Prayers and Meditations — §815
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 815 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
شَهِدَ اللهُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ لَهُ الْأَمْرُ وَالْخَلْقُ، قَد أَظْهَرَ مَشْرِقَ الْظُّهُوْرِ وَمُكَلِّمَ الْطُّوْرِ الَّذِي بِهِ أَنَارَ الْأُفُقُ الْأَعْلَى وَنَطقَتْ سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى وَارْتَفَعَ النِّدَاءُ بَيْنَ الْأَرْضِ وَالْسَّمَاءِ قَد أَتَى الْمَالِكُ الْمُلْكُ وَالْمَلَكَوْتُ وَالْعِزَّةُ وَالْجَبَرُوْتُ للهِ مَوْلَى الْوَرَى وَمَالِكِ الْعَرْشِ وَالثَّرَى.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
His are the kingdoms of Revelation and of creation. He, in truth, hath manifested Him Who is the Dayspring of Revelation, Who conversed on Sinai, through Whom the Supreme Horizon hath been made to shine, and the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing hath spoken, and through Whom the call hath been proclaimed unto all who are in heaven and on earth: “Lo, the All-Possessing is come. Earth and heaven, glory and dominion are God’s, the Lord of all men, and the Possessor of the Throne on high and of earth below!”
Let him, then, bend down, with hands resting on the knees, and say:
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “testified” (26 occurrences)
hath 22% have 17% testified 11% borne 11% testifieth 11% witnesseth 6% pronounced 6% who 6% sweetness 6% pleasant 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: the mystic trumpetprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §668: set
SE rendered شَهِدَ (shahid), اللهُ (al-lh), إِلَهَ (ʾilah), الْأَمْرُ (al-ʾamr) as “His, God’s, Revelation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: characterfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §621: were createdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: attributesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §785: the Fashionertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: His creatures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: proclaimfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §599: proceeded fromkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: expoundedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: there proceedethtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: dayspring offire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §655: revealeth itselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: to riseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §365: to shine brightlytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: dawn
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §138: Him Who conversedfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §279: at a wordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §199: words utteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: Who conversedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancewill-and-testamentW&T §6: Epistlesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: conversed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the behaviorgleaningsGWB §557: rustlingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §506: and soaredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: soaredwill-and-testamentW&T §42: machinationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountain sidegleaningsGWB §683: mysterious and transcendentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: At another time
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §10: enlightenedfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §562: The Daystarkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §65: splendoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: most resplendenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the worldfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §323: The Dayspring of Gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: horizon of Thy gracethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: worldgleaningsGWB §401: sourceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: the world
This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (286 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the exaltationfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §171: advancekitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: shall be proclaimed.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: Magnified be thetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §175: the Burning Bushkitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: Sadrihprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: deathless treewill-and-testamentW&T §16: Sacred Lote-Treeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Lote-TreegleaningsGWB §193: Trees
SE rendered الْأَعْلَى (al-ʾaʿlá), وَنَطقَتْ (wanaṭqat), سِدْرَةُ (sidrah), الْمُنْتَهَى (al-muntahá), وَارْتَفَعَ (wártafaʿ), النِّدَاءُ (an-nidáʾ) as “Supreme, spoken, Lote-Tree, hath been proclaimed, call”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: forbiddenfire-tabletFire §29: of thegleaningsGWB §327: culminationkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: prohibitionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: highest thoughtstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: deny
SE expanded to “hath been proclaimed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Divine Voicefire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §182: summonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §615: to Thy Calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: calleth aloud
This form usually rendered as “lord”, “possessor”, “king” (124 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: KingdomgleaningsGWB §627: the whole kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: Thy majestytablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
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 §223: exalted be Hisfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §279: the pompkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: of Thy great glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: sovereignty and glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of the heavenfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §694: heaven of My omnipotent glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: the highest heaventablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §12: Realm of Glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy loved onesgleaningsGWB §95: chosen Ones of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: provincesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: friendwill-and-testamentW&T §17: Guardianepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the LordgleaningsGWB §240: His loved oneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: continuous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of MankindgleaningsGWB §256: the lives of themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: all menthe-hidden-wordsHW §160: beneathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: mankindgleaningsGWB §127: beyondepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: all peoplesgleaningsGWB §423: all things
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the ThronegleaningsGWB §279: His thronekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: seatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: the mercy seatthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: thronegleaningsGWB §609: His seat of glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the Celestial Throne
