the Self-Subsisting.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I swear by Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: blessedgleaningsGWB §183: that ye may be exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §437: Most Powerfultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hard
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: order of the MawlavisgleaningsGWB §235: who follow Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: those that are possessed ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §37: and the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: menwill-and-testamentW&T §35: mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: His loved onesgleaningsGWB §467: Governor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: embodiedfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §441: are apparentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the Revealerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: any one of Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: will be in vainwill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
This form usually rendered as “lord”, “king”, “thou” (145 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the angelsgleaningsGWB §627: the whole kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: worldly dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: O Thou Who art the Kingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: provinces
invisible 53% unseen 28% unknowable 5% concealment 3% hidden 3% seen 3% secrets 1% things 1% whom 1% impenetrable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: UnseengleaningsGWB §122: the spiritualkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: inscrutableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: immemorialtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Unseen, the UnknowablegleaningsGWB §409: of the invisible One
SE expanded to “all things visible”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §2: I find myself compelled to admitkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §122: witness.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §821: “I bear witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
This form usually rendered as “wonder”, “perplexity”, “sore” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: astoundedgleaningsGWB §361: marveledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §250: marvelledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: have been sore perplexedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: sore perplexedgleaningsGWB §159: perplexitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: How strangeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: marvel at
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: man ofgleaningsGWB §242: discerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §602: their kindredwill-and-testamentW&T §32: my kinsmenepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: mangleaningsGWB §286: wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: they who are endowed withgleaningsGWB §484: each
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “learning”, “standard” (275 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: priestsfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §482: all the worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: indicateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §313: world of Thinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: every understanding heartgleaningsGWB §327: to fathomkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: renownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §299: hath recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of knowledge
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
wisdom 38% law 24% commandment 7% divine 7% hath 6% injunction 4% authority 4% commandments 3% command 3% pronounce 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: edictsgleaningsGWB §418: to the cord of wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: the sentenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: of Thy commandtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §22: conclusively
comprehend 25% understanding 22% apprehend 16% grasp 9% comprehension 8% recognize 5% understood 5% perceive 4% fathom 4% apprehending 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: ApprehendgleaningsGWB §552: fallkitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: acknowledging Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: attempteth to comprehendepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: intelligencegleaningsGWB §37: she herself hath conceivedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §94: testifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: to unravel the mystery of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: These versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §547: signs andkitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: revealed versesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: and of Thine utterancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: comethwill-and-testamentW&T §9: sacred verse
SE expanded to “Thy great glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: greatgleaningsGWB §43: lowlinesskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: no other testimony can excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §134: How greatthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §5: bitterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Most Great Prison
SE rendered آياتِ (áyát), عَظَمَتِكَ (ʿaẓamatik), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), اعْتَرَفَ (iʿtaraf), الكُلُّ (al-kull), بِالقُصُورِ (biálquṣúr) as “signs, Thy great glory, recognized, all, powerlessness”
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 §159: The changes and chancesfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §657: in such wisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: His waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neither
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: have not fallen short ofgleaningsGWB §466: transgressed against himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: only guiltprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: failuretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: within her most lofty mansionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: guiltgleaningsGWB §466: innocent of guiltkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: mansions
powerlessness 33% can 15% powerless 11% helplessness 9% impotence 9% impotent 7% failed 4% incapable 4% none 4% fail 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: helplessnessgleaningsGWB §327: failkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the miracleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: No pen can recountwill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmed meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy powerlessnessgleaningsGWB §297: powerlessnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: miracle
This form usually rendered as “ascend”, “ascent”, “death” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: his ascentgleaningsGWB §1: ascendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: or reach up untotablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: ascend unto thethe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise thenwill-and-testamentW&T §58: Day of Ascensionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raised
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the heavensfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §46: of the name of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: skiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: by Thytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “hath shone forth”
revelation 25% hath 16% effulgent 13% splendors 9% shed 9% thou 9% through 6% glory 6% effulgence 3% evidences 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: hath shed the splendor of His effulgent glorygleaningsGWB §115: glimmerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: sheddingthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: the sun beam falls alike uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: effulgent glorygleaningsGWB §688: glorious, will be unveiledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: sunlightgleaningsGWB §35: Sun ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Orbprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: and the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the sunlightgleaningsGWB §44: Luminarykitab-i-iqanKIQ §81: the Manifestation of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: of Thy
manifestations 67% exponents 11% manifestation 5% who 4% embodiments 4% emblems 3% through 3% symbols 2% revealers 2% person 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: disclosingfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §357: that revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: every Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §740: is uncovered to the face of mentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: for My manifestation
daysprings 38% manifestations 24% dawning-places 5% sources 5% emblems 5% repositories 5% ye 5% day-springs 5% easts 5% lights 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: shining forthfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §610: hath envelopedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: effulgent splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §728: and the splendors thereoftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: even as the light that shineththe-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon theewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “man” (144 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the IncomparablegleaningsGWB §549: of his neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: the Onetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighborepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: but a man likegleaningsGWB §134: No one
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 §165: praisegleaningsGWB §30: proclaimethkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: contemplationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: risen up against Usfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §465: the placekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §256: they may all arisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (291 occurrences)
seat 34% habitation 11% spot 11% abide 11% place 9% retreats 6% court 6% throne 4% established 4% confessed 4%
This form usually rendered as “most”, “sublime”, “august” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: yeargleaningsGWB §549: however longprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: most exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: and grandeurthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: enlightenmentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: In the yeargleaningsGWB §588: Lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §742: all-highest
SE rendered الأَسْنى (as-snى), المَقامِ (al-maqám), جَعَلْتَهُ (jaʿaltah), عِرْفانِ (ʿirfán), خَلْقِكَ (khalqik) as “august, comprehension, creatures”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: madefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §699: regardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: the abject beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Whom Thou hast appointedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: Set it thenwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: conductfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §321: All that is createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §168: “rebirth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: Thy creatures—Itablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: We created you allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thou hast created
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: Adored Onefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §295: Our servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: this peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: bondtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §10: servant of Thineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: cloisters
This form usually rendered as “time”, “all”, “hath” (31 occurrences)
time 20% all 20% hath 16% everlasting 12% throughout 8% ever 8% invariably 4% never 4% will 4% eternity 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: eventidegleaningsGWB §555: be dispelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: immortalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §201: unto eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §85: My eternalwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: declineth notgleaningsGWB §605: hath always ordained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: that lie concealedfire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sinsgleaningsGWB §676: openkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: innerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §784: lay hidthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: lie hid
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: SealgleaningsGWB §25: The seal ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: endprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: Thou hast affixed Thy seal uponthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: with My sealwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my endepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: as a ringgleaningsGWB §65: He concludeth
