Prayers and Meditations — §443
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 443 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشَاءُ، لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ القَادِرُ العالِمُ الحَاكِمُ المُهَيْمِنُ القَيُّومُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Powerful art Thou to do what Thou pleasest. No God is there beside Thee, the All-Powerful, the Omniscient, the Supreme Ruler, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “powerless”, “almighty”, “can” (39 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to do what Thou pleasest”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §225: things were createdgleaningsGWB §249: recompensekitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: will of Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: please themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God hathfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §544: and to this the Almighty is My witnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: All these thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: Who worshippeth no onetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §154: heaven
This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (364 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: discoveredfire-tabletFire §49: all the worldsgleaningsGWB §400: leaders of religionkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §76: motive-forceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §846: and knowesttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: GovernorgleaningsGWB §386: are subjectkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: of Thy governancetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §56: Caution and prudence
SE expanded to “Help in Peril”
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §632: to extend His protection unto all created thingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: aweepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §568: Supreme Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §600: Protectorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Help in Peril
self-subsisting 79% who 8% qayyum 2% self-sufficing 2% self-subsisting!” 2% self-subsisting.” 2% above 2% self-subsisting! 2% grasp 2% set 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: shall standfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §428: who will arisekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §64: figureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §257: infallibletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless
