Prayers and Meditations — §346
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 346 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ خَلَقْتَ المُمْكِناتِ بِكَلِمَةِ أَمْرِكَ وَذَرَئْتَ المَوْجُوداتِ بِسَلْطَنَتِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ، كُلُّ عَزِيزٍ ذَلَّ عِنْدَ ظُهُوراتِ عِزِّكَ، وَكُلُّ قَوِيٍّ ضَعِيفٌ عِنْدَ شُئُوناتِ قُدْرَتِكَ، وَكُلُّ بَصِيرٍ عَمِيٌّ عِندَ بَوارِقِ أَنْوارِ وَجْهِكَ، وَكُلُّ غَنِيٍّ فَقِيرٌ عِنْدَ بُروزاتِ غَنَائِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! Thou art He Who hath created all things through a word uttered by Thy behest, and fashioned the entire creation through the power of Thy sovereignty and might. The mightiest of men are abased before the revelations of Thy glory, and they who are endued with strength tremble when faced with the evidences of Thy might. Every man of insight is bereft of vision when confronted with the effulgence of the glory of Thy face, and he who is possessed of riches is poor and desolate when beholding the plenteousness of Thy wealth.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: “Glory to Theefire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §190: Glory bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: immeasurably high art Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: By Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §64: God is Our witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: God!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: Lord my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: was createdfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §616: Who hath formedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the first creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: Thou hadst createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: hence I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: hath created
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: Placelessfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §347: worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: particularprayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: their homesthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: homelesswill-and-testamentW&T §17: submissivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all creation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy Wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §563: that was heardkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: madeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: and through yet another wordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic wordthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
SE expanded to “by Thy behest”
cause 62% revelation 14% behest 6% faith 4% bidding 4% commandment 3% decree 2% affairs 2% through 2% command 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy Causefire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §605: the lawskitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: daysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: This hostilitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: My command unto thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: would they findfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §666: and to inhalekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: whosoeverprayers-and-meditationsP&M §429: the whole creationtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §36: Shouldst thou inhalethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: that thou mayest findwill-and-testamentW&T §40: spread abroad
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 §33: MajestygleaningsGWB §449: from exercising His sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of kingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: transcendenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: excelleth
power 39% might 31% omnipotence 10% dominion 8% through 3% evidences 2% overpowering 2% greatness 2% hand 2% immensity 2%
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (241 occurrences)
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: manifest glorygleaningsGWB §682: Almighty and All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: a more preciousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §439: Thy glory beareth me witness!tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: pride Myself
abasement 46% abased 13% wretchedness 8% degradation 8% ashamed 4% humbly 4% dire 4% mine 4% both 4% misery 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: shamegleaningsGWB §448: or the shame I have been made to sufferkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: abased andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and this lowly onethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: abasewill-and-testamentW&T §53: Baseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: dishonorgleaningsGWB §471: or low
revelations 32% manifestations 14% revelation 13% evidences 11% manifold 8% tokens 8% all 7% manifestation 4% signs 1% testimonies 1%
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 §143: Every onegleaningsGWB §381: in all thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: they allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: without exceptionthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: all alikewill-and-testamentW&T §36: with allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: for allgleaningsGWB §328: His creatures
strong 22% all-powerful 13% almighty 13% most 13% potent 9% strength 9% mighty 9% omnipotent 4% powerful 4% sustained 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: with strong handgleaningsGWB §597: the forcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §172: the Almightythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §54: exertionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: mightgleaningsGWB §445: can equal in its conquering power
This form usually rendered as “limited”, “feeble”, “faint-hearted” (16 occurrences)
limited 21% feeble 21% faint-hearted 7% weak 7% diminished 7% lessen 7% considerably 7% dying 7% tremble 7% forlorn 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: unnerve MegleaningsGWB §125: weaknesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: wearinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: have failed to weakengleaningsGWB §578: doublyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: and from all weaknessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: double
This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “changes”, “tokens” (37 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: The changes and chancesfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §296: statekitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: attentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: distinction
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: of discernmentgleaningsGWB §357: will ye not, then, beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: beholdprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the eyes of all mentablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: heartthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: thy very sightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: the men of insightgleaningsGWB §532: your eyes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: telegraphedgleaningsGWB §552: the swiftness of lightningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: swiftness of lightningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: brightnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §76: cupfulepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: telegraphgleaningsGWB §675: lightningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §90: swift as lightning
This form usually rendered as “light”, “splendors”, “lights” (168 occurrences)
light 48% splendors 23% lights 13% brightness 4% effulgence 3% resplendent 2% glory 2% luminaries 2% all 1% effulgent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: guided by the lightfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §49: All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: light ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §761: Most Luminoustablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleamingwill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: hath directed his stepsfire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §70: on your faceskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: have turnedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: unto Mine
SE expanded to “is possessed of riches is”
all-possessing 43% rich 26% independent 9% can 4% riches 4% dispense 4% all-sufficing 2% verily 2% self-sufficient 2% lofty 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy richesgleaningsGWB §408: richeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §18: accentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §109: in truth, art the All-Possessingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §130: him, who, being richwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: certaingleaningsGWB §471: have forsaken their allkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: povertyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: the poor and wretchedthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: poor,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the poorgleaningsGWB §268: my povertykitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: destitute souls
This form usually rendered as “effulgence”, “plenteousness”, “evidences” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the revelation of My glorygleaningsGWB §30: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: revelation within itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: to revealtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: thy gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: disclosedgleaningsGWB §204: as proofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: manifestation
