Prayers and Meditations — §231
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 231 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَهُو القاهِرُ فَوقَ عِبادِهِ وَالقائِمُ عَلَى خَلْقِهِ وَبِيَدِهِ الأَمْرُ وَالحَقُّ يُحْيِي بِآياتِهِ وَيُمِيْتُ بِقَهْرِهِ لا يُسْئَلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَإِنَّهُ كانَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرًا، وَإِنَّهُ لَهُوَ الْقاهِرُ الغالِبُ الَّذِيْ فِي قَبْضَتِهِ مَلَكُوتُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَفِي يَمِيْنِهِ جَبَرُوتُ الأَمْرِ وَإِنَّهُ كانَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مُحِيطًا، لَهُ النَّصْرُ وَالاِنْتِصارُ وَلَهُ القُوَّةُ وَالاقْتِدارُ وَلَهُ العِزَّةُ وَالاجْتِبارُ وَإِنَّهُ هُو العَزِيزُ المُقْتَدِرُ المُخْتارُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
He is supreme over His servants, and standeth over His creatures. In His hand is the source of authority and truth. He maketh men alive by His signs, and causeth them to die through His wrath. He shall not be asked of His doings and His might is equal unto all things. He is the Potent, the All-Subduing. He holdeth within His grasp the empire of all things, and on His right hand is fixed the Kingdom of His Revelation. His power, verily, embraceth the whole of creation. Victory and overlordship are His; all might and dominion are His; all glory and greatness are His. He, of a truth, is the All-Glorious, the Most Powerful, the Unconditioned.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “both”, “"he”, “fear” (43 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §197: This feargleaningsGWB §576: and yet iskitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: Godprayers-and-meditationsP&M §790: his stationepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §92: is meantgleaningsGWB §352: are both embodiedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §70: He that isprayers-and-meditationsP&M §756: in truth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the All-ConqueringgleaningsGWB §683: angerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: subjectionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Name, the All-Subduingwill-and-testamentW&T §17: fierce indignationgleaningsGWB §534: fury of the wrathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: wrathfullyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §352: wrath
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: “Servitudefire-tabletFire §50: all the servantsgleaningsGWB §122: Servants.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: people fromprayers-and-meditationsP&M §539: Thy servant’stablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: a servicethe-hidden-wordsHW §56: Our servantswill-and-testamentW&T §23: of the servants
standing 20% standeth 13% have 13% arise 13% agitated 7% viceregent 7% self-subsisting 7% pervadeth 7% acteth 7% may 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: Pathfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §136: steadfastnesskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: “Ariseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §585: and be steadfasttablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: own station
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: a creaturefire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §116: a creationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §170: graceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §141: of Thy creaturestablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §83: creatorsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §6: hast created me
SE expanded to “In His hand”
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “command” (249 occurrences)
SE expanded to “is the source of authority”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: affairsfire-tabletFire §17: CommandgleaningsGWB §305: as decreedkitab-i-ahdAhd §7: a decreekitab-i-iqanKIQ §12: of celestial dominionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: biddentablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: to its dwellersthe-hidden-wordsHW §30: My command
This form usually rendered as “may”, “maketh”, “recreate” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §251: Livingfire-tabletFire §19: eternal lifegleaningsGWB §286: mouthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §128: “life,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §387: for the regenerationtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: quickened my soultablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: of lovewill-and-testamentW&T §2: Salutation
SE expanded to “by His signs”
SE expanded to “and causeth them to die”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: deathgleaningsGWB §587: expiredkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: carrionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §137: the deadtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §53: gave up the spiritthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: dieepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: him who is as one dead fallengleaningsGWB §530: confound
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: praygleaningsGWB §656: Grant, I beseech Theekitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §220: Destroy not, I implore Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We praygleaningsGWB §356: We beseechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: beseech Theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: the suppliant
This form usually rendered as “doeth”, “doth”, “doings.”” (18 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willethgleaningsGWB §408: may pleasekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: thing aprayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: none to describe Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §99: He willeth
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “most”, “strength” (70 occurrences)
SE expanded to “He is the Potent”
almighty 38% most 29% strength 6% all-powerful 6% might 6% power 4% potent 4% art 2% god 2% all-subduing 2%
SE rendered الْقاهِرُ (al-qáhir), الغالِبُ (al-ghálib), قَبْضَتِهِ (qabḍatih) as “the All-Subduing, holdeth within His grasp”
all-subduing 33% all-compelling 17% triumphing 8% equal 8% invincible 8% dominant 8% victorious 8% name 8%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: All-SubduinggleaningsGWB §132: paramount influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: ascendencyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: victoriousthe-hidden-wordsHW §143: overcomeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailedgleaningsGWB §31: all-conqueringkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: ascendancy and influence
SE expanded to “holdeth within His grasp”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: Thy graspgleaningsGWB §303: yield upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: the breathprayers-and-meditationsP&M §231: holdeth within His graspepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: grasp ofgleaningsGWB §657: the mighty graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: turnedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §491: within Thy grasp
This form usually rendered as “kingdom”, “kingdoms”, “heaven” (133 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: kingsgleaningsGWB §627: the whole kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §268: worldprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: and the rangetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §116: this worldwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
SE rendered قَبْضَتِهِ (qabḍatih), مَلَكُوتُ (malakút), شَيْءٍ (shayʾin), وَفِي (wafí), يَمِيْنِهِ (yamínih), جَبَرُوتُ (jabarút), الأَمْرِ (al-ʾamr) as “holdeth within His grasp, the empire, all things, and on, His right hand, dominion, Revelation”
within 29% under 14% acts 7% throughout 7% upon 7% mortal 7% over 7% hearts 7% prosperity 7% fair 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: togleaningsGWB §28: overprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: in mewill-and-testamentW&T §10: in theepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: within theegleaningsGWB §594: and guarded in thy speechprayers-and-meditationsP&M §652: within mewill-and-testamentW&T §10: through my love for
SE expanded to “His right hand”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: the right-handgleaningsGWB §537: on his right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: Whose right handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: right sidegleaningsGWB §198: the right sideprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: the right handgleaningsGWB §192: my right hand
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: the Realm of Gloryfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §427: realmkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: the lengthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: fromwill-and-testamentW&T §53: Divine
SE rendered شَيْءٍ (shayʾin), مُحِيطًا، (muḥíṭan،) as “of creation”
all-encompassing 80% comprehendeth 20%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: hath encompassedfire-tabletFire §20: whisperingsgleaningsGWB §390: all-embracing knowledgekitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “authority”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: encompassthe-hidden-wordsHW §98: besetwill-and-testamentW&T §5: afflictedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §218: have appeared on
SE rendered شَيْءٍ (shayʾin), مُحِيطًا، (muḥíṭan،), النَّصْرُ (an-naṣr), وَالاِنْتِصارُ (wáláintiṣár), وَلَهُ (walah) as “of creation, are His”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §110: He had helpedfire-tabletFire §28: championedgleaningsGWB §499: to fix their thoughtskitab-i-ahdAhd §13: can renderkitab-i-iqanKIQ §280: of assistingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: to help Theewill-and-testamentW&T §5: triumphant assistanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: trustworthiness
This form usually rendered as “power”, “strength”, “through” (31 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: mightgleaningsGWB §246: and His mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §235: through Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §10: the Mightyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: the sense ofgleaningsGWB §404: vitality
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §64: By Thy gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §1: of Thy majestykitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: more gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §780: onenessthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: realm of glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: on thy glory
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: best advantagegleaningsGWB §476: highest goodkitab-i-iqanKIQ §41: godlyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: unconstrained powerthe-hidden-wordsHW §101: Ponderwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Thy goodly giftsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §88: what ye prefergleaningsGWB §663: choose to tread
