Prayers and Meditations — §337
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 337 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِنَّ العارِفَ مَنْ أَقَرَّ بِالعَجْزِ وَاعْتَرَفَ بِالذَّنْبِ لأنَّ الوُجُودَ لَوْ يُذْكرُ تِلْقآءَ مَدْيَنِ ظُهُوراتِ عِزِّ أَمْرِكَ إِنَّهُ لَذَنْبٌ لا يُعادِلُهُ ذَنْبٌ فِي مَمالِكَ إِبْداعِكَ وَاخْتِراعِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ إِذا أَظْهَرْتَ طَلائِعَ آياتِ عِزِّ سَلْطَنَتِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ مَنْ يَقْدِرُ أَنْ يَدَّعِيَ الوُجُودَ لِنَفْسِهِ، كُلُّ الوُجُودِ مَفْقُودٌ لَدَى ظُهُوراتِ عِزِّ أَحَدِيَّتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
He, indeed, is endued with understanding who acknowledgeth his powerlessness and confesseth his sinfulness, for should any created thing lay claim to any existence, when confronted with the infinite wonders of Thy Revelation, so blasphemous a pretension would be more heinous than any other crime in all the domains of Thine invention and creation. Who is there, O my Lord, that, when Thou revealest the first glimmerings of the signs of Thy transcendent sovereignty and might, hath the power to claim for himself any existence whatever? Existence itself is as nothing when brought face to face with the mighty and manifold wonders of Thine incomparable Self.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “man”, “endued”, “comprehended” (24 occurrences)
man 19% endued 13% comprehended 13% recognize 13% comprehend 13% godly 6% every 6% apprehended 6% all-perceiving 6% understanding 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: have knowngleaningsGWB §214: that they may truly recognize theekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: renownprayers-and-meditationsP&M §123: to acquainttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: their fragrance
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 §243: It was agreedgleaningsGWB §506: in the presence of Himkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: recognizingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §692: my hometablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: Solacedwill-and-testamentW&T §8: quietness
powerlessness 44% impotence 15% helplessness 11% none 7% tearful 4% can 4% failure 4% failed 4% man 4% futility 4%
sin 21% crime 21% sins 14% committed 7% transgressions 7% sin?’ 7% transgression 7% sinfulness 7% blasphemous 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: his trespassesgleaningsGWB §655: for the transgressionskitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: his sin?’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: so blasphemous a pretensionthe-hidden-wordsHW §50: sinfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: of sinnersgleaningsGWB §167: of having transgressedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: mistake
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: creationfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §234: that perceiveth from theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: realityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: I would still findtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §41: thou wouldst findwill-and-testamentW&T §6: extant
This form usually rendered as “describe”, “remembered”, “remember” (25 occurrences)
describe 29% remembered 14% remember 7% others 7% reveal 7% commemorated 7% numbered 7% admonish 7% vaunted 7% recounted 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: regardinggleaningsGWB §668: knownkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: maintainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: didst Thou glorifytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: I may remember thee
This form usually rendered as “before”, “when”, “own” (32 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: reunion withfire-tabletFire §33: to the Divine PresencegleaningsGWB §375: when brought face to face withkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: attaining unto the Presence of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: left ittablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §5: in
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the CitiesgleaningsGWB §555: from the Citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: In these citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: infinite wonderstablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: of its citieswill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: A Great CitygleaningsGWB §481: its inhabitants
revelations 32% manifestations 14% revelation 13% evidences 11% manifold 8% tokens 8% all 7% manifestation 4% signs 1% testimonies 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: outwardfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §563: Our outwardkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: showed forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: the means for the revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth
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 §100: gloriousgleaningsGWB §534: so preciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: Dear friend!prayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: By the glory of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: More precious is it than
SE rendered مَدْيَنِ (madyan), ظُهُوراتِ (ẓuhúrát), عِزِّ (ʿizz), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), لَذَنْبٌ (ladhanbun), يُعادِلُهُ (yuʿádiluh) as “infinite, Revelation, transcendent, Thy, crime, heinous”
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
This form usually rendered as “excelleth”, “can”, “compared” (9 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: provincesgleaningsGWB §683: all created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: the peoples and kindreds of the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: O Thou Who art the Kingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: every landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: heaven
This form usually rendered as “invention” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: newgleaningsGWB §39: Creatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Its wondrousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: all created thingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wondrousgleaningsGWB §546: How wondrous
This form usually rendered as “invention” (1 occurrences)
unconstrained 25% unrestrained 13% unconditioned 13% choice 13% (accredited 6% creation 6% have 6% invention 6% preferrest 6% had 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: I have chosen TheegleaningsGWB §281: the Unconstrainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: createdthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of brevityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: (accredited to the Imperial Court)gleaningsGWB §47: Preferrest thouprayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: my choicethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: Prefer
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: of its LordgleaningsGWB §381: “Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of Lordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: and the Enlightener oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your Lord
This form usually rendered as “first” (2 occurrences)
dayspring 31% dawning-place 15% daysprings 14% who 9% source 7% countenance 6% revealers 6% dawning-places 4% manifestation 4% rise 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: unawarefire-tabletFire §12: RevealergleaningsGWB §311: be toldkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §206: unravelledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §255: the Exponentstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §318: of the signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: His Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §561: and on Thy signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain theretowill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy wondrous Signs
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 §125: rulersgleaningsGWB §628: and Rulerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: that sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: Through the power oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: sovereignty
power 39% might 31% omnipotence 10% dominion 8% through 3% evidences 2% overpowering 2% greatness 2% hand 2% immensity 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: All-Powerfulfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §682: the Handkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: a momentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: and the overpowering greatness of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfulthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: There is
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: thou didst professgleaningsGWB §465: hath laid claimkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: pretensionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: to claimthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: claimwill-and-testamentW&T §41: advancing claimsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §240: laid claimgleaningsGWB §623: call yourselves
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: corrupt and selfishgleaningsGWB §505: selfish desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: selfish desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: her own selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: by Myself
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: hath ceased to existgleaningsGWB §386: are as a thing forgottenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the lossprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: is as nothingwill-and-testamentW&T §13: lostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: forsookgleaningsGWB §448: My deathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: thing forgotten
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: atgleaningsGWB §11: in Our sightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: in the faceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: bygleaningsGWB §386: when brought face to face withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: when brought beforeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: fromgleaningsGWB §279: before
SE rendered لَدَى (ladá), ظُهُوراتِ (ẓuhúrát), عِزِّ (ʿizz), أَحَدِيَّتِكَ، (ʾaḥadídatika،) as “brought, with, mighty”
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 §149: unto onegleaningsGWB §689: of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: divine Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: glorifying the onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: over the otherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: DivinegleaningsGWB §97: divine unity
