Prayers and Meditations — §103
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 103 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ثُمَّ اسْتَقِمْنا عَلَى حُبِّكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ لا نَتَوَجَّهُ إِلى دُونِكَ وَنَكُونُ مِنَ المُقَرَّبِينَ بِتَقْدِيسِ ذاتِكَ عَنِ المِثْلِيَّةِ وَتَنْزِيهِ نَفْسِكَ عَنْ الشِّبْهِيَّةِ بِحَيْثُ نَنْطِقُ بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ بِأَعْلى النِّداءِ إِنَّهُ هُو الواحِدُ الفَرْدُ الصَّمَدُ المُقْتَدِرُ العَزِيزُ الحَكِيمُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Cause us, then, to be so steadfast in our love towards Thee that we will turn to none except Thee, and will be reckoned amongst them that are brought nigh to Thee, and acknowledge Thee as One Who is exalted above every comparison and is holy beyond all likeness, and will lift up our voices amongst Thy servants and cry aloud that He is the one God, the Incomparable, the Ever-Abiding, the Most Powerful, the All-Glorious, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
SE rendered اسْتَقِمْنا (istaqimná), حُبِّكَ (ḥubbik), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin) as “our love, so steadfast”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: with such firm convictionfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §457: shake offkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: wherever they wentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: to speak in Thy nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: all who adore Theefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §667: hard it iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: more dearly cherishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §477: Thou pleasesttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: a belovedwill-and-testamentW&T §38: that love
such 41% station 18% state 8% glory 8% honor 8% through 5% excellence 5% distinction 3% neither 3% people 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: set their facesfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §440: derive their inspiration fromkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: quarter of the Heavensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §79: to whom I can turn my facetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
SE rendered شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), نَتَوَجَّهُ (natawajjah), دُونِكَ (dúnik), وَنَكُونُ (wanakún) as “so steadfast, turn, will be”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all else beside TheegleaningsGWB §705: refuse to sanction it inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: any except Thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: none but Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: none other but HimgleaningsGWB §543: Others
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: that begleaningsGWB §296: joinedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: in His own Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: He continuedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §43: thyself
SE rendered دُونِكَ (dúnik), وَنَكُونُ (wanakún), المُقَرَّبِينَ (al-muqarrabín), بِتَقْدِيسِ (bitaqdís), ذاتِكَ (dhátik) as “will be, and is holy, One”
such 18% nigh 16% who 14% enjoy 14% favored 12% have 10% all 8% well-favored 6% shall 2% well-favoured 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: drawing nighfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §485: favorskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: someprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: draweth us nightablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
This form usually rendered as “sanctity”, “holiness”, “exalted” (41 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and is holy”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: holinessgleaningsGWB §328: apart from, and immeasurably exalted abovekitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: sanctified themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: far above the reach and ken of the understandingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: pure and holywill-and-testamentW&T §3: Hisepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: exalted above
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy selfgleaningsGWB §369: that Divine Essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: their own Selvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: Thine own Essencewill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thine EssencegleaningsGWB §98: personkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recesses
SE rendered بِتَقْدِيسِ (bitaqdís), ذاتِكَ (dhátik), المِثْلِيَّةِ (al-mithlílah), وَتَنْزِيهِ (watanzíh), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik) as “and is holy, One, Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: of such as are like theegleaningsGWB §576: he is regardedkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: like untokitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: Consider theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: and likenessthe-hidden-wordsHW §139: matchlesswill-and-testamentW&T §17: the daysepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: weight
SE rendered ذاتِكَ (dhátik), المِثْلِيَّةِ (al-mithlílah), وَتَنْزِيهِ (watanzíh), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), الشِّبْهِيَّةِ (ash-shibhíhah) as “One, Thee, likeness”
purity 29% detached 14% exalted 7% sanctified 7% indivisible 7% shall 7% detachment 7% holy 7% singleness 7% essence 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: purityfire-tabletFire §31: Thy holinessgleaningsGWB §708: immeasurably exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: freeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: and is holy beyondthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy freedomwill-and-testamentW&T §21: detached from earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: sanctified
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: HisgleaningsGWB §617: worldly vanitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: in Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: for My Selfwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: My true
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: confoundedgleaningsGWB §289: distinguishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: obscuritiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: similitudewill-and-testamentW&T §4: the seeds of doubtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: comparisongleaningsGWB §122: resemblancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: misgiving
SE expanded to “will lift up”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: utterancefire-tabletFire §37: utterethgleaningsGWB §595: from Whose lips have gone outkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: wordskitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: declaretablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclosewill-and-testamentW&T §2: declared
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: unto menfire-tabletFire §49: AdoredgleaningsGWB §268: all that serve Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: oppressorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §265: and the Object of the adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are servantsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: these servants
This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (291 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to proclaimfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §134: the Bábkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: the most exalted of allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §398: the God of glorytablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
SE rendered عِبادِكَ (ʿibádik), بِأَعْلى (biʾaʿlى), النِّداءِ (an-nidáʾ), الواحِدُ (al-wáḥid), الفَرْدُ (al-fard) as “Thy servants, cry aloud, is the one, the Incomparable”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: the Divine Voicefire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §609: thy crykitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: criedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: cried after Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the callepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: The voice
SE expanded to “is the one”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Afire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §486: one and undividedkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: a certainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: all such as adore Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy onenessfire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §251: His onenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: essentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: of Thy unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §2: uniqueepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: oneness
الصَّمَدُ
literal: eternal; eternal, absolute; eternal, everlasting
everlasting 35% eternal 16% ancient 9% eternity 9% ever-abiding 7% immortal 7% celestial 7% god 5% ethereal 2% only 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the Ever-AbidinggleaningsGWB §123: only the Eternal can revealkitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: ecstaticprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: eternitywill-and-testamentW&T §53: unfailinggleaningsGWB §163: everlasting powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thine eternity
SE expanded to “the Most Powerful”
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: magnified begleaningsGWB §115: invinciblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §124: I swear by Thy glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of glory
