Prayers and Meditations — §301
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 301 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
لَكَ الحَمْدُ يا إِلهِي بما أَظْهَرْتَ سُلْطانَ الأَيَّامِ الَّذِيْ بَشَّرْتَ بِهِ أَصْفِيائَكَ وَأَنْبِيَائَكَ فِي أَلْوَاحِ عِزِّ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ، وَفِيهِ تَجَلَّيْتَ عَلَى كُلِّ الأَشْياءِ بِكُلِّ الأَسْمآءِ، طُوبى لِمَنْ أَقْبَلَ إِلَيْكَ وَفازَ بِلِقائِكَ وَسَمِعَ نَغَماتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Magnified be Thy name, O my God, for that Thou hast manifested the Day which is the King of Days, the Day which Thou didst announce unto Thy chosen Ones and Thy Prophets in Thy most excellent Tablets, the Day whereon Thou didst shed the splendor of the glory of all Thy names upon all created things. Great is his blessedness whosoever hath set himself towards Thee, and entered Thy presence, and caught the accents of Thy voice.
Translation Notes
SE rendered لَكَ (lak), الحَمْدُ (al-ḥamd), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), أَظْهَرْتَ (ʾaẓhart) as “Magnified be, O my God, manifested”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §266: glorifiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: Ahmad andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: Glory be to Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: All-PraisedgleaningsGWB §219: All praise
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: By Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §637: God Himself beareth Me witness.kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: of God.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: our Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: perpetratefire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §362: whose outward behaviorkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §72: the appearanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §751: that Thou mayest manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: seem
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), أَظْهَرْتَ (ʾaẓhart), سُلْطانَ (sulṭán), الأَيَّامِ (al-ʾayyám), بَشَّرْتَ (bashshart) as “O my God, manifested, the Day, Thou didst announce”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: authoritygleaningsGWB §16: sovereign aidkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: rulethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §156: through the power of Thy 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 §21: excelleth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: In these daysgleaningsGWB §627: in Thy Daykitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the Last Day.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: their lives longtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §47: daytimeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: by day
SE expanded to “Thou didst announce”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: hath announcedgleaningsGWB §31: rejoicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: tidings of joyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: to be the Heraldtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: rejoice at this announcementthe-hidden-wordsHW §34: hailwill-and-testamentW&T §35: rejoicedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: Herald
SE expanded to “Thy chosen Ones”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: clearfire-tabletFire §27: and puritygleaningsGWB §451: Whom He hath chosenkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: chosenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: immaculateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: Thy transcendent attributesthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: choicestwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Ones
SE expanded to “and Thy Prophets”
prophets 64% prophet 13% announcement 7% informeth 3% great 3% apostle 3% prophet’s 3% tidings 1% instruction 1% prophethood 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: the ProphetgleaningsGWB §278: instruction givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and to This Announcementepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: ProphetsgleaningsGWB §230: with tidingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §55: the Revelations of Moses and Muhammadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Thy Prophets
SE expanded to “Thy most excellent Tablets”
tablets 69% tablet 7% holy 4% scriptures 4% books 4% pages 4% incomparable 2% tablets.… 2% writings 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: shone forthgleaningsGWB §41: pagekitab-i-iqanKIQ §249: Tablet”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §219: and in Thy Tabletstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: TabletgleaningsGWB §230: hath been unfolded
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the Almighty, thegleaningsGWB §115: invinciblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: a more preciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §388: how deartablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: true glory
This form usually rendered as “oneness”, “unity”, “glory” (46 occurrences)
oneness 42% unity 13% glory 13% transcendent 10% divine 6% own 3% holy 3% most 3% incomparable 3% retreats 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: any one of themgleaningsGWB §669: human mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: to equal or rivaltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: anygleaningsGWB §327: Living God
SE rendered عِزِّ (ʿizz), أَحَدِيَّتِكَ، (ʾaḥadídatika،), وَفِيهِ (wafíh), تَجَلَّيْتَ (tajallayt) as “the Day whereon, Thou didst shed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: effulgencegleaningsGWB §120: through the direct operation ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent gloriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: splendorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: the sun beam falls alike uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: RevelationgleaningsGWB §160: hath been vouchsafedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendours
SE rendered الأَشْياءِ (ash-shyáʾ), بِكُلِّ (bikull), الأَسْمآءِ، (as-smáʾi،), طُوبى (ṭúbى) as “all Thy names, Great is his blessedness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: partnersgleaningsGWB §188: wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: of the Will of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: by Thy willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE expanded to “all Thy names”
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 §135: to whosoevergleaningsGWB §187: and all that is thereinkitab-i-iqanKIQ §245: All haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: their adversaries have allthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: naughtwill-and-testamentW&T §2: Twinepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: with the crowngleaningsGWB §381: of all beings
SE rendered الأَشْياءِ (ash-shyáʾ), بِكُلِّ (bikull), الأَسْمآءِ، (as-smáʾi،), طُوبى (ṭúbى), لِمَنْ (liman), أَقْبَلَ (ʾaqbal) as “all Thy names, Great is his blessedness, whosoever, hath set himself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: in the namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §151: into the heavenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: empty nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: Thy most excellent namestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
SE expanded to “Great is his blessedness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: “BlessedgleaningsGWB §234: Blessed bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of Blessednessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: “Great is the blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Blessed aregleaningsGWB §30: Rejoiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Great is his blessednessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Blessed
SE expanded to “hath set himself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the kindredsfire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §313: to recognize His glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: setting his face towardsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: ere the daytablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: them that have attained thereuntogleaningsGWB §493: hearkened unto His Voicekitab-i-ahdAhd §15: is enabled to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: distinctionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §586: hath enteredtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath showeredthe-hidden-wordsHW §111: gazeth uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: will distinguish
SE rendered أَقْبَلَ (ʾaqbal), إِلَيْكَ (ʾilayk), وَفازَ (wafáz), بِلِقائِكَ (biliqáʾik), وَسَمِعَ (wasamiʿ), نَغَماتِكَ، (naghamátika،) as “hath set himself, towards, Thee, and entered Thy, presence, and caught, the accents of Thy voice”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: behold the countenancefire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §127: attain His Presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: We impartedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: face to face withtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §5: sowed the seeds
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: thine inner earfire-tabletFire §48: I have heardgleaningsGWB §461: hadst not heardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: who hearethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: suffer me to hearkentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: And they heardthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: Thy hearingwill-and-testamentW&T §5: ears in all regions were inclined
SE expanded to “accents of Thy voice”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §209: songfire-tabletFire §23: Thy melodiesgleaningsGWB §106: His Voicekitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the melodiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: the accents of Thy voicetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: His Melodyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: melodiesgleaningsGWB §103: accents
