Prayers and Meditations — §461
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 461 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
لَكَ الحَمْدُ يا إِلهِي بِمَا وَفَيْتَ بِمَا رُقِمَ مِنْ قَلَمِ أَمْرِكَ فِي الأَلْواحِ الَّتِيْ أَرْسَلْتَهَا إِلى خِيرَةِ خَلْقِكَ الَّذِينَ بِهِمْ فُتِحَتْ أَبْوابُ رَحْمَتِكَ وَأَشْرَقَتْ شَمْسُ هِدايَتِكَ، وَلَكَ الحَمْدُ يا إِلهِي عَلَى ما أَظْهَرْتَ مَا كانَ مَكْنُونًا فِي أَزَلِ الآزَالِ فِي سُرَادِقِ العِزَّةِ وَالعَظَمَةِ وَالإِجْلالِ، وَبِهِ زَيَّنْتَ سَمَاءَ أَمْرِكَ وَأَلْواحَ كِتَابِ بُرْهَانِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praised be Thou, O my God, that Thou hast been true to what the Pen of Thy Revelation hath inscribed upon the Tablets sent down by Thee unto Them Whom Thou hast chosen above all Thy creatures, and through Whom Thou hast unlocked the doors of Thy mercy, and shed abroad the radiance of the light of Thy guidance. Glory to Thee that Thou hast laid bare what had from eternity been wrapped up within the Tabernacle of Thy majesty, Thine omnipotence and glory, and through which Thou hadst decked forth the heaven of Thy Revelation and adorned the pages of the book of Thy testimony.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “praise”, “thanks”, “praised” (146 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: praisedgleaningsGWB §343: Magnify His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: Thou art to be praisedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §40: the Lord be praisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: I yield Thee thanksgleaningsGWB §162: Praise be to Thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: God’sfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §449: God, the Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: spiritualprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: He Whom all things worshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “hast” (1 occurrences)
faithfulness 39% fidelity 28% will 6% irrefutable 6% hast 6% faithful 6% preserver 3% foolish 3% trust 3% loyalty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: fidelityfire-tabletFire §18: of Thy faithfulnessgleaningsGWB §363: irrefutablekitab-i-ahdAhd §2: Fleetingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: are comeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §818: fulfilledthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that they may stand faithfulwill-and-testamentW&T §10: with faithfulness
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), وَفَيْتَ (wafayt), رُقِمَ (ruqim), قَلَمِ (qalam), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik) as “my God, Thou, to, the, of Thy Revelation”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §58: written downgleaningsGWB §689: in his writingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: laid downwill-and-testamentW&T §40: are writ and recordedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: was written downgleaningsGWB §300: as decreed inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: hath writtenwill-and-testamentW&T §9: written by
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy pengleaningsGWB §174: writtenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: from my Penwill-and-testamentW&T §13: every climeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: pensgleaningsGWB §281: of Whose Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §771: with Thy most exalted Pen
SE expanded to “of Thy Revelation”
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 §40: have We commandedfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §627: prescribed by Theekitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: The Cause ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §86: At Thy commandtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commandsthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: results
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: flashethgleaningsGWB §286: His Tabletkitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: sureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §330: and the Tablettablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: the TabletsgleaningsGWB §539: hath been revealed
SE expanded to “sent down by Thee”
messengers 24% apostle 23% messenger 14% sent 13% send 8% apostles 5% messengership 4% entrusted 4% hath 3% prophet 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: sent downgleaningsGWB §323: by Thy Messengerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §4: against their Messengerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: let a breath pass over metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: of the Messengersthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: waftedwill-and-testamentW&T §53: treatisesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §133: Apostle
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: goodgleaningsGWB §71: the righteouskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: what is goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §270: He Who hath the authorityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §348: for the chosen oneswill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: UnconstrainedgleaningsGWB §592: Unrestrained
SE expanded to “above all Thy creatures”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: was called into beingfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §697: children of menkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §284: the eyes of Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: We created you allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: a praiseworthy character
SE expanded to “of Thy mercy”
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 §112: latefire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §548: eternalkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: of the All-Bountifulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: O Thou Who art merciful unto metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §47: Ishraq (splendor)fire-tabletFire §14: Dawning PlacegleaningsGWB §308: reflectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: arisingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: were shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: beamedthe-hidden-wordsHW §63: it may shinewill-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the sunlightgleaningsGWB §117: effulgentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sun hathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §858: of the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the Day-StargleaningsGWB §378: light of Mykitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: these termsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §728: the brightness of the sun
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: guidancegleaningsGWB §472: Who showeth theekitab-i-ahdAhd §14: leadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: presentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: of Thy guidanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: guidegleaningsGWB §238: them who are guided arightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: of divine guidance
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “revealed”, “manifested” (33 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: the revelation thereoffire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §125: upon them who were only the revealerskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §169: which it doth impartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §338: and by Them Who are the Manifestationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: concealedgleaningsGWB §32: wraptkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: smoulderethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §320: that are hid from the eyes of mentablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: had been wraptepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: hiddengleaningsGWB §677: which I have treasured thereinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §461: been wrapped up
eternity 37% everlasting 11% through 11% ever 11% time 5% before 5% unto 5% forever 5% eternally 5% throughout 5%
gleaningsGWB §6: foreverkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: of Thine Eternitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: all eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §4: ancient eternitygleaningsGWB §550: abidingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: of eternityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: Thine everlasting sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the TabernaclesgleaningsGWB §656: the Tabernaclekitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: Thy Tabernacletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: pavilionwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the PaviliongleaningsGWB §34: the veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §227: tabernacles
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (193 occurrences)
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 §253: as a mark of honorgleaningsGWB §115: invinciblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §720: through the power of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: glory
This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “grandeur”, “glory” (35 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: chiefgleaningsGWB §465: grosskitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: weightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §643: to Whose majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §7: atrociousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the weightiest
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: exalted be HisgleaningsGWB §656: great glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: gracious and lovingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: be His glorygleaningsGWB §288: of Grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: honor
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “adorned”, “didst” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: ornamentfire-tabletFire §31: AdornergleaningsGWB §608: adorningkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: is investedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: adornmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thou didst adornthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: adorneth himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: attire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: what is its namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §117: heavenly throneskitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: in terms ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §354: with the brightness of Thy Nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
book 87% holy 3% tablet 2% words 2% sacred 2% books 1% scriptures 1% own 1% writing 1% kitáb-i-íqán 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: My BooksgleaningsGWB §353: the Sacred Scriptureskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: Our Most Holy Bookkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: and wrote them downprayers-and-meditationsP&M §228: in His Booksthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: and have written for theewill-and-testamentW&T §6: lettersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §45: My Book
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: tokensgleaningsGWB §412: precisionkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: Thy testimonywill-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: testimoniesgleaningsGWB §296: testimony
