Prayers and Meditations — §745
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 745 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَعِزَّتِكَ وَسَلْطَنَتِكَ المُهَيْمِنَةِ عَلَى المُلْكِ وَالمَلَكُوتِ لَوْ أَحَدٌ مِن أَصْفِيائِكَ وَسُفَرآئِكَ يَتَفَكَّرُ فِي شُئُوناتِ قَلَمِكَ الأَعْلى الَّذِيْ تُحَرِّكُهُ إِصْبَعُ إِرادَتِكَ وَيَتَفَكَّرُ فِي أَسْرارِهِ وَآثارِهِ وما يَظْهَرُ مِنْهُ لَيَتَحَيَّرُ عَلَى شَأْنٍ يَرَى اللِّسانَ عاجِزًا عَنِ الذِّكْرِ وَالبَيانِ وَالقَلْبَ قاصِرًا عَنِ العِرْفانِ، لأنَّهُ يَرى مَرَّةً يَجْرِيْ مِنْهُ مآءُ الحَيَوانِ فِي الإِمْكانِ وَسُمِّيَ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ بِالصُّورِ وَيَقُومُ بِهِ مَنْ فِي القُبُورِ وَطَوْرًا تَظْهَرُ مِنْهُ النَّارُ كأَنَّها أُوْقِدَتْ مِنْ نارِ الظُّهُورِ وَتَكَلَّمَ الكَلِيْمُ فِي الطُّورِ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I swear by Thy glory and Thy sovereignty which overshadow the kingdoms of earth and of heaven! Were any of Thy chosen Ones and Thy Messengers to meditate on the manifold evidences of Thy most exalted Pen—a Pen which is driven by the fingers of Thy will—and were he to muse on its mysteries, and its tokens, and all that it showeth forth, he would be so perplexed that his tongue would fail to extol and describe Thee, and his heart would be utterly unable to understand Thee. For he would, at one time, discover that from this Pen there floweth out unto all created things the water that is life indeed, and that the Pen itself hath been named by Thee the trumpet whereby the dead speed out of their sepulchers. At another time he would find that there proceedeth from this Pen such fire as Thine own Revelation can kindle, and as He Who conversed with Thee (Moses) on Sinai hath perceived.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: the power of Thy mightgleaningsGWB §279: your pomp and glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: and to this Thy glory beareth me witnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §38: dearly belovedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: sovereignty and glory
sovereignty 74% through 8% power 6% transcendent 2% kingship 2% own 2% rejected 2% sovereign 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: His MajestygleaningsGWB §710: sovereign Rulerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of the Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: and by the sublimity of Thy sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His sovereignty
المُهَيْمِنَةِ
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
help 44% sovereign 13% omnipotent 11% supreme 9% transcendeth 7% overshadoweth 4% ruler 4% transcendent 2% protector 2% whose 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §230: Help in Perilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: overpowering majesty of the Word of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: and the Sovereign Protectortablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: rulerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §579: Supreme Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §232: art powerful to do
This form usually rendered as “kingdom”, “king”, “sovereign” (118 occurrences)
kingdom 24% king 23% sovereign 12% dominion 8% kingdoms 8% world 7% sovereignty 5% angels 4% earth 4% all-possessing 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §70: I have no control overgleaningsGWB §83: “The Kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: his angelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: and were I to be offeredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §15: farepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: Kingdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §207: no mangleaningsGWB §494: God’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: Not oneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: none maytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §141: any man’sepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: no other mangleaningsGWB §604: His most august Revelation
messengers 83% ministers 17%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Persian EmbassygleaningsGWB §448: Ministerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: the textprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: Messengersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: his departuregleaningsGWB §581: wayfarerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §24: Gospelsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: and of Thy Messengers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: to meditategleaningsGWB §305: to ponder it in their heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: fancyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §169: musethe-hidden-wordsHW §119: insightwill-and-testamentW&T §9: purposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: PondergleaningsGWB §196: that ponder
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the stationfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §716: changeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: worthyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §210: have remained unshakenthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: rank
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: by Thy PengleaningsGWB §387: His Penkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: by the Penprayers-and-meditationsP&M §798: from the penwill-and-testamentW&T §54: to appear asepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: the fingergleaningsGWB §174: writtenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the realms
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: glorified be Hefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §58: the Most High.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: immeasurably glorified beyondprayers-and-meditationsP&M §276: most augusttablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Noblewill-and-testamentW&T §4: Exalted One
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §244: fingerfire-tabletFire §14: fingersgleaningsGWB §193: His directing Fingerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: Whose fingerthe-hidden-wordsHW §129: pengleaningsGWB §283: as the fingersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: of Thy fingersgleaningsGWB §695: with the fingers
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 §61: seek togleaningsGWB §505: by virtue of thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: is meantprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and in conformity with Thy pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: WillgleaningsGWB §564: seeketh
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: headsgleaningsGWB §712: or pleasekitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: the mysteries thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: and the manifestation of Thy well-guarded secrettablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §35: inmostthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: the inner mysterieswill-and-testamentW&T §42: darklyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: secret
This form usually rendered as “signs”, “evidences”, “writings” (81 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: signsgleaningsGWB §666: preferkitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: offer upprayers-and-meditationsP&M §563: revelationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: follow inwill-and-testamentW&T §5: aloftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: resultsgleaningsGWB §170: the evidences of this worldwide regeneration
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 §103: Revelationfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §36: shone forthkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: attainprayers-and-meditationsP&M §266: was vouchsafed by me unto Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth
لَيَتَحَيَّرُ
literal: perplexed; bewilderment; bewildered
This form usually rendered as “bewildered”, “would” (2 occurrences)
bewildered 50% would 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: marvelgleaningsGWB §322: is perplexedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: afflictedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: stand aghastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: astonishedgleaningsGWB §159: perplexitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: bewildermentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: would know not
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 §134: Thou hast neither seen Mefire-tabletFire §28: Canst Thou seegleaningsGWB §86: Will ye not recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §237: “What thinkestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §400: Wilt Thouthe-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forthwill-and-testamentW&T §5: behold himepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: thou canst behold
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: your tonguesgleaningsGWB §167: and My tonguekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: mouthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §280: of histablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: her honeyed tonguethe-hidden-wordsHW §101: IN WORDepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §21: in the languagegleaningsGWB §506: from His own mouth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: powerlessgleaningsGWB §117: failurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: incapacityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: Whom no one can frustratewill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmed meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: cangleaningsGWB §449: can thwartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: unable
الذِّكْرِ
literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
SE expanded to “extol and describe”
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 §46: make mentiongleaningsGWB §351: tales and traditionskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: ignoreprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: were I to praise Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
SE rendered عاجِزًا (ʿájizan), الذِّكْرِ (adh-dhikr), وَالبَيانِ (wálbayán), وَالقَلْبَ (wálqalb), قاصِرًا (qáṣiran) as “fail, extol and describe, heart, unable”
utterance 65% divine 7% eloquence 5% tongue 5% through 5% glorification 5% unto 2% ornament 2% articulate 2% book 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine heartgleaningsGWB §662: his heartkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: want of understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: with my hearttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §13: and their own heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §102: human heartwill-and-testamentW&T §35: heart-rendingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: troublous
This form usually rendered as “dare”, “can”, “would” (10 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: their palacesgleaningsGWB §168: mansionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: can never hope to matchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: and proclaim his failuretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: within her most lofty mansionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: conductgleaningsGWB §591: the Mansionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: only guilt
knowledge 32% understanding 23% recognize 8% recognition 7% comprehension 7% know 6% divine 5% recognizing 4% wisdom 3% insight 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: acquaintgleaningsGWB §135: those that comprehend this truthkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: such knowledgeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §584: every knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: knowledge
one 24% again 21% once 14% utterly 10% another 10% subsequent 7% “again 3% following 3% later 3% revelation 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: they comegleaningsGWB §652: to be wafted over thy soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §92: totallyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: been directedthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: followepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: were waftedgleaningsGWB §712: blowethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §47: bitterness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: have proceededgleaningsGWB §25: is being poured outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: stream forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: and is now flowing outtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §45: knoweththe-hidden-wordsHW §142: hath emboldenedwill-and-testamentW&T §5: audaciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §77: will carry it out
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: with the watersgleaningsGWB §311: leavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: by waterthe-hidden-wordsHW §108: with the waterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: in the watersgleaningsGWB §12: watersprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: the waterthe-hidden-wordsHW §138: dregs
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: a beastgleaningsGWB §633: which is life indeedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §119: these beastsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: the true lifeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: of lifegleaningsGWB §239: lifeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §368: to livegleaningsGWB §727: that is life indeed
This form usually rendered as “all”, “world”, “entire” (61 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: its peoplesfire-tabletFire §20: every creaturegleaningsGWB §404: empowered to accomplishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: placesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: of all created thingsthe-hidden-wordsHW §75: realm of the infinitewill-and-testamentW&T §17: submissivenessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: Placeless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §188: NamegleaningsGWB §16: in His Namekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: theyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: Thy hidden Namethe-hidden-wordsHW §130: By thewill-and-testamentW&T §20: nominatedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: through Thy NamegleaningsGWB §382: the Name of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §32: beforegleaningsGWB §607: according to the estimatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: pertaineth unto Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: on Our partthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: in My sightwill-and-testamentW&T §34: in the midstepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: with their own concerns
This form usually rendered as “arise”, “may”, “shall” (16 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: arisenfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §264: kindskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: of the Day of Judgmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §653: raised me uptablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §178: sepulchreskitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: those who are in their gravesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: sepulcherstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §29: gravesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: their tombskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: the graveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: tombskitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “tomb,”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: they that have recognized the splendors of SinaigleaningsGWB §683: mysterious and transcendentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: At another timetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: for having soaredthe-hidden-wordsHW §64: the sacred Mountwill-and-testamentW&T §42: machinationsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: the conductgleaningsGWB §557: rustling
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: into the firegleaningsGWB §175: the flamekitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: undying firesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §33: Thy firetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §10: of firewill-and-testamentW&T §53: mischief-kindlingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: the firegleaningsGWB §312: hell fire
kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: kindledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: Thou didst kindle within meprayers-and-meditationsP&M §87: didst lightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: Igniteprayers-and-meditationsP&M §475: which Thou hadst kindledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §184: and so kindleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: didst kindleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §377: Thou didst light
This form usually rendered as “utter”, “breathe”, “speak” (30 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy Wordfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §113: their wordskitab-i-ahdAhd §14: This exalted utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: that whichprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: Speak Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
