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، فَلَمَّا سُدَّ السَّبِي
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 §102: celebratethgleaningsGWB §13: celebrationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §291: Glorified beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: Lauded be Thy nametablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: laudgleaningsGWB §633: the All-Glorious
SE usually renders this root as “god”, “divine”, “god’s”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: gracegleaningsGWB §386: other Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: holyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: O my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §18: of the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: divine and celestialgleaningsGWB §563: Divine mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: perpetually afflictedgleaningsGWB §555: be dispelledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: farprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: wilt abidethe-hidden-wordsHW §55: fleetingwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: at all timesgleaningsGWB §93: can never fade.…
This form usually rendered as “loftiness”, “glory”, “sublime” (43 occurrences)
loftiness 27% glory 9% sublime 9% lofty 9% excellence 9% transcendent 9% heights 9% inaccessible 9% all-glorious 5% high-minded 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the sake of thefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §139: to the extentkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §552: to attain untotablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §148: concourse on high
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: through the mightfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §563: How numerouskitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: God hath destinedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §803: His dominiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
SE expanded to “authority and power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the powersgleaningsGWB §404: vitalitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §88: Most Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the powerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: mightgleaningsGWB §246: and His might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: exaltedgleaningsGWB §222: magnified be His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §86: transcendent majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: glorifiedgleaningsGWB §288: of Grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §173: God—glorifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: honor
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §114: he wasfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §311: will endurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: “Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: hast ever existedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “sublimity”, “exaltation”, “transcendent” (28 occurrences)
sublimity 27% exaltation 13% transcendent 13% sublime 7% noble 7% advancement 7% exalt 7% all-highest 7% exalted 7% greatness 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: by the heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §60: and the heavenskitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: the visibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §59: of Thy shadowing Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §121: call
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “reared”, “will” (19 occurrences)
SE rendered سُمُوِّ (sumúm), الرِّفْعَةِ (ar-rifʿah), وَالعَظَمَةِ (wálʿaẓamah), وَالإِجْلالِ، (wálʾijláli،) as “arrayed with, honor”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: highly-honoredgleaningsGWB §43: bow the kneekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: abovethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: Magnifywill-and-testamentW&T §25: distinguishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: aboundinggleaningsGWB §511: the Great Powers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: recognizegleaningsGWB §139: apprehendkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: learningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thine immeasurable knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: integrity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: astoundedgleaningsGWB §361: marveledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: How strangeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: bewilderedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: perplexedgleaningsGWB §78: are lost in bewildermentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: bewildermentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: have perplexed
SE expanded to “signs and tokens”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: marksgleaningsGWB §363: testimonieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: outward manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §38: can movewill-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: hostile attitudegleaningsGWB §288: of heavenly knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: signs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: craftsgleaningsGWB §118: creative powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: hath performedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: Thine everlasting handiworkthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: madewill-and-testamentW&T §6: forgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: revelations of Thine handiworkgleaningsGWB §287: My handiwork
teach 18% attain 15% proclaim 13% hath 13% attained 10% reached 10% thou 5% inscrutable 5% consummate 5% wise 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: a sumfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §247: sufficiently maturekitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: delivered unto himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: wisewill-and-testamentW&T §55: endeavour proclaimepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst attain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: cangleaningsGWB §112: confess their helplessnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: incapacityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my utter helplessnesswill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: powerlessgleaningsGWB §685: impotentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: the miracle
comprehend 25% apprehend 19% understanding 17% comprehension 8% grasp 8% conceived 6% discover 4% failed 4% attain 4% fathom 4%
SE expanded to “Them Who are the Manifestations”
manifestations 69% exponents 10% manifestation 6% embodiments 5% who 2% such 2% revealers 2% revelations 1% any 1% dispensations 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: may be manifestedfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §295: of the promised Revelationkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: and empowered me to revealtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: the summitgleaningsGWB §725: Summitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: heightsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: Most Sublime Pinnacleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: the highest goalepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: Sublime Summitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: unto the summitepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: Pinnacle
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: knowledgefire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §401: Object of all knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: scienceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: knowest full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
acknowledged 33% acknowledge 8% testifieth 8% testified 8% hath 8% assigned 8% confessed 8% have 8% witnessed 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: worthy of credencegleaningsGWB §668: regardkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §187: establishmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §323: dwelling-placetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thine eyesthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: destinedwill-and-testamentW&T §8: quietness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: conductgleaningsGWB §466: innocent of guiltkitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: mansionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: failuretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §34: the mansionsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: fallen shortgleaningsGWB §591: the Mansionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: brevity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: self-subsistentgleaningsGWB §188: Self is His Selfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §503: soulswill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: in His EssencegleaningsGWB §655: May my lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: you
SE rendered كُنْهِ (kunh), ذاتِكَ، (dhátika،), فَلَمَّا (falammá) as “nature, Essence”
SE rendered كُنْهِ (kunh), ذاتِكَ، (dhátika،), فَلَمَّا (falammá), سُدَّ (sudd) as “nature, Essence”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: an insurmountable barriergleaningsGWB §680: Obstruct notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: satisfy myprayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: shutthe-hidden-wordsHW §130: mighty barrierwill-and-testamentW&T §28: show your fidelitygleaningsGWB §124: closedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: closed, and
SE rendered كُنْهِ (kunh), ذاتِكَ، (dhátika،), فَلَمَّا (falammá), سُدَّ (sudd), السَّبِي (as-sabí) as “nature, Essence”
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