Prayers and Meditations — §225
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 225 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
فَيا إِلهِي كَبِّرْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَعَلَى الَّذِيْنَ طافُوْا فِي حَوْلِهِمْ فِي حَياتِهِمْ وَمَماتِهِمْ ثُمَّ ارْزُقْهُمْ ما قَدَّرْتَهُ لِخِيْرَةِ خَلْقِكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْمُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ الْمُقْتَدِرُ الْمُهَيْمِنُ الْعَزِيْزُ الْوَهَّابُ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Proclaim, therefore, O my God, their greatness and the greatness of those who while living or after death have circled round them. Supply them with that which Thou hast ordained for the righteous among Thy creatures. Potent art Thou to do all things. There is no God but Thee, the All-Powerful, the Help in Peril, the Almighty, the Most Bountiful.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “O my God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §265: except in Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §725: O my God”kitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §157: God forbid!—orprayers-and-meditationsP&M §205: and the Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §50: By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
This form usually rendered as “arrogance”, “pride”, “glorified” (20 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: LessergleaningsGWB §230: greet theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: philosopher’s stoneprayers-and-meditationsP&M §351: and haughtinesstablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: showeth pridetablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: entirethe-hidden-wordsHW §123: haughtinesswill-and-testamentW&T §35: extreme
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: such as have circledgleaningsGWB §391: is subservientkitab-i-iqanKIQ §111: gatheredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §302: circleth in adorationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: round which have circledtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §10: doth circlewill-and-testamentW&T §24: peoplesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: have circled about
now 43% round 13% times 9% conditions 7% around 7% state 5% present 4% circumstances 4% power 4% therefore 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §249: the present daygleaningsGWB §216: around theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: secretprayers-and-meditationsP&M §434: in such a statetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: shall not wavertablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: her statethe-hidden-wordsHW §26: plightwill-and-testamentW&T §8: Now at this moment
SE rendered طافُوْا (ṭáfúá), حَوْلِهِمْ (ḥawlihim), حَياتِهِمْ (ḥayátihim), وَمَماتِهِمْ (wamamátihim), ارْزُقْهُمْ (irzuqhum) as “while living or, round them, after death, Supply them”
life 58% living 6% everlasting 6% thou 6% may 4% ashamed 4% lifetime 4% regeneration 4% “life” 4% shame 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §165: kept vigilfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §499: regenerationkitab-i-ahdAhd §16: the regenerationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: quickenedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §527: will quickentablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: for having quickened my soulwill-and-testamentW&T §23: endued with life
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: as one deadgleaningsGWB §530: confoundkitab-i-iqanKIQ §126: dead.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: doomed metablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §84: lifelessepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: him who is as one deadgleaningsGWB §306: his death
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: attaingleaningsGWB §581: sufficekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: such sustenanceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §589: Supply mewill-and-testamentW&T §36: Vouchsafe unto themepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §61: nourish themselvesgleaningsGWB §449: Who hath nourished theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: partake of the
SE expanded to “Thou hast ordained”
This form usually rendered as “good”, “better”, “best” (90 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: created theefire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §584: human racekitab-i-iqanKIQ §87: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §730: is itself createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §12: have created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: character
SE rendered الْمُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir), تَشآءُ (tasháʾ), إِلهَ (ʾilh), الْمُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir) as “the All-Powerful, God”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: what pleaseth TheegleaningsGWB §669: a creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: that, God willingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: none to describe Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
الْمُهَيْمِنُ
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; protector
SE expanded to “the Help in Peril”
help 68% omnipotent 6% overshadoweth 4% transcendent 4% supreme 4% protector 4% guardian 2% power 2% who 2% extend 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Omnipotent ProtectorgleaningsGWB §568: Supreme Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: aweepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §612: the omnipotent Protectorprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: overshadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadoweth
all-glorious 44% almighty 23% mighty 13% gracious 8% all-powerful 3% glorious 2% glory 2% god 2% most 1% exalted 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: exaltedgleaningsGWB §682: Almighty and All-Gloriouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: magnificenceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §260: noblestablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §125: in your glorywill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §253: as a mark of honor
SE expanded to “the Most Bountiful”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: of Thy goodly giftsgleaningsGWB §569: and bountyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §630: Thy manifold giftswill-and-testamentW&T §10: a bountyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: of all giftsgleaningsGWB §299: the Most Powerfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §424: and bountieswill-and-testamentW&T §56: gift
