Prayers and Meditations — §708 Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 708 of 858. Source (Arabic) إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ الغَفُورُ الْكَرِيمُ. Shoghi Effendi Translation Powerful art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. There is none other God save Thee, the Ever-Forgiving, the Most Generous. Translation Notes المُقْتَدِرُ al-muqtadir q-d-r → “powerful” literal: power; powerful almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §37: couldfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §503: howkitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate powerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power haveprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: and the potencytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might تَشآءُ tasháʾ sh-y-ʾ → “pleaseth thee” literal: will 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 §203: willinggleaningsGWB §489: He willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §48: willeth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: none to describe Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that isepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all things 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 GodgleaningsGWB §127: God inkitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §157: the Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: GodgleaningsGWB §385: two Godskitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: divine wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §835: our God الغَفُورُ al-ghafúr gh-f-r → “ever-forgiving” literal: forgiving; forgiveness; forgive ever-forgiving 77% forgiving 18% pardoner 3% art 3% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: forgivenessfire-tabletFire §35: ForgivergleaningsGWB §463: forgivenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remissionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: cause Thee to forgivewill-and-testamentW&T §13: concourseepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: grant me Thy pardongleaningsGWB §569: ask forgiveness الْكَرِيمُ al-karím k-r-m → “generous” literal: generous; generosity; bounty most 41% all-bountiful 23% generous 13% bountiful 5% god 5% goodness 3% noble 3% all-powerful 3% bounteousness 3% wisdom 3% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §190: bountyfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §43: glorifykitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §168: favorwill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: All-Bountiful