Prayers and Meditations — §22 Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 22 of 858. Source (Arabic) لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ العَلِيمُ الحَكِيمُ، وَالحَمْدُ لِلّهِ رَبِّ العالَمِينَ. Shoghi Effendi Translation There is no God but Thee, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise. All praise be to God, the Lord of all worlds. Translation Notes 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 §5: other GodgleaningsGWB §26: of Godkitab-i-iqanKIQ §192: divine wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §363: and the Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: O my GodgleaningsGWB §385: two Godskitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Almightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §496: my العَلِيمُ al-ʿalím ʿ-l-m → “all-knowing” literal: knowledge all-knowing 73% omniscient 8% knower 5% knoweth 3% god 3% aware 2% understanding 2% discerning 2% himself 2% all-wise 2% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §182: Omniscientfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §657: upon the whole worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §322: any of Thy creaturestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught theethe-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples الحَكِيمُ، al-ḥakímu، ḥ-k-m → “all-wise” literal: wisdom; wise all-wise 79% wisdom 5% all-wise.” 3% wise 3% sages 2% embodiments 2% ḥakím 2% name 2% shall 2% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: statutes of Thy BookgleaningsGWB §607: actskitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §38: emphasizedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §550: ruling of Whose willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wisethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §6: into the hands وَالحَمْدُ wálḥamd ḥ-m-d → “all praise” literal: praise; praised thanks 42% praise 26% all 9% praised 7% give 6% magnified 3% “praised 2% all-praise 2% “praised 2% yield 2% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: thanksgleaningsGWB §163: time Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §606: glory be to Theetablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thankswill-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: gloriousgleaningsGWB §219: All praise لِلّهِ lillh ʾ-l-h → “god” literal: God; god god 67% divine 18% god’s 4% lord 4% divinity 3% holy 1% other 1% mystic 1% heavenly 1% godhead 0% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of GodgleaningsGWB §668: setkitab-i-iqanKIQ §191: eternal holinessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: my Godthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §23: is of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §109: DivinegleaningsGWB §148: this God-given رَبِّ rabb r-b-b → “lord” literal: Lord; lord lord 93% god 3% creator 1% one 1% art 1% none 1% ruler 1% thou 1% ‘lord 1% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: mightgleaningsGWB §152: heavenlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §45: by the Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: none other Lordtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §11: the All-Gloriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §9: ‘Lordepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: Lord