Prayers and Meditations — §117
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 117 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ نَشْهَدُ بِأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ اللّهُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ لَمْ تَزَلْ كُنْتَ فِيْ عُلُوِّ الاقْتِدارِ وَلا تَزالُ تَكُونُ فِيْ سُمُوِّ الاخْتِيارِ لا يَمْنَعُكَ عَمَّا أَرَدْتَهُ جُنُودُ العالَمِ وَلا يَرُدُّكَ عَمَّا أَرَدْتَهُ مَنْ فِيْ السَّمواتِ وَالأَرَضِينَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَلِيُّ العَظِيمُ صَلِّ اللَّهُمَّ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
We testify, O my Lord, that Thou art God and that there is none other God besides Thee. From everlasting Thou wast enthroned on the inaccessible heights of Thy power, and wilt unto everlasting continue to exercise Thy transcendent and unrestrained dominion. The hosts of the world are powerless to frustrate Thy will, nor can all the dwellers of the earth and all the inmates of heaven annul Thy decree. Thou truly art the Almighty, the Most Exalted, the Most Great.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: LordshipgleaningsGWB §380: believerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: Voiceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: of their Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: the Lord
SE rendered رَبِّ (rabb), نَشْهَدُ (nashhad), بِأَنَّكَ (biʾannak), اللّهُ (al-lh), إِلهَ (ʾilh) as “Lord, We testify, that, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastinglygleaningsGWB §93: can never fade.…kitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: shall pass awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: eternitythe-hidden-wordsHW §113: perishethwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: eventidegleaningsGWB §605: hath always ordained
This form usually rendered as “loftiness”, “glory”, “sublime” (43 occurrences)
loftiness 27% glory 9% sublime 9% lofty 9% excellence 9% transcendent 9% heights 9% inaccessible 9% all-glorious 5% high-minded 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the Most Sublimefire-tabletFire §42: highestgleaningsGWB §497: How great, how very greatkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on thekitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §311: inasmuch astablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around herthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: celestial
power 65% might 11% potency 5% divine 3% sovereignty 3% greatness 3% mighty 3% almighty 3% omnipotence 3% strength 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: destinedfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §317: His powerkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: measurekitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: preeminent powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: their Governortablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful
SE rendered الاقْتِدارِ (al-áqtidár), تَزالُ (tazál), تَكُونُ (takún), سُمُوِّ (sumúm), الاخْتِيارِ (al-ákhtíár) as “power, wilt unto everlasting continue, transcendent, dominion”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §156: thou hastfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §705: arekitab-i-iqanKIQ §217: worldly and impedingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §76: been all-powerfultablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: they combinetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
sublimity 27% exaltation 13% transcendent 13% sublime 7% noble 7% advancement 7% exalt 7% all-highest 7% exalted 7% greatness 7%
This form usually rendered as “chose”, “chosen”, “retired” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: the hostsgleaningsGWB §563: be deniedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §172: deprive themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Name, the Withholdertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: powerless to withhold
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “have” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: of the willgleaningsGWB §249: askethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §531: I attempttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §248: disciplesgleaningsGWB §592: Him to ordain
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: hostsgleaningsGWB §86: a drowned hostkitab-i-iqanKIQ §135: warriorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §441: by Thine invisible hostswill-and-testamentW&T §5: hosts of the Realm aboveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: of HostsgleaningsGWB §169: through the powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: Our host
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §146: All-Knowingfire-tabletFire §3: EnchantergleaningsGWB §655: the ensignkitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: clericsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of the world’s wisdomtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §49: a sign
This form usually rendered as “annul” (1 occurrences)
reject 33% rejected 19% outcast 10% refuting 10% refute 5% refutation 5% hath 5% contemplates 5% none 5% inflicting 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: outcast amonggleaningsGWB §469: hast inflictedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: defamations and denialsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §39: frustratewill-and-testamentW&T §6: confutedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: hath cast awaygleaningsGWB §537: Repeat the gazekitab-i-iqanKIQ §150: rejected.”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: of the earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §124: soilprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and on Thy earththe-hidden-wordsHW §69: the same landepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: all that is on earthfire-tabletFire §3: ongleaningsGWB §202: this world
great 44% most 24% grievous 8% mighty 8% immense 7% sublime 2% announcement 2% abounding 2% how 2% all-powerful 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §208: the greatnessgleaningsGWB §181: exaltedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: of gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §151: greatness of Thy majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §21: plenteouswill-and-testamentW&T §40: greatest and mostepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: aboundinggleaningsGWB §632: Nabíl-i-A‘ẓam
SE rendered المُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir), العَلِيُّ (al-ʿalíl), العَظِيمُ (al-ʿaẓím), صَلِّ (ṣall), اللَّهُمَّ (al-lahumm) as “Almighty, Exalted, Most Great, my”
