Prayers and Meditations — §500
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 500 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَوَعِزَّتِكَ يا إِلهِي مَعَ عِلْمِيْ وَإِيقانِي بِأَنَّ ذِكْرَ دُونِكَ لَنْ يَصِلَ إِلَيْكَ وَثَناءَ غَيْرِكَ لا يَتَعارَجُ إِلى سَمآءِ قُرْبِكَ، لَوْ أَصْمُتُ مِنْ ثَنائِكَ وَبَدائِعِ ذِكْرِكَ لَيَحْتَرِقُ كَبِدِيْ وَتَذُوبُ نَفْسِيْ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
By Thy glory, O my God! Though I recognize and firmly believe that no description which any except Thyself can give of Thee can beseem Thy grandeur, and that no glory ascribed to Thee by any save Thyself can ever ascend into the atmosphere of Thy presence, yet were I to hold my peace, and cease to glorify Thee and to recount Thy wondrous glory, my heart would be consumed, and my soul would melt away.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “By Thy glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: manifest glorygleaningsGWB §534: so preciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: He is the Mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: By Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: might
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: God. Unto thisfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §385: with the Lordkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §236: ‘Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: to Thee, O my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “divine”, “science” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: attestedfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §589: the entire creationkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: tokensprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: thentablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
SE expanded to “and firmly believe”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §76: fullyfire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §312: assuredlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: beliefprayers-and-meditationsP&M §285: of confidencethe-hidden-wordsHW §29: Know thou of a truthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: assurancegleaningsGWB §353: firmly believest
ذِكْرَ
literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
SE expanded to “no description which any”
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 §129: engaged in rememberinggleaningsGWB §114: be characterizedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: His Nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: it remindeth metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: from all except TheegleaningsGWB §661: all else but Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of aught else but Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: any one but TheegleaningsGWB §702: Without it
This form usually rendered as “attain”, “reach”, “hath” (11 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of His presencefire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §424: reunionkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §68: partakeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §409: in order thattablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: obtained
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §9: glorifygleaningsGWB §205: that magnify His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §54: In the midst ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §807: His praisewill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: SecondlygleaningsGWB §389: Nextkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: “Secondary
This form usually rendered as “any”, “all”, “aught” (36 occurrences)
gleaningsGWB §115: the depthskitab-i-iqanKIQ §204: mysteriesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: lift me upthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: the exalted heightsgleaningsGWB §364: ascendedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: the loftiest summitsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: ascend beyondgleaningsGWB §105: to the loftiest summits
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: towards the heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §299: those who are in the heavens andkitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: a separate designationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §327: inaccessible heightstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: abovefire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §572: approach themkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: who enjoy near accesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
SE expanded to “were I to hold”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: held His peacegleaningsGWB §53: thy silenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: to hold my peaceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §211: He will not be silentgleaningsGWB §46: thy peaceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: I hold my peaceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: guardedgleaningsGWB §192: hold my peace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: wondrousgleaningsGWB §452: of creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: strange and manifoldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: through the wonders oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §65: have createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: in the whole universegleaningsGWB §621: to His wondrous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are consumedgleaningsGWB §456: to be consumed with griefkitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: consumethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §407: may burn uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: fast consuming theewill-and-testamentW&T §51: his heart was consumed with the flameepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hath burnt upgleaningsGWB §667: Burn away
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the soulsgleaningsGWB §456: heartprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: of their broken heartsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: their broken heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: reinsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: heartsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: my heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: soul
This form usually rendered as “would” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to meltgleaningsGWB §644: will assuredly melt awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §834: melteth within meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §186: are meltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §80: hath meltedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: consumedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §500: would melt awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: melted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: his own accordgleaningsGWB §522: yekitab-i-iqanKIQ §136: the least of menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: in Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §142: passionwill-and-testamentW&T §44: of the insincereepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thou
