Prayers and Meditations — §418
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 418 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ تَفْعَلُ ما تَشآءُ وَتَحْكُمُ ما تُرِيدُ، كُلُّ ذِيْ قُدْرَةٍ ضَعِيفٌ عِنْدَ ظُهُوراتِ قُوَّتِكَ وَكُلُّ ذِيْ عِزٍّ ذَلِيلٌ لَدَى شُئُوناتِ عِزِّكَ،
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
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: thy LordgleaningsGWB §233: of his Lordkitab-i-iqanKIQ §277: celestialprayers-and-meditationsP&M §44: Rulertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §74: Godhood
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “pleaseth”, “what” (83 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: thatgleaningsGWB §300: that whichkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: pleaseth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: Thy desiretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
This form usually rendered as “rulest”, “ordainest”, “shouldst” (12 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “what”, “desirest” (30 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §66: they listgleaningsGWB §188: after your own desireskitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §631: Thy pleasurethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thou wishestgleaningsGWB §246: My heart’s desirekitab-i-iqanKIQ §238: would fain
This form usually rendered as “limited”, “feeble”, “faint-hearted” (16 occurrences)
limited 21% feeble 21% faint-hearted 7% weak 7% diminished 7% lessen 7% considerably 7% dying 7% tremble 7% forlorn 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: unnerve MegleaningsGWB §412: of the weak and helplesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §793: these feeble creaturesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: faint-heartedgleaningsGWB §578: doublyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: wearinessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: have failed to weaken
revelations 32% manifestations 14% revelation 13% evidences 11% manifold 8% tokens 8% all 7% manifestation 4% signs 1% testimonies 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: conspicuousfire-tabletFire §38: prevailgleaningsGWB §467: that the truth might be distinguishedkitab-i-ahdAhd §3: demonstratingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §159: come forthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §542: were to be unveiledtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §128: break forth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §41: All-PowerfulgleaningsGWB §597: the forcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: might?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: Thou art the Almightythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §25: forcesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §52: strengthenedgleaningsGWB §389: these powers
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: all mengleaningsGWB §594: a gemkitab-i-iqanKIQ §151: His all-embracingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: tonguesthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: all alikewill-and-testamentW&T §40: utterlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the dumbgleaningsGWB §1: can befittingly magnify
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (193 occurrences)
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: mightgleaningsGWB §118: all-gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §447: hath exaltedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: hard
This form usually rendered as “abased”, “lowly”, “low” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my basenessgleaningsGWB §481: dire wantkitab-i-iqanKIQ §113: abased andprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: by reason of mine abasementthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: dost thou abase thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §53: Baseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: dishonorgleaningsGWB §184: My abasement
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: fromgleaningsGWB §719: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §331: when brought beforeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: bygleaningsGWB §11: in Our sightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: afterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: atgleaningsGWB §386: when brought face to face with
This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “changes”, “tokens” (37 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: distinctionfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §289: Whatsoever proceedeth from Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: attentionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §745: manifold evidencesthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the station
