Prayers and Meditations — §225
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 225 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِلهِي كَبِّرْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَعَلَى الَّذِيْنَ طافُوْا فِي حَوْلِهِمْ فِي حَياتِهِمْ وَمَماتِهِمْ ثُمَّ ارْزُقْهُمْ ما قَدَّرْتَهُ لِخِيْرَةِ خَلْقِكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْمُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ الْمُقْتَدِرُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Proclaim, therefore, O my God, their greatness and the greatness of those who while living or after death have circled round them. Supply them with that which Thou hast ordained for the righteous among Thy creatures. Potent art Thou to do all things. There is no God but Thee, the All-Powerful, the Help in Peril, the Almighty, the Most Bountiful.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “O my God”
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), كَبِّرْ (kabbir), عَلَيْهِمْ (ʿalayhim), وَعَلَى (waʿalá), الَّذِيْنَ (adh-dhín) as “O my God, their, the greatness, those who”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: Mu’inu’l-Mulk, Mírzá Muhsin KhángleaningsGWB §683: vainglorykitab-i-iqanKIQ §228: greaterwill-and-testamentW&T §7: gravestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §120: a most glorious martyrdomgleaningsGWB §642: high honorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: swellwill-and-testamentW&T §3: the Great City
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: Upon himgleaningsGWB §635: encompassed theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §132: glorified is Heprayers-and-meditationsP&M §154: aroundthe-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto theewill-and-testamentW&T §59: upon youepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: againstgleaningsGWB §326: This same relationship bindeth
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: circlethgleaningsGWB §20: its faithful followerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: gatheredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: hath been made to circletablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §24: peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: circledgleaningsGWB §406: they who lived
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: Now is the momentgleaningsGWB §499: Consideringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §278: present dayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §258: have come intablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §6: whilst
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §118: abashedfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §395: the very lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §120: “life”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: for the regenerationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of lovewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: him who is as one dead fallengleaningsGWB §530: confoundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: “death”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: doomed metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: lifelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: deadgleaningsGWB §587: expired
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §195: nourishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: partake of theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: my Providerwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themgleaningsGWB §17: partakekitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: attained unto His Courtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §618: and sustainest
This form usually rendered as “power”, “thou”, “might” (157 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: couldfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §138: hath been decreedkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: indomitable strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and Thy dominiontablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
This form usually rendered as “good”, “better”, “best” (83 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: choosestgleaningsGWB §71: the righteouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: retiredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §20: for the choicestthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §267: bettergleaningsGWB §690: shall be better
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy virtuesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §669: no human beingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: a new creation?’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §797: were created by Theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: men
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: Thy WillgleaningsGWB §669: operation of His own Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §174: noneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: resplendenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: He pleaseth
الْمُهَيْمِنُ
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
SE expanded to “the Help in Peril”
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%
