Prayers and Meditations — §196
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 196 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ أَنْتَ الْمُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ لَنْ يَقْدِرَ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَمْنَعَكَ عَنْ سُلْطانِكَ لَمْ تَزَلْ كُنْتَ وَلَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَكَ مِنْ شَيْءٍ وَلا تَزالُ تَكُونُ بِلا ذِكْرِ شَيْءٍ مَعَكَ، فَارْحَمْ عِبادَكَ بِجُودِكَ وَفَضْلِكَ وَلا تَمْنَعْهُمْ عَنْ شَاطِئِ قُرْبِكَ، إنْ تَرَكْتَهُمْ مَنْ يَدْعُهُمْ وَإنْ بَعَّدْتَهُمْ مَنْ يُقَرِّبُهُمْ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ رَبٌّ سِواكَ وَلا مَعْبُودٌ دُونَكَ، جُدْ عَلَيْهِمْ بِفَضْلِكَ وَإِحْسانِكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. None can withstand the power of Thy sovereign might. From everlasting Thou wert alone, with none to equal Thee, and wilt unto everlasting remain far above all thought and every description of Thee. Have mercy, then, upon Thy servants by Thy grace and bounty, and suffer them not to be kept back from the shores of the ocean of Thy nearness. If Thou abandonest them, who is there to befriend them; and if Thou puttest them far from Thee, who is he that can favor them? They have none other Lord beside Thee, none to adore except Thyself. Deal Thou generously with them by Thy bountiful grace.
Translation Notes
تَشآءُ
literal: thing; something; to will; to wish; to desire; to open; to unfold; to reveal
سُلْطانِكَ
literal: dominion; authority; power; sovereignty; control
عَلَيْهِمْ
literal: exalted; highest; supreme; most high; upon you; on; over; Ali (name); upon
