Prayers and Meditations — §394
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 394 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُهَيْمِنُ القَيُّومُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Potent art Thou to do what pleaseth Thee. No God is there but Thee, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Potent art Thou”
almighty 34% powerful 16% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 10% lord 5% god 3% omnipotent 3% power 3% strength 2%
SE expanded to “what pleaseth Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: thinggleaningsGWB §669: Through His world-pervading Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §114: pleasureprayers-and-meditationsP&M §196: and every description of Theetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substancewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: God hathfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §270: the truth of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §229: theseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §252: Lord our Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
المُهَيْمِنُ
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 §560: transcendent and supremekitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §600: Protectorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §204: Help in PerilgleaningsGWB §7: pervadethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §102: overshadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Help in Peril
self-subsisting 79% who 8% qayyum 2% self-sufficing 2% self-subsisting!” 2% self-subsisting.” 2% above 2% self-subsisting! 2% grasp 2% set 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §162: such a passfire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §214: theykitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §43: continue steadfastprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: abovetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §47: her own station
