Prayers and Meditations — §831
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 831 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ُ الْعَظمَةِ مِنَ الْأُفُقِ الْأَبْهَى أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ وَالَّذِي ظَهَرَ إِنَّهُ هُوَ الْسِّرُّ الْمَكْنُوْنُ وَالرَّمْزُ الْمَخْزوْنُ الَّذِي بِهِ اقْتَرَنَ الْكَافُ بِرُكْنِهِ النُّونُ. أَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ هُوَ الْمَسْطُوْرُ مِنَ الْقَلَمِ الْأَعْلَى وَالْمَذْكُوْرُ فِي كُتُبِ اللهِ رَبِّ الْعَرْشِ وَالثَّرَى.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I testify unto that whereunto have testified all created things, and the Concourse on high, and the inmates of the all-highest Paradise, and beyond them the Tongue of Grandeur itself from the all-glorious Horizon, that Thou art God, that there is no God but Thee, and that He Who hath been manifested is the Hidden Mystery, the Treasured Symbol, through Whom the letters B and E (Be) have been joined and knit together. I testify that it is He whose name hath been set down by the Pen of the Most High, and Who hath been mentioned in the Books of God, the Lord of the Throne on high and of earth below.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Tongue of Grandeur”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §181: exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: too vastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: through His glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §7: Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: greatestgleaningsGWB §494: Most Great Prison
SE expanded to “the all-glorious Horizon”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: Horizonfire-tabletFire §26: the heavengleaningsGWB §286: worksprayers-and-meditationsP&M §762: the all-highest horizonthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: the realmepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of the worldgleaningsGWB §385: the realmsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §293: horizon of Thy grace
SE rendered الْعَظمَةِ (al-ʿaẓmah), الْأُفُقِ (al-ʾufuq), الْأَبْهَى (al-ʾabhá), اللهُ (al-lh) as “Tongue of Grandeur, the all-glorious Horizon, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: are verily gloriousgleaningsGWB §201: all-gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §239: the brightest realitiesthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §14: Abháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendorgleaningsGWB §54: inebriation of Thy presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Glorious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §212: of God’sprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Holy Writepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: GodgleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed
SE expanded to “hath been manifested”
hath 42% appeared 17% manifested 9% revealed 9% made 8% have 4% fulfilled 4% uncovered 4% perpetrated 2% back 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: for Thyfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §362: outward behaviorkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: the all-embracingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: as a signtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
SE expanded to “the Hidden Mystery”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: secretgleaningsGWB §30: into gladnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: the mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: and the mysteriestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: the inmostthe-hidden-wordsHW §66: hiddenwill-and-testamentW&T §42: plotted darklyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: secretly
SE rendered ظَهَرَ (ẓahar), الْسِّرُّ (as-sirr), الْمَكْنُوْنُ (al-maknún), وَالرَّمْزُ (wálrramz) as “hath been manifested, the Hidden Mystery, the Treasured Symbol”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: concealedgleaningsGWB §56: He Whom none hathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: that are hid fromepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §257: hiddengleaningsGWB §56: “He that was hiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: been wrapped upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: hidgleaningsGWB §612: Scriptures
This form usually rendered as “allusions”, “secret”, “treasured” (5 occurrences)
SE rendered وَالرَّمْزُ (wálrramz), الْمَخْزوْنُ (al-makhzwn), اقْتَرَنَ (iqtaran) as “the Treasured Symbol, joined”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: all the treasuresgleaningsGWB §627: within the treasurieskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: depository of the divine mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: Treasuries of Thy knowledgethe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: the repositoriesgleaningsGWB §230: Treasure
centuries 21% ages 21% century 11% past 11% like 11% generations 5% revolution 5% time 5% recognized 5% companion.” 5%
SE rendered اقْتَرَنَ (iqtaran), الْكَافُ (al-káf), بِرُكْنِهِ (biruknih), النُّونُ (an-nún), أَشْهَدُ (ʾashhad) as “joined, E (Be), I testify”
suffice 27% content 13% all-sufficing 13% insufficient 7% ever 7% will 7% verily 7% sufficing 7% himself 7% let 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: sufficegleaningsGWB §595: can satisfy the needskitab-i-iqanKIQ §82: content ourselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Name, the Restrainerthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: suffice theewill-and-testamentW&T §34: Not contentgleaningsGWB §298: ever profitkitab-i-iqanKIQ §259: Sufficient
SE rendered اقْتَرَنَ (iqtaran), الْكَافُ (al-káf), بِرُكْنِهِ (biruknih), النُّونُ (an-nún), أَشْهَدُ (ʾashhad) as “joined, E (Be), I testify”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the foundationsgleaningsGWB §571: your entire beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: foundationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: our limbsgleaningsGWB §70: every pillarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §558: My very limbsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: their limbsgleaningsGWB §244: the limbs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: evidentfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §397: disclosekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: invisibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: the mighty have apprehendedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: thou mayest testify
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: recordedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: recordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §831: hath been set downthe-hidden-wordsHW §124: linesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: inscribedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §234: of his are but talesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §571: tracedthe-hidden-wordsHW §94: most holy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My PengleaningsGWB §493: Pen of Revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the realmswill-and-testamentW&T §13: climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: Supreme PengleaningsGWB §375: of His Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: Thy
SE expanded to “the Most High”
SE expanded to “hath been mentioned”
mentioned 22% recorded 17% mention 13% aforementioned 9% foretold 9% above-mentioned 9% hath 9% revealed 4% referred 4% characterized 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: His mentiongleaningsGWB §114: be characterizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: expoundprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: seeketh to describetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: ExaltedgleaningsGWB §122: sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: overshadowed with Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: its Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the ThronegleaningsGWB §609: His seat of glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: seatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: throne ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MYepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: pillar ofgleaningsGWB §707: of the Throne abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: “behind the Throne.”
SE expanded to “of earth below”
