Prayers and Meditations — §840

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 840 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

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،

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

فَوَعِزَّتِكَ

fawaʿizzatik ʿ-z-z → “thy might beareth me witness”

literal: mighty; glory; might

SE expanded to “Thy might beareth me witness”

swear 44% glory 36% might 12% power 8% own 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: magnified be gleaningsGWB §489: He exalteth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitaries prayers-and-meditationsP&M §392: how precious in my estimation tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparable the-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherish will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: glorious

مَحْبُوبِي

maḥbúbí ḥ-b-b → “my well-beloved”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

beloved 62% best-beloved 17% well-beloved 11% thou 4% one 2% divine 2% delight 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §38: pleasing fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §623: lovers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §139: more dearly cherished prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: O Thou the Best-Beloved tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §24: Our desire will-and-testamentW&T §38: for His steadfast friends)

الْوُجُودِ

al-wujúd w-j-d → “hath been called into being”

literal: existence; existent

SE expanded to “hath been called into being”

all 37% creation 24% existence 12% world 7% created 5% human 5% life 2% owe 2% derived 2% mankind 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: possessed fire-tabletFire §49: thou canst breathe gleaningsGWB §120: created kitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: whosoever prayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: recognize tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: they may find the-hidden-wordsHW §21: has made in thee its home will-and-testamentW&T §8: With

لإِعْلآءِ

lʾiʿláʾ ʿ-l-w → “to exalt”

literal: exalted

exalt 25% glorify 19% exaltation 13% sake 13% magnify 9% exalted 6% magnifying 6% proclaim 3% may 3% glorification 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: to proclaim fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §411: lofty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §98: Exalted is He above prayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: and to glorify tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: raising high the-hidden-wordsHW §20: THE WONDROUS will-and-testamentW&T §10: my glory

نَصْرِكَ

naṣrik n-ṣ-r → “triumph”

literal: help; victory; aid

victory 35% triumph 29% ascendancy 12% undisputed 6% succor 6% help 6% aid 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: upholder and fire-tabletFire §29: Champion gleaningsGWB §689: promote kitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can render kitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: render Us any assistance prayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: and overlordship the-hidden-wordsHW §43: obtain the victory will-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistance

وَكُلُّ

wakull k-l-l → “all”

literal: all; every; all, every

all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: anyone gleaningsGWB §300: All that which ye potentially possess kitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: all that is therein prayers-and-meditationsP&M §673: me entirely the-hidden-wordsHW §13: naught will-and-testamentW&T §39: profoundly epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: every gleaningsGWB §174: every man

الحُدُوداتِ

al-ḥudúdát ḥ-d-d → “the bounds”

literal: limit; limited; limits

limitations 47% limitation 11% bounds 11% limits 5% principle 5% dictates 5% traditions 5% established 5% any 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: according to its capacity gleaningsGWB §111: penetrating kitab-i-iqanKIQ §235: and station prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: any human limitations tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: ordinances tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §18: worldly limitations the-hidden-wordsHW §39: in My statutes epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: sharper

آياتٌ

áyátun ʾ-y-y → “signs”

literal: sign; verse; signs

signs 50% verses 38% words 3% tokens 2% most 1% perspicuous 1% revealed 1% utterance 1% holy 1% clear 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Thy verses fire-tabletFire §26: utterance gleaningsGWB §376: signs of the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §100: His Word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §309: with Thy signs tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by what the-hidden-wordsHW §147: wert thou to attain thereto will-and-testamentW&T §34: Thy wondrous Signs

لِسَلْطَنَتِكَ

lisalṭanatik s-l-ṭ → “thy sovereignty”

literal: sovereignty; king

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 §144: Thy sovereignty gleaningsGWB §3: to Thy sovereignty kitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: that sovereignty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: the potency tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the King the-hidden-wordsHW §98: chief will-and-testamentW&T §41: warrant epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: power

وَمُنادٍ

wamunádin n-d-y → “proclaim”

literal: call; called; call/voice

summoner 50% proclaim 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My voice that calleth fire-tabletFire §48: Thy Call gleaningsGWB §278: Whose voice kitab-i-iqanKIQ §269: call of the prayers-and-meditationsP&M §108: didst Thou call tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: were heard calling aloud tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §49: And raised the call epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: His Voice calling

لاقْتِدارِكَ،

láqtidárika، q-d-r → “power of thy might”

literal: power; powerful

SE expanded to “power of Thy might”

power 39% might 31% omnipotence 10% dominion 8% through 3% evidences 2% overpowering 2% greatness 2% hand 2% immensity 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §65: capable fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §520: hath ordained kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: His rank prayers-and-meditationsP&M §753: can recount tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful the-hidden-wordsHW §68: thy capacity

بَدائِعُ

badáʾiʿ b-d-ʿ → “revelations of thy wondrous power”

literal: wondrous; wonders

SE expanded to “revelations of Thy wondrous power”

wondrous 46% wonders 43% most 1% extolling 1% sweet 1% melodious 1% strange 1% marvelous 1% matchless 1% out 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Makers gleaningsGWB §286: truth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §58: strange and manifold prayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: matchless tokens tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §2: in His Name the-hidden-wordsHW §65: have created epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §119: Badi gleaningsGWB §281: created things

شَيْءٍ

shayʾin sh-y-ʾ → “all things”

literal: thing; things

things 49% nothing 18% created 9% all 5% anything 5% thing 3% creation 3% none 3% one 2% which 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: matters gleaningsGWB §605: whatever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: same prayers-and-meditationsP&M §74: at Thy will tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §49: everything will-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be

بِحَيْثُ

biḥayth ḥ-y-th → “they are such that”

literal: such that; where, such that

SE expanded to “They are such that”

such 88% wait 13%

gleaningsGWB §480: so that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: They are such that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: in such wise that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and to wait

جَعَلْتَ

jaʿalt j-ʿ-l → “hath been made by thee” Distinctive

literal: made

This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “whom” (59 occurrences)

SE expanded to “hath been made by Thee”

thou 44% hast 17% whom 10% made 6% hath 6% have 6% voice 4% didst 4% may 2% ordained 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: is made fire-tabletFire §44: We have made gleaningsGWB §661: aided kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the ways prayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: and made Him tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: ordained the-hidden-wordsHW §33: I made will-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant that

أَدْنى

ʾadnى d-n-w → “lowliest” Distinctive

literal: world; world/this life; lowest

This form usually rendered as “least”, “however”, “abject” (9 occurrences)

least 43% however 14% abject 14% lowliest 14% which 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §26: of desire gleaningsGWB §115: however inconsiderable kitab-i-iqanKIQ §251: sordid prayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: the lowliest the-hidden-wordsHW §23: abased epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §94: the world gleaningsGWB §278: of the earth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: or low

خَلْقِكَ

khalqik kh-l-q

literal: creation; create; created

SE rendered بِحَيْثُ (biḥayth), جَعَلْتَ (jaʿalt), أَدْنى (ʾadnى), خَلْقِكَ (khalqik), مَطْلَعًا (maṭlaʿan), لأَعْلى (lʾaʿlى), صِفاتِكَ (ṣifátik) as “They are such that, hath been made by Thee, lowliest, manifestation, most august, attribute”

creatures 69% among 14% creation 5% created 4% all 3% own 3% who 1% creatures’ 1% creature 1% eyes 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: a goodly character fire-tabletFire §40: wert created gleaningsGWB §598: conduct and character kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: His people prayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: Thou didst create me tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §83: creators epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: ye were created

مَطْلَعًا

maṭlaʿan ṭ-l-ʿ → “manifestation” Distinctive

literal: dawning-place

This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “source” (125 occurrences)

dayspring 42% dawning-place 20% source 10% who 10% manifestation 6% revealer 5% fountain 3% apprehend 2% fountainhead 2% fountain-head 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: the dawning-places fire-tabletFire §16: embodiments gleaningsGWB §40: countenance kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sources kitab-i-iqanKIQ §97: know prayers-and-meditationsP&M §611: from tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understand the-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance

صِفاتِكَ

ṣifátik w-ṣ-f → “attribute”

literal: attributes; attribute

attributes 67% most 20% attributes.” 7% attribute 7%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the description gleaningsGWB §302: portray kitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: noble traits prayers-and-meditationsP&M §583: the apprehension epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: Attributes gleaningsGWB §99: dost ascribe to them the same attributes kitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: reputed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §350: my virtues

وَأَحْقَرَ

waʾaḥqar ḥ-q-r → “most contemptible”

literal: most contemptible; contemptible

most 75% even 25%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: most contemptible gleaningsGWB §552: his low estate prayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: the most contemptible the-hidden-wordsHW §128: belittle gleaningsGWB §190: most insignificant gleaningsGWB §637: even more contemptible than

صُنْعِكَ

ṣunʿik ṣ-n-ʿ → “token of thy handiwork”

literal: handiwork

SE expanded to “token of Thy handiwork”

handiwork 67% hands 11% token 11% sweet 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: craftsmen gleaningsGWB §707: their author kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: sweet invention the-hidden-wordsHW §13: made will-and-testamentW&T §6: forging epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: formeth gleaningsGWB §707: work

مَحَلاًّ

maḥalálan ḥ-l-l → “recipient”

literal: place; place, location

place 19% seat 19% recipient 12% recipients 12% targets 8% path 8% within 8% object 8% one 4% another 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: Hill gleaningsGWB §550: seat kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: focal Center prayers-and-meditationsP&M §268: a place the-hidden-wordsHW §102: dwelling will-and-testamentW&T §25: resolved epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: in a certain place gleaningsGWB §95: Daysprings

لأَعْظَمِ

lʾaʿẓam ʿ-ẓ-m → “of thy most mighty”

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE expanded to “of Thy most mighty”

most 70% greater 8% supreme 5% greatest 4% more 4% mightier 3% how 2% transcendeth 2% mightiest 2% sovereign 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: dire gleaningsGWB §628: the glory of Thy majesty kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: categorically kitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: the greatest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: Thy greatness the-hidden-wordsHW §93: all-glorious will-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaring epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: greatness

أَسْمائِكَ،

ʾasmáʾika، s-m-w → “name”

literal: name; names

names 50% most 19% titles 13% all 3% embodiments 3% other 3% through 3% name 3% names.” 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: any name fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §449: in the heavens kitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: designated prayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: all-glorious Name tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My sake tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes

الفَقْرَ

al-faqr f-q-r → “poverty”

literal: poor; poverty

poverty 71% poor 29%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: this matter gleaningsGWB §594: to the poor kitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: All this prayers-and-meditationsP&M §385: their misery the-hidden-wordsHW §128: poor,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: this gleaningsGWB §268: as poor and needy kitab-i-iqanKIQ §176: obscure

مَظْهَرًا

maẓharan ẓ-h-r → “made” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; manifest

This form usually rendered as “manifestation”, “revealer”, “who” (112 occurrences)

manifestation 58% revealer 16% who 12% manifest 3% dayspring 2% manifested 2% manifestations 2% revealest 1% focused 1% symbol 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: outer fire-tabletFire §23: spring gleaningsGWB §440: outcome of kitab-i-ahdAhd §8: daysprings kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: in the days of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: all Thy previous Revelations tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist the-hidden-wordsHW §52: outwardly it

لِغَنائِكَ

lighanáʾik gh-n-y → “thy riches”

literal: rich; wealth; riches

riches 45% wealth 45% self-sufficiency 3% plenteousness 3% immensity 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: notes gleaningsGWB §297: can well dispense kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: independence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: rich enough tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singeth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealth the-hidden-wordsHW §130: his riches will-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of

وَالذُّلَّ

wáldhdhull dh-l-l → “abasement”

literal: abasement; abased

abasement 46% abased 13% wretchedness 8% degradation 8% ashamed 4% humbly 4% dire 4% mine 4% both 4% misery 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: wretchedness gleaningsGWB §640: the humiliation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: degradation prayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: Abaser the-hidden-wordsHW §125: of abasement will-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himself epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my baseness gleaningsGWB §225: ashamed

سَبِيلاً

sabíláan s-b-l → “path leading”

literal: path; way; path/way

path 68% way 12% sake 11% ways 2% straight 1% road 1% means 1% cause 1% door 1% path!” 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: in the path of gleaningsGWB §360: for the sake of kitab-i-iqanKIQ §32: approach prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: the paths tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: in My path the-hidden-wordsHW §46: My path will-and-testamentW&T §3: in this path epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §121: path

وَالخَطَأَ

wálkhaṭaʾ kh-ṭ-ʾ → “sinfulness” Distinctive

literal: sin; sins

This form usually rendered as “sins”, “grievous”, “transgression” (7 occurrences)

sins 29% grievous 14% transgression 14% what 14% sinfulness 14% all 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: a sin gleaningsGWB §137: transgressions kitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: transgression prayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: sinfulness the-hidden-wordsHW §28: sinner epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: my sinfulness gleaningsGWB §106: grievous transgression kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: sins

سَبَبًا

sababan s-b-b → “cause”

literal: cause; cause, reason; causes

cause 32% instrument 12% means 12% conducive 12% caused 11% reason 5% hath 5% will 4% motive 4% would 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: the cause gleaningsGWB §129: the means of kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: that which will kitab-i-iqanKIQ §6: may enable prayers-and-meditationsP&M §343: grace the-hidden-wordsHW §151: with the gay livery of the world will-and-testamentW&T §52: made epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: to blaspheme against

لِغُفْرانِكَ،

lighufránika، gh-f-r → “thy forgiveness”

literal: forgiving; forgiveness; forgive

forgiveness 67% pardon 22% exercise 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: So God forgave Him fire-tabletFire §35: forgiveness gleaningsGWB §656: Thy forgiveness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: forgiven prayers-and-meditationsP&M §748: I ask pardon of Thee will-and-testamentW&T §13: vast epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: , the fire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver

تُثْبَتُ

tuthbat th-b-t → “thou hast demonstrated”

literal: established; establish; affirmation

SE expanded to “Thou hast demonstrated”

thou 50% inscribe 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §83: to establish the truth of gleaningsGWB §295: for no other purpose except to establish the truth of kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: of His confirmation kitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: is made evident prayers-and-meditationsP&M §417: cleave steadfastly the-hidden-wordsHW §124: writ and recorded will-and-testamentW&T §2: stood fast and firm epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §60: establish

لِنَفْسِكَ

linafsik n-f-s → “to thee”

literal: self; soul; souls

thyself 27% own 22% thee 20% self 14% soul 3% unto 3% thou 3% most 3% godhead 3% himself 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: mine own hurt gleaningsGWB §376: The one true God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: the mind of man prayers-and-meditationsP&M §332: nature or tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyself the-hidden-wordsHW §9: unto Me will-and-testamentW&T §27: the people epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: corrupt and selfish

الحُسْنى

al-ḥusnى ḥ-s-n

literal: best; beautiful; kindness

SE rendered لِنَفْسِكَ (linafsik), أَسْمائَكَ (ʾasmáʾak), الحُسْنى (al-ḥusnى), وَلِذاتِكَ (walidhátik), بَدائِعَ (badáʾiʿ), صِفاتِكَ (ṣifátik), العُلْيا، (al-ʿulyá،) as “to Thee, most excellent titles, unto Thee pertain, the wonders, exalted attributes”