Prayers and Meditations — §840
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 840 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
لِكَ لَوْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي مُلْكِكَ كَيْفَ يَعْلُو كَلِماتُ إِثْباتِكَ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ يا مَحْبُوبِي كُلُّ الْوُجُودِ وُجِدَ لإِعْلآءِ نَصْرِكَ وَانْتِصارِكَ، وَكُلُّ الحُدُوداتِ آياتٌ لِسَلْطَنَتِكَ وَمُنادٍ لاقْتِدارِكَ، تَعالى تَعالى بَدائِعُ قُدْرَتِكَ فِي كُلِّ شَيْءٍ بِحَيْثُ جَعَلْتَ أَدْنى خَلْقِكَ مَطْلَعًا لأَعْلى صِفاتِكَ وَأَحْقَرَ صُنْعِكَ مَحَلاًّ لأَعْظَمِ أَسْمائِكَ، بِحَيْثُ جَعَلْتَ الفَقْرَ مَظْهَرًا لِغَنائِكَ وَالذُّلَّ سَبِيلاً لِعِزِّكَ وَالخَطَأَ سَبَبًا لِغُفْرانِكَ، وَبِهِمْ تُثْبَتُ لِنَفْسِكَ أَسْمائَكَ الحُسْنى وَلِذاتِكَ بَدائِعَ صِفاتِكَ العُلْيا، إِذًا يا إِلهِي لَمَّا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تُدْخِلَ كُلَّ الأَشْياءِ فِي سُرادِقِ عِزِّ فَضْلِكَ وَإِفْضالِكَ، وَتُهِبَّ عَلَى كُلِّ الوُجُوْدِ مِنْ أَرْياحِ قَمِيْصِ عِزِّ فَرْدانِيَّتِكَ، وَتَنْظُرَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ بِلَحَظاتِ أَعْيُنِ جُودِكَ وَوَحْدانِيَّتِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِحُبِّكَ الَّذِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thy might beareth me witness, O my Well-Beloved! The entire creation hath been called into being to exalt Thy triumph and to establish Thine ascendancy, and all the bounds that have been set by Thee are but the signs of Thy sovereignty, and proclaim the power of Thy might. How great, how very great, are the revelations of Thy wondrous power in all things! They are such that the lowliest among Thy creatures hath been made by Thee a manifestation of Thy most august attribute, and the most contemptible token of Thy handiwork hath been chosen as a recipient of Thy most mighty name. Poverty, as decreed by Thee, hath been made the means for the revelation of Thy riches, and abasement a path leading to Thy glory, and sinfulness a cause for the exercise of Thy forgiveness. By them Thou hast demonstrated that to Thee belong Thy most excellent titles, and unto Thee pertain the wonders of Thy most exalted attributes.
Translation Notes
SE rendered لِكَ (lik), لَوْ (law), يَكُنْ (yakun) as “been”
5 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered لَوْ (law), يَكُنْ (yakun), مُلْكِكَ (mulkik), كَيْفَ (kayf) as “been, How great, how very great”
8 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “none”, “never” (44 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: All created thingsfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §5: inmost beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §843: is theretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
SE rendered يَكُنْ (yakun), مُلْكِكَ (mulkik), كَيْفَ (kayf), يَعْلُو (yaʿlú), كَلِماتُ (kalimát) as “been, How great, how very great, revelations of Thy wondrous power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: above the angelsgleaningsGWB §466: of the Kingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: angelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §177: the downtroddentablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §22: guardian angelsthe-hidden-wordsHW §15: My dominionwill-and-testamentW&T §28: righteous
SE expanded to “How great, how very great”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: HowgleaningsGWB §528: much less recognizekitab-i-iqanKIQ §282: “What of the signprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: Pen,—how much morethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: how couldgleaningsGWB §338: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: into conformity with
exalt 30% exaltation 19% glorify 15% exalted 7% magnify 7% glorification 7% sake 4% proclaim 4% furthering 4% magnifying 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: infire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §497: Exalted, immeasurably exaltedkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §253: pre-eminentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §243: so long astablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: unto thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: “He that discoursed upon MegleaningsGWB §148: “So oft, then, askitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: “Word”the-hidden-wordsHW §95: faithwill-and-testamentW&T §5: Word of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Sublime WordgleaningsGWB §708: the words
SE expanded to “Thou hast demonstrated”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: be demonstratedgleaningsGWB §39: were confirmedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: confirmprayers-and-meditationsP&M §594: and every moving spirit confirmed—Ithe-hidden-wordsHW §124: writ and recordedwill-and-testamentW&T §13: ye that stand fastepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: affirmation
SE expanded to “Thy might beareth me witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: exalted and glorified be Hefire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §640: honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: Thy Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: glorious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §19: For the love of Godfire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §134: Best-Belovedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: His loving mentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: such as love Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I longtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §6: Love Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: could findfire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathegleaningsGWB §669: of His creatureskitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: Essenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §342: Creatortablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: they foundthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: has madewill-and-testamentW&T §6: extant
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: helpedfire-tabletFire §29: ChampiongleaningsGWB §171: victorykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: of assistingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §167: to assistwill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: render Thy Cause victorious
limitations 38% limitation 13% bounds 13% limits 6% principle 6% traditions 6% earthly 6% established 6% any 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: steelgleaningsGWB §411: subject to human limitationskitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: subjectedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §781: and preceptstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinancestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitationsthe-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: capacity
SE expanded to “are but the signs”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: Thy signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §555: the manifest signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: “smoke” denotesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §223: Thy wordstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatwill-and-testamentW&T §6: by the holy verseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: repudiated Thy signs
SE expanded to “of Thy sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: His sovereigntygleaningsGWB §481: rule over and dominatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: ascendencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: through His sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy sovereignty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: callethfire-tabletFire §48: Thy CallgleaningsGWB §168: Okitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: cried aloudprayers-and-meditationsP&M §669: cried after Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: calling aloudtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §30: raisedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: didst supplicate
SE expanded to “power of Thy might”
power 34% might 32% omnipotence 9% dominion 8% through 4% potency 4% sovereign 4% overpowering 2% strength 2% hand 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: IncomparablegleaningsGWB §548: wondrous gracekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: Eastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: thereofthe-hidden-wordsHW §38: fromwill-and-testamentW&T §2: most wondrousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §147: the worldgleaningsGWB §163: having unveiled
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willethgleaningsGWB §132: utter nothingnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: no purposetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all things
SE expanded to “They are such that”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: in such wise thatgleaningsGWB §480: so thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: inasmuchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: Such is Thy greatness thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: that I will ceaseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and to waitprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: They are such that
SE expanded to “hath been made”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: make theefire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §537: singled Him outkitab-i-iqanKIQ §124: beetleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: Thou didstthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: hath made thee
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: this world’sgleaningsGWB §426: the things of this worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §1: of thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordidprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: its own abasementthe-hidden-wordsHW §105: OFepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: this worldgleaningsGWB §322: this earth
SE expanded to “among Thy creatures”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: creationfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §349: mankindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §375: Fountaintablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: amongst His creatures
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “source” (125 occurrences)
dayspring 42% dawning-place 21% source 10% manifestation 8% revealer 6% who 4% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §238: ignorancefire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §292: shone forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: holy Soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Who is the Dayspringtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand and hearkenthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §387: applicablekitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: describedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §816: my descriptionepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §702: adorn himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: clothed themselvesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §601: succeed in describing
SE expanded to “token of Thy handiwork”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: craftsmengleaningsGWB §707: their authorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: “creationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: of Thine everlasting handiworkthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I made theewill-and-testamentW&T §6: forgingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: craftsgleaningsGWB §321: handiwork
SE expanded to “as a recipient”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: greatnessgleaningsGWB §392: so great a bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: too weightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: of Thy favorsthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: great a bountygleaningsGWB §51: of His mighty throne.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the most excellent titlesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §286: artskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §627: to Thy Nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven
This form usually rendered as “manifestation”, “revealer”, “who” (111 occurrences)
SE expanded to “means for the revelation”
manifestation 63% revealer 18% who 5% manifest 4% dayspring 3% supreme 3% revelation 3% revealest 1% symbol 1% exponent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: perpetratedfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §230: was revealedkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings of authority and sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: the adventprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: and the Manifestationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
SE expanded to “of Thy riches”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: the richgleaningsGWB §408: rich whokitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: richesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §646: true wealthtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §128: all-possessing,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: possessest shall profit
abasement 42% wretchedness 13% abased 13% degradation 8% ashamed 4% abject 4% depth 4% misery 4% shame 4% mortality 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: wretchednessgleaningsGWB §183: be abasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: abased andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §694: degradethe-hidden-wordsHW §120: abasewill-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: Such abasementgleaningsGWB §219: abased
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my sinfulnessgleaningsGWB §655: iniquitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: sinsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §724: great trespassesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: trespassesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: my sinsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: sinprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: sinfulness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: the Forgivingfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §569: ask forgivenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: We ask forgiveness ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: the oceanwill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: PardonergleaningsGWB §257: wash away
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “self” (222 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to Thee belong”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: someonegleaningsGWB §96: throughkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: sordid machinationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: of Thyselftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
SE rendered لِنَفْسِكَ (linafsik), أَسْمائَكَ (ʾasmáʾak), الحُسْنى (al-ḥusnى), وَلِذاتِكَ (walidhátik), بَدائِعَ (badáʾiʿ), صِفاتِكَ (ṣifátik) as “to Thee belong, Thy most excellent titles, unto Thee pertain, the wonders, of Thy most exalted attributes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: good deedsgleaningsGWB §712: receive his rewardkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: righteousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §535: of Thy gracious providencethe-hidden-wordsHW §2: kindlywill-and-testamentW&T §21: improveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: or womangleaningsGWB §579: kindly manner
SE expanded to “unto Thee pertain”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: the Most Sublime EssencegleaningsGWB §92: unchangeable Beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: the unchangeable Beingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: their own naturewill-and-testamentW&T §25: in personepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §172: in His EssencegleaningsGWB §2: generatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: you
SE rendered صِفاتِكَ (ṣifátik), العُلْيا، (al-ʿulyá،), إِلهِي (ʾilhí) as “of Thy most exalted attributes”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: purposedgleaningsGWB §202: aspiredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: pleaseth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: attempttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: They have desiredthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: meant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: desire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: not enteredgleaningsGWB §563: have sought Our Presencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: have refused to embraceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: Immersethe-hidden-wordsHW §61: Putwill-and-testamentW&T §12: shelterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: enterethgleaningsGWB §240: shall be made to enter
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the TabernaclesgleaningsGWB §34: the veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: veilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §737: the all-glorious Tabernacletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §21: the unseen pavilionthe-hidden-wordsHW §112: the sanctuary of the tabernaclewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the PaviliongleaningsGWB §661: the Tabernacle
grace 91% tender 2% dawning-places 1% hand 1% bounty 1% loving-kindness 1% horizon 1% bounteousness 1% favor 1% mercy 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: waftedfire-tabletFire §29: onrushing galesgleaningsGWB §684: evilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §26: onrushing windsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: blowingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §838: stirringprayers-and-meditationsP&M §795: breaths waftedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §72: onrushing
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the Holy Spiritfire-tabletFire §30: the breezesgleaningsGWB §655: the breathkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: happinesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §19: go awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §165: peace was utterly denied themtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: honeyedthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: blasts
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §3: onenessfire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §384: singlenesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: unityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §788: in utter lonelinesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: Peerlesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the All-Highest Paradise
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §129: eyesgleaningsGWB §490: the eyes of Our enemieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §221: manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: Revelationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: with their own eyestablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: those of all creationthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: through the eyeswill-and-testamentW&T §19: chosen
bounty 45% bounteousness 12% generosity 12% through 10% grace 6% favor 4% bountiful 4% billowing 2% bestowal 2% graciousness 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §465: through His bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §56: bountiful graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §513: by Thy bountiful favorthe-hidden-wordsHW §126: to be generousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy bounteousnessfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy unityfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §382: His Unitykitab-i-iqanKIQ §193: Supreme Singlenessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §406: unity and onenesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lonethe-hidden-wordsHW §69: all from one same
