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،
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 §256: Greatfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: All praisetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: God. Unto thisfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §385: two Godskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §833: before Thy Godheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I beseech TheegleaningsGWB §301: thy questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: questionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: We entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §265: entreatykitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they will ask Theeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: seek
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “revealed”, “manifested” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: to be unveiledfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §204: as a tokenkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: translateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §740: is uncovered to the face of mentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: give forth
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “whom” (59 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: suffer themfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §428: preparedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: appointprayers-and-meditationsP&M §751: have made of that Covenanttablet-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 §159: thy soulgleaningsGWB §242: your desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the minds of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §518: for His saketablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: my own wish
SE expanded to “Through His Firstness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: In the firstfire-tabletFire §31: the peoplegleaningsGWB §389: First and foremostkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: memberskitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: who are menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §763: all in this world andthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: ye that havewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the one
This form usually rendered as “must”, “demonstrated”, “established” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: unjustlygleaningsGWB §658: thekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: realkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: embodiment of truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: would deservethe-hidden-wordsHW §137: of your deservingwill-and-testamentW&T §9: have been madeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the True One
SE expanded to “through His Lastness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: declininggleaningsGWB §7: and the end of all thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: in the world to comethe-hidden-wordsHW §96: While there is yetwill-and-testamentW&T §42: of lateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §128: recentgleaningsGWB §573: The “life to come,” on the other hand,
This form usually rendered as “graven”, “demonstrated”, “set” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: demonstrategleaningsGWB §247: and which We have chosen to note downkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: definitelyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: it becometh incontrovertibly evidentthe-hidden-wordsHW §124: writ and recordedwill-and-testamentW&T §2: stood steadfastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: established
SE expanded to “Through the power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thy mightfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §618: been decreedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: according to the measureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: and purposetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: hath been destined
وَسُلْطانِهِ
literal: sovereignty; king; authority
SE expanded to “influence of His sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: of Thy sovereigntygleaningsGWB §300: through the power of His sovereign mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of kingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: through the power of Thy sovereign mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §7: power of the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: another
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “testified” (26 occurrences)
hath 32% have 18% testified 9% borne 9% testifieth 9% witnesseth 5% pronounced 5% detected 5% sweetness 5% pleasant 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: gazedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §300: Will ye not bear witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: Martyrs”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: Resplendent Onetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: couldst thou but see
SE expanded to “through His glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: diregleaningsGWB §606: however meritoriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: too weighty and pregnantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: His glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: chief
SE rendered ذِيْ (dhí), عَظَمَةٍ (ʿaẓamahin), بِعَظَمَتِكَ (biʿaẓamatik), وَكِبْرِيائِكَ (wakibríáʾik), وَبِقَيُّومِيَّتِهِ (wabiqayyúmímatih), عُرِفَ (ʿurif) as “who, Thy majesty and greatness, Through His supreme ascendancy, recognized”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of GrandeurgleaningsGWB §240: having disdainfully rejectedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: densest of allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: and greatnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §7: gravest
This form usually rendered as “through” (1 occurrences)
station 28% people 24% arise 12% self-subsisting 12% such 5% connection 4% straight 4% qá’im 4% have 4% steadfast 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: arisefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §321: in anotherkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: “Resurrection” isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §192: the Resurrectiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: Wherein
This form usually rendered as “fragrance”, “hath”, “sweet” (64 occurrences)
fragrance 40% hath 15% sweet 13% recognized 12% known 6% have 4% perfume 4% recognize 2% breath 2% recognizeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: breathgleaningsGWB §544: could ye but perceive itkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: certaintyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §466: the sweet smelltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: Wisdom
encompassed 37% hath 16% have 13% all-encompassing 9% compassed 7% envelop 6% embraced 4% pervaded 3% which 3% enveloped 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: neglectfire-tabletFire §9: envelopedgleaningsGWB §373: awarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: comprehensionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §605: have compassed me aboutthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: throughout
SE expanded to “and through His will”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: partnersgleaningsGWB §669: His own Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: that, God willingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: desiretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE expanded to “Through the light”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: with radiant facesfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §234: that turneth his facekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: set his facekitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: meaningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: cleave totablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §131: LawhgleaningsGWB §278: a Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: shineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: therefore manifestedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of Our TabletgleaningsGWB §39: the allusions
SE expanded to “and through His Cause”
cause 56% revelation 15% things 6% faith 4% bidding 4% behest 4% command 3% affairs 3% commandments 3% bidden 2%
SE expanded to “Through the generative power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: with clear tokensfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §320: a testimonykitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: those which descendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: in Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §222: the people offire-tabletFire §45: are filledgleaningsGWB §460: ye peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: a companyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: can filltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: assemblagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursewill-and-testamentW&T §34: filling
SE expanded to “the whole earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: MakersgleaningsGWB §534: so wondrouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: originalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: through the wonders oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: in the whole universegleaningsGWB §135: the whole creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: in the namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §628: from the heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: Exponentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §735: He Who is the Most Great Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (193 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thy divine greatness”
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the power of Thy mightgleaningsGWB §684: most potentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: The power of Thy might beareth me witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: your glory
This form usually rendered as “oneness”, “unity”, “glory” (46 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thine incomparable majesty”
oneness 42% unity 13% glory 13% transcendent 10% divine 6% own 3% holy 3% most 3% incomparable 3% retreats 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: but a man likegleaningsGWB §620: neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §336: no soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: alonegleaningsGWB §383: of Divine Unity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: on the oceangleaningsGWB §71: the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: the ocean of true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §149: Thy most great Oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §2: the Twin surging seasepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: a seagleaningsGWB §108: unto Him Who is the Oceankitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: billowing
This form usually rendered as “holiness”, “holy”, “most” (158 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: Saint PaulgleaningsGWB §546: is exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: loftyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: nor been comprehendedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: purgingwill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Aqdas
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “wisdom”, “through” (51 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: all that is thereinfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §266: of Thinekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: by Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: his authoritygleaningsGWB §439: the wise and learnedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the mysteryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: Thy decreetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §25: government
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the Burning BushgleaningsGWB §36: of the treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: treestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: Verily He is the Treewill-and-testamentW&T §57: Lote-Treesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the treesgleaningsGWB §98: the same Treekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Tree—which
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the directiongleaningsGWB §569: unto the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: towardsgleaningsGWB §296: allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §99: the direction ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: from
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: Thou hast not mercy upon themfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §655: of the tender mercieskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: infinite graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: Thine all-encompassing mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE expanded to “have been set”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: turn untofire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §689: face and withstandkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: turned their face unto itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §411: to accepttablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: telegraphedgleaningsGWB §552: the swiftness of lightningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: swift as lightningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: brightnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: Even as the swiftness of lightningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: flashgleaningsGWB §675: lightningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: swiftness of lightning
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
