Prayers and Meditations — §655

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 655 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

لِيْ مِنْ قَلَمِكَ الأَعْلى خَيْرَ الآخِرَةِ وَالأُولی، أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ فِي قَبْضَتِكَ زِمامَ الأُمُورِ تُبَدِّلُها كَيْفَ تَشآءُ، لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ القَوِيُّ الأَمينُ، أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Do Thou ordain for me through Thy most exalted Pen, O my Lord, the good of this world and of the next. I testify that within Thy grasp are held the reins of all things. Thou changest them as Thou pleasest. No God is there save Thee, the Strong, the Faithful.

Translation Notes

لِيْ

lí ʿ-l-y → “upon”

literal: upon; on

upon 36% unto 15% against 14% exalted 8% hands 5% - 5% over 5% thee 5% high 3% above 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §123: upon gleaningsGWB §66: from kitab-i-iqanKIQ §223: of prayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: before the-hidden-wordsHW §42: reveal unto thee will-and-testamentW&T §59: upon you epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: is gleaningsGWB §234: thee in His name

قَلَمِكَ

qalamik q-l-m → “pen”

literal: pen; pen, reed; the pen

pen 74% most 21% own 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: Thy pen gleaningsGWB §66: exclaimeth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: Pen of Power prayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: Thy will-and-testamentW&T §13: clime epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §200: the Most Sublime Pen gleaningsGWB §375: of His Pen prayers-and-meditationsP&M §277: Thine own exalted pen

الأَعْلى

al-ʾaʿlى ʿ-l-w → “most exalted”

literal: highest; exalted

most 45% high 18% glory 10% loftiest 6% exalted 6% highest 5% supreme 4% all-glorious 3% heights 2% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §48: uplift the world of being fire-tabletFire §42: highest gleaningsGWB §48: that excelleth all other kitab-i-ahdAhd §16: on the kitab-i-iqanKIQ §257: the most exalted—may prayers-and-meditationsP&M §250: to glorify tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §56: around her the-hidden-wordsHW §21: on thee

الآخِرَةِ

al-ákhirah ʾ-kh-r → “next”

literal: other

world 42% next 32% concluding 3% culmination 3% can 3% another 3% “life 3% other 3% others 3% end 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: the world gleaningsGWB §280: another kitab-i-iqanKIQ §125: again.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §62: elsewhere epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: next gleaningsGWB §527: every prayers-and-meditationsP&M §45: the latter generations epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: concluding

وَالأُولی،

wálʾúlí، ʾ-w-l → “world”

literal: first

world 52% life 10% fitting 5% people 5% first 5% present 5% next 5% primal 5% source 5% ye 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §28: this world fire-tabletFire §31: the people gleaningsGWB §729: interpreteth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: the meaning thereof prayers-and-meditationsP&M §17: and of the next the-hidden-wordsHW §97: Ye that have epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: the first gleaningsGWB §279: those gone before you

أَشْهَدُ

ʾashhad sh-h-d → “i testify”

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

testify 54% bear 39% “i 2% confess 2% “i 2% authority 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §191: Unto this testify fire-tabletFire §48: the place gleaningsGWB §256: is well aware kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appeareth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: witnesses?”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §815: His tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: dost witness the-hidden-wordsHW §47: a martyr

قَبْضَتِكَ

qabḍatik q-b-ḍ → “grasp”

literal: grasp; grasp/grip; grasped

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

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: the grasp gleaningsGWB §627: Whose grasp kitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: turned prayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: the days epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: relief gleaningsGWB §657: the mighty grasp kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the breath prayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: holdeth within His grasp

زِمامَ

zimám z-m-m → “reins”

literal: rein; reins; rein/control

reins 93% restrain 4% empire 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: the reins kitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: restrain Our prayers-and-meditationsP&M §181: that the reins epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: are the reins prayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: the empire epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: reins

الأُمُورِ

al-ʾumúr ʾ-m-r → “things”

literal: matter

affairs 25% things 20% events 15% acts 10% all 10% occupations 5% matter 5% deeds 5% results 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Cause fire-tabletFire §17: Command gleaningsGWB §188: decree kitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decree kitab-i-iqanKIQ §283: happenings prayers-and-meditationsP&M §383: and hast bidden Him tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §33: summoned the-hidden-wordsHW §35: of power

تُبَدِّلُها

tubaddiluhá b-d-l → “changest”

literal: change

barter 19% change 12% turned 12% changed 12% converted 8% hath 8% transformation 8% alter 8% turn 8% turneth 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: barter away gleaningsGWB §672: Turn kitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: unchanged prayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: hath been turned tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: forgot the-hidden-wordsHW §115: Barter not will-and-testamentW&T §36: wash away epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: barter

تَشآءُ،

tasháʾu، sh-y-ʾ → “as thou pleasest”

literal: will

SE expanded to “as Thou pleasest”

pleaseth 33% thou 33% do 10% what 6% pleasure 6% willest 5% please 2% pleasest 2% willeth 2% may 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: to do gleaningsGWB §661: what Thou willest kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: with prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: no purpose tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substance epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: through His will

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: O my God gleaningsGWB §385: two Gods kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Almighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: my epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: God gleaningsGWB §127: God in kitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: divine wisdom prayers-and-meditationsP&M §345: divinity

القَوِيُّ

al-qawíw q-w-y → “strong” Distinctive

literal: strength; power; strong

This form usually rendered as “strength”, “most”, “omnipotent” (21 occurrences)

strength 17% most 17% omnipotent 8% all-powerful 8% power 8% all-compelling 8% art 8% potency 8% strong 8% all-possessing 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: the powers gleaningsGWB §404: vitality kitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strength prayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: with Thy strength the-hidden-wordsHW §68: of might will-and-testamentW&T §10: the Mighty epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: mightier gleaningsGWB §597: power to restore the force

الأَمينُ،

al-ʾamínu، ʾ-m-n → “faithful” Distinctive

literal: faith; trustworthy

This form usually rendered as “trustworthy”, “bearer”, “worthy” (8 occurrences)

trustworthy 20% bearer 20% worthy 20% faithful 20% confide 20%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: Trustworthiness gleaningsGWB §287: disbelieved kitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: believeth prayers-and-meditationsP&M §218: have embraced the-hidden-wordsHW §1: may fulfill epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: faith gleaningsGWB §260: believe ye kitab-i-iqanKIQ §161: the trust

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