Prayers and Meditations — §169
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 169 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَعِزَّتِكَ يا إِلهِي كُلَّما أَتَفَكرُ فِيْ عَظَمَتِكَ وَسُلْطانِكَ أَجِدُ نَفْسِي أَعْصَی العُصاةِ فِيْ مَمْلَكَتِكَ، وَكُلَّما أَنْظُرُ مَقاماتِكَ الَّتِيْ جَعَلْتَها مَخْصُوصَةً لِنَفْسِكَ أَرى وُجُودِي أَذْنَبَ مَنْ فِيْ أَرْضِكَ، لَوْلا سَتْرُ اسْمِكَ السَتَّارِ وَعَفْو اسْمِكَ الغَفَّارِ وَعَرْفُ اسْمِكَ الرَّحْمنِ لَتَرَى الأَصْفِيآءَ فِيْ مَواقِفِ الذُّنُوبِ وَالعِصْيانِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I swear by Thy glory, O my God! Every time I muse on Thy glory and Thy sovereignty I find myself as the most guilty among them that have transgressed against Thee in Thy realm, and every time I contemplate the heights in which none except Thee can abide, I discover that I am the most sinful of all the creatures that dwell in Thy land. Had it not been for Thy name, the Concealer, and for Thy name, the Ever-Forgiving, and for the sweet savors of Thy name, the Most Merciful, all Thy chosen ones had been reckoned amongst the perverse and the wicked.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I swear by Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: AlmightygleaningsGWB §376: dearlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: a more preciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §401: Thy glory is my witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: exalted and
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Lordfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §161: the providence of the Almightykitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: He Whom all things worshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: Meditate ongleaningsGWB §363: ponder in their heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: imagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: or from meditatingthe-hidden-wordsHW §119: insightwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: to pondergleaningsGWB §179: minds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: sublimegleaningsGWB §10: most excellentkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §59: so grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §238: Thy most mightythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §7: atrociousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the weightiest
SE expanded to “and Thy sovereignty”
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the powersgleaningsGWB §710: sovereign Rulerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the Ancient of Daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: and Whose sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: Sháh
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: are evidentfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §234: that perceiveth from theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: This is evidenced byprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: discoveredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §21: has made in thee its homewill-and-testamentW&T §16: grown
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: and soulsgleaningsGWB §198: Our Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: for one momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: Thy Godheadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: He it is whom
This form usually rendered as “most” (1 occurrences)
sinner 22% sins 11% sinful 11% rebelled 11% sinfulness 7% transgressed 7% rebel 7% transgressions 7% rebelliousness 7% rebellion 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of my rebelliousnessfire-tabletFire §35: singleaningsGWB §242: disobeyedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: transgressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: of our transgressionsthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: rebellionwill-and-testamentW&T §58: not obeyedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: his sins
SE expanded to “in Thy realm”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the landgleaningsGWB §176: one landkitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: their allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: Thou the Possessortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: that thine may bewill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: Lord
This form usually rendered as “look”, “consider”, “gaze” (34 occurrences)
SE expanded to “heights in which none”
station 28% people 24% arise 12% self-subsisting 12% such 5% connection 4% straight 4% qá’im 4% have 4% steadfast 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: Makefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §426: and ordained you to bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §207: unspeakableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §598: Thou hast suffered metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordainedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have bountifully shedwill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that
specially 29% confined 14% purpose 7% especially 7% special 7% order 7% particularly 7% specifically 7% only 7% distinct 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: for the purpose ofgleaningsGWB §176: onlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: appointprayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: single him outthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: have designedwill-and-testamentW&T §40: by itselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: specialgleaningsGWB §710: specific
SE expanded to “discover that I am”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: wouldst regardfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §611: the seenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: seenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: as Thou beholdest methe-hidden-wordsHW §146: hypocrisywill-and-testamentW&T §35: saw meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: that thou mayest behold
sins 30% sin 17% crime 13% transgressions 9% transgression 9% trespasses 4% sinners 4% having 4% committed 4% such 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: his transgressionsgleaningsGWB §655: for the transgressionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: his sin?’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: his sinfulnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: sinfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: his trespassesgleaningsGWB §243: committedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: mistake
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the Landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §254: and of the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: “The whole earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: and all that are on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: all that is on earth
This form usually rendered as “veil”, “hidden”, “concealed” (35 occurrences)
SE expanded to “for Thy name, the Concealer”
veil 31% hidden 14% concealed 10% conceal 10% concealment 10% unveiled 7% lay 7% dissimulation 3% hide 3% open 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Veilfire-tabletFire §45: Concealer of the sinsgleaningsGWB §31: beyond the kenkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: lieth concealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §225: innerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: and concealestthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: meaningepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: lie concealed
name 85% most 6% whose 3% through 1% treasured 1% brightness 1% called 1% all-glorious 1% invested 1% bearer 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: most sublimefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §411: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: in terms ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: Thy Most Great Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE rendered سَتْرُ (satr), اسْمِكَ (ismik), السَتَّارِ (as-sattár), وَعَفْو (waʿafw), اسْمِكَ (ismik), الغَفَّارِ (al-ghaffár), وَعَرْفُ (waʿarf) as “for Thy name, the Concealer, Thy name, and for, the Ever-Forgiving, for the sweet savors”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy forgivenessgleaningsGWB §257: forgivekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: forgivenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: remittedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §60: through Thy forgivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy pardongleaningsGWB §66: “All forgivenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: well-being
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: grant me Thy pardonfire-tabletFire §35: forgivenessgleaningsGWB §463: will have forgiven theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: to forgiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: revealedst Thy forgivenesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: vastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver
SE expanded to “for the sweet savors”
fragrance 40% hath 15% sweet 13% recognized 12% known 6% have 4% perfume 4% recognize 2% breath 2% recognizeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: recognizegleaningsGWB §2: the All-Perceivingkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: seize the significanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §124: been awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: shalt knowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: have known
SE expanded to “the Most Merciful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: will show them mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §40: mercieskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §177: Pitiertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
SE expanded to “Thy chosen ones”
SE rendered لَتَرَى (latará), الأَصْفِيآءَ (aṣ-ṣfíáʾ), مَواقِفِ (mawáqif), الذُّنُوبِ (adh-dhunúb), وَالعِصْيانِ، (wálʿiṣyáni،) as “had been reckoned amongst the, Thy chosen ones, perverse and, the wicked”
hesitate 22% hesitated 17% discover 13% hesitation 9% established 9% stand 9% would 9% place 4% such 4% remain 4%
