Prayers and Meditations — §10
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 10 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ كُنْتَ إِلهًا وَلا مَأْلُوهٌ وَرَبًّا وَلا مَرْبُوبٌ، وَعَالِمًا وَلا مَعْلُومٌ أَحْبَبْتَ أَنْ تُعْرَفَ تَكَلَّمْتَ بِكَلِمَةٍ بِها خُلِقَتِ المُمْكِناتُ وَذُوِّتَتِ المَوْجُوداتُ، لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ الخالِقُ الباعِثُ المُقْتَدِرُ القَدِيرُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Magnified be Thy name, O Lord my God! Thou art He Whom all things worship and Who worshippeth no one, Who is the Lord of all things and is the vassal of none, Who knoweth all things and is known of none. Thou didst wish to make Thyself known unto men; therefore, Thou didst, through a word of Thy mouth, bring creation into being and fashion the universe. There is none other God except Thee, the Fashioner, the Creator, the Almighty, the Most Powerful.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: celebratethfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §450: High is God exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: kindnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: Lauded be Thy nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: of Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §684: God is My witness!kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: divine Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: I swear by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
SE expanded to “Lord of all”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: I have nurturedgleaningsGWB §381: the Educatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: The All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: Enlightenertablet-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 §171: their Lord
This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (364 occurrences)
SE expanded to “knoweth all things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: His knowledgefire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §300: your own previous knowledgekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: indicateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §523: Thou knowest full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “beloved”, “pleasure” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: their love for Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §36: of the lovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: His beloved Oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: O Thou Who art the Belovedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §127: lovedwill-and-testamentW&T §18: ye beloved
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “unacquainted”, “make” (21 occurrences)
thou 42% unacquainted 11% make 11% couldst 5% recognition 5% truth 5% appreciate 5% acquaint 5% reveal 5% inscrutable 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: that ye may be made aware ofgleaningsGWB §544: could ye but perceive itkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: failed to apprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §278: didst reveal Thyself unto metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: knewepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: of every man of understanding
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “spoke”, “mouth” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: “He that discoursed upon Mefire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §279: at a wordkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: Words of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: of Thy most exalted Wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
خُلِقَتِ
literal: creation; create; created
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “created”, “hath” (24 occurrences)
SE expanded to “bring creation into being”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: was createdfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §97: earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: Fountaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: We created you allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: of men
This form usually rendered as “all”, “entire”, “created” (73 occurrences)
SE expanded to “bring creation into being”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: imperturbabilityfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §642: all worldskitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §24: of this lifethe-hidden-wordsHW §102: homelesswill-and-testamentW&T §23: earthlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the world of being
وَذُوِّتَتِ
literal: essence; essence, self; essence, being
This form usually rendered as “have”, “propelled”, “fashion” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: EssencegleaningsGWB §655: May my lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: Thee as Onewill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: beinggleaningsGWB §386: for Himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selves
المَوْجُوداتُ،
literal: existence; find; existent
This form usually rendered as “all”, “entire”, “any” (42 occurrences)
SE expanded to “fashion the universe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: could findfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §590: Thou smellestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: Notwithstandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: discoveredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §22: existent
This form usually rendered as “raiser”, “fashioner” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: raise upgleaningsGWB §502: send downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: ye shall surely be raised againprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: the Fashionerwill-and-testamentW&T §9: shall have no pity on himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: raised upgleaningsGWB §176: spiritual resurrectionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: speed out
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Potent artfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §628: and of Thy mightkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: transcendent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: Thou hast destined for themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: I have hung
