Prayers and Meditations — §629
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 629 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المْقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ العَزِيزُ الْكَرِيمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Potent art Thou to do Thy pleasure. No God is there save Thee, the Mighty, the Most Generous.
Translation Notes
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “pleaseth”, “what” (83 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: We wishgleaningsGWB §22: was pleasedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: willeth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §473: Thy desiretablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §98: O Lord, my Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §36: of God’skitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §74: of the divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §856: holinesstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Hath thy pompgleaningsGWB §10: exaltationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of celestial gloryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: By the glory of Thy mighttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: glorified
most 53% all-bountiful 25% generous 6% all-bounteous 3% noble 3% god 3% blessed 2% bountiful 2% sublime 2% goodness 2%
