Prayers and Meditations — §825
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 825 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَك مِنْ أنْ تُوْصَفَ بِوَصْفِ مَا سِوَاك أوْ تُعْرَفَ بِعِرْفَانِ دوْنِك .
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Exalted art Thou above the description of anyone save Thyself, and the comprehension of aught else except Thee.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §682: the All-Glorious Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §281: Glorified art Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
This form usually rendered as “describe”, “attribute”, “can” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §725: extolledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: adornedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: expressepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §91: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: traits and limitationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: of Thine attributes.”
SE expanded to “anyone save Thyself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: everywheregleaningsGWB §571: except His remembrancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: unto themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: beside Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: that there I may be establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: equalgleaningsGWB §109: of all else
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “unacquainted”, “make” (21 occurrences)
thou 42% unacquainted 11% make 11% couldst 5% recognition 5% truth 5% appreciate 5% acquaint 5% reveal 5% inscrutable 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §71: Divine knowledgegleaningsGWB §463: Thou shalt, after thy departure, discoverkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: sagesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: reveal Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §52: do thou observe itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: His knowledge
SE expanded to “aught else except Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all else beside TheegleaningsGWB §387: All else besides Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §577: independently ofthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: from anyone beside Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: none other but HimgleaningsGWB §543: Others
