Prayers and Meditations — §755

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 755 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

وَعِزَّتِكَ يا أَيُّهَا النَّاظِرُ مِنْ أُفُقِكَ الأَبْهى وَالسَّامِعُ ما تَنْطِقُ بِهِ سِدْرَةُ المُنْتَهى لَوْ أَحَدٌ يَنْظُرُ إلى كُتُبِكَ الَّتِي سَمَّيْتَها بِالبَيانِ وَيَتَفَكَّرُ فِيما نُزِّلَ فِيها لَيَجِدُ كُلَّ كِتابٍ مِنْها مُبَشِّرًا بِظُهُوريْ وَناطِقًا بِاسْمي وَشاهِدًا لِنَفْسِي وَمُنَادِيًا بِأَمْرِيْ وَذِكْرِيْ وَطُلوعي وَإِشْراقي، وَمَعَ إِعْلانِكَ يا إِلهِي وَبَيانِكَ يا مَحْبُوبِي سَمِعْتَ وَرَأَيْتَ ما قالُوا فِي حَقِّيْ وَارْتَكبُوا فِي أَيَّامِيْ،

Shoghi Effendi Translation

I swear by Thy glory, O Thou Who beholdest me from Thine all-glorious horizon, and hearest the voice of the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing! Should any one consider Thy Books which Thou didst name the Bayán, and ponder in his heart what hath been revealed therein, he would discover that each of these Books announceth my Revelation, and declareth my Name, and testifieth to my Self, and proclaimeth my Cause, and my Praise, and my Rising, and the radiance of my Glory. And yet, notwithstanding Thy proclamation, O my God, and in spite of the words Thou didst utter, O my Beloved, Thou hast seen and heard their calumnies against me, and their evil doings in my days.

Translation Notes

وَعِزَّتِكَ

waʿizzatik ʿ-z-z → “swear by”

literal: mighty; glory; might

swear 40% glory 31% might 17% power 9% excellence 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: sovereignty and glory gleaningsGWB §486: priceless kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: the excellence of Whose glory tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparable the-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glory will-and-testamentW&T §10: my pride epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: on thy glory

النَّاظِرُ

an-náẓir n-ẓ-r → “beholdest” Distinctive

literal: look; looking

This form usually rendered as “fix”, “fixed”, “thou” (63 occurrences)

fix 25% fixed 19% thou 8% turned 8% keep 8% turn 8% eyes 6% gaze 6% consider 6% guided 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: Wait fire-tabletFire §48: looking toward gleaningsGWB §102: because of kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: to turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: aim prayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: mine eyes tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Beauty the-hidden-wordsHW §60: My place of revelation

أُفُقِكَ

ʾufuqik ʾ-f-q → “horizon”

literal: horizon; horizons; horizons/regions

horizon 80% presence 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: world fire-tabletFire §19: men gleaningsGWB §602: the kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: dawning-place kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: the day-spring prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: the world tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: above will-and-testamentW&T §34: all regions

الأَبْهى

al-ʾabhى b-h-y → “thine all-glorious”

literal: most-glorious; most glorious; glory

all-glorious 72% most 8% abhá 6% glory 6% effulgent 3% everlasting 1% resplendent 1% glorious 1% what 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: All-Glorious fire-tabletFire §48: Bahá gleaningsGWB §192: of Glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and what the profoundest the-hidden-wordsHW §15: My glory epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the Effulgent gleaningsGWB §288: of everlasting might

وَالسَّامِعُ

wálssámiʿ s-m-ʿ → “hearest” Distinctive

literal: hear; hearing; heard

This form usually rendered as “who”, “all-hearing”, “hearing” (10 occurrences)

who 33% all-hearing 22% hearing 11% heareth 11% ear 11% hearest 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: hath ever heard fire-tabletFire §37: have heard gleaningsGWB §110: known kitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: listener prayers-and-meditationsP&M §435: attune his ears to their harmony tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heard the-hidden-wordsHW §45: Thy hearing will-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined

تَنْطِقُ

tanṭiq n-ṭ-q → “voice” Distinctive

literal: speak; speaking; spoke

This form usually rendered as “crieth”, “speech”, “raised” (10 occurrences)

crieth 22% speech 11% raised 11% given 11% heard 11% voice 11% warble 11% can 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §256: related fire-tabletFire §37: uttereth gleaningsGWB §646: utter kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: enable me tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclose will-and-testamentW&T §2: declared

المُنْتَهى

al-muntahى n-h-y

literal: end; utmost; ended

SE rendered تَنْطِقُ (tanṭiq), سِدْرَةُ (sidrah), المُنْتَهى (al-muntahى), لَوْ (law), أَحَدٌ (ʾaḥadun), يَنْظُرُ (yanẓur) as “voice, Lote-Tree, Should, any one, consider”

beyond 37% highest 15% immeasurable 7% end 7% divine 7% ended 7% supreme 7% muntaha 4% sadratu’l-muntahá 4% may 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: Muntaha fire-tabletFire §29: Divine gleaningsGWB §669: are but a reflection of kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbidden kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: the uttermost prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: and that the highest tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehend the-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless

أَحَدٌ

ʾaḥadun ʾ-ḥ-d → “any one”

literal: anyone; one; oneness

one 27% any 22% man 18% anyone 14% none 6% others 3% neighbor 3% who 2% incomparable 2% other 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: any one gleaningsGWB §486: unity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: of the All-Glorious prayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thine own ear tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dweller the-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’s epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto one gleaningsGWB §670: Should any man

كُتُبِكَ

kutubik k-t-b → “thy books”

literal: book; books

books 88% book 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy Book gleaningsGWB §467: in his letter to thee kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: Writ kitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: sacred books prayers-and-meditationsP&M §537: Thy Perspicuous Book the-hidden-wordsHW §72: Write will-and-testamentW&T §34: Thou didst reveal epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: in His Book

سَمَّيْتَها

sammaytahá s-m-y → “thou didst name”

literal: name

SE expanded to “Thou didst name”

name 44% names 32% all 5% through 4% thou 4% named 3% appointed 3% hath 3% most 1% fixed 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: claiming to be gleaningsGWB §629: in Thy name kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: entitled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: Thou didst name the-hidden-wordsHW §130: By the will-and-testamentW&T §20: nominated epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: named gleaningsGWB §362: fame

بِالبَيانِ

biálbayán b-y-n → “bayán” Distinctive

literal: utterance

This form usually rendered as “utterance”, “divine”, “eloquence” (60 occurrences)

utterance 65% divine 7% eloquence 5% tongue 5% through 5% glorification 5% unto 2% ornament 2% articulate 2% book 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: between fire-tabletFire §23: to speak forth gleaningsGWB §389: helpeth him to discover the secrets of creation kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: amidst My kitab-i-iqanKIQ §158: Beloved’s utterance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: of Thy clear tokens tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: absolute the-hidden-wordsHW §120: see

وَيَتَفَكَّرُ

wayatafakkar f-k-r → “and ponder”

literal: reflection; reflect; thought

ponder 50% meditate 25% muse 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: reflect upon gleaningsGWB §107: be attentively considered kitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: images prayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: and were he to muse the-hidden-wordsHW §119: insight will-and-testamentW&T §9: purposed epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: Remember gleaningsGWB §305: Do thou meditate on

نُزِّلَ

nuzzil n-z-l → “hath been revealed”

literal: send down; descending; descend

SE expanded to “hath been revealed”

hath 42% sent 31% revealed 11% have 6% which 3% messages 2% book 2% inflicted 2% indignities 2% recorded 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: as gleaningsGWB §17: it kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: that which We have revealed kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: “come prayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: which have been sent down upon tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: Haste thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: “Descend the-hidden-wordsHW §60: My home

لَيَجِدُ

layajid w-j-d → “he would discover”

literal: existence; find; existent

SE expanded to “he would discover”

can 43% would 29% could 14% taste 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: the world of being fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §325: derived from it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §112: yet prayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: they may discover tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may find the-hidden-wordsHW §150: things will-and-testamentW&T §16: grown

مُبَشِّرًا

mubashshiran b-sh-r → “announceth my revelation” Distinctive

literal: herald

This form usually rendered as “forerunner”, “herald”, “bringest” (18 occurrences)

SE expanded to “announceth my Revelation”

forerunner 28% herald 22% bringest 11% heralded 6% harbinger 6% heralding 6% shall 6% foretold 6% announcer 6% announceth 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: hath announced gleaningsGWB §23: the peoples of the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: Apprise prayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: bring me joy tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcement the-hidden-wordsHW §22: OF MAN will-and-testamentW&T §38: the Forerunner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: may announce

بِظُهُوريْ

biẓuhúry ẓ-h-r

literal: manifestation; manifest

SE rendered مُبَشِّرًا (mubashshiran), بِظُهُوريْ (biẓuhúry), وَناطِقًا (wanáṭiqan), بِاسْمي (biásmí), وَشاهِدًا (washáhidan) as “announceth my Revelation, and declareth, my Name, and testifieth to my Self”

revelation 50% manifestation 25% presence 17% made 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: manifested fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §563: hath shed kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: say prayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: Thou hast, verily, revealed tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §99: seem

بِاسْمي

biásmí s-m-w → “my name”

literal: name; names

name 67% names 11% one 6% attribute 3% designation 3% upon 3% separate 3% empty 3% sake 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: sublimity fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §210: all who are in the heavens kitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Exponents prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: except as one who beareth Thy name tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

وَشاهِدًا

washáhidan sh-h-d → “and testifieth to my self”

literal: witness; witnessed

SE expanded to “and testifieth to my Self”

witness 41% testifieth 26% well 11% beareth 7% aware 4% mankind 4% who 4% bear 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: regarded fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §619: testifieth to the truth of My words kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §96: be witnessed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: shine tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §3: see

لِنَفْسِي

linafsí n-f-s

literal: self; soul; souls

SE rendered وَناطِقًا (wanáṭiqan), بِاسْمي (biásmí), وَشاهِدًا (washáhidan), لِنَفْسِي (linafsí), وَمُنَادِيًا (wamunádiyan) as “and declareth, my Name, and testifieth to my Self, and proclaimeth my Cause”

myself 32% one 11% soul 10% anyone 9% any 8% man 7% whoso 6% whosoever 6% mine 5% every 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: it gleaningsGWB §395: in his stead kitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: being prayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: Thy nature tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §1: in their lives will-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as these epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou

وَمُنَادِيًا

wamunádiyan n-d-y → “and proclaimeth my cause”

literal: call/voice

SE expanded to “and proclaimeth my Cause”

proclaim 36% herald 18% voice 18% proclaimed 9% cry 9% proclaimeth 9%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: calling fire-tabletFire §48: Thy Call gleaningsGWB §632: crying kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: cried prayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: and proclaim tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the call epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My voice that calleth

بِأَمْرِيْ

biʾamrí ʾ-m-r

literal: command; cause

SE rendered وَمُنَادِيًا (wamunádiyan), بِأَمْرِيْ (biʾamrí), وَذِكْرِيْ (wadhikrí), وَطُلوعي (waṭulúʿí) as “and proclaimeth my Cause, and my Praise, my Rising”

cause 39% nothing 11% command 11% revelation 9% mission 7% every 5% chief 5% whatsoever 5% any 5% thing 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: of the order fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §579: His Message kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: could be their stay and guide?prayers-and-meditationsP&M §297: cares tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §41: to Our command

وَذِكْرِيْ

wadhikrí dh-k-r → “and my praise”

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

SE expanded to “and my Praise”

remembrance 27% utterance 13% praise 13% commented 7% fresh 7% referred 7% warning 7% unto 7% account 7% how 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: declared gleaningsGWB §694: no tongue kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioning kitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: His Name prayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: they had remembered Thee tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His call tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mention the-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name

وَطُلوعي

waṭulúʿí ṭ-l-ʿ → “dayspring” Distinctive

literal: rising-place

This form usually rendered as “rising” (1 occurrences)

dayspring 31% dawning-place 15% daysprings 14% who 9% source 7% countenance 6% revealers 6% dawning-places 4% manifestation 4% rise 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: discover fire-tabletFire §16: embodiments gleaningsGWB §506: and partake kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: dawn forth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and the dawning tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance

وَإِشْراقي،

waʾishráqí، sh-r-q

literal: shining; east; shine

SE rendered وَذِكْرِيْ (wadhikrí), وَطُلوعي (waṭulúʿí), وَإِشْراقي، (waʾishráqí،), وَمَعَ (wamaʿ), إِعْلانِكَ (ʾiʿlánik), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “and my Praise, my Rising, And yet, notwithstanding, Thy proclamation, my God”

radiance 67% effulgence 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the dayspring fire-tabletFire §18: the emblems gleaningsGWB §401: is diffused kitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: in the uttermost corners of the East prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: from pole tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illumine the-hidden-wordsHW §42: shine upon thee will-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world

إِعْلانِكَ

ʾiʿlánik ʿ-l-n → “proclaim” Distinctive

literal: proclaim

This form usually rendered as “proclamation” (1 occurrences)

proclaim 17% proclamation 17% kindled 17% declared 17% proclaimed 17% testified 17%

gleaningsGWB §655: proclaim prayers-and-meditationsP&M §755: Thy proclamation will-and-testamentW&T §10: kindled will-and-testamentW&T §42: declared will-and-testamentW&T §6: testified and declared will-and-testamentW&T §42: proclaimed

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h → “my god”

literal: god; divine; o god

god 82% divine 10% lord 3% god’s 2% holy 1% heavenly 1% god’s 0% sacred 0% divinely 0% thou 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: O Lord fire-tabletFire §41: after God gleaningsGWB §684: God is My witness!kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testator kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: is God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: to Thee, O my God tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven

مَحْبُوبِي

maḥbúbí ḥ-b-b → “my beloved”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

beloved 62% best-beloved 17% well-beloved 11% thou 4% one 2% divine 2% delight 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: kindness fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §623: lovers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: what devotion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: those who are dear to Thee tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desire will-and-testamentW&T §5: “My foolish loved ones

وَرَأَيْتَ

waraʾayt r-ʾ-y

literal: see; to see; mirror

SE rendered مَحْبُوبِي (maḥbúbí), سَمِعْتَ (samiʿt), وَرَأَيْتَ (waraʾayt), قالُوا (qálúá), حَقِّيْ (ḥaqqí) as “my Beloved, Thou hast, me”

have 33% thou 22% found 11% perceived 11% soon 11% didst 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: behold fire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou see gleaningsGWB §211: is kitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: opinions prayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: None is there the-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisy will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: see

قالُوا

qálúá q-w-l

literal: say; said; saying

SE rendered مَحْبُوبِي (maḥbúbí), سَمِعْتَ (samiʿt), وَرَأَيْتَ (waraʾayt), قالُوا (qálúá), حَقِّيْ (ḥaqqí), وَارْتَكبُوا (wártakbúá) as “my Beloved, Thou hast, me, and their evil doings”