Prayers and Meditations — §260

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 260 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ وَالظَّاهِرُ فَوقَ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ، كُلُّ غالِبٍ مَغْلُوبٌ بِيَدِكَ وَكُلُّ غَنِيٍّ فَقِيرٌ عِنْدَ غَنائِكَ وَكُلُّ ذِيْ عِزَّةٍ ذَلِيلٌ لَدَى ظُهُوراتِ عِزِّكَ وَكُلُّ ذِي قُدْرَةٍ عاجِزٌ عِنْدَ شُئُوناتِ قُدْرَتِكَ، أَيْ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Every conqueror is but a serf whom Thy hand hath subjected, and the richest of the rich is as destitute before the immensity of Thy wealth. The noblest of nobles is humbled when faced with the manifestations of Thy glory, and the mightiest of potentates is a mere abject one when confronted with the compelling evidences of Thine authority.

Translation Notes

وَإِنَّكَ

waʾinnak ʾ-n-n

literal: indeed/verily

thee 43% thou 29% verily 14% since 14%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: now gleaningsGWB §704: Liberty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §126: Thou will-and-testamentW&T §36: for they are gleaningsGWB §698: They prayers-and-meditationsP&M §430: I will-and-testamentW&T §36: not to gleaningsGWB §82: We

قُدْرَتِكَ،

qudratika، q-d-r → “of thine authority” Distinctive

literal: power; powerful

This form usually rendered as “power”, “might”, “strength” (103 occurrences)

SE expanded to “of Thine authority”

power 45% might 30% strength 7% almighty 7% through 4% authority 3% transcendent 1% all-conquering 1% omnipotent 1% sovereign 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: strength and of might fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §581: lie hidden kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: granted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: indomitable strength prayers-and-meditationsP&M §654: by the potency tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might

شَيْءٍ

shayʾin sh-y-ʾ

literal: thing; things

things 47% nothing 12% all 8% whatsoever 7% anything 7% created 5% else 4% creation 3% thing 3% none 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: wisheth turn gleaningsGWB §605: whatever kitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: with prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: no purpose tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desireth tablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §9: that is epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §163: whatsoever

ظُهُوراتِ

ẓuhúrát ẓ-h-r → “manifestations”

literal: manifestation; manifest

revelations 34% manifestations 16% revelation 13% evidences 13% manifold 10% tokens 5% all 3% first 2% signs 2% testimonies 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §245: said fire-tabletFire §38: prevail gleaningsGWB §309: shine kitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §83: letter of the Word prayers-and-meditationsP&M §140: the Revealer tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assist tablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Revelation—a Revelation

مَغْلُوبٌ

maghlúbun gh-l-b → “ascendancy”

literal: dominance; overcome; victorious

ascendancy 32% all-subduing 16% prevailed 8% all-conquering 8% all-compelling 8% hath 8% render 8% paramount 4% triumphing 4% supreme 4%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §169: All-Subduing gleaningsGWB §31: all-conquering kitab-i-iqanKIQ §134: shall conquer.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §245: rule the-hidden-wordsHW §143: overcome epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailed gleaningsGWB §536: the All-Subduing kitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: hath obtained such

بِيَدِكَ

bíadik y-d-y → “whom thy hand hath”

literal: hand; hands; by-hand

SE expanded to “whom Thy hand hath”

whose 40% hand 35% hands 15% holdest 5% whom 5%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §106: the hands gleaningsGWB §448: I hold within My grasp kitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands prayers-and-meditationsP&M §617: hands of tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: in Whose hand is tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: with their hands epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: hand of Thy loving-kindness gleaningsGWB §465: your mercy

وَكُلُّ

wakull k-l-l → “all”

literal: all; every; all, every

all 60% every 27% each 3% whole 3% whatsoever 1% unto 1% entire 1% everyone 1% whatever 1% one 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: the multitudes gleaningsGWB §662: upon every one kitab-i-ahdAhd §12: everyone kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: “All things prayers-and-meditationsP&M §412: and the determination tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: be the-hidden-wordsHW §49: For will-and-testamentW&T §38: do His bidding.”

غَنِيٍّ

ghaniyyin gh-n-y → “richest of the rich”

literal: rich; wealth; riches

SE expanded to “richest of the rich”

all-possessing 37% rich 33% dispense 7% afford 3% self-sufficient 3% all 3% can 3% independent 3% truth 3% enrich 3%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: sung gleaningsGWB §276: been enriched kitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: independence prayers-and-meditationsP&M §841: handmaidens who tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singeth tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: eternal wealth the-hidden-wordsHW §130: his riches epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §205: notes

فَقِيرٌ

faqírun f-q-r → “as destitute”

literal: poor; poverty

poor 50% destitute 25% poverty-stricken 8% poor?” 8% creation 8%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: passages gleaningsGWB §104: destitution kitab-i-iqanKIQ §208: task prayers-and-meditationsP&M §668: is destitute the-hidden-wordsHW §128: poor,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §201: subject gleaningsGWB §471: have forsaken their all kitab-i-iqanKIQ §142: poor?”

ذِيْ

dhí dh-w-y

literal: possessor; possessor of; possessor/owner

SE rendered فَقِيرٌ (faqírun), غَنائِكَ (ghanáʾik), وَكُلُّ (wakull), ذِيْ (dhí), عِزَّةٍ (ʿizzahin), ذَلِيلٌ (dhalílun), لَدَى (ladá), ظُهُوراتِ (ẓuhúrát) as “as destitute, of Thy wealth, The noblest of nobles, Thy glory, is humbled, when faced with, the manifestations”