Prayers and Meditations — §260
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 260 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
كُلُّ غالِبٍ مَغْلُوبٌ بِيَدِكَ وَكُلُّ غَنِيٍّ فَقِيرٌ عِنْدَ غَنائِكَ وَكُلُّ ذِيْ عِزَّةٍ ذَلِيلٌ لَدَى ظُهُوراتِ عِزِّكَ وَكُلُّ ذِي قُدْرَةٍ عاجِزٌ عِنْدَ شُئُوناتِ قُدْرَتِكَ،
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
This form usually rendered as “all-subduing”, “all-compelling”, “victorious” (23 occurrences)
all-subduing 45% all-compelling 10% victorious 10% triumphing 5% equal 5% invincible 5% dominant 5% full 5% transcendent 5% conqueror 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §116: prevailed overgleaningsGWB §132: triumphingkitab-i-iqanKIQ §137: “ascendancy,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: render them victoriousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §62: prevailedgleaningsGWB §132: paramount influencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §165: becomingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §119: Render them, moreover, victorious over
SE expanded to “Thy hand hath subjected”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: handgleaningsGWB §448: I hold within My graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §244: with their handsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §674: mewill-and-testamentW&T §58: the Hands (pillars) of the Cause of Godepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: thy handgleaningsGWB §40: their own handskitab-i-iqanKIQ §95: with their own hands
SE rendered غالِبٍ (ghálibin), مَغْلُوبٌ (maghlúbun), بِيَدِكَ (bíadik), وَكُلُّ (wakull), غَنِيٍّ (ghaniyyin), فَقِيرٌ (faqírun) as “conqueror, but a serf, Thy hand hath subjected, and, richest, destitute”
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
all-possessing 43% rich 26% independent 9% can 4% riches 4% dispense 4% all-sufficing 2% verily 2% self-sufficient 2% lofty 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: the All-SufficinggleaningsGWB §479: enrich thyselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §246: the wealthyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §845: pour forth its melodytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §2: singethtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §37: the eternal wealththe-hidden-wordsHW §13: Be thou contentwill-and-testamentW&T §27: independent of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §214: These passagesgleaningsGWB §104: destitutionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §263: All thisprayers-and-meditationsP&M §827: and this poor creaturethe-hidden-wordsHW §128: poor,”epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §143: thisgleaningsGWB §268: as poor and needykitab-i-iqanKIQ §143: the lack
SE rendered فَقِيرٌ (faqírun), غَنائِكَ (ghanáʾik), وَكُلُّ (wakull), ذِيْ (dhí), عِزَّةٍ (ʿizzahin), ذَلِيلٌ (dhalílun), لَدَى (ladá), ظُهُوراتِ (ẓuhúrát) as “destitute, Thy wealth, The, noblest, humbled, when, manifestations”
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (193 occurrences)
glory 42% transcendent 22% exalted 10% all-glorious 5% might 4% glorious 4% most 4% majesty 4% glorified 3% almighty 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: “Better is itgleaningsGWB §214: the Graciouskitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: He is the Mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §233: oftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §56: sovereignty and glory
This form usually rendered as “abased”, “lowly”, “low” (12 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §55: wretchednessgleaningsGWB §640: the humiliationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §148: The utter destitutionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §242: of the wretchedthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: dost thou abase thyselfwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lowlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §231: humiliationgleaningsGWB §184: My abasement
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: fromgleaningsGWB §720: through the guidance ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §125: in the faceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: atgleaningsGWB §11: in Our sightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: afterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: in the sight ofgleaningsGWB §386: when brought face to face with
revelations 32% manifestations 14% revelation 13% evidences 11% manifold 8% tokens 8% all 7% manifestation 4% signs 1% testimonies 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §57: seizethfire-tabletFire §23: springgleaningsGWB §2: They Who are the highest Embodimentskitab-i-ahdAhd §3: streamed forthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §133: more obvious than even the splendour ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §734: Thou wouldst reveal Thy Selftablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: may be made manifest
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “ordain”, “power” (181 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “incapable”, “fail”, “impotent” (25 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “changes”, “tokens” (37 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: the stationfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §129: principlekitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §91: exaltationthe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: distinction
