Prayers and Meditations — §375
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 375 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَشْهَدُ بِأَنَّ تَوْحِيدَ المُوَحِّدِينَ وَمُنْتَهى ذِكْرِ العارِفِينَ يَرْجِعُ إِلى مَقَرِّ الَّذِيْ خُلِقَ مِنْ قَلَمِ أَمْرِكَ وَذُوِّتَ بِإِرادَتِكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ يا مَحْبُوبَ البَهآءِ وَخالِقَ البَهآءِ لا يَرَى البَهآءُ لِنَفْسِهِ إِلاَّ العَجْزَ عَنْ ذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ عَلَى ما يَنْبَغِيْ لِعَظَمَتِكَ وَإِجْلالِكَ، لَمَّا كانَ الأَمْرُ كذلِكَ أَسْئَلُكَ بِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِيْ سَبَقَتِ الكائِناتِ وَفَضْلِكَ الَّذِيْ أَحاطَ المُمْكِناتِ بِأَنْ تَقْبَلَ مِنْ عِبادِكَ ما يَظْهَرُ مِنْهُمْ فِي سَبِيلِكَ، ثُمَّ أَيِّدْهُمْ عَلَى إِعْلآءِ كَلِمَتِكَ وَانْتِشارِ ذِكْرِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I bear witness that the highest thoughts of all such as adore Thy unity, and the profoundest contemplations of all them that have recognized Thee, are but the product of what hath been generated through the movement of the Pen of Thy behest, and hath been begotten by Thy will. I swear by Thy glory, O Thou Who art the Beloved of my soul and the Fountain of my life! I am persuaded of my powerlessness to describe and extol Thee in a manner that becometh the greatness of Thy glory and the excellence of Thy majesty. Aware as I am of this, I beseech Thee, by Thy mercy that hath surpassed all created things, and Thy grace that hath embraced the entire creation, to accept from Thy servants what they are capable of showing forth in Thy path. Aid them, then, by Thy strengthening grace, to exalt Thy word and to blazon Thy praise.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “I bear witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: discoverfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §205: We now testifykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: My witnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: testified totablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: couldst thou but see
unity 49% divine 23% oneness 11% belief 5% essential 3% tawhid 2% all 2% acknowledge 2% conception 2% mystery 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §107: unitefire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §331: unity of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: singlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: essential unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §711: such as have acknowledged Thy unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
beyond 37% highest 15% immeasurable 7% end 7% divine 7% ended 7% supreme 7% muntaha 4% sadratu’l-muntahá 4% may 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §25: immeasurablefire-tabletFire §11: lowest depthgleaningsGWB §467: God had forbiddenkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically forbiddenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: that which is forbiddenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §299: soletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehendthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: mention of HimgleaningsGWB §519: a monitionkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: have been madeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §688: give praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
SE expanded to “all them that have recognized”
all 22% have 17% comprehend 13% every 10% such 8% who 8% know 8% understand 5% perceive 5% initiated 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Divine knowledgegleaningsGWB §546: the comprehensionkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: teachingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §78: I recognized Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §99: HAVE A NAMEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: but understand
SE rendered وَمُنْتَهى (wamuntahى), ذِكْرِ (dhikr), العارِفِينَ (al-ʿárifín), يَرْجِعُ (yarjiʿ), مَقَرِّ (maqarr), خُلِقَ (khuliq) as “thoughts, profoundest, all them that have recognized, but, product, been generated”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: returned notgleaningsGWB §650: repairedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: to resumeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: and singled me out forthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: repairwill-and-testamentW&T §53: was thus confoundedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: return unto HimgleaningsGWB §245: shall ye return
seat 34% habitation 11% spot 11% abide 11% place 9% retreats 6% court 6% throne 4% established 4% confessed 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: no habitationgleaningsGWB §210: of His glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: singled outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §222: appointingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: may rejoicetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: hath been made the seat ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: and there I may abidewill-and-testamentW&T §13: hidden
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: creaturesfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §728: man’s earthly existencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: creation.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: that hath been createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: a virtuous character
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy pengleaningsGWB §66: exclaimethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: any penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: with the pengleaningsGWB §630: Thy most exalted Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: from the pen
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 §159: at His behestfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §712: of His Faithkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: Who will bidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: through Thy decreetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: My way
SE expanded to “hath been begotten”
will 47% purpose 16% through 13% conformity 8% desire 5% operation 3% according 3% good 3% accordance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: of the willgleaningsGWB §232: is Our wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: attachedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §290: Thou didst desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §106: wouldst thou gazewill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: We askedgleaningsGWB §2: through the operation of
SE expanded to “swear by Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: wilt cherishgleaningsGWB §32: the All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §444: sublimesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Hath thy pomp
beloved 44% well-beloved 26% best-beloved 12% loved 5% one 3% object 3% prized 2% thou 2% pleasing 1% love 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: loved onesfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §654: the Object ofkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: of His loveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §559: Armed with the power of Thy lovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §5: do thou love Mewill-and-testamentW&T §5: “My foolish loved ones
This form usually rendered as “bahá”, “glory”, “heart” (90 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: its excellencegleaningsGWB §591: the Spirit of Bahákitab-i-ahdAhd §8: among the people of Baháprayers-and-meditationsP&M §280: Lord of Baháthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: the glorygleaningsGWB §207: glory of
This form usually rendered as “perceiveth”, “seen”, “seeth” (21 occurrences)
perceiveth 17% seen 17% seeth 8% reflecting 8% beholding 8% can 8% unseen 8% doth 8% maketh 8% assigneth 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: unveiled to thine eyesfire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §359: judgmentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: opinionsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: discoverthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §35: saw meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: behold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: othersgleaningsGWB §521: yourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: His divine Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: in Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: OF HIS SELFwill-and-testamentW&T §44: souls such as theseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: He Who
SE rendered لِنَفْسِهِ (linafsih), العَجْزَ (al-ʿajz), ذِكْرِكَ (dhikrik), وَثَنائِكَ (wathanáʾik) as “powerlessness, describe, extol”
powerlessness 44% impotence 15% helplessness 11% none 7% tearful 4% can 4% failure 4% failed 4% man 4% futility 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: capablegleaningsGWB §327: failkitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: unableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: is a mere abject onewill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmed meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: with tearful eyesgleaningsGWB §196: failethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: miracle
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 §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §3: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the latterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: glorify Theewill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: to glorify TheegleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary
This form usually rendered as “behooveth”, “beseemeth”, “must” (51 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: behoovethgleaningsGWB §637: beseemkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: the full measureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: fit forgleaningsGWB §492: befittethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: becometh
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the GreatgleaningsGWB §481: excessivekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: comparative potencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: abovethe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: the Most Great Prison
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: exalted begleaningsGWB §546: grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and of majestyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: glorified begleaningsGWB §288: of Grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: Thy glory
This form usually rendered as “thus”, “such”, “even” (24 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §489: be askedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seek enlightenmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §221: I moreover entreat Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: askethgleaningsGWB §300: questionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the questionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §63: I nevertheless beseech Thee
mercy 90% transcendent 2% shadowing 2% all-encompassing 2% compassion 1% merciful 1% wondrous 1% virtue 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: Mercifulfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §35: tender mercieskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §658: Whose mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
hath 44% surpassed 22% preceded 6% surpasseth 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% pervaded 3% permeated 3% surpass 3% grasp 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: committed it before MegleaningsGWB §548: can excelkitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: worthierprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: hath overflowedthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: Hasten thereuntoepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: excelledgleaningsGWB §682: ancientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: surpass
SE expanded to “all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye do butgleaningsGWB §466: that thou mayest bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: that ye mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: to remaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §52: that thou mayest become
encompassed 45% hath 17% envelop 11% pervaded 6% embraced 6% have 4% surrounded 4% surround 2% throughout 2% enveloped 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: compassed me aboutfire-tabletFire §20: have been breathed togleaningsGWB §373: awarekitab-i-iqanKIQ §265: such pervading influenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: encompassthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §32: compassed me roundepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-Encompassing
SE expanded to “the entire creation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: its peoplesfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §595: ascendancy and mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §570: hath kindledthe-hidden-wordsHW §115: mortalwill-and-testamentW&T §23: earthlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: Placeless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: and set your faces towardsfire-tabletFire §46: go forwardgleaningsGWB §475: fix thy gazekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: agokitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: facedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: reached forth towards Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: Thou hast fixed Thy gaze upon metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: servants of Godfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §163: of Thy servantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: adorationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: this servanttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §10: servant of Thineepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: I worship
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (75 occurrences)
may 16% shall 14% show 11% revealed 11% reveal 9% manifested 9% manifest 9% whom 7% will 7% revelation 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §53: shine forthfire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §286: generatekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: is forever stilledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: and by Them Who are the Dayspringstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: may God assist himgleaningsGWB §154: the quickening powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: step forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §765: to graciously aid methe-hidden-wordsHW §35: confirmeth thee inwill-and-testamentW&T §54: may beepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: Assist himgleaningsGWB §11: graciously assisted
exalt 25% glorify 19% exaltation 13% sake 13% magnify 9% exalted 6% magnifying 6% proclaim 3% may 3% glorification 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: highfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §633: most exalted mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: waxing greater and strongerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §775: How great istablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on highwill-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: spreadgleaningsGWB §618: shall scatter abroadkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: Revivalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: Outspreadwill-and-testamentW&T §13: diffuseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: disseminategleaningsGWB §187: may be spread abroadprayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: be spread
