Prayers and Meditations — §245
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 245 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ يا إِلهِي لَكَ العِزَّةُ وَالجَلالُ وَالعَظَمَةُ وَالإِجْلالُ وَالسَّطْوَةُ وَالاسْتِجْلالُ وَالرِّفْعَةُ وَالإِفْضالُ وَالهَيْمَنَةُ وَالاسْتِقْلالُ، تُقَرِّبُ مَنْ تَشآءُ إِلى البَحْرِ الأَعْظَمِ وَتُشَرِّفُهُ بِالإِقْبالِ إِلى اسْمِكَ الأَقْدَمِ لَنْ يَمْنَعَكَ عَنْ سُلْطَانِكَ مَنْ فِي سَمائِكَ وَأَرْضِكَ لَمْ تَزَلْ غَلَبَتْ قُدْرَتُكَ المُمْكِناتِ وَأَحاطَتْ مَشِيَّتُكَ الكائِناتِ وَلا تَزالُ تَكُونُ مُقْتَدِرًا عَلَى المَوْجُوداتِ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ المُتَعالِ العَزِيزُ الحَكِيمُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
All praise, O my God, be to Thee Who art the Source of all glory and majesty, of greatness and honor, of sovereignty and dominion, of loftiness and grace, of awe and power. Whomsoever Thou willest Thou causest to draw nigh unto the Most Great Ocean, and on whomsoever Thou desirest Thou conferrest the honor of recognizing Thy Most Ancient Name. Of all who are in heaven and on earth, none can withstand the operation of Thy sovereign Will. From all eternity Thou didst rule the entire creation, and Thou wilt continue for evermore to exercise Thy dominion over all created things. There is none other God but Thee, the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the All-Powerful, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: “Glory to TheegleaningsGWB §633: the All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: Immensely exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: resoundtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: Everything celebratethgleaningsGWB §387: Immeasurably exalted
SE expanded to “be to Thee”
5 occurrences in corpus
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 §102: Almightyfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §683: exalted characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §262: of Thy glorythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Hath thy pomp
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “all-glorious”, “exalted” (62 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: exalted be His glorygleaningsGWB §27: exalted characterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: divine presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: honorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: glorifiedgleaningsGWB §60: and Glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and of majesty
This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “grandeur”, “glory” (35 occurrences)
powers 15% dominion 15% ascendancy 15% authorities 8% aggressor 8% awful 8% sovereignty 8% influence 8% threats 8% crushing 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the powersfire-tabletFire §6: mightgleaningsGWB §314: authoritieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the power of Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the dominiongleaningsGWB §86: the awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: powers
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “reared”, “will” (19 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “awful”, “awe” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §300: Guardiankitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §641: Potent artepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Omnipotent ProtectorgleaningsGWB §501: potentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: set upepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Help in Peril
This form usually rendered as “independence”, “who” (2 occurrences)
independence 50% who 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: the summitfire-tabletFire §47: fewnessgleaningsGWB §167: even though for one momentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: some mean price.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: Who art the Sourcethe-hidden-wordsHW §91: smallestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: exceedethfire-tabletFire §42: independence
SE expanded to “causest to draw nigh”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: sanctuary of Thy presencefire-tabletFire §3: oceangleaningsGWB §572: approach themkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: someprayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: them that enjoy near accesstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: favouredthe-hidden-wordsHW §36: drawing near
This form usually rendered as “pleaseth”, “thou”, “do” (75 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: willinggleaningsGWB §665: their wishes and desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: Thou dosttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: nothing amongst
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: ocean of God’s bountyfire-tabletFire §25: a seagleaningsGWB §71: the waterskitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: billowsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: the healing waterstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: the ancient seawill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: upon the sea
This form usually rendered as “honored”, “conferrest”, “hath” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: high placesgleaningsGWB §357: the glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: conferrest the honortablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: honoured me with Thy footstepswill-and-testamentW&T §18: gloriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: most sublimegleaningsGWB §641: His holy court
This form usually rendered as “turn”, “turned”, “having” (42 occurrences)
turn 26% turned 16% having 11% setting 11% recognizing 11% return 5% acknowledged 5% conversion 5% direct 5% disinclined 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: with thy face set towardsfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §287: ablekitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: be made worthyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §94: the kindreds of thetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
SE expanded to “Thy Most Ancient Name”
SE rendered بِالإِقْبالِ (biálʾiqbál), اسْمِكَ (ismik), الأَقْدَمِ (al-ʾaqdam), يَمْنَعَكَ (yamnaʿak) as “of recognizing, Thy Most Ancient Name, withstand”
ancient 52% eternity 9% footsteps 7% feet 7% step 6% eternal 5% everlasting 5% past 4% ever-abiding 2% most 2%
This form usually rendered as “frustrate”, “deter”, “shall” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: debarrethgleaningsGWB §647: shall not deterkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: mightiest and loftiestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §127: kept backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: forbade them
SE rendered يَمْنَعَكَ (yamnaʿak), سُلْطَانِكَ (sulṭánik), سَمائِكَ (samáʾik), وَأَرْضِكَ (waʾarḍik) as “withstand, heaven, on earth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the higher powersgleaningsGWB §35: Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §616: Lord and King oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: all that is on earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §441: the worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: earth and heaventhe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: of thefire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §286: every human frame
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: pass awaygleaningsGWB §605: hath always ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: dispelledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: everlastingly beenthe-hidden-wordsHW §55: fleetingwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: perpetually afflictedgleaningsGWB §555: be dispelled
This form usually rendered as “prevailed”, “vanquished”, “subjection” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: All-SubduinggleaningsGWB §66: “Supreme ascendancykitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: shall conquer.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: render them victoriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: overcomeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailedgleaningsGWB §31: all-conqueringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “ascendancy,”
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
SE expanded to “the entire creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the world of beingfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §635: the souls of all menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: the whole of creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable in
SE rendered قُدْرَتُكَ (qudratuk), المُمْكِناتِ (al-mumkinát), وَأَحاطَتْ (waʾaḥáṭat), مَشِيَّتُكَ (mashíhatuk), الكائِناتِ (al-káʾinát) as “power, the entire creation, Will”
encompassed 32% have 18% compassed 14% hath 14% whisperings 4% enveloped 4% all-encompassing 4% encompasseth 4% blew 4% encompass 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: hath encompassedfire-tabletFire §20: whisperingsgleaningsGWB §117: pervadedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: encompassed theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: embracedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: neglect
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “wilt”, “art” (63 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: All created thingsfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §503: ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: like thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §153: Thoutablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: of all beingfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §358: livekitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: personprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: recognizetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest find Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
SE expanded to “the Most Exalted”
