Prayers and Meditations — §830
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 830 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
اللهُ أَعْظمُ مِنْ كُلِّ عَظِيمٍ.
سُبْحَانَكَ مِنْ أَنْ تَصْعَدَ إِلَى سَمَاءِ قُرْبِكَ أَذْكَارُ الْمُقَرَّبِيْنَ أَوْ أَنْ تَصِلَ إِلَى فِنَاءِ بَابِكَ طُيوْرُ أَف ْئِدَةِ الْمُخْلِصِيْنَ. أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ كُنْتَ مُقَدَّسًا عَنِ الصِّفَاتِ وَمُنَزَّهًا عَنِ الْأَسْمَاءِ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ الْعَلِيُّ الْأَبْهَى.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Greater is God than every great one!
Too high art Thou for the praise of those who are nigh unto Thee to ascend unto the heaven of Thy nearness, or for the birds of the hearts of them who are devoted to Thee to attain to the door of Thy gate. I testify that Thou hast been sanctified above all attributes and holy above all names. No God is there but Thee, the Most Exalted, the All-Glorious.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Divinefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §41: forbiddethkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: divinely-revealedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §715: O Thou the Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: most greatgleaningsGWB §93: dominionkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categoricallykitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: mightierprayers-and-meditationsP&M §344: immensethe-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-gloriouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: the weightiest
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: All-Gloriousfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §450: High is God exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: “veils of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §842: immensely exalted art Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: his ascentgleaningsGWB §91: ascentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §207: and ascendedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: shedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §32: ascend unto thethe-hidden-wordsHW §23: Rise thenwill-and-testamentW&T §34: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §187: are raised
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: namedfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §669: heightskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: empty nameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §292: Thy most excellent namestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: well-favoredfire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §130: nearnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: all that have drawn nigh unto Thy courttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: concerning themgleaningsGWB §372: awarekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: mentioningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: been establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §522: by Thy remembrancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: of His presencefire-tabletFire §2: of Thy reuniongleaningsGWB §618: been receivedkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: of My presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: attainmentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: enabletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: reachedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: the presence of
This form usually rendered as “perisheth”, “into”, “surviveth” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: yours perishethgleaningsGWB §622: how altogether vain and fleeting arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: humbleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: would perishthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: mortalityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: perisheth notgleaningsGWB §656: to surrender myselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: vanishing mortals
This form usually rendered as “door”, “presence”, “out” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: ChaptergleaningsGWB §34: the portalskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: these wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §208: the door of Thy gateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the doorgleaningsGWB §555: a doorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §103: wordsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §829: at the door
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: Birdsfire-tabletFire §46: flygleaningsGWB §685: that birdkitab-i-iqanKIQ §141: Phoenixprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: hath soaredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: have never attainedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: soar yegleaningsGWB §338: winged its flight
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: into the hands ofgleaningsGWB §508: into your handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: hands ofwill-and-testamentW&T §10: by themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: thine handsgleaningsGWB §476: designskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands
الْمُخْلِصِيْنَ
literal: sincere; pure; sincere ones
This form usually rendered as “sincere”, “such”, “wholly” (44 occurrences)
SE expanded to “them who are devoted”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: are wholly devoted to Theefire-tabletFire §1: the sinceregleaningsGWB §233: the sincere lovers of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: deliveredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §801: as are wholly devoted to Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §110: purestwill-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy devotedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: the essence
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: Bear Thou witnessfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §567: know full wellkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: clearprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: visible andtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: to shed thy life-blood on the dust, a martyr
sanctified 25% holy 17% exalted 17% immeasurably 10% sacred 9% sanctify 7% immensely 5% most 3% transcendeth 3% purged 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: to the sanctitygleaningsGWB §226: would sanctify themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: purgedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §732: is immeasurably exalted abovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §151: purgingwill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: Purge
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §725: extolledkitab-i-iqanKIQ §93: extol and magnifyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my virtuesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: AttributesgleaningsGWB §669: from either human pen or tonguekitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: dost ascribeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: and the description Thou givest
This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “stainless”, “immeasurably” (6 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the purityfire-tabletFire §31: Thy holinessgleaningsGWB §708: immeasurably exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immeasurably glorifiedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §136: singlenessthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy freedomwill-and-testamentW&T §18: the essence of purityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: the purity of
most 62% exalted 20% inaccessible 5% sublime 2% báb 2% all-highest 2% transcendent 2% high 2% glory 2% heavens 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: glorified befire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §369: how much loftierkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: the most exalted of allprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: Magnified, therefore, betablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising highthe-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUSwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory
all-glorious 72% most 8% abhá 6% glory 6% effulgent 3% everlasting 1% resplendent 1% glorious 1% what 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §23: Abháfire-tabletFire §48: BahágleaningsGWB §288: of everlasting mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: splendourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and what the profoundestthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My gloryepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §36: honoredgleaningsGWB §192: of Glory
