Prayers and Meditations — §730
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 730 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
لَمْ أَدْرِ يا إِلهِي بِأَيِّ ذِكْرٍ أَذْكُرُكَ وَبِأَيِّ وَصْفٍ أَصِفُكَ وَبِأَيِّ ثَنآءٍ أُثْنِيْكَ لَوْ أَصِفُكَ بِالأَسْمآءِ أَرى أَنَّ مَلَكُوتَها خُلِقَ بِحَركةِ إِصْبَعِكَ وَتَرتَعِدُ فَرآئِصُهُ مِنْ خَشْيَتِكَ، وَلَوْ أُثْنِيكَ بِالصِّفاتِ أُشاهِدُ أَنَّها خَلْقُكَ وَفِي قَبْضَتِكَ وَلا يَنْبَغِيْ لِمَظاهِرِها أَنْ تَقُومَ تِلْقآءَ بَابِ مَدْيَنِ ظُهُورِكَ وَكَيْفَ المَقامِ الَّذِيْ فِيْهِ اسْتَوَيْتَ عَلَى عَرْشِ عَظَمَتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I cannot think, O my God, of any words wherewith to make mention of Thee, and know not how to express or extol Thee. Were I to attempt to describe Thee by Thy names, I would readily recognize that the kingdom of these names is itself created through the movement of Thy fingers, and trembleth for fear of Thee. And were I to venture to extol Thine attributes, I would be forced to admit that these attributes are Thine own creation, and lie within Thy grasp. It behooveth not Them Who are the Manifestations of these names and attributes to stand before the gate of the city of Thy Revelation, how much less to scale the heights whereon Thou didst stablish the throne of Thy majesty.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: knowing notgleaningsGWB §287: Tear asunderprayers-and-meditationsP&M §705: the waters ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: rise toepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: I know notgleaningsGWB §338: accomplishmentsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: understanding heartepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: know not
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: “O Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §105: Call of God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: God”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §1: O Lord my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
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 §23: connectiongleaningsGWB §595: to rememberkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: meantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: didst Thou glorifytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
This form usually rendered as “description”, “described”, “describing” (33 occurrences)
SE expanded to “how to express”
description 25% described 13% describing 13% conception 13% highest 6% such 6% portray 6% applicable 6% fathom 6% praise 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §612: of His attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: eulogyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §101: a special attributekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: traits and limitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §404: extolling Thy virtues
This form usually rendered as “praise”, “celebrate”, “glory” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: of Thy praisegleaningsGWB §627: and to celebrate Thy praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: Thereuponprayers-and-meditationsP&M §8: celebrate Thy praisewill-and-testamentW&T §39: anotherepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy celebrationgleaningsGWB §46: and celebrate His praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: the latter
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: by one of His namesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §299: those who are in the heavens andkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: in terms ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: every other nametablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
This form usually rendered as “discover”, “may”, “behold” (17 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: seefire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §134: reflecting naught else butkitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: “What thinkestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §269: that they may behold Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: unveiled to thine eyes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: the monarchgleaningsGWB §280: glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: the whole of that landprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: He Who holdeth in His handtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §145: My sacred realmwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: “The Kingdom
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy creaturesfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §116: creation hathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §25: Thou hast created metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §5: hence I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: creatures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: movingfire-tabletFire §27: MovergleaningsGWB §537: have raisedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: turnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: hath been stirred upthe-hidden-wordsHW §96: MOVING FORM OFwill-and-testamentW&T §43: activeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: through the motion
This form usually rendered as “trembleth” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered إِصْبَعِكَ (ʾiṣbaʿik), وَتَرتَعِدُ (watartaʿid), فَرآئِصُهُ (faráʾiṣuh), خَشْيَتِكَ، (khashyatika،) as “fingers, trembleth, fear”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §51: fear ofgleaningsGWB §483: fearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: fear of Theewill-and-testamentW&T §34: was thus alarmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: for fear ofgleaningsGWB §76: awed with the dread ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: dreadful mightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §50: The fear
SE rendered خَشْيَتِكَ، (khashyatika،), وَلَوْ (walaw), أُثْنِيكَ (ʾuthník), بِالصِّفاتِ (biálṣṣifát), أُشاهِدُ (ʾusháhid), أَنَّها (ʾannahá), خَلْقُكَ (khalquk) as “fear, extol Thine, admit that, these attributes, Thine own creation”
chosen 69% attributes 9% purity 4% whom 4% sincerity 2% clear 2% messengers 2% every 2% prophets 2% crystal 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: Thy chosen onesfire-tabletFire §27: and puritygleaningsGWB §477: having chosen theekitab-i-ahdAhd §11: chosenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §211: stainlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: Whom Thou hast singled outthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: choicestwill-and-testamentW&T §45: Thy Holy Ones
This form usually rendered as “recognize”, “find”, “would” (14 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: hath testifiedfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §557: discernkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: factprayers-and-meditationsP&M §800: Thou wouldst behold metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: as thou also dost witnessthe-hidden-wordsHW §58: couldst thou but see
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: in Whose graspgleaningsGWB §476: and hold firmly within the graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: turnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: the hollow of Thy handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy graspgleaningsGWB §78: within His graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the contractprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: the days
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: it behoovegleaningsGWB §569: will have been made manifestkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: becomethepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: beseemethgleaningsGWB §492: befittethkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: to do that which is meet and seemlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: would still be unseemly
This form usually rendered as “symbol”, “who” (2 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: agitatedfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §214: theykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: of the Day of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: and turned awaytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: rose
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: meetethfire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §118: unto Thy Presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: attainedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §374: when face to face withtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §4: sowed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: the CitygleaningsGWB §481: its inhabitantskitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: within these Citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: Tabernacletablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: each onewill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §260: a citygleaningsGWB §247: in the City
SE expanded to “how much less”
This form usually rendered as “hast”, “shalt”, “didst” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §571: except His remembrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: by any one save Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §16: another than Meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: everywheregleaningsGWB §145: embrace
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §31: to the heavenly thronegleaningsGWB §51: the seatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: seatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: OF MY THRONEepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: thronegleaningsGWB §585: the Throne of glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: Throne.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy grandeurgleaningsGWB §621: bountifulkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: more grievousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: authoritythe-hidden-wordsHW §42: of My greatnesswill-and-testamentW&T §38: very greatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the greatness of Thy majesty
