Prayers and Meditations — §807
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 807 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
يطًا، عَلَيْكَ يَا جَمَالَ اللّهِ ثَنَاءُ اللّهِ وَذِكْرُهُ وَبَهَاءُ اللّهِ وَنُورُهُ، أَشْهَدُ بِأَنَّ مَا رَأَتْ عَيْنُ الإِبْدَاعِ مَظْلُومًا شِبْهَكَ كُنْتَ فِي أَيّامِكَ فِي غَمَراتِ الْبَلَايَا، مَرَّةً كُنْتَ تَحْتَ السَّلَاسِلِ وَالْأَغْلَالِ وَمَرَّةً كُنْتَ تَحْتَ سُيُوفِ الْأَعْداءِ وَمَعَ كُلِّ ذَلِكَ أَمَرْتَ النَّاسَ بِمَا أُمِرْتَ مِنْ لَدنْ عَلِيمٍ حَكِيمٍ، رُوْحِيْ لِضُرِّكَ الْفِدَاءُ وَنَفْسِي
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The remembrance of God and His praise, and the glory of God and His splendor, rest upon Thee, O Thou Who art His Beauty! I bear witness that the eye of creation hath never gazed upon one wronged like Thee. Thou wast immersed all the days of Thy life beneath an ocean of tribulations. At one time Thou wast in chains and fetters; at another Thou wast threatened by the sword of Thine enemies. Yet, despite all this, Thou didst enjoin upon all men to observe what had been prescribed unto Thee by Him Who is the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
beauty 83% ancient 5% countenance 2% ornament 2% promised 2% everlasting 2% divine 2% immortal 2% abhá 2% fairest 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: fairest and most comelygleaningsGWB §103: countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: light of the countenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: revelation of Thy countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §28: her beautythe-hidden-wordsHW §58: is a more gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the most holy Abhá Beauty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §668: setkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the mystic trumpetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §391: and pertaineth to God Himself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §117: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondaryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: celebrate Thy praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebrationgleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: His praiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: second
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: relategleaningsGWB §205: that rememberkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: ignoreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: each one of the praisestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendorgleaningsGWB §273: My gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §573: Thy Lightthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: (bloodmoney)gleaningsGWB §661: of Gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: Glorious
This form usually rendered as “light”, “illumine”, “radiance” (186 occurrences)
light 80% illumine 5% radiance 4% brightness 2% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glory 1% source 1% splendour 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: light can comparefire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning lightgleaningsGWB §687: unfading lightkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: becomeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §757: and have set their facestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming
SE expanded to “I bear witness”
This form usually rendered as “gazed”, “beheld”, “eclipseth” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: that thou mayest beholdfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §260: seest?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: seest himthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thou beholdestgleaningsGWB §692: recognize
eye 51% spring 14% eyes 14% well-spring 3% identical 3% aynu’l-baqar 3% damsels 3% acute 3% before 3% face 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the well-springgleaningsGWB §167: with Minekitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: mine eyestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: have madewill-and-testamentW&T §18: is appointed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: the oppressorsfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §508: the wrongdoerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of those abjectprayers-and-meditationsP&M §303: of the oppressorthe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: flagrant injusticeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: as have acted unjustly
doubt 26% doubts 18% like 15% such 8% comparison 8% peer 5% all 5% likewise 5% incomparable 5% likeness 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the daysgleaningsGWB §74: the present daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: heaven and on earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: all their lives longwill-and-testamentW&T §10: no day passethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: Thy daysgleaningsGWB §47: Day — the Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: people
tribulations 38% tribulation 15% adversities 12% trials 6% afflictions 6% every 6% manifold 6% woes 6% all 3% ills 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: suffered grievouslyfire-tabletFire §48: of tribulationgleaningsGWB §413: entangledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: anguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: woethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §35: my afflictionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: tribulation
SE expanded to “At one time”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: fettersgleaningsGWB §163: my treacherous enemieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: malevolentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: and fettersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: through his malicegleaningsGWB §685: envykitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: chained up.’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §211: of envy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: the swordsgleaningsGWB §636: annulledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: their sharpest swordsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: thy swordgleaningsGWB §361: swordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: with the swordsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: a swordgleaningsGWB §620: with the sword
SE expanded to “Thou didst enjoin”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: bade Mefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §566: Our Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: at Whose biddingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: prescribed unto Himtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: mengleaningsGWB §474: neighborkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: of the peoplewill-and-testamentW&T §34: the souls of menepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: mankindgleaningsGWB §473: the interests of thy peoplekitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: manepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §177: people
SE expanded to “unto Thee by”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: Who isgleaningsGWB §113: the futurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: unto Thee bythe-hidden-wordsHW §155: My divineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: fromgleaningsGWB §259: inherently possesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: divine Knowledge!”
all-knowing 73% omniscient 8% knower 5% knoweth 3% god 3% aware 2% understanding 2% discerning 2% himself 2% all-wise 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Omniscientfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §322: physical worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: clericsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: the unseen realmstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: is My knowledge
SE rendered لَدنْ (ladn), عَلِيمٍ (ʿalímin), حَكِيمٍ، (ḥakímin،), رُوْحِيْ (rúḥí) as “unto Thee by, All-Knowing, All-Wise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of the spiritfire-tabletFire §49: fragrancegleaningsGWB §70: for your soulskitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §215: spiritually-mindedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: winetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §25: ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: the spirit of life
SE rendered عَلِيمٍ (ʿalímin), حَكِيمٍ، (ḥakímin،), رُوْحِيْ (rúḥí), لِضُرِّكَ (liḍurrik) as “All-Knowing, All-Wise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: harmgleaningsGWB §644: the tribulationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: in no wise damageprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: adversitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: difficultieswill-and-testamentW&T §35: troublesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the blindgleaningsGWB §255: hardships
SE rendered حَكِيمٍ، (ḥakímin،), رُوْحِيْ (rúḥí), لِضُرِّكَ (liḍurrik), الْفِدَاءُ (al-fidáʾ) as “All-Wise”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: offered up for His sakefire-tabletFire §48: of sacrificegleaningsGWB §272: offer upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: sacrificedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §107: ransomwill-and-testamentW&T §3: in sacrificeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: that I may sacrificefire-tabletFire §46: Sacrifice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: one wrongedgleaningsGWB §326: its essencekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: selfish desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: to Thee belongtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Mewill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincere
