Prayers and Meditations — §451

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 451 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الحَكِيمُ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ العَلِيمُ، لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُعْطِ البَاذِلُ المُقْتَدِرُ الغَفَّارُ وَالحَمْدُ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Thou art, verily, the God of glory, the God of power, the God of knowledge and wisdom. No God is there beside Thee, the Great Giver, the All-Bountiful, the Almighty, the Ever-Forgiving.

Translation Notes

وَإِنَّكَ

waʾinnak ʾ-n-n → “thou art, verily”

literal: indeed/verily

SE expanded to “Thou art, 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 §837: Since Thou hast will-and-testamentW&T §36: not to gleaningsGWB §2: And if prayers-and-meditationsP&M §378: likewise, recognize will-and-testamentW&T §36: for they are gleaningsGWB §82: We

الحَكِيمُ

al-ḥakím ḥ-k-m → “wisdom”

literal: wisdom; wise

all-wise 79% wisdom 5% all-wise.” 3% wise 3% sages 2% embodiments 2% ḥakím 2% name 2% shall 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §132: pronounced judgment gleaningsGWB §464: have judged kitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulership kitab-i-iqanKIQ §34: declared prayers-and-meditationsP&M §180: hath broken tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: shall be tested the-hidden-wordsHW §13: My command will-and-testamentW&T §34: government

العَلِيمُ،

al-ʿalímu، ʿ-l-m → “knowledge” Distinctive

literal: knowledge

This form usually rendered as “all-knowing”, “omniscient”, “knower” (77 occurrences)

all-knowing 73% omniscient 8% knower 5% knoweth 3% god 3% aware 2% understanding 2% discerning 2% himself 2% all-wise 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §185: the most learned fire-tabletFire §49: all the worlds gleaningsGWB §48: that dwell therein kitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: is evident and manifest prayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: and the knowledge tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worlds tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: we have taught thee the-hidden-wordsHW §144: peoples

إِلهَ

ʾilh ʾ-l-h → “god”

literal: God; god

god 85% lord 8% other 4% there 2% thou 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: O my God gleaningsGWB §385: two Gods kitab-i-iqanKIQ §140: divine prayers-and-meditationsP&M §333: O Lord my God epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: my God gleaningsGWB §26: of God kitab-i-iqanKIQ §8: Almighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §606: Thou the Lord

المُعْطِ

al-muʿṭ ʿ-ṭ-y → “the great giver”

literal: giver; give; bounty

SE expanded to “the Great Giver”

great 40% all-bountiful 20% all-bounteous 10% most 10% bountiful 10% bounteousness 10%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §85: conferred gleaningsGWB §464: bestowed upon Us kitab-i-iqanKIQ §23: goodly gift prayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: didst bestow upon him the-hidden-wordsHW §3: gift epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §136: Giver gleaningsGWB §134: giveth kitab-i-iqanKIQ §37: we bestow

البَاذِلُ

al-bádhil b-dh-l → “the all-bountiful”

literal: bestowed; expended; granted

all-bountiful 67% munificent 33%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: exert gleaningsGWB §615: dedicated kitab-i-iqanKIQ §31: breathed prayers-and-meditationsP&M §451: the All-Bountiful will-and-testamentW&T §23: fall upon gleaningsGWB §686: have wafted kitab-i-iqanKIQ §22: conferring prayers-and-meditationsP&M §90: expended

المُقْتَدِرُ

al-muqtadir q-d-r → “the almighty”

literal: power; powerful

almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: through the might fire-tabletFire §48: Ordainer gleaningsGWB §490: can bear kitab-i-ahdAhd §9: consummate power kitab-i-iqanKIQ §182: His mighty prayers-and-meditationsP&M §564: the power of Whose tablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerful tablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: the Mighty, the All-Powerful

الغَفَّارُ

al-ghaffár gh-f-r → “the ever-forgiving”

literal: forgiving; forgiveness; forgive

ever-forgiving 50% pardoner 17% forgiver 17% thou 17%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §192: pardon fire-tabletFire §35: Forgiver gleaningsGWB §569: ask forgiveness kitab-i-iqanKIQ §214: remission prayers-and-meditationsP&M §624: revealedst Thy forgiveness will-and-testamentW&T §13: concourse epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §112: forgive gleaningsGWB §463: forgiven

وَالحَمْدُ

wálḥamd ḥ-m-d

literal: praise; praised

SE rendered المُقْتَدِرُ (al-muqtadir), الغَفَّارُ (al-ghaffár), وَالحَمْدُ (wálḥamd) as “the Almighty, the Ever-Forgiving”

thanks 42% praise 26% all 9% praised 7% give 6% magnified 3% “praised 2% all-praise 2% “praised 2% yield 2%

epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §161: thanks gleaningsGWB §343: All glory kitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: His praise”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §259: thanksgiving tablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: ‘Render thanks will-and-testamentW&T §5: the Lord epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: Praise gleaningsGWB §163: time Thou

Prayers and Meditations — §451

Source (Arabic)

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Translation Notes

Model Translations by Shoghi Effendi

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf

Fire Tablet

Gleanings

Kitáb-i-’Ahd

Kitáb-i-Íqán

Tablet of Aḥmad

Tablet of Carmel

Tablet of the Holy Mariner

The Hidden Words

Will and Testament