Prayers and Meditations — §844
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 844 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَأَشْهَدُ حِيْنَئِذٍ بِما شَهِدْتَ بِهِ لِنَفْسِكَ قَبْلَ خَلْقِ السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرْضِ، بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ لَمْ تَزَلْ كُنْتَ قادِرًا بِمَظاهِرِ قُدْرَتِكَ لآياتِ قُدْرَتِكَ وَعالِمًا بِمَطالِعِ عِلْمِكَ بِكَلِماتِ عِلْمِكَ، وَلَمْ يَكُنْ دُونُكَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ لِيُذْكَرَ تِلْقآءَ مَدْيَنِ تَوْحِيْدِكَ وَلا غَيْرُكَ مِنْ أَحَدٍ حَتَّى يُوصَفَ فِي ساحَةِ قُدْسِ تَفْرِيدِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I bear witness, this very moment, to what Thou hast testified for Thine own Self, ere Thou hadst created the heavens and the earth, that Thou art God, and that there is none other God besides Thee. Thou hast from everlasting been potent, through the Manifestations of Thy might, to reveal the signs of Thy power, and Thou hast ever made known, through the Daysprings of Thy knowledge, the words of Thy wisdom. No one besides Thee hath ever been found worthy to be mentioned before the Tabernacle of Thy unity, and none except Thyself hath proved himself capable of being praised within the hallowed court of Thy oneness.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “this very moment”
SE expanded to “Thine own Self”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: by MyselfgleaningsGWB §273: I Myselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: waysprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: her own selftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: within thyselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §18: with Mewill-and-testamentW&T §27: the peopleepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: His
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: createthfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §655: of all created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §163: “rebirth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: Thy creatures—Itablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: created youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: of men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: namedfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §627: of Thy nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: skiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §729: the loftinesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §135: all who are on the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: earth”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §727: and all who are on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all who are on earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: God’sfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §70: By the righteousness of the onekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: but God aloneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §122: to Thee, O my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: declineth notgleaningsGWB §669: hath ever beenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: shall pass awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: of its transiencethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: lastingwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: eventidegleaningsGWB §116: endless
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
manifestations 67% exponents 11% manifestation 5% who 4% embodiments 4% emblems 3% through 3% symbols 2% revealers 2% person 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: Thy Revelationfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §38: made apparentkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §3: the advent of the Manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §395: the Manifesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §157: give forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: with signsfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §113: hath repudiated His signskitab-i-iqanKIQ §242: those which descendedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: are but the signstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §7: by whatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: comethwill-and-testamentW&T §6: the Holy Writings
This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (364 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: the body of the worldfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §657: upon the whole worldkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: the standardsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §283: art well awaretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
daysprings 43% dawning-places 13% exponents 11% revealers 9% day-springs 9% revealed 4% manifestations 4% embodiments 2% wellsprings 2% instigators 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: the Dawning-Placefire-tabletFire §24: exponentsgleaningsGWB §204: have knownkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: sourceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: comprehendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §28: Whose countenancetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: may understandthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §100: My wordsfire-tabletFire §48: Thy shining wordgleaningsGWB §563: that was heardkitab-i-ahdAhd §14: single utterancekitab-i-iqanKIQ §20: madeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: Speak Thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §48: gave utterancethe-hidden-wordsHW §95: faith
SE expanded to “hath ever been”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: is worthgleaningsGWB §46: hold notkitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: If he beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §599: that I maytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: lest thoutablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart haththe-hidden-wordsHW §11: that thou mayest abide
This form usually rendered as “all”, “except”, “any” (65 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: from all except TheegleaningsGWB §661: all else but Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: aught beside Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §17: all save Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: withoutgleaningsGWB §535: all else but Me
This form usually rendered as “things”, “nothing”, “created” (213 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: things were createdgleaningsGWB §188: wishkitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: of the Will of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §776: the whole creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that iswill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “describe”, “remembered”, “remember” (25 occurrences)
describe 29% remembered 14% remember 7% others 7% reveal 7% commemorated 7% numbered 7% admonish 7% vaunted 7% recounted 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §139: made mentiongleaningsGWB §3: to unravel Thy mysterykitab-i-ahdAhd §4: reckonedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: connected withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: that shall unfold Thy praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §67: as they make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: meetfire-tabletFire §1: of Thy CountenancegleaningsGWB §464: send down upon youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: attaining the presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: faced withtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §20: of His Presencethe-hidden-wordsHW §37: to meet Mewill-and-testamentW&T §4: sowed
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of the CitiesgleaningsGWB §230: native citykitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: In these citiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §844: Tabernacletablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: of its citieswill-and-testamentW&T §3: to the Great Cityepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: the citadelsgleaningsGWB §555: from the City
SE rendered لِيُذْكَرَ (líudhkar), تِلْقآءَ (tilqáʾ), مَدْيَنِ (madyan), تَوْحِيْدِكَ (tawḥídik), غَيْرُكَ (ghayruk) as “be mentioned, before the, Tabernacle of Thy unity, except Thyself”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §69: Tawhidfire-tabletFire §43: By Thine alonenessgleaningsGWB §358: of all menkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: unifying influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy singleness and unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: believers in the Divine Unitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: lone
This form usually rendered as “any”, “all”, “aught” (36 occurrences)
SE rendered غَيْرُكَ (ghayruk), أَحَدٍ (ʾaḥadin), يُوصَفَ (yúṣaf), ساحَةِ (sáḥah) as “except Thyself, being praised, hallowed court”
This form usually rendered as “can”, “above”, “magnified” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the descriptiongleaningsGWB §311: can never be describedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: dost ascribeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: that shall speak of Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: DescribinggleaningsGWB §99: dost ascribe to them the same attributeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: concerning the character ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §623: and most august attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §261: Of all shoresgleaningsGWB §210: the courtkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §645: into the courtthe-hidden-wordsHW §146: at the courtepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §262: the shore of the seakitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: sanctuarythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: the realm
SE rendered يُوصَفَ (yúṣaf), ساحَةِ (sáḥah), قُدْسِ (quds), تَفْرِيدِكَ، (tafrídika،) as “being praised, hallowed court, oneness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the HolygleaningsGWB §683: transcendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §713: Ever-Blessedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: hath exaltedthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: thy sanctitywill-and-testamentW&T §38: Mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §59: sanctity
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §1: the Incomparablefire-tabletFire §17: lonelygleaningsGWB §545: forsakenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: peerlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: Thine own eyetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §51: forlornwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the All-Highest Paradiseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §87: Paradise
