Prayers and Meditations — §326
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 326 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَكُلُّ ذِي بَصَرٍ مِنْ عِبادِكَ يُوقِنُ بِأَنَّ هَيْكَلِي بَاقٍ لا يَفْنى لأنَّ ذِكْرَكَ باقٍ بِدَوامِ نَفْسِكَ وَثَنائَكَ دائِمٌ بِدَوامِ سَلْطَنَتِكَ وَبِهِ يَذْكُرُكَ الذَّاكِرُونَ مِنْ أَصْفِيائِكَ وَالمُخْلِصُونَ مِنْ عِبادِكَ بَلْ كُلُّ مَنْ يَذْكُرُكَ فِي الإِمْكانِ بُدِءَ ذِكْرُهُ مِنْ هذا المَقَامِ وَيَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهِ، كما أَنَّ الشَّمْسَ إِذا أَشْرَقَتْ تَتَجَلَّى عَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ قابَلَها وَالتَّجَلِّي الَّذِيْ ظَهَرَ فِي كُلِّ شَيءٍ هُو مِنْهَا وَيَرْجِعُ إِلَيْهَا،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Every man endued with insight among Thy servants is persuaded that my self liveth eternally and can never perish, inasmuch as remembrance of Thee is eternal and will endure so long as Thine own Self endureth, and Thy praise is everlasting and will last as long as Thine own sovereignty will last. By its means Thou art glorified by such of Thy chosen ones as call upon Thee and by the sincere among Thy servants. Nay, the praise wherewith any one, in the entire creation, praiseth Thee proceedeth from this exalted self and returneth unto it, even as the sun which, while it shineth, sheddeth its splendor upon whatsoever may be exposed to its rays. From this sun is generated, and unto it must return, the light which is shed over all things.
Translation Notes
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
SE rendered وَكُلُّ (wakull), ذِي (dhí), بَصَرٍ (baṣarin), عِبادِكَ (ʿibádik), يُوقِنُ (yúqin) as “Every man, insight, Thy servants, persuaded”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: visiongleaningsGWB §357: will ye not, then, beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: seeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §599: mine eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §45: do thou seeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: Who seethgleaningsGWB §325: this faculty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: servantsfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §465: a servantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: oppressorsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: Thy servant’stablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §35: meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Object of my adoration
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: that thou mayest be well assuredfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §397: assure him of its truthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: believedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: of confidencethe-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: of certitudegleaningsGWB §705: the certain truth
This form usually rendered as “will”, “can”, “everlasting” (6 occurrences)
SE expanded to “remembrance of Thee”
remembrance 37% praise 20% remember 9% remembering 9% glorification 5% name 5% whose 5% make 4% mention 3% through 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: affirmethgleaningsGWB §64: call to remembrancekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: with any remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: enduregleaningsGWB §311: as long askitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: this everlastingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: throughout the length ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: perisheth notwill-and-testamentW&T §22: continuallyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: EverlastinggleaningsGWB §385: unchangeable
SE expanded to “Thine own Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: He it is whomgleaningsGWB §611: the veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: the faint-heartedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §236: mytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: My true
praise 45% extol 16% celebrate 8% glorify 6% virtues 6% celebrating 6% extolling 5% magnifying 3% glory 3% praises 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebrationgleaningsGWB §3: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the latterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §259: and from extolling Thy virtueswill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: SecondlygleaningsGWB §396: magnifykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary
sovereignty 74% through 8% power 6% transcendent 2% kingship 2% own 2% rejected 2% sovereign 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: sovereigntygleaningsGWB §68: clothed with such majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: Kingdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: sovereign willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §54: the Crownepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: through the power of a sovereignty
SE expanded to “Thy chosen ones as”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: His chosen onesfire-tabletFire §27: and puritygleaningsGWB §477: having chosen theekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: chosenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: sanctifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: Thine attributesthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: choicestwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Ones
SE expanded to “the entire creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all creationfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §116: creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: they that are createdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: of all created thingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: abodewill-and-testamentW&T §23: earthlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: its peoples
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “such” (339 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: dignityfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §328: is dependent upon Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: my low estatetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: that place
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: to address theegleaningsGWB §486: Return, thenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: shall we return.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: arethe-hidden-wordsHW §22: Return thenwill-and-testamentW&T §25: must be referredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: thou hadst returnedgleaningsGWB §468: send Us back
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the dawnfire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawninggleaningsGWB §286: issuing forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §147: to rise aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §52: sheddeth its radiancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
SE rendered الشَّمْسَ (ash-shams), أَشْرَقَتْ (ʾashraqat), تَتَجَلَّى (tatajallá), قابَلَها (qábalahá) as “sun, it shineth, exposed to its rays”
revelation 39% splendors 20% splendor 7% splendour 7% one 5% glory 5% effulgent 5% “revelation” 5% splendours 5% falls 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: glorygleaningsGWB §129: shine in the plentitude of His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §448: Thou didst reveal Thy Selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: appearedthe-hidden-wordsHW §136: clearepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: effulgencesgleaningsGWB §368: His sovereignty
This form usually rendered as “exposed” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: turn untofire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §423: peopleskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: yesterday,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: hath embracedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
revelation 36% hath 14% shed 14% effulgent 9% effulgence 5% glimmer 5% revealed 5% radiance 5% resplendent 5% through 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: hath shed the splendor of His effulgent glorygleaningsGWB §373: radiancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §301: Thou didst shed the splendorthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: the sun beam falls alike uponepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: by the splendorsgleaningsGWB §688: glorious, will be unveiledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “appeared”, “manifested” (106 occurrences)
hath 44% appeared 16% manifested 11% revealed 8% made 5% have 5% uncovered 5% come 3% defender 2% perpetrated 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: hath been pleased togleaningsGWB §463: things,”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: about Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: The will of the most resolute of mentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
