Prayers and Meditations — §412
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 412 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ يا مَنْ فِي قَبْضَتِكَ زِمَامُ أَفْئِدَةِ العارِفِينَ وَفِي يَمِينِكَ مَنْ فِي السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرَضِينَ، تَفْعَلُ ما تَشآءُ بِقُدْرَتِكَ وَتَحْكُمُ ما تُرِيدُ بِإِرادَتِكَ، كُلُّ ذِيْ مَشِيَّةٍ مَعْدُومٌ عِنْدَ ظُهُوراتِ مَشيَّتِكَ، وَكُلُّ ذِي إِرادَةٍ مَفْقُودٌ لَدَى شُئُوناتِ إِرادَتِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Magnified be Thy name, O Thou in Whose grasp are the reins of the souls of all them that have recognized Thee, and in Whose right hand are the destinies of all that are in heaven and all that are on earth! Thou doest, through the power of Thy might, what Thou willest, and ordainest, by an act of Thy volition, what Thou pleasest. The will of the most resolute of men is as nothing when compared with the compelling evidences of Thy will, and the determination of the most inflexible among Thy creatures is dissipated before the manifold revelations of Thy purpose.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §233: “Glorifiedfire-tabletFire §14: veiledgleaningsGWB §1: Lauded and glorified art Thoukitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: the “veilsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §391: Glorytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highwill-and-testamentW&T §42: Gracious God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: this afflictiongleaningsGWB §657: the mighty graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: handfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §319: the hollow of Thy handepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §11: within the graspgleaningsGWB §627: Whose graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: swayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §110: were made to expire
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: reinsgleaningsGWB §418: The instrumentskitab-i-iqanKIQ §78: restrain Ourprayers-and-meditationsP&M §777: the empiretablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §4: Unmoorepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §144: the reinsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §726: destiniesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: are the reins
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: the heartsgleaningsGWB §176: men’skitab-i-iqanKIQ §5: true understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §522: their heartsthe-hidden-wordsHW §60: Thy heartwill-and-testamentW&T §48: They haveepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §216: Fu’adgleaningsGWB §174: men’s hearts
This form usually rendered as “all”, “have”, “comprehend” (75 occurrences)
all 22% have 17% comprehend 13% every 10% such 8% who 8% know 8% understand 5% perceive 5% initiated 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: know itgleaningsGWB §163: and revealed to mekitab-i-ahdAhd §13: perform praiseworthy deedskitab-i-iqanKIQ §42: teachingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: acknowledgingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: to seethe-hidden-wordsHW §3: of thine own knowledgeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: their fragrance
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §67: the right-handgleaningsGWB §128: to draw nighkitab-i-iqanKIQ §144: on the right handprayers-and-meditationsP&M §678: at the right handwill-and-testamentW&T §5: the rightepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §154: right-handgleaningsGWB §198: the right sidekitab-i-iqanKIQ §275: the right hand side
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §82: My Namefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §286: My attributekitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: heaven;”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §254: arrayed withtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: all that is on earthfire-tabletFire §36: a desolate landgleaningsGWB §202: this worldkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: and all that are on Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §44: My earthepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §149: to the soil
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “doeth”, “wilt” (11 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “pleaseth”, “what” (83 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: of the willgleaningsGWB §39: they are the samekitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: pleaseth,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §854: Thy sovereign willtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §13: elsewill-and-testamentW&T §5: this one, unworthy though he be
SE expanded to “power of Thy might”
power 44% might 24% through 13% almighty 5% strength 4% omnipotence 3% whose 3% authority 2% greatness 1% transcendent 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §134: hath He decreedgleaningsGWB §169: Gird up the loinskitab-i-ahdAhd §8: of authoritykitab-i-iqanKIQ §110: endowedprayers-and-meditationsP&M §470: All-Wise.”tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §5: the firm and conclusive
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: If it be Thy wishgleaningsGWB §608: pleaseth.”kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §468: Thou hast wishedthe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: hath soughtgleaningsGWB §246: He hath wishedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: given
will 47% purpose 16% through 13% conformity 8% desire 5% operation 3% according 3% good 3% accordance 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §223: seek thou HimgleaningsGWB §468: intentionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §272: pleaseth.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: will of mine ownthe-hidden-wordsHW §57: dost wish forwill-and-testamentW&T §38: the Purposeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: purposegleaningsGWB §248: be seekers after
nothingness 33% nothing 19% utter 14% consume 5% perish 5% destroyed 5% non-existent 5% utterly 5% non-existence 5% brought 5%
This form usually rendered as “revelations”, “manifestations”, “revelation” (98 occurrences)
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 §226: He hath revealed Himselffire-tabletFire §8: the signsgleaningsGWB §562: been laid barekitab-i-ahdAhd §8: dayspringskitab-i-iqanKIQ §127: exponentprayers-and-meditationsP&M §769: fruits to be revealedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §8: to assistthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I gave thee being
This form usually rendered as “all”, “every”, “each” (962 occurrences)
all 62% every 25% each 3% whole 2% whatsoever 2% entire 1% everyone 1% continually 1% whatever 1% one 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: forsookgleaningsGWB §642: shall be as a thing forgottenkitab-i-iqanKIQ §109: thing forgottenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §438: its nothingnesswill-and-testamentW&T §16: passing awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: hath ceased to existgleaningsGWB §448: My deathkitab-i-iqanKIQ §219: loving-kindness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: fromgleaningsGWB §11: in Our sightprayers-and-meditationsP&M §746: besideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: atgleaningsGWB §386: when brought face to face withprayers-and-meditationsP&M §508: afterepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: in the sight ofgleaningsGWB §719: of
This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “changes”, “tokens” (37 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: distinctionfire-tabletFire §27: the signsgleaningsGWB §528: thatkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §511: majestythe-hidden-wordsHW §68: My statewill-and-testamentW&T §15: all earthly thingsepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: that neither
