Prayers and Meditations — §778
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 778 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَلَكَ الْحَمْدُ يا إِلهِي حَمْدًا حَمِدْتَ بِهِ نَفْسَكَ وَلا يَعْرِفُهُ أَحَدٌ دُونَكَ وَلا يُحْصِيْهِ نَفْسٌ سِواكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ عَرَّفْتَنِيْ نَفْسَكَ فِي أَيَّامٍ فِيْها غَفَلَ عِبادُكَ الَّذِيْنَ بِانْتِسابِهِمْ إِلى نَفْسِكَ حَكَمُوا عَلَى مَنْ عَلَى الأَرْضِ وَافْتَخَرُوْا عَلَى الأُمَمِ وَإِنِّيْ يا إِلهِي لَوْ حَكَمْتُ عَلَى شَرْقِ الأَرْضِ وَغَرْبِها وَمَلَكْتُ خَزَائِنَها كُلَّها وَأَنْفَقْتُ فِي سَبِيْلِكَ ما بَلَغْتُ إِلى هذا المَقامِ إِلاَّ بِحَوْلِكَ وَقُوَّتِكَ، وَلَوْ أَشْكُرُكَ يا إِلهِي بِدَوامِ عِزِّ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ وَبَقاءِ سَلْطَنَتِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ لا يُعادِلُ بِذِكْرٍ مِنَ الأَذْكارِ الَّتِيْ عَلَّمْتَنِيْ بِفَضْلِكَ وَأَمَرْتَنِيْ بِأَنْ أَدْعُوْكَ وَأَذْكُرَكَ بِهِ، فَلَمَّا كانَ شَأْنُ ذِكْرٍ مِنْ أَذْكارِكَ هذا فَما مَقامُ مَنْ عَرَفَ نَفْسَكَ وَفَازَ بِلِقائِكَ وَاسْتَقامَ عَلَى أَمْرِكَ؟
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praise be to Thee, therefore, O my God—such praise as Thou didst ascribe to Thine own Self, and which none except Thee can either comprehend or reckon. Thou art He, O my Lord, Who hath made known His own Self unto me, at a time when Thy servants have failed to recognize Thee—servants who, by virtue of the ties that bind them to Thee, have been ruling over all that dwell on earth and have been vaunting themselves over its peoples. Were I, O my God, to exercise from pole to pole supreme dominion over the earth, and were I to be offered all the treasures it containeth, and were I to expend them in Thy path, I would still be powerless to attain unto this station, unless I were assisted and strengthened by Thee. And were I to glorify Thee, O my God, so long as the glory of Thy majesty endureth and the influence of Thy sovereignty and power will last, such a glorification could never be compared with any of the praises which Thou, as a token of Thy grace, hast taught me, and wherewith Thou hast bidden me to extol Thy virtues. If such be the excellence of each one of the praises which Thou hast taught me, how immeasurably greater must be the excellence of the station of the One Who hath known Thee, Who hath entered Thy Presence, and pursued steadfastly the path of Thy Cause!
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: God be praisedgleaningsGWB §162: Praise be to Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: Prophet Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: Thou art to be praisedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Praise begleaningsGWB §266: glorified
SE expanded to “Thine own Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: those soulsgleaningsGWB §668: the fallenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: by their own selfishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thy Godheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: in their liveswill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: for myself
SE expanded to “can either comprehend”
can 24% recognize 19% know 14% known 10% comprehend 10% recognizeth 5% maketh 5% discover 5% perceive 5% apprehendeth 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of knowledgegleaningsGWB §311: can adequately revealkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: to know Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §524: and shed abroad the sweet smelltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: renowned
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: unto onegleaningsGWB §670: Should any mankitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: any soulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: transcendenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighborepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy unitygleaningsGWB §689: of men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: any one but TheegleaningsGWB §246: none but Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: all that is not of Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: the Royal decreegleaningsGWB §575: Unless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: numbergleaningsGWB §305: can searchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: measuredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §735: must remain inscrutable to everyone exceptthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: recountwill-and-testamentW&T §11: boundlessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: stonegleaningsGWB §322: consider
SE rendered يُحْصِيْهِ (yuḥṣíh), نَفْسٌ (nafsun), سِواكَ، (siwáka،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “reckon, Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: stablishedgleaningsGWB §370: seatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: by any one save Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: other than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §386: but Him
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: with my LordgleaningsGWB §40: ancientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: The All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: supremacytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the Lord of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: for the Great DaygleaningsGWB §279: your bygone dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: every day.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: is the Daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: in the days
This form usually rendered as “waywardness”, “wayward”, “forgetfulness” (20 occurrences)
waywardness 27% wayward 13% forgetfulness 13% would 7% strayed 7% careless 7% error 7% stray 7% trespasses 7% turneth 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: have remained unawaregleaningsGWB §655: to the trespasseskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: We knew notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: erred so grievouslythe-hidden-wordsHW §104: neglectepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: heedless onesgleaningsGWB §530: ye have shut out yourselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: servantsfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §657: all them that serve Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: His people?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §427: Such of Thy servantstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §36: this Thy servantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the oppressed
بِانْتِسابِهِمْ
literal: attribution; relation; attributed
This form usually rendered as “virtue” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: accusationgleaningsGWB §43: bear allegiance tokitab-i-ahdAhd §15: kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: regarded Himselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: by virtue of the ties that bind themwill-and-testamentW&T §43: connectionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: beargleaningsGWB §501: impute
This form usually rendered as “have” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: Gird upgleaningsGWB §464: have judgedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the sagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: ruleth over theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the firm and conclusive
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: countryfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §513: human racekitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: fieldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §117: all the dwellers of the earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: land
This form usually rendered as “have” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: glorygleaningsGWB §244: ye boast yourselveskitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: adornprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: and have been vaunting themselvesthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: should exalt himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: We glory thereingleaningsGWB §520: true glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: adorn themselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: the nationsfire-tabletFire §13: the peoples of the earthgleaningsGWB §128: peoplekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: peoples and kindreds of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: people of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §519: all the nationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: mother’swill-and-testamentW&T §5: following
This form usually rendered as “east”, “pole” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the radiance thereoffire-tabletFire §22: radiancegleaningsGWB §185: hath manifested itself, and shed its splendorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: above the horizonprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: to shine brightlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: to illuminethe-hidden-wordsHW §103: At many a dawnwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
This form usually rendered as “pole” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: disappearancefire-tabletFire §43: O Thou ExilegleaningsGWB §160: reachethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: or toward the westprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: settethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: banishmenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: of exilewill-and-testamentW&T §35: my exile
This form usually rendered as “offered” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: “The KingdomgleaningsGWB §83: “The Kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: all that is thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: the supremacytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: unto the King
treasuries 30% treasury 16% treasures 15% preserved 8% treasured 8% repositories 7% enshrined 7% all 3% repository 3% lay 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: the repositoriesgleaningsGWB §558: lie hiddenkitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: concealed within the treasuryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: and the Treasuriesthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: all the possessionsgleaningsGWB §517: and treasures
SE rendered وَمَلَكْتُ (wamalakt), خَزَائِنَها (khazáʾinahá), كُلَّها (kullahá), وَأَنْفَقْتُ (waʾanfaqt), سَبِيْلِكَ (sabílik) as “supreme dominion, treasures, the, expend, path, I”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: everygleaningsGWB §520: verykitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: all that is thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §101: and supply us with everythe-hidden-wordsHW §49: Forwill-and-testamentW&T §33: withepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: all that aregleaningsGWB §656: wholly
This form usually rendered as “have”, “hast”, “had” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: We offered upfire-tabletFire §10: in malicegleaningsGWB §693: renounce them one and allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: an openingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: laid downthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: To offer upwill-and-testamentW&T §10: their maliceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: wouldst expend
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: pathgleaningsGWB §9: for its sakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Thy sakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §248: for Thy saketablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My paththe-hidden-wordsHW §46: My pathwill-and-testamentW&T §3: in this pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: thy way
This form usually rendered as “reached”, “hath”, “such” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: our Qá’imfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §411: occupykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §123: “resurrection”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: unapproachabletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
This form usually rendered as “around”, “power”, “through” (19 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: surroundgleaningsGWB §238: through the powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: present dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: by the power of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: become veilstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §52: at such a time
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the powersgleaningsGWB §647: All-Compellingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §811: to Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the powerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: with strengthgleaningsGWB §193: sustained by the power
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: render thanksfire-tabletFire §49: thankgleaningsGWB §352: with hearts filled with gratitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: thankful.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §341: and thanksgivingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: those who are gratefultablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: give thanks unto Himthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: gloriously
SE expanded to “so long as”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: EverlastinggleaningsGWB §189: throughout the eternitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §312: through the whole continuance ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: perisheth notwill-and-testamentW&T §22: continuallyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: enduregleaningsGWB §385: unchangeable
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 §158: on thy glorygleaningsGWB §183: that ye may be exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: upliftedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: magnified be
This form usually rendered as “eternity”, “immortality”, “everlasting” (57 occurrences)
eternity 32% immortality 23% everlasting 17% long 6% immortal 6% eternal 4% throughout 4% incorruptible 2% unfading 2% establishment 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: endurethfire-tabletFire §36: is lonelygleaningsGWB §279: endurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: survivedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: the continuance of lifetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: for everlasting life
sovereignty 74% through 8% power 6% transcendent 2% kingship 2% own 2% rejected 2% sovereign 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: anothergleaningsGWB §68: clothed with such majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: Monarchsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §244: the All-Possessingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §7: power of the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereign
power 39% might 31% omnipotence 10% dominion 8% through 3% evidences 2% overpowering 2% greatness 2% hand 2% immensity 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of justicegleaningsGWB §438: moderationkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: equityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §145: Who dealest equitablythe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §28: that are justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: with justicegleaningsGWB §33: Divine justice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to mentiongleaningsGWB §607: rankkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §256: to whom we have referredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: Thee will I magnifytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
This form usually rendered as “hast” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hath taughtfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §87: could ye but understand itkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: designatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: Thy hidden wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: gracious favorgleaningsGWB §178: The distinguishing featurekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §118: God’s holy graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §4: and by Thy gracetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: such a thingfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §452: His biddingkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: could be their stay and guide?prayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: of Thy decree—thetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
SE rendered وَأَمَرْتَنِيْ (waʾamartaní), أَدْعُوْكَ (ʾadʿúk), وَأَذْكُرَكَ (waʾadhkurak), فَلَمَّا (falammá) as “bidden, extol, If”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: summoned, and art still summoninggleaningsGWB §472: Who summoneth thee untokitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: exhortedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: such a claimtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: was calledthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: wear the guise ofwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
This form usually rendered as “such”, “station”, “state” (112 occurrences)
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 §198: My rankfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §435: Those virtues that befit his dignitykitab-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 §150: the station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §39: shinethgleaningsGWB §691: achievethkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: strayedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: reachtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been honouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: attain unto
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: to meetfire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §58: Divine Presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: “attainment unto the Divine Presence”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §48: to meet Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §41: kindling
