Prayers and Meditations — §196
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 196 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أَنْتَ الْمُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ لَنْ يَقْدِرَ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَمْنَعَكَ عَنْ سُلْطانِكَ لَمْ تَزَلْ كُنْتَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَكَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ وَلا تَزالُ تَكُونُ بِلا ذِكْرِ شَيْءٍ مَعَكَ، فَارْحَمْ عِبادَكَ بِجُودِكَ وَفَضْلِكَ وَلا تَمْنَعْهُمْ عَنْ شَاطِئِ قُرْبِكَ، إنْ تَرَكْتَهُمْ مَنْ يَدْعُهُمْ وَإنْ بَعَّدْتَهُمْ مَنْ يُقَرِّبُهُمْ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ رَبٌّ سِواكَ وَلا مَعْبُودٌ دُونَكَ، جُدْ عَلَيْهِمْ بِفَضْلِكَ وَإِحْسانِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. None can withstand the power of Thy sovereign might. From everlasting Thou wert alone, with none to equal Thee, and wilt unto everlasting remain far above all thought and every description of Thee. Have mercy, then, upon Thy servants by Thy grace and bounty, and suffer them not to be kept back from the shores of the ocean of Thy nearness. If Thou abandonest them, who is there to befriend them; and if Thou puttest them far from Thee, who is he that can favor them? They have none other Lord beside Thee, none to adore except Thyself. Deal Thou generously with them by Thy bountiful grace.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: of your LordgleaningsGWB §302: none to recognize His glorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §855: Thine overruling providencetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §47: O my God!epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §229: educated
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: thinggleaningsGWB §669: a creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: willeth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: things—Itablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE rendered تَشآءُ (tasháʾ), يَقْدِرَ (yaqdir), أَحَدٌ (ʾaḥadun), يَمْنَعَكَ (yamnaʿak), سُلْطانِكَ (sulṭánik) as “pleaseth Thee, can withstand, Thy sovereign might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §127: none of the faithfulgleaningsGWB §667: undyingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: eternalprayers-and-meditationsP&M §217: Thy onenesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §55: dwellerthe-hidden-wordsHW §3: thy neighborepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: any onegleaningsGWB §467: eleven
SE rendered يَقْدِرَ (yaqdir), أَحَدٌ (ʾaḥadun), يَمْنَعَكَ (yamnaʿak), سُلْطانِكَ (sulṭánik) as “can withstand, Thy sovereign might”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-HighestgleaningsGWB §307: preventethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: prevent them from attaining untoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: to withholdtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §23: are in no wise permittedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: ye have been forbidden
This form usually rendered as “sovereignty”, “power”, “through” (63 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thy sovereign might”
sovereignty 52% power 17% through 16% sovereign 5% almighty 2% surpassing 2% most 2% sublimity 2% whose 2% before 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §33: MajestygleaningsGWB §550: Ancient of Dayskitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: of sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §736: from His sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: chiefwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: King
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §75: everlastingly continuegleaningsGWB §605: hath always ordainedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: can never fadeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: of its transiencethe-hidden-wordsHW §85: lastingwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: invariablygleaningsGWB §115: at any time
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “there”, “can” (50 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “afflictions”, “anguish”, “woe” (5 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §179: tribulationsfire-tabletFire §39: calamitygleaningsGWB §569: the anguish I sufferkitab-i-iqanKIQ §39: He might proveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: every manner of adversitythe-hidden-wordsHW §49: under My trialswill-and-testamentW&T §3: oneepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §89: the woes
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
mention 23% remembrance 18% mentioned 16% praise 14% recorded 6% words 6% recount 5% referred 5% make 4% references 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: We make mention of theegleaningsGWB §620: Admonishkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: call to mindkitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: beenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §415: Whose praisetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: utter His calltablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: all mentionthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: Make mention of Me
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §43: God’s mercyfire-tabletFire §30: Thy compassiongleaningsGWB §537: more mercykitab-i-ahdAhd §8: blessingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §153: heavenlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §420: Thy transcendent mercytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a mercytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: in token of His mercy
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: ‘Abdi’llahfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §647: peopleskitab-i-iqanKIQ §232: those whoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §224: who aretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicewill-and-testamentW&T §5: ‘Abdu’l‑Baháepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: passers-by
SE rendered فَارْحَمْ (fárḥam), عِبادَكَ (ʿibádak), بِجُودِكَ (bijúdik), وَفَضْلِكَ (wafaḍlik) as “Have mercy, Thy servants, by Thy, grace”
bounty 43% bounteousness 10% favor 9% through 9% grace 9% generosity 9% bountiful 5% graciousness 3% bestowal 2% never-failing 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: of My generosityfire-tabletFire §33: Thy bestowalgleaningsGWB §465: through His bountykitab-i-iqanKIQ §53: pureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §161: of Thy bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §104: My loving-kindnessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: bountyfire-tabletFire §34: Giver
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §167: knowledgegleaningsGWB §388: a token of His gracious favor unto menkitab-i-ahdAhd §11: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §240: so great an outpouring of bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §222: Thy tender merciestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a bountythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: as a token of gracewill-and-testamentW&T §18: wisdom
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: as enjoy near access to Theefire-tabletFire §2: Those who are near unto TheegleaningsGWB §89: they who have near access to Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: Kindredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: favourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: Thy nearnesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: the Presencetablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: the favoured of God
SE expanded to “Thou abandonest them”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §239: abandoned himfire-tabletFire §18: been forsakengleaningsGWB §463: noted downkitab-i-iqanKIQ §209: embracethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §379: wilt Thou forsake methe-hidden-wordsHW §40: Neglect notepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: darknessfire-tabletFire §2: been abandoned
This form usually rendered as “befriend” (1 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §232: lay claimgleaningsGWB §58: Put awaykitab-i-ahdAhd §6: Praykitab-i-iqanKIQ §7: summoned themprayers-and-meditationsP&M §462: professtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: these idle claimantsthe-hidden-wordsHW §99: wear the guise ofwill-and-testamentW&T §36: call upon Thee
This form usually rendered as “thou” (1 occurrences)
after 48% when 14% remoteness 12% far 7% then 5% notwithstanding 3% since 3% subsequent 3% future 3% subsequently 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: thereuponfire-tabletFire §3: distantgleaningsGWB §109: in consequence ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §15: time and againkitab-i-iqanKIQ §179: the nextprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: Thou puttest them far from Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: remotethe-hidden-wordsHW §76: slough
This form usually rendered as “there”, “can”, “none” (46 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: NonegleaningsGWB §167: Accuse Me notprayers-and-meditationsP&M §431: hast notablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: bereftepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: Thou art notgleaningsGWB §355: can never beprayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: no willepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: is as nothing
This form usually rendered as “all”, “any”, “aught” (55 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: mountedgleaningsGWB §211: established His seatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §248: establishedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §614: anyone but Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: full heightthe-hidden-wordsHW §59: that there I may be establishedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: everywheregleaningsGWB §118: imprinted
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: the Royal decreegleaningsGWB §535: all else but Mekitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the likeprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of aught else but Theethe-hidden-wordsHW §14: from anyone beside Mewill-and-testamentW&T §38: All othersepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: all else beside TheegleaningsGWB §388: and not as
This form usually rendered as “strive” (3 occurrences)
