Prayers and Meditations — §803
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 803 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَلثَّنآءُ الَّذِي ظَهَرَ مِنْ نَفْسِكَ الْأَعْلَى وَالْبَهآءُ الَّذِي طَلَعَ مِنْ جَمَالِكَ الْأَبْهَى عَلَيْكَ يَا مَظْهَرَ الْكِبْرِيَاءِ وَسُلْطَانَ الْبَقَاءِ وَمَلِيْكَ مَنْ فِي الْأَرْضِ وَالسَّمَآءِ، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ بِكَ ظَهَرَتْ سَلْطَنَةُ اللّهِ وَإِقْتِدَارُهُ وَعَظَمَةُ اللّهِ وَكِبْرِيَائُهُ، وَبِكَ أَشْرَقَتْ شُمُوسُ الْقِدَمِ فِي سَمآءِ الْقَضآءِ وَطَلَعَ جَمالُ الْغَيْبِ عَنْ أُفُقِ الْبَدَاءِ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ بِحَرَكَةٍ مِنْ قَلَمِكَ ظَهَرَ حُكْمُ الْكافِ وَالنُّونِ وَبَرَزَ سِرُّ اللّهِ الْمَكْنُونُ وَبُدِئَتِ الْمُمْكِناتُ وَبُعِثَتِ الْظُّهُوراتُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The praise which hath dawned from Thy most august Self, and the glory which hath shone forth from Thy most effulgent Beauty, rest upon Thee, O Thou Who art the Manifestation of Grandeur, and the King of Eternity, and the Lord of all who are in heaven and on earth! I testify that through Thee the sovereignty of God and His dominion, and the majesty of God and His grandeur, were revealed, and the Day-Stars of ancient splendor have shed their radiance in the heaven of Thine irrevocable decree, and the Beauty of the Unseen hath shone forth above the horizon of creation. I testify, moreover, that with but a movement of Thy Pen Thine injunction "Be Thou" hath been enforced, and God's hidden Secret hath been divulged, and all created things have been called into being, and all the Revelations have been sent down.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “praise which hath dawned”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: of Thy praisegleaningsGWB §46: and celebrate His praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: In the midst ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §105: for Whose greater glorywill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §46: to celebrate His praisegleaningsGWB §321: createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Thereupon
manifestation 58% revealer 16% who 12% manifest 3% dayspring 2% manifested 2% manifestations 2% revealest 1% focused 1% symbol 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §176: some persongleaningsGWB §250: ye have devisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sordidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: I sweartablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §72: him who
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: BahágleaningsGWB §207: glory ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: Thine all-gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §207: the glory of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the Dawning-Placefire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §463: realizekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the “first,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §638: Thy most effulgent Beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
beauty 85% gaze 2% face 2% whose 2% countenance 1% glory 1% contemplation 1% swear 1% most 1% through 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: BeneficentgleaningsGWB §612: our Beautykitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §255: of beauty.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: through Thy beautytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: upon whose countenancesthe-hidden-wordsHW §88: everlasting beautywill-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “most”, “abhá” (73 occurrences)
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 §135: of GrandeurgleaningsGWB §273: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of Thy grandeurtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §17: haughty and rebellious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: sovereigngleaningsGWB §567: the sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: this sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: 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 §12: Sháh
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 §68: Eternityfire-tabletFire §30: hiddengleaningsGWB §470: shalt perishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: yetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §176: of Thine eternitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: life eternaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathlessthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: of immortal life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the sovereign Lord of allgleaningsGWB §357: nokitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: the world.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and the kingdomstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: My sacred realmwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: the kingdoms
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Holy Landfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §621: the whole worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: places of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and all that are on earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: these regions
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: My Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §496: lofty heightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thy Most Great Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: visiblefire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §125: Thou dost witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: descriedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: Thou bearest witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: there is none other Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §122: born of the substance of God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §821: art Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “power”, “might”, “divine” (51 occurrences)
power 62% might 10% divine 5% mighty 5% dominion 5% potency 5% potentialities 2% hands 2% all-subduing 2% soul 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: the All-Powerfulfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §718: Divine mightkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: indomitable strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §494: Thou hast determinedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: There is
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: supremegleaningsGWB §404: transcendethkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: the mightiest ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §8: fierceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: great
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the radiance of My lightfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §383: of the glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: day-springsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: and shed abroad the radiancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: At many a dawnwill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
This form usually rendered as “luminaries”, “suns”, “sun” (35 occurrences)
luminaries 47% suns 23% sun 7% sun-like 3% divine 3% countless 3% light 3% daystars 3% day-star 3% manifestations 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the sunlightgleaningsGWB §112: Thine abiding glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: the Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: of the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: sunsgleaningsGWB §670: the Daystar of Truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: the luminaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: Day-Stars
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: the feetfire-tabletFire §1: the Most AncientgleaningsGWB §174: Ever-Abidingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Ancient of Days!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: ancient splendortablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: with Thy footstepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: immortalwill-and-testamentW&T §8: submitted
decree 36% irrevocable 18% god’s 9% what 9% destiny 5% divine 5% decreed 5% ruling 5% tribulations 5% judgment 5%
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 §168: Unseen, the UnknowablegleaningsGWB §188: things unseenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: of the Invisiblesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §131: immemorialtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: while I am absentthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: with detractionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the invisiblegleaningsGWB §122: Their words
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: throughout the worldfire-tabletFire §19: mengleaningsGWB §296: all created thingskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: dawning-placekitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: universeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §520: Thy creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: abovewill-and-testamentW&T §5: regions
This form usually rendered as “creation” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: begingleaningsGWB §666: a sourcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: itsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: O Thou Who art my Origintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: of creationgleaningsGWB §720: sourcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §180: beginningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: the beginning
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: through the motionfire-tabletFire §27: MovergleaningsGWB §170: movementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §197: stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: Thou didst liftthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: MOVING FORM OFwill-and-testamentW&T §43: activeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: departure
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: PengleaningsGWB §281: of Whose Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: any penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: with the pengleaningsGWB §630: Thy most exalted Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: of Thy pen
This form usually rendered as “wisdom”, “law”, “commandment” (182 occurrences)
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 §182: rulestgleaningsGWB §418: governors of human societykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: chargeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: irrevocabletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §8: of the governments
This form usually rendered as “self-sufficing” (1 occurrences)
suffice 28% sufficient 25% content 13% can 6% full 6% all-sufficing 6% would 6% insufficient 3% will 3% sufficiently 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: sufficegleaningsGWB §35: full measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §82: content ourselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: the Restrainerthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: suffice theewill-and-testamentW&T §34: rested notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: sufficientgleaningsGWB §595: that can satisfy the needs of the whole of mankind
1 occurrence in corpus
revelation 29% evidences 14% glory 10% purest 10% corporeal 10% evidence 10% disclosed 5% effulgence 5% proof 5% manifestation 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the revelation of My glorygleaningsGWB §30: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: manifestationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: evidencestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: disclosedgleaningsGWB §550: revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §49: Revealers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: satisfactiongleaningsGWB §470: takest delightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: the headsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: and the mysteriestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: inmostthe-hidden-wordsHW §155: fresh and greenwill-and-testamentW&T §42: beganepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: mysteries
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: “HiddengleaningsGWB §48: that which lay hidden from the eyes of menkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: been wrapped uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: have been laid upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: hidgleaningsGWB §56: Whose secret no one hath discoveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §474: the things which lie hid
beginning 30% originally 10% source 10% revelation 10% origin 10% “first” 10% “first 10% “beginning” 10%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable infire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §635: all menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: all beingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: homelesswill-and-testamentW&T §17: submissivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: imperturbability
This form usually rendered as “laid” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: raised upgleaningsGWB §176: spiritual resurrectionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “resurrection”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: the Fashionerwill-and-testamentW&T §9: shall have no pity on himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: they shall be raised againgleaningsGWB §3: begottenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: resurrection
