Prayers and Meditations — §418
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 418 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
الأَبْهی، أَيْ رَبِّ أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ تَفْعَلُ ما تَشآءُ وَتَحْكُمُ ما تُرِيدُ، كُلُّ ذِيْ قُدْرَةٍ ضَعِيفٌ عِنْدَ ظُهُوراتِ قُوَّتِكَ وَكُلُّ ذِيْ عِزٍّ ذَلِيلٌ لَدَى شُئُوناتِ عِزِّكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou art He, O my Lord, Who doeth what He willeth, and ordaineth what He pleaseth. Every possessor of power is forlorn before the revelations of Thy might, and every fountain of honor becomes abject when confronted by the manifold evidences of Thy great glory.
Translation Notes
SE rendered الأَبْهی، (al-ʾabhí،), رَبِّ (rabb) as “Lord”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: of the All-GloriousgleaningsGWB §200: of Immortalityprayers-and-meditationsP&M §758: Thine all-gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §22: effulgent glorywill-and-testamentW&T §56: Glory of Gloriesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §213: splendorgleaningsGWB §54: inebriation of Thy presenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §760: the Most Glorious
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: DivinegleaningsGWB §293: Lord, your Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §1: OUR LORDprayers-and-meditationsP&M §229: Thy Lordshiptablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §80: of its Lord
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: donegleaningsGWB §453: did ye inflictkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: theprayers-and-meditationsP&M §263: verily, doestthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: your deedsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: activitiesgleaningsGWB §418: doeth whatsoever He willeth”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: motive for such deeds
This form usually rendered as “pleaseth”, “thou”, “do” (75 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of all created thingsgleaningsGWB §2: and instruments of Thykitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §42: nothing whatsoevertablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all things
This form usually rendered as “ordainest”, “rulest”, “rule” (11 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “wish”, “days” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: He pleasethgleaningsGWB §492: thou desirest to achievekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: givenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §195: in conformity with Thy willtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His wishgleaningsGWB §580: chosen
This form usually rendered as “limited”, “feeble”, “faint-hearted” (16 occurrences)
limited 23% feeble 15% faint-hearted 8% weak 8% diminished 8% considerably 8% dying 8% tremble 8% forlorn 8% wretched 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §93: doublegleaningsGWB §578: doublykitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: their limited understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: wretched creatureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: powerless to weakengleaningsGWB §308: diminishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: weariness
revelations 34% manifestations 16% revelation 13% evidences 13% manifold 10% tokens 5% all 3% first 2% signs 2% testimonies 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: utteredfire-tabletFire §12: DayspringgleaningsGWB §636: and made them the emblemskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: hath proclaimedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §408: to shinetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assisttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: the revelation of thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: through the powergleaningsGWB §404: Forcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §50: and powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of powerwill-and-testamentW&T §25: forcesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: mightiergleaningsGWB §238: His might
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (190 occurrences)
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: exaltedfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §279: the pompkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: By Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Better is it
This form usually rendered as “abased”, “low”, “humbled” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: abasement ofgleaningsGWB §171: the miserykitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: degradationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: of Thy forgivenessthe-hidden-wordsHW §120: abasewill-and-testamentW&T §47: humbled himselfepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: abasementgleaningsGWB §219: abased
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: the peoplegleaningsGWB §115: revelationkitab-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 §711: Such must be thy steadfastnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §782: Thy state
SE rendered لَدَى (ladá), شُئُوناتِ (shuʾúnát), عِزِّكَ، (ʿizzika،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “when confronted by, the manifold evidences, Thy great glory”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §152: beseechethgleaningsGWB §112: I beseechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §699: begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: praygleaningsGWB §157: askedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: Destroy not, I implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: Ask, that
