Prayers and Meditations — §815

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 815 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

لَهُ الْأَمْرُ وَالْخَلْقُ، قَد أَظْهَرَ مَشْرِقَ الْظُّهُوْرِ وَمُكَلِّمَ الْطُّوْرِ الَّذِي بِهِ أَنَارَ الْأُفُقُ الْأَعْلَى وَنَطقَتْ سِدْرَةُ الْمُنْتَهَى وَارْتَفَعَ النِّدَاءُ بَيْنَ الْأَرْضِ وَالْسَّمَاءِ قَد أَتَى الْمَالِكُ الْمُلْكُ وَالْمَلَكَوْتُ وَالْعِزَّةُ وَالْجَبَرُوْتُ للهِ مَوْلَى الْوَرَى وَمَالِكِ الْعَرْشِ وَالثَّرَى. ثم يركع ويقول:

Shoghi Effendi Translation

His are the kingdoms of Revelation and of creation. He, in truth, hath manifested Him Who is the Dayspring of Revelation, Who conversed on Sinai, through Whom the Supreme Horizon hath been made to shine, and the Lote-Tree beyond which there is no passing hath spoken, and through Whom the call hath been proclaimed unto all who are in heaven and on earth: “Lo, the All-Possessing is come. Earth and heaven, glory and dominion are God’s, the Lord of all men, and the Possessor of the Throne on high and of earth below!” Let him, then, bend down, with hands resting on the knees, and say:

Translation Notes

الْأَمْرُ

al-ʾamr ʾ-m-r → “of revelation”

literal: command; matter; cause

cause 57% revelation 17% faith 6% command 3% behest 3% divine 3% bidding 3% decree 3% ordainer 2% bidden 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: ordered fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §522: rulers of the earth kitab-i-ahdAhd §15: hath prescribed for him kitab-i-iqanKIQ §190: His the Cause of God prayers-and-meditationsP&M §173: in revealing tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: to Whose commands the-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command

وَالْخَلْقُ،

wálkhalqu، kh-l-q → “and of creation”

literal: creation; create; created

SE expanded to “and of creation”

creation 26% creatures 19% hath 15% created 12% men 9% people 7% all 4% called 3% mankind 3% creature 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: createth fire-tabletFire §9: the peoples gleaningsGWB §669: hath fashioned kitab-i-iqanKIQ §203: creation.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: that hath been created tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §83: creators epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: was created

أَظْهَرَ

ʾaẓhar ẓ-h-r → “manifested”

literal: manifestation; manifest

most 24% revealed 12% manifested 12% hath 12% reveal 12% evident 6% should 6% unveiled 6% fulfill 6% lay 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: helper fire-tabletFire §8: the signs gleaningsGWB §196: is His Revelation kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: is forever stilled prayers-and-meditationsP&M §96: will be demonstrated tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §99: seem

مَشْرِقَ

mashriq sh-r-q → “dayspring of”

literal: shining; east; shine

dayspring 37% dawning-place 17% shining 13% shineth 10% east 8% who 4% resplendent 3% source 3% shone 2% rays 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: splendor fire-tabletFire §41: Thy dawning gleaningsGWB §655: revealeth itself kitab-i-iqanKIQ §35: effulgent splendour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: caused Him to shine tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Flooding the-hidden-wordsHW §103: At many a dawn will-and-testamentW&T §4: of the world

وَمُكَلِّمَ

wamukallim k-l-m → “conversed” Distinctive

literal: word; words; speak

This form usually rendered as “who”, “heard” (6 occurrences)

who 83% heard 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §35: these exalted words fire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining word gleaningsGWB §103: utterance kitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterance kitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: that which prayers-and-meditationsP&M §804: and that through a word tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: one mystic word the-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith

أَنَارَ

ʾanár n-w-r → “shine” Distinctive

literal: light; lights; luminous

This form usually rendered as “hath”, “flaming”, “lit” (5 occurrences)

hath 40% flaming 20% lit 20% illumined 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: celestial fire-tabletFire §48: and with the fire of gleaningsGWB §718: lit kitab-i-iqanKIQ §188: of unfading splendour prayers-and-meditationsP&M §30: and the beams of the brightness tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendour the-hidden-wordsHW §104: gleaming will-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly

الْأُفُقُ

al-ʾufuq ʾ-f-q → “horizon”

literal: horizon; horizons; horizons/regions

horizon 67% dayspring 10% above 8% heaven 3% realm 3% towards 3% orient 2% fountain 1% source 1% dawning-place 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: heaven fire-tabletFire §19: men gleaningsGWB §530: above the horizon of kitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the Realm kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: summit prayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: the world tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §41: above will-and-testamentW&T §34: all regions

الْأَعْلَى

al-ʾaʿlá ʿ-l-w → “supreme” Distinctive

literal: highest; exalted; high

This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (291 occurrences)

most 47% high 15% glory 9% supreme 6% loftiest 5% exalted 5% celestial 4% aloud 3% highest 3% all-glorious 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: higher fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §406: of the Most High kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: the heights prayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: cry aloud tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising high the-hidden-wordsHW §92: the realm on high will-and-testamentW&T §17: the Exalted One

وَنَطقَتْ

wanaṭqat n-ṭ-q → “spoken”

literal: spoke

have 60% proclaimed 20% spoken 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: uttering His praise fire-tabletFire §37: uttereth gleaningsGWB §635: Proclaim kitab-i-ahdAhd §5: words kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: eloquent prayers-and-meditationsP&M §741: spoken forth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: hath been moved to disclose will-and-testamentW&T §2: declared

سِدْرَةُ

sidrah s-d-r → “lote-tree”

literal: lote-tree; tree; lote tree

tree 41% lote-tree 23% burning 11% divine 5% bush 5% sadratu’l-muntahá 5% sadrih 5% sadratu’l-muntaha 1% upon 1% sadratu’l 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: the Divine Lote-Tree gleaningsGWB §193: Trees kitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: the Bush prayers-and-meditationsP&M §73: of the Tree of tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §8: within the deathless tree will-and-testamentW&T §16: Lote-Trees epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: the Tree gleaningsGWB §175: the Burning Bush

الْمُنْتَهَى

al-muntahá n-h-y

literal: end; utmost; ended

SE rendered الْأَعْلَى (al-ʾaʿlá), وَنَطقَتْ (wanaṭqat), سِدْرَةُ (sidrah), الْمُنْتَهَى (al-muntahá), وَارْتَفَعَ (wártafaʿ), النِّدَاءُ (an-nidáʾ) as “Supreme, spoken, Lote-Tree, proclaimed, call”

beyond 37% highest 15% immeasurable 7% end 7% divine 7% ended 7% supreme 7% muntaha 4% sadratu’l-muntahá 4% may 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: beyond which there is no passing fire-tabletFire §11: lowest depth gleaningsGWB §669: are but a reflection of kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: consummation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: culminated tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §24: them that comprehend the-hidden-wordsHW §96: boundless

وَارْتَفَعَ

wártafaʿ r-f-ʿ → “raised”

literal: raise; raised

raised 37% hath 22% lifted 15% have 4% planted 4% hast 4% loud 4% calleth 4% cometh 4% calling 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §81: which hath been raised fire-tabletFire §42: was planted gleaningsGWB §263: dissipate kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: serveth to exalt kitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: repeal prayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: may be exalted tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §16: dispel the-hidden-wordsHW §61: that I may rise

النِّدَاءُ

an-nidáʾ n-d-y → “call”

literal: call; called; call/voice

voice 47% call 17% cry 10% cried 7% proclaim 3% divine 3% lift 3% prayer 3% through 3% howling 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: cry out fire-tabletFire §48: Thy Call gleaningsGWB §424: proclaiming kitab-i-iqanKIQ §162: cried prayers-and-meditationsP&M §138: crieth out tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: she thus exclaimed tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raised the call epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: lift up My voice

الْأَرْضِ

ar-rḍ ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; earth, land

earth 65% land 13% world 9% all 4% soil 2% whole 2% amongst 2% mankind 1% realm 1% city 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: these regions fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §636: among men kitab-i-iqanKIQ §138: site of his martyrdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: and all who are on earth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the lands the-hidden-wordsHW §95: within it epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: earth

وَالْسَّمَاءِ

wálssamáʾ s-m-w

literal: heaven

SE rendered النِّدَاءُ (an-nidáʾ), الْأَرْضِ (ar-rḍ), وَالْسَّمَاءِ (wálssamáʾ), أَتَى (ʾatá), الْمَالِكُ (al-málik) as “call, earth, come, All-Possessing”

heaven 74% heavens 16% “heaven 3% “heaven” 2% all 2% heavenly 1% into 1% out 1% towards 0% who 0%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all names fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §710: call it kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: “heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §91: by Him Who is Thy Name tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

الْمَالِكُ

al-málik m-l-k → “all-possessing” Distinctive

literal: kingdom; king

This form usually rendered as “lord”, “king”, “thou” (145 occurrences)

lord 47% king 15% thou 11% possessor 11% who 8% ruler 4% all-possessing 2% layeth 1% sovereign 1% supreme 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: provinces gleaningsGWB §595: the Ancient King kitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: a favorite prayers-and-meditationsP&M §142: Thy realm tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worlds the-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possess will-and-testamentW&T §15: far epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy land

وَالْعِزَّةُ

wálʿizzah ʿ-z-z → “glory”

literal: mighty; glory; might

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 §12: the Mighty gleaningsGWB §374: and exalted be His glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of all dominion prayers-and-meditationsP&M §458: Thine adorable tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparable the-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherish will-and-testamentW&T §3: precious epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: glory

وَالْجَبَرُوْتُ

wáljabarút j-b-r

literal: dominion

SE rendered الْمُلْكُ (al-mulk), وَالْمَلَكَوْتُ (wálmalakawt), وَالْعِزَّةُ (wálʿizzah), وَالْجَبَرُوْتُ (wáljabarút), للهِ (llh), مَوْلَى (mawlá), الْوَرَى (al-wará) as “dominion, glory, God’s, Lord, all men”