Prayers and Meditations — §491

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 491 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

يا إِلهِي أَعْلَمُ بِأَنَّكَ قَدَّرْتَ لَهُمْ ما لا يُعادِلُ بِهِ ما فِي سَمائِكَ وَأَرْضِكَ وَلكِنْ أُحِبُّ بِأَنْ تَراهُمْ فِي العِزَّةِ وَالاقْتِدارِ فِي أَيَّامِكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى خَلْقِكَ كُلٌّ فِي قَبْضَتِكَ وَفِي كَفِّ اقْتِدارِكَ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَلِيمُ الحَكِيمُ.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Aware as I am, O my God, that Thou hast decreed for them that which excelleth whatsoever is in Thy heaven and on Thy earth, I still cherish the desire that Thou mayest behold them in Thy days exalted and honored by Thy creatures. Supreme art Thou over Thy creation. All are held within Thy grasp, and lie prisoned in the hollow of Thy hand. No God is there but Thee, the All-Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.

Translation Notes

إِلهِي

ʾilhí ʾ-l-h → “my god”

literal: God; divine; god

god 64% divine 22% god’s 5% lord 4% holy 2% mystic 1% heavenly 1% grace 1% god-given 1% pertaineth 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: Godhead gleaningsGWB §191: God’s kitab-i-iqanKIQ §44: heavenly prayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my God the-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial will-and-testamentW&T §23: is of God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: Divinity gleaningsGWB §493: divinely revealed

أَعْلَمُ

ʾaʿlam ʿ-l-m → “aware as i am” Distinctive

literal: knowledge

This form usually rendered as “know”, “"know”, “most” (34 occurrences)

SE expanded to “Aware as I am”

know 69% “know 8% most 8% thou 4% am 4% believe 4% aware 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: banner fire-tabletFire §3: Enchanter gleaningsGWB §517: Walk ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the leaders of their faith prayers-and-meditationsP&M §316: the ensigns of Thy guidance tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §99: TO BE WISE

بِأَنَّكَ

biʾannak ʾ-n-n → “that thou”

literal: that; indeed/verily

thee 43% thou 29% verily 14% since 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: now gleaningsGWB §2: that prayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: Since Thou hast will-and-testamentW&T §36: for they are gleaningsGWB §161: Were it prayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: likewise, recognize will-and-testamentW&T §36: I call upon Thee gleaningsGWB §724: He, verily

قَدَّرْتَ

qaddart q-d-r → “decreed” Distinctive

literal: power; powerful

This form usually rendered as “power”, “thou”, “might” (157 occurrences)

power 49% thou 18% might 8% decreed 5% didst 4% ordain 4% ordained 4% omnipotence 3% divine 2% have 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: Powerful fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §41: abundant kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §273: rank prayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: Sovereign tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

يُعادِلُ

yuʿádil ʿ-d-l → “excelleth”

literal: justice; just; equal

excelleth 38% can 13% compared 13% one 13% any 13% failed 13%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: with fairness gleaningsGWB §70: One hair of Him excelleth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §396: excelleth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: rival the-hidden-wordsHW §29: be just will-and-testamentW&T §28: that are just epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §12: just gleaningsGWB §519: Judge

سَمائِكَ

samáʾik s-m-w → “thy heaven”

literal: heaven

heaven 96% heavens 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §79: the Most Great Name fire-tabletFire §36: heavenly gleaningsGWB §380: the Unity kitab-i-iqanKIQ §46: heaven”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: I implore Thee tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lord the-hidden-wordsHW §44: My heaven

وَأَرْضِكَ

waʾarḍik ʾ-r-ḍ → “on thy earth”

literal: earth; earth/land

SE expanded to “on Thy earth”

earth 92% realm 4% heaven 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: of the earth fire-tabletFire §36: a desolate land gleaningsGWB §636: refrain from contending prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: Thy heaven the-hidden-wordsHW §1: obtain the gem epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: all that is on earth fire-tabletFire §3: on gleaningsGWB §711: the powers of earth

وَلكِنْ

walkin l-k-n → “however”

literal: but, however; but/however

however 67% when 11% pursuance 11% yet 11%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: but gleaningsGWB §167: when lo kitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: oh! how the-hidden-wordsHW §153: whereas will-and-testamentW&T §33: Yet now epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: Regard gleaningsGWB §548: In pursuance, however kitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: pearls

أُحِبُّ

ʾuḥibb ḥ-b-b → “cherish the desire”

literal: love; beloved; beloved ones

SE expanded to “cherish the desire”

love 26% cherish 22% loved 17% long 9% desire 9% highly 4% friends 4% lovest 4% best 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §135: My love fire-tabletFire §7: of Thy love gleaningsGWB §623: lovers kitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: my prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: O Thou the Best-Beloved tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: I long tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved One the-hidden-wordsHW §47: Is it thy wish

تَراهُمْ

taráhum r-ʾ-y → “behold them”

literal: see/behold

thou 50% behold 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: behold fire-tabletFire §26: seest gleaningsGWB §279: ye claim prayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: may see Thee the-hidden-wordsHW §37: and to mirror forth will-and-testamentW&T §5: behold him epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: We beheld gleaningsGWB §359: judgment

العِزَّةِ

al-ʿizzah ʿ-z-z → “exalted”

literal: glory; mighty; might

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 §100: glorious fire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishment gleaningsGWB §604: most august kitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial glory prayers-and-meditationsP&M §504: the God of power the-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherish will-and-testamentW&T §4: endeared epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §181: glory of

أَيَّامِكَ،

ʾayyámika، y-w-m → “thy days”

literal: day; days; today

days 85% day 10% own 2% utterance 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: the Day gleaningsGWB §627: in Thy Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §177: His days prayers-and-meditationsP&M §626: in Thy days will-and-testamentW&T §10: no day passeth epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: their time gleaningsGWB §47: Day — the Day kitab-i-iqanKIQ §233: a mighty Day

خَلْقِكَ

khalqik kh-l-q → “thy creation”

literal: creation; create; created

creatures 74% among 7% creation 6% own 3% created 2% servants 2% all 2% god 1% hath 1% creatures’ 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: the created things fire-tabletFire §9: the peoples gleaningsGWB §573: ordained kitab-i-iqanKIQ §213: peoples prayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: the creation tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created her the-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast created epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: men

قَبْضَتِكَ

qabḍatik q-b-ḍ → “within thy grasp”

literal: grasp; grasp/grip; grasped

SE expanded to “within Thy grasp”

grasp 63% whose 19% holdeth 6% hollow 6% within 6%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: relief gleaningsGWB §303: yield up kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: turned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: the days epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy grasp gleaningsGWB §627: Whose grasp kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: were made to expire

كَفِّ

kaff k-f-f → “handful”

literal: hand

hollow 50% handful 50%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: thine hands gleaningsGWB §637: as worthless prayers-and-meditationsP&M §491: in the hollow gleaningsGWB §15: palm of a man’s hand prayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: a handful gleaningsGWB §613: handful prayers-and-meditationsP&M §179: abstained

إِلهَ

ʾilh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; god

god 85% lord 8% other 4% there 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: my God gleaningsGWB §26: of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: divine wisdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §294: Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: God gleaningsGWB §385: two Gods kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Almighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: the God

الحَكِيمُ

al-ḥakím ḥ-k-m → “the all-wise”

literal: wisdom; wise

all-wise 79% wisdom 5% all-wise.” 3% wise 3% sages 2% embodiments 2% ḥakím 2% name 2% shall 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: laws gleaningsGWB §470: the law kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §167: be thought prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: have been ruling tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wise the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands

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