Prayers and Meditations — §254
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 254 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ لَمْ تَزَلْ كُنْتَ فِي عُلُوِّ القُدْرَةِ وَالقُوَّةِ وَالجَلالِ وَلا تَزالُ تَكُونُ فِي سُمُوِّ الرِّفْعَةِ وَالعَظَمَةِ وَالإِجْلالِ، كُلُّ العُرَفآءِ مُتَحَيِّرٌ فِي آثارِ صُنْعِكَ وَكُلُّ البُلَغآءِ عاجِزٌ مِنْ إِدْراكِ مَظاهِرِ قُدْرَتِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ، كُلُّ ذِي عِرفانٍ اعْتَرَفَ بِالعَجْزِ عَنِ البُلُوغِ إِلى ذُرْوَةِ عِرْفانِكَ وَكُلُّ ذِي عِلْمٍ أَقَرَّ بِالتَّقْصِيرِ عَنْ عِرْفانِ كُنْهِ ذاتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Lauded and glorified art Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art He Who from everlasting hath been clothed with majesty, with authority and power, and will continue unto everlasting to be arrayed with honor, with strength and glory. The learned, one and all, stand aghast before the signs and tokens of Thy handiwork, while the wise find themselves, without exception, impotent to unravel the mystery of Them Who are the Manifestations of Thy might and power. Every man of insight hath confessed his powerlessness to scale the heights of Thy knowledge, and every man of learning hath acknowledged his failure to fathom the nature of Thine Essence.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Lauded and glorified”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: laud Thee through Himfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §387: Immeasurably exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Magnified 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 “Lord my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: O Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §111: Causekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §671: O God!tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: eventidegleaningsGWB §301: will continue to exist foreverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §216: dissipatedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: will continuethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: My eternalwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: glorygleaningsGWB §649: At no time
This form usually rendered as “loftiness”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (43 occurrences)
loftiness 30% transcendent 15% exalted 11% heights 11% sublime 7% lofty 7% excellence 7% glory 4% all-glorious 4% high-minded 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: exaltationfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §57: heights of its loftiestkitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: Far be it from His gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §604: glorifytablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
SE rendered عُلُوِّ (ʿulúl), القُدْرَةِ (al-qudrah), وَالقُوَّةِ (wálqúqah), وَالجَلالِ (wáljalál), تَزالُ (tazál) as “majesty, with authority, power, and, everlasting”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: strengthgleaningsGWB §19: is endowed with a potency superior tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: all mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §25: forcesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: StronggleaningsGWB §390: the sense of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: glorified begleaningsGWB §288: of Grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §183: hallowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §162: and Thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: sublimegleaningsGWB §546: grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: majestic powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: dominion
SE rendered تَزالُ (tazál), تَكُونُ (takún), سُمُوِّ (sumúm) as “everlasting, arrayed with honor”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: he begleaningsGWB §128: had surely madekitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: shallprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: are heldtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §43: thyself
This form usually rendered as “sublimity”, “exaltation”, “inaccessible” (28 occurrences)
sublimity 29% exaltation 12% inaccessible 12% transcendent 12% most 6% noble 6% advancement 6% promote 6% glory 6% station 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: from the Name of Godfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §326: these nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §116: heaven.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §632: Well-Guarded Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE rendered تَزالُ (tazál), تَكُونُ (takún), سُمُوِّ (sumúm), الرِّفْعَةِ (ar-rifʿah), وَالعَظَمَةِ (wálʿaẓamah), وَالإِجْلالِ، (wálʾijláli،) as “everlasting, arrayed with honor, strength, glory”
This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “grandeur”, “glory” (35 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Most Great PrisongleaningsGWB §404: potentkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: no other testimony can excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: Howthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §8: fierceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: of the Grandeur
This form usually rendered as “sages”, “devoutest”, “all” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: will make thee knowngleaningsGWB §236: unacquaintedkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: such knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §251: recognized Him nottablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Know
مُتَحَيِّرٌ
literal: perplexed; bewilderment; bewildered
This form usually rendered as “perplexed”, “sore”, “bewildering” (15 occurrences)
perplexed 20% sore 20% bewildering 13% bewildered 13% marveled 7% marvelled 7% afflicted 7% stand 7% marvel 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: sore perplexedgleaningsGWB §159: perplexitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: marvellethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: would know notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: astoundedgleaningsGWB §322: is perplexedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: wonderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: have perplexed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: tokensgleaningsGWB §378: particular influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: scarprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: past tracesthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: consequencesgleaningsGWB §551: The force
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thine handiworkgleaningsGWB §286: artskitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: “creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy handiworkthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: madewill-and-testamentW&T §6: forgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: craftsgleaningsGWB §311: arts and wonders
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainedfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §360: mature wisdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: The more passionatelyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: them that have ascended towards Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: messagetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: bountifully
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: with tearful eyesgleaningsGWB §260: can frustratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: unableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: are unablewill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmed meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: thy powerlessnessgleaningsGWB §685: impotentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: wearied
comprehend 25% understanding 22% apprehend 16% grasp 9% comprehension 8% recognize 5% understood 5% perceive 4% fathom 4% apprehending 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: the power of comprehendinggleaningsGWB §40: artkitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: observedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: to unravel the mystery ofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the UnknowablegleaningsGWB §201: comprehensionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: is revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: abyss
manifestations 67% exponents 11% manifestation 5% who 4% embodiments 4% emblems 3% through 3% symbols 2% revealers 2% person 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: hath manifested Mefire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §357: are enshrinedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: the Revelation of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §189: that He may manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: to appear
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: knowledge of such sciencesfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §244: the Knower of all thingskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: naturalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §463: Thou art awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
acknowledged 31% acknowledge 8% whoso 8% testified 8% hath 8% assigned 8% acknowledgeth 8% confessed 8% have 8% recognized 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: acceptancegleaningsGWB §56: are gladdenedkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: confess His claimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §212: be gladdenedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: be solacedwill-and-testamentW&T §32: fathomless
This form usually rendered as “innocence”, “failure” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: guiltgleaningsGWB §591: the Mansionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: can never hope to matchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: powerlessnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: within her most lofty mansionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: their palacesgleaningsGWB §466: transgressed against himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: mansions
This form usually rendered as “nature” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: in His EssencegleaningsGWB §92: Ancient of Dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the very recessesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: Theewill-and-testamentW&T §36: my lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: His Exalted BeinggleaningsGWB §87: womankitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Being
