Prayers and Meditations — §187
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 187 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
العَزِيزُ الْكَرِيمُ، ثُمَّ قَدِّرْ لِمَنْ أَقْبَلَ إِلَيْكَ ما يَجْعَلُهُ مُسْتَقِيمًا عَلَى أَمْرِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ لا تَحْجُبُهُ أَوْهامُ المُشْرِكينَ مِنْ خَلْقِكَ وَلا كَلِماتُ المُعْرِضِينَ مِنْ عِبادِكَ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُهَيْمِنُ المُقْتَدِرُ القَدِيرُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Do Thou ordain, moreover, for every one who hath turned towards Thee what will make him steadfast in Thy Cause, in such wise that neither the vain imaginations of the infidels among Thy creatures, nor the idle talk of the froward amidst Thy servants will have the power to shut him out from Thee. Thou, verily, art the Help in Peril, the Almighty, the Most Powerful.
Translation Notes
SE rendered العَزِيزُ (al-ʿazíz), الْكَرِيمُ، (al-karímu،), قَدِّرْ (qaddir) as “ordain”
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark offire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §134: Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: of powerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: By Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §107: cherishwill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: might
SE rendered الْكَرِيمُ، (al-karímu،), قَدِّرْ (qaddir), لِمَنْ (liman), أَقْبَلَ (ʾaqbal) as “ordain, for, hath turned”
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 §11: the Almightyfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §449: can resistkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: His mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §135: Thine irrevocable purpose ordainedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: are nottablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
This form usually rendered as “whosoever”, “above”, “all” (232 occurrences)
SE expanded to “for every one who”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: reconcilefire-tabletFire §46: press onwardgleaningsGWB §406: was acceptedkitab-i-ahdAhd §4: receptive soulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: peerprayers-and-meditationsP&M §143: and set himself towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: been lifted upontablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §39: “And kiss
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §212: makethfire-tabletFire §44: We have madegleaningsGWB §70: Let His love be akitab-i-iqanKIQ §202: fashionedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: as decreedthe-hidden-wordsHW §33: I have madewill-and-testamentW&T §36: and grant thatepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: adorneth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: instancefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §46: Bestir thyselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §57: sojourned inprayers-and-meditationsP&M §36: such heightstablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §19: that state
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
SE rendered مُسْتَقِيمًا (mustaqíman), أَمْرِكَ (ʾamrik), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), تَحْجُبُهُ (taḥjubuh), أَوْهامُ (ʾawhám), المُشْرِكينَ (al-mushrikín) as “steadfast, Cause, power to shut, vain imaginations, infidels”
SE expanded to “power to shut”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: veilsgleaningsGWB §135: He chose to hidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: grievous veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: obstaclethe-hidden-wordsHW §150: theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: deter theegleaningsGWB §676: every mortal veilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: that are wrapt
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §219: by their own idle fanciesfire-tabletFire §24: idle imaginingsgleaningsGWB §125: vain hopeskitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: people of doubtprayers-and-meditationsP&M §796: and vain imaginationstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: of delusionthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: doubtwill-and-testamentW&T §34: suspicion
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: who hast joined partnersgleaningsGWB §397: they who have joined partnerskitab-i-iqanKIQ §196: an act of blasphemyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §85: peer or partnerthe-hidden-wordsHW §153: arewill-and-testamentW&T §5: my partnerepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: a partnergleaningsGWB §163: the ungodly
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: His creaturesfire-tabletFire §9: the peoplesgleaningsGWB §244: of the entire creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: attributesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §10: bring creation into beingtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: whyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: of Thy virtues
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §29: protested againstgleaningsGWB §450: have rebelled against Himkitab-i-iqanKIQ §29: refrain fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §291: their earthly lifetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §9: bywill-and-testamentW&T §3: exposedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §234: turned away from
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: the oppressedfire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §74: the heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §2: mortal menprayers-and-meditationsP&M §294: Object of the adorationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of otherswill-and-testamentW&T §23: of the servants
المُهَيْمِنُ
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
SE expanded to “Help in Peril”
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §579: Supreme Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: soprayers-and-meditationsP&M §328: ThygleaningsGWB §609: the Help in Perilkitab-i-iqanKIQ §201: the self-sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: and the Sovereign ProtectorgleaningsGWB §268: the Supreme Protector
