Prayers and Meditations — §438
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 438 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ يا مَنْ بِيَدِكَ جَبَرُوتُ العِزِّ وَمَلَكُوتُ الخَلْقِ، تَفْعَلُ ما تَشَاءُ بِسُلْطَانِكَ وَتَحْكُمُ ما تُرِيْدُ بِقُدرَتِكَ، لَمْ تَزَلْ كُنْتَ مُقدَّسًا عَنْ ذِكْرِ المُمْكِناتِ وَلا تزالُ تَكُونُ مُتَعَالِيًا عَنْ ذِكْرِ المَوْجُودَاتِ، إِنَّ الوُجُودَ بِنَفْسِهِ يَشْهَدُ أَنَّهُ مَعْدُومٌ تِلْقَاءَ ظُهُوراتِ عِزِّ وَحْدانِيَّتِكَ، وَالمَوْجُودَ بِنَفْسِهِ يَشْهَدُ بِأَنَّهُ مَفقُودٌ لَدَى تَجَلِّياتِ أَنْوارِ قُدْسِ فَرْدانِيَّتِكَ، كُنْتَ بِنَفْسِكَ مُسْتَغْنِيًا عَنْ دُونِكَ وَبِذَاتِكَ غَنِيًّا عَمَّا سِواكَ، وَكُلُّ ما يَصِفُنَّكَ بِهِ المُوَحِّدُونَ وَيَذْكرُنَّكَ بِهِ المُخْلِصُونَ إِنَّهُ ظَهَرَ مِنَ القَلَمِ الَّذِيْ حَرَّكَتْهُ أَصابِعُ قُدْرَتِكَ وَأَنَامِلُ قُوَّتِكَ الَّتِيْ كانَتْ مَقْهُورَةً تَحْتَ ذِرَاعِ أَمْرِكَ بِحَرَكَةِ عَضُدِ اقْتِدَارِكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ بَعْدَ عِلْمِيْ بِذلِكَ لا
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Glory be to Thee, Thou in Whose hand are the heaven of omnipotence and the kingdom of creation. Thou doest, by Thy sovereignty, what Thou willest, and ordainest, through the power of Thy might, what Thou pleasest. From eternity Thou hast been exalted above the praise of all created things, and wilt to eternity remain far above the glorification of any one of Thy creatures. Existence itself testifieth to its non-existence when face to face with the manifold revelations of Thy transcendent oneness, and every created thing confesseth, by its very nature, its nothingness when compared with the sacred splendors of the light of Thy unity. Thou hast, in Thyself, been independent of any one besides Thee and rich enough, in Thine own essence, to dispense with any one except Thy Self. Every description by which they who adore Thy unity describe Thee, and every praise wherewith they who are devoted unto Thee praise Thee, are but the traces of the pen which the fingers of Thy strength and power have set in motion—fingers whose movement is controlled by the arm of Thy decree—the arm itself animated by the potency of Thy might.
Translation Notes
سُبْحَانَكَ
literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Glory be to Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: the veilsgleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: hymns of glory and praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: Exaltedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §387: Immeasurably exalted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: with the handgleaningsGWB §482: assaultskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §719: my handstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand istablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their handsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy handgleaningsGWB §459: your hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: the Realm of Gloryfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §537: all the power and glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Bindtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our exalted dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §12: Realm of Glory
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (190 occurrences)
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: glory offire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §184: My glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Almighty
SE expanded to “and the kingdom”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: their possessionsgleaningsGWB §541: the Realmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: the angels descend.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: and the Rulertablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: inthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: the Creatorfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §301: the origin of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: a new creation!”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: of the worldtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: actgleaningsGWB §656: Deal with mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: deeds—fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §440: creature hope to achievethe-hidden-wordsHW §154: doingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou hast donegleaningsGWB §453: hath inflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: nothinggleaningsGWB §669: Through His world-pervading Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: things—Itablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: pleaseth
SE expanded to “by Thy sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: powergleaningsGWB §613: dominionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: of kingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy Divine sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: monarch of all
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: lawgleaningsGWB §253: whose judgments are in conformitykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: conclusiveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §349: ordainesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be testedthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: We desiregleaningsGWB §592: Him to ordainkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: through the potencytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His wishgleaningsGWB §246: My heart’s desire
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
SE expanded to “Thou hast been”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: invariablygleaningsGWB §130: everlastingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: immortalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: everthe-hidden-wordsHW §115: passingwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastinglygleaningsGWB §93: can never fade.…
sanctified 30% exalted 18% holy 16% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% purged 3% blessed 2% pure 2% transcendeth 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the Holy SpiritgleaningsGWB §557: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: Jerusalemprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: removed far abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the HolygleaningsGWB §584: within the Holy Veil
remembrance 25% mention 22% praise 20% mentioned 8% recorded 4% describe 4% remember 4% remembering 4% referred 4% words 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: concerninggleaningsGWB §247: a warningkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: attribute unto Himprayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: revealingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: proclaimeththe-hidden-wordsHW §5: name thy name
SE expanded to “of all created things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all created thingsfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §71: of the worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: attachmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: all beingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: securewill-and-testamentW&T §17: subordinationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: attainable in
SE expanded to “wilt to eternity remain”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: isfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §298: Meditatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §104: ancient eternityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §230: His own essencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
exalted 29% most 14% far 14% inaccessible 10% above 10% comprehend 5% immensely 5% transcendent 5% glorious 5% immeasurably 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: hath always beenfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §669: ancient eternitykitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: transcendent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: to observetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high
This form usually rendered as “all”, “creation”, “created” (67 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: humanfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §328: the entire creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: all existencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: may findthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: OFwill-and-testamentW&T §38: are to be found
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (324 occurrences)
SE expanded to “by its very nature”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: for thine own sakegleaningsGWB §135: His own Selfkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: petty-minded soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: to be the same astablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §32: thy deedswill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
testifieth 22% beareth 22% testify 18% bear 13% witness 7% unto 4% will 4% confesseth 4% witnesseth 2% well 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: be disclosedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §532: sufficient witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: hath proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §714: aretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §46: Seek a martyr’s death
This form usually rendered as “nothingness”, “nothing”, “perish” (23 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to its non-existence”
nothingness 33% nothing 22% perish 6% wholly 6% non-existent 6% destroyed 6% non-existence 6% brought 6% utter 6% put 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: innocencegleaningsGWB §161: to existkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: non-existenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: shadowy creaturewill-and-testamentW&T §5: speeding towards destructionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: evanescentgleaningsGWB §325: wholly untruekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: the non-fulfilment
SE expanded to “when face to face with”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: reunion withfire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §202: to hand downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: of the “Divine Presence”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §381: they yearn to be scatteredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: the Kingdom of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §4: engravedwill-and-testamentW&T §41: sowing the seeds
revelations 34% manifestations 16% revelation 13% evidences 13% manifold 10% tokens 5% all 3% first 2% signs 2% testimonies 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: proceededfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §423: tremblekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: letter of the Wordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: as the Manifestationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the harmonizingfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §440: Cleave unto thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §181: one trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §787: of Thy onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
SE rendered وَالمَوْجُودَ (wálmawjúd), بِنَفْسِهِ (binafsih), يَشْهَدُ (yashhad), بِأَنَّهُ (biʾannah), مَفقُودٌ (mafqúdun), لَدَى (ladá), تَجَلِّياتِ (tajallíát) as “every created thing, by its very nature, confesseth, its nothingness, when compared with, the sacred splendors”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We beholdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §218: a moment’sthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: momentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: \‘Verilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: forepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: tokitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: Althoughepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: We have heard
forgotten 21% thing 14% lost 14% forsook 7% hath 7% withdrawn 7% complete 7% oblivion 7% dissipated 7% nothingness 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: forsookgleaningsGWB §132: forgottenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: the lossprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: its nothingnesswill-and-testamentW&T §13: lostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: adversitygleaningsGWB §386: are as a thing forgottenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: loving-kindness
effulgent 17% splendors 17% evidences 8% revelations 8% bright 8% hath 8% glory 8% splendours 8% sacred 8% brightness 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: effulgent splendorsgleaningsGWB §669: through the revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: splendoursprayers-and-meditationsP&M §580: the brightnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §100: beamepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: by the splendorsgleaningsGWB §115: evidenceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: effulgent glories
SE expanded to “of the light”
light 40% splendors 25% lights 15% brightness 6% effulgence 3% radiance 3% luminaries 3% dawning 2% effulgent 2% splendor 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: with a lightfire-tabletFire §22: Thy dawning lightgleaningsGWB §589: of effulgent glorykitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: inner Lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §69: of the glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §52: an eternal light
SE expanded to “of Thy unity”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy onenessfire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §384: Onekitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: essentialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §120: of Thy onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Peerlesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the All-Highest Paradise
riches 27% rich 22% wealth 20% all-possessing 12% independent 7% enrich 3% enriched 2% all 2% wealthy 2% dispense 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: sunggleaningsGWB §503: All-Possessing, the Inaccessiblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: ‘riches’prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thine all-sufficing richestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §57: rich in its possessionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: notes
SE expanded to “any one besides Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all else beside TheegleaningsGWB §132: all else besides Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: but forprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: all save Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §170: withgleaningsGWB §298: no one else besides Him
SE expanded to “in Thine own essence”
SE expanded to “any one except Thy Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: besides ThyselfgleaningsGWB §302: besides Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: besidesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §445: save Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §85: saveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all else besides MegleaningsGWB §118: imprinted
attributes 66% description 7% describe 6% attribute 5% praise 4% virtues 3% all 3% describing 2% characterized 2% affirm 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: AttributesgleaningsGWB §627: and of Thine attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: men’s praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: my descriptionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: norgleaningsGWB §311: His attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: human traitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: but the apprehension
This form usually rendered as “sincere”, “faithful”, “true” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: who are devotedfire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §680: essencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §254: trueprayers-and-meditationsP&M §340: lamentationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: sincere onesthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: absoluteepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §220: deliver them
SE expanded to “have set in motion—fingers”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: stirring upfire-tabletFire §27: MovergleaningsGWB §387: hath directedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: complyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §133: the restlessnesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: May wingwill-and-testamentW&T §10: and senselessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: move
SE rendered أَصابِعُ (ʾaṣábiʿ), قُدْرَتِكَ (qudratik), وَأَنَامِلُ (waʾanámil), قُوَّتِكَ (qúqatik) as “the fingers, of Thy strength, power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the powersgleaningsGWB §246: and His mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: authority and powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §25: forcesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: strengthgleaningsGWB §63: to the things
This form usually rendered as “subjection”, “controlled” (3 occurrences)
subjection 50% controlled 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-ConqueringgleaningsGWB §683: angerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: wrathfullyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: Hold Thouwill-and-testamentW&T §17: fierce indignationgleaningsGWB §189: provokedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: subjectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Name, the All-Subduing
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (179 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of Thy decree—the”
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §40: have We commandedfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §712: the Messagekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: happeningsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: didst commandtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
SE rendered اقْتِدَارِكَ، (iqtidárika،), فَوَعِزَّتِكَ (fawaʿizzatik), عِلْمِيْ (ʿilmí) as “potency of Thy might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: evidentfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §235: the Knowerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: peoples ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: Thine omnisciencetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples
