Prayers and Meditations — §97
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 97 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ى ما أَمَرْتَهُمْ بِهِ فِيْ أَيَّامِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ يَظْهَرُ تَقْدِيسُ أَمْرِكَ بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ وَتَنْتَظِمُ أُمُورُ خَلْقِكَ وَمَمْلَكَتِكَ، أَشْهَدُ يا إِلهِي هذا يَومٌ فِيهِ تَمَّتْ حُجَّتُكَ وَظَهَرَتْ بَيِّناتُكَ وَنُزِّلَتْ آياتُكَ وَلاحَتْ آثارُكَ وَأَنارَ وَجْهُكَ وَكَمُلَ بُرْهانُكَ وَأَحاطَتْ قُدْرَتُكَ وَسَبَقَتْ رَحْمَتُكَ وَأَشْرَقَتْ شَمْسُ فَضْلِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ أَظْهَرْتَ مَظْهَرَ نَفْسِكَ وَمَخْزَنَ عِلْمِكَ وَمَطْلَعَ عَظَمَتِكَ وَاقْتِدارِكَ الَّذِيْ أَخَذْتَ عَهْدَهُ عَمَّا خُلِقَ فِيْ مَلَكُوتِ السَّمواتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَجَبَرُوتِ الأَمْرِ وَالخَلْقِ وَأَقَمْتَهُ عَلَى مَقامٍ ما مَنَعَهُ ظُلْمُ الظَّالِمِينَ عَنْ إِظْهارِ سَلْطَنَتِكَ وَلا سَطْوَةُ الغافِلِينَ عَنْ إِبْرازِ قُدْرَتِكَ وَإِعْلآءِ أَمْرِكَ بِحَيْثُ بَلَّغَ المُلُوكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I testify, O my God, that this is the Day whereon Thy testimony hath been fulfilled, and Thy clear tokens have been manifested, and Thine utterances have been revealed, and Thy signs have been demonstrated, and the radiance of Thy countenance hath been diffused, and Thy proof hath been perfected, and Thine ascendancy hath been established, and Thy mercy hath overflowed, and the Daystar of Thy grace hath shone forth with such brilliance that Thou didst manifest Him Who is the Revealer of Thyself and the Treasury of Thy wisdom and the Dawning-Place of Thy majesty and power. Thou didst establish His covenant with every one who hath been created in the kingdoms of earth and heaven and in the realms of revelation and of creation. Thou didst raise Him up to such heights that the wrongs inflicted by the oppressors have been powerless to deter Him from revealing Thy sovereignty, and the ascendancy of the wayward hath failed to prevent Him from demonstrating Thy power and from exalting Thy Cause.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “is the Day”
SE expanded to “have been manifested”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: revealedfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §360: most resplendentkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §160: witnessedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: are but the tracestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
sanctity 50% holiness 12% exalted 8% sanctified 8% self 4% glory 4% purge 4% praise 4% acknowledge 4% purging 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: exaltedgleaningsGWB §645: untaintedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: are immenselyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §317: eternal holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §26: Celestial Concoursethe-hidden-wordsHW §139: of My mercyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §153: sanctifygleaningsGWB §564: cleanse
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: thingsgleaningsGWB §264: decreeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: admonishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §774: through His Causetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: commandswill-and-testamentW&T §38: Guard ye the Causeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: all thatgleaningsGWB §440: ordinances
SE expanded to “hath been created”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: amongst His creaturesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §471: have We created youkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: how ye were createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: that people
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: QueengleaningsGWB §575: the angelskitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the earthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: Thou Who art the Lordtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §2: Possesswill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: DivinitygleaningsGWB §148: this God-givenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: God but their own desireprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy Divinitythe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §53: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §204: her God
SE expanded to “hath been fulfilled”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: unfinishedgleaningsGWB §391: consummatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: inflexibleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §97: hath been fulfilledthe-hidden-wordsHW §71: have fully revealedwill-and-testamentW&T §45: I have declared conclusivelyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §243: completedgleaningsGWB §676: every mortal veil
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: any proofgleaningsGWB §77: Their proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: sure testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §288: Thy testimonythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: argumentwill-and-testamentW&T §1: His Straight and Luminous Pathepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: His TestimonygleaningsGWB §97: evidences
SE expanded to “Thy clear tokens”
SE expanded to “have been revealed”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: been sent downgleaningsGWB §19: in My Book, the Bayánkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: have already been revealedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: aforementionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §770: Thou hast sent downtablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: ‘Haste theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §42: then descendedthe-hidden-wordsHW §97: thy goal
signs 42% utterances 25% verses 8% repudiated 4% utterance 4% words 4% tokens 4% greatest 4% kingdom 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §194: are versesfire-tabletFire §26: utterancegleaningsGWB §506: the verseskitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: acquaintedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: Thine utterancestablet-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 “have been demonstrated”
demonstrated 50% have 50%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §95: originalgleaningsGWB §709: His Tabletskitab-i-iqanKIQ §105: sureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: demonstratedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Bookswill-and-testamentW&T §7: a documentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §73: is utteredgleaningsGWB §230: hath been unfolded
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: His signsgleaningsGWB §575: influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: outward manifestationsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §543: the signs and tokenswill-and-testamentW&T §1: writ and revealedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: hostile attitudegleaningsGWB §550: remnantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: signs
This form usually rendered as “flaming”, “lit”, “shine” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: with a lightfire-tabletFire §1: of the lightgleaningsGWB §440: the effulgencekitab-i-ahdAhd §3: shining and resplendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: light;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: most resplendenttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: exalted and gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: of My light
SE expanded to “radiance of Thy countenance”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: a bright and friendly facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §466: transferred Our residencekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §156: beforeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: ustablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: the light of thethe-hidden-wordsHW §16: thy face unto Mine
SE expanded to “hath been perfected”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: hath been fulfilledgleaningsGWB §13: absolutekitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: consummateprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: grievouslythe-hidden-wordsHW §160: fulfilledwill-and-testamentW&T §52: with allepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §126: the utmostgleaningsGWB §111: in an unmistakable language
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §230: testimoniesgleaningsGWB §140: nakednesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §129: luminous evidenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: Thy proofwill-and-testamentW&T §53: by conclusive proofsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §250: tokensgleaningsGWB §109: proofskitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: infallible proof
وَأَحاطَتْ
literal: encompassing; encompass; encompassed
This form usually rendered as “encompassed”, “have”, “compassed” (33 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath been established”
encompassed 32% have 18% compassed 14% hath 14% whisperings 4% enveloped 4% all-encompassing 4% encompasseth 4% blew 4% encompass 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: throughoutfire-tabletFire §20: whisperingsgleaningsGWB §373: comprehendethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: supremacyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: hath gathered about methe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §14: was noised abroadepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: All-Encompassing
This form usually rendered as “power”, “might”, “strength” (103 occurrences)
power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: power of Godfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §161: hath bestowedkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: omnipotenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §839: the weighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
hath 52% surpassed 16% preceded 6% encompasseth 6% excelled 3% surpasseth 3% surpassing 3% permeated 3% grasp 3% encompassed 3%
mercy 90% all-encompassing 2% transcendent 2% heaven 1% court 1% canopy 1% compassion 1% wondrous 1% mercies 1% tender 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: the mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §149: His irrefutablekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: infinite mercyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: within the precinctstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: By My mercy
SE expanded to “hath shone forth”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §17: Dawning-Placesfire-tabletFire §18: the emblemsgleaningsGWB §193: been generatedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: shone forth aboveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §386: that shinethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §27: Floodingthe-hidden-wordsHW §61: radiantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the radiance of My light
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: Sun of TruthgleaningsGWB §286: birthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §36: most exaltedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the Daystarepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: sunlightgleaningsGWB §100: Luminarieskitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: the Sun of Truthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §203: and by
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 §217: gracious favorgleaningsGWB §391: symbol of Hiskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: caused to excelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: of Thy bountiful favortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: the garmentwill-and-testamentW&T §50: All-Bountiful
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: My rankgleaningsGWB §408: honor destinedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §146: concerningprayers-and-meditationsP&M §506: that she willthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My stateepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neithergleaningsGWB §629: the assaultsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §147: the reach and ken
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §241: any onegleaningsGWB §501: He, Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §8: thosekitab-i-iqanKIQ §154: the most unletteredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: in Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §52: within herselfthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: even as one soulwill-and-testamentW&T §25: believers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: treasurygleaningsGWB §99: Treasuries of the gemskitab-i-ahdAhd §1: the treasurykitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: Treasuries ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §547: Treasuries of Thy knowledgethe-hidden-wordsHW §66: storehousesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: all the possessionsgleaningsGWB §523: your treasures
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §91: the peoples of the earthfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §549: human learningkitab-i-iqanKIQ §252: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §481: knowest full welltablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
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 §109: flashethfire-tabletFire §16: embodimentsgleaningsGWB §337: continue to be consciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §178: holy Soulsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: Announcertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §17: May knowthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: before the countenancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the angelic company
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy majestygleaningsGWB §508: will be yourkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: Testimonyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §809: infinitethe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: more glaringepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Most GreatgleaningsGWB §43: bow the knee
This form usually rendered as “laid”, “hath”, “clung” (22 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: Covenant and Thy TestamentgleaningsGWB §39: of the Qur’ánkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §226: the covenantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: that they may stand faithfulwill-and-testamentW&T §6: God’s Testamentepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy CovenantgleaningsGWB §124: cannot comprehend
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: heavenfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §95: His infinite nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: beareth Thy nametablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the landfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §636: thereofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §428: Thine earththe-hidden-wordsHW §1: obtain the gemepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: in the landfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §638: the peoples of the earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: of the heavenfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §694: heaven of My omnipotent glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §501: the lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: fromwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of necessity prompteth
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “place” (338 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: themfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §99: station. One is the stationkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: to be beneath thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: His peopleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: risen uptablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
SE expanded to “have been powerless to deter”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: was withheldgleaningsGWB §205: the veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: deprive themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §562: withhold not from metablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §67: shall be hinderedwill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: prevented
This form usually rendered as “tyranny”, “cruelty”, “darkness” (97 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: Dayyanfire-tabletFire §2: the darknessgleaningsGWB §713: the Birds of Darknesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: crueltiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §106: of crueltythe-hidden-wordsHW §144: gloomwill-and-testamentW&T §4: malevolenceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: indignities
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the powergleaningsGWB §593: and rebelled against His sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: that sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: Thy sovereign mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: by His sovereignty
powers 15% dominion 15% ascendancy 15% authorities 8% aggressor 8% awful 8% sovereignty 8% influence 8% threats 8% crushing 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the dominionfire-tabletFire §6: mightgleaningsGWB §534: vehement powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: the power of Hisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §791: so grievously assailedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the powersgleaningsGWB §314: authoritiesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §483: powers
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the waywardgleaningsGWB §530: shut outkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: remained heedlesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: errorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: and banishthe-hidden-wordsHW §122: neglectedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: unawaregleaningsGWB §279: have utterly neglected
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: the revelation of My glorygleaningsGWB §91: immensely exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §107: revelation within itprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: and an evidencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: recounteth that whichepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: disclosedgleaningsGWB §550: revelationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: manifestation
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 §103: may be exaltedfire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §633: mightkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: the most exalted—mayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §398: the God of glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §21: on thee
SE rendered قُدْرَتِكَ (qudratik), وَإِعْلآءِ (waʾiʿláʾ), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), بِحَيْثُ (biḥayth) as “Thy power, from exalting, Thy Cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: in such wise thatgleaningsGWB §480: so thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: and to waitepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §228: inasmuchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §840: They are such thatprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: with suchprayers-and-meditationsP&M §103: and willprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: that I will cease
SE rendered وَإِعْلآءِ (waʾiʿláʾ), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), بِحَيْثُ (biḥayth), بَلَّغَ (ballagh) as “from exalting, Thy Cause”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §68: thou wouldst attainfire-tabletFire §11: reachedgleaningsGWB §199: most eloquentkitab-i-ahdAhd §5: consummatekitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: passionatelyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: scalewill-and-testamentW&T §14: Teachingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: informed
