Prayers and Meditations — §774
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 774 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَسْأَلُكَ بِالَّذِيْ أَظْهَرْتَهُ وَجَعَلْتَ ظُهُورَهُ نَفْسَ ظُهُورِكَ وَبُطُونَهُ نَفْسَ بَطُونِكَ، وَبِأَوَّلِيَّتِهِ حُقِّقَ أَوَّلِيَّتُكَ وَبِآخِرِيَّتِهِ ثَبَتَ آخِرِيَّتُكَ، وَبِقُدْرَتِهِ وَسُلْطانِهِ شَهِدَ كُلُّ ذِيْ قُدْرَةٍ بِاقْتِدارِكَ وَبِعَظَمَتِهِ شَهِدَ كُلُّ ذِيْ عَظَمَةٍ بِعَظَمَتِكَ وَكِبْرِيائِكَ وَبِقَيُّومِيَّتِهِ عُرِفَ قَيُّومِيَّتُكَ وَإِحاطَتُكَ، وَبِمَشِيَّتِهِ ظَهَرَتْ مَشِيَّتُكَ وَبِوَجْهِهِ لاحَ وَجْهُكَ وَبِأَمْرِهِ ظَهَرَ أَمْرُكَ وَبِآياتِهِ مُلِئَتِ الآفاقُ مِنْ بَدائِعِ آياتِ سَلْطَنَتِكَ وَالسَّماءُ مِنْ ظُهُوراتِ عِزِّ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ وَالبِحارُ مِنْ لآلِئِ قُدْسِ عِلْمِكَ وَحِكْمَتِكَ وَزُيِّنَتِ الأَشْجارُ بِأَثْمارِ مَعْرِفَتِكَ، وَبِهِ سَبَّحَكَ كُلُّ شَيْءٍ وَتَوَجَّهَ كُلُّ الأَشْياءِ إِلى شَطْرِ رَحْمانِيَّتِكَ، وَأَقْبَلَ كُلُّ الوُجُوهِ إِلى بَوارِقِ أَنْوارِ وَجْهِكَ وَكُلُّ النُّفُوسِ إِلى ظُهُوراتِ عِزِّ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ، ما أَعْلى قُدْرَتَكَ وَما أَعْلى سَلْطَنَتَكَ وَما أَعْلى اقْتِدارَكَ وَما أَعْلى عَظَمَتَكَ وَما أَعْلى كِبْرِيائَكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I supplicate Thee by Him Whom Thou hast called into being, Whose Revelation Thou hast ordained to be Thine own Revelation and His Concealment Thine own Concealment. Through His Firstness Thou hast confirmed Thine own Firstness, and through His Lastness Thou hast affirmed Thine own Lastness. Through the power of His might and the influence of His sovereignty the mighty have apprehended Thine omnipotence, and through His glory they who are endowed with authority have acknowledged Thy majesty and greatness. Through His supreme ascendancy Thy transcendent sovereignty and all-encompassing dominion have been recognized, and through His will Thine own will hath been revealed. Through the light of His countenance the splendors of Thine own face have shone forth, and through His Cause Thine own Cause hath been made manifest. Through the generative power of His utterance the whole earth hath been made the recipient of the wondrous signs and tokens of Thy sovereignty, and the heavens have been filled with the revelations of Thine incomparable majesty, and the seas have been enriched with the sacred pearls of Thine omniscience and wisdom, and the trees adorned with the fruits of Thy knowledge. Through Him all things have sung Thy praise, and all the eyes have been turned in the direction of Thy mercy. Through Him the faces of all have been set towards the splendors of the light of Thy countenance, and the souls of all have been inclined unto the revelations of Thy divine greatness.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Gracious GodgleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: Magnifiedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the veilsgleaningsGWB §633: the All-Glorious
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §668: setkitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §148: this God-given
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: praygleaningsGWB §214: implorekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §323: to question his Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: hath been set aflameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We pray
This form usually rendered as “which”, “through”, “one” (11 occurrences)
SE expanded to “by Him Whom”
SE expanded to “Thou hast called into being”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: exponentsfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §73: have been unfoldedkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: have We graciously revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: Revelation—atablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
SE expanded to “Thou hast ordained”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: an actfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §29: ordainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: to be reckonedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: to make
SE expanded to “Thine own Revelation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: one wrongedgleaningsGWB §567: their own securitykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: souls ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: by its very naturetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
SE expanded to “Through His Firstness”
first 39% primal 11% beginning 11% early 9% “first” 9% old 7% one 5% former 5% especially 2% foundation 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: From the inceptiongleaningsGWB §427: this worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the former sunprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine own Firstnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §58: falsely interpretepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: earlygleaningsGWB §220: ever since the dawn
This form usually rendered as “established”, “thou” (4 occurrences)
established 50% thou 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the Sun of TruthgleaningsGWB §708: the voicekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: righteousnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: factprayers-and-meditationsP&M §696: Thy truththe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Celestialepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §49: veritable
SE expanded to “through His Lastness”
This form usually rendered as “graven”, “set”, “laid” (20 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thou hast affirmed”
graven 18% set 9% laid 9% inscribe 9% have 9% noted 9% inscribed 9% demonstrated 9% established 9% hath 9%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: be demonstratedgleaningsGWB §295: to establishkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: hath reaffirmedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: was establishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §72: may endurewill-and-testamentW&T §9: supportedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: establish
SE expanded to “Through the power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my KinggleaningsGWB §449: from exercising His sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: may prevailtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the powers
SE expanded to “mighty have apprehended”
hath 22% have 17% testified 11% borne 11% testifieth 11% witnesseth 6% pronounced 6% who 6% sweetness 6% pleasant 6%
SE rendered وَسُلْطانِهِ (wasulṭánih), شَهِدَ (shahid), ذِيْ (dhí), قُدْرَةٍ (qudrahin), بِاقْتِدارِكَ (biáqtidárik), وَبِعَظَمَتِهِ (wabiʿaẓamatih) as “and the, the mighty have apprehended, Thine omnipotence, through His glory”
SE expanded to “through His glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Most GreatgleaningsGWB §495: the Most Great Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thy majesty and greatnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: great a bountygleaningsGWB §183: most mighty
SE expanded to “Thy majesty and greatness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of GrandeurgleaningsGWB §212: transcendent glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Greaterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: greatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: waxed proudtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Glorified be
This form usually rendered as “through” (1 occurrences)
people 28% station 26% arise 15% self-subsisting 8% connection 5% resurrection 4% steadfast 4% have 4% such 3% may 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: mayest arisefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §325: acteth in dependencekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: “Resurrection” isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: most sublime stationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
SE expanded to “have been recognized”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: every understanding heartgleaningsGWB §1: deep its wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: graspprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: will enable them to recognizetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: repute
وَإِحاطَتُكَ،
literal: encompassing; encompass
SE expanded to “and all-encompassing dominion”
encompassed 38% hath 14% have 12% all-encompassing 10% compassed 7% envelop 6% embraced 5% pervaded 4% enveloped 2% all-embracing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: have appeared onfire-tabletFire §20: whisperingsgleaningsGWB §373: comprehendethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: hemmed inthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: encompassed
SE expanded to “Thine own will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all thingsgleaningsGWB §697: haplykitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: Thou hast desiredtablet-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
SE expanded to “Through the light”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: of His Countenancefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §666: for My name’s sakekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: Thy countenancetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §9: thyself
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “illumined”, “tablets” (8 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have shone forth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: brightlygleaningsGWB §286: comprehendkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: pagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: and Thy Tabletstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: preserved TabletgleaningsGWB §66: Pen of Revelation
SE expanded to “through His Cause”
cause 55% revelation 13% things 12% faith 5% command 3% commandments 3% bidding 3% affairs 2% bidden 2% authority 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: hath been prescribedgleaningsGWB §508: prescribedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: similar calamitiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: had been prescribedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: of the ordergleaningsGWB §285: bidding
SE expanded to “Thine own Cause”
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
signs 50% verses 18% verse 11% utterances 6% sign 6% words 4% what 3% repudiated 1% utterance 1% mighty 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §232: His signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: “smoke” denotesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: Thy wordstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: signs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the ConcoursegleaningsGWB §248: oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: his peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: inmates oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: the Celestial Concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye rich onesgleaningsGWB §568: the peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the chiefs
SE expanded to “the whole earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §385: the realmsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §567: Thy Revelationthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: worldgleaningsGWB §693: dayspringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: hast subdued
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: offire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §43: before His namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §347: Thine All-Glorious Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (190 occurrences)
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: the Mightyfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §604: most augustkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: The power of Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: Mighty
oneness 42% transcendent 17% glory 13% own 4% holy 4% divine 4% most 4% incomparable 4% billowing 4% spirit 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: sea forfire-tabletFire §3: WheregleaningsGWB §71: the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and the oceantablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: the ancient seawill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: the Most Great Ocean
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “holiness”, “holy”, “most” (154 occurrences)
holiness 45% holy 34% most 6% sanctified 5% eternal 3% sacred 2% hallowed 2% divine 2% sanctity 2% unknowable 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: liberategleaningsGWB §387: unknowablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: heavenly graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: such as devoutly worshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §139: of My mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the HolygleaningsGWB §234: the blest and sacred
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “wisdom”, “through” (51 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: knowingfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §112: what is in mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: one of those divinely-learned menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: knowest full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: fall into the handsgleaningsGWB §723: observe the dictates of wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: unmistakablyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: ruleth over theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wisethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §34: government
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: decked withfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §26: Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: hast adornedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: “AdorngleaningsGWB §700: forgoethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thou didst adorn
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: fruitgleaningsGWB §193: have yieldedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §220: fruits—the fruitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: been made to yieldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: bringeth forththe-hidden-wordsHW §109: of its fruitingwill-and-testamentW&T §57: fruit given forthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: results and consequences
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the directiongleaningsGWB §411: on anything exceptprayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: in the directionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: to PersiagleaningsGWB §598: the whole worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §680: habitationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: North and SouthgleaningsGWB §635: this
SE expanded to “of Thy mercy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §502: will deal mercilesslykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: infinite mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: Thy graciousness and mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My mercy
SE expanded to “have been set”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: acceptablefire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §467: didst believekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: disposedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: enable them to turntablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: flashgleaningsGWB §552: lightningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: swift as lightningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §346: effulgencethe-hidden-wordsHW §121: the swiftness of lightningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: swiftness of lightningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: brightnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: a mere cupful
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: shedfire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning lightgleaningsGWB §684: heartskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: unfadingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the Light of Lightstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: all the afflictionsgleaningsGWB §617: them, one and allkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyonekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: “All thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: every soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: bethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §36: whomsoever
SE rendered عِزِّ (ʿizz), أَحَدِيَّتِكَ، (ʾaḥadídatika،), أَعْلى (ʾaʿlى), قُدْرَتَكَ (qudratak), أَعْلى (ʾaʿlى), سَلْطَنَتَكَ (salṭanatak) as “divine, greatness, power, sovereignty”
