Prayers and Meditations — §491
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 491 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَلَوْ أَنِّيْ يا إِلهِي أَعْلَمُ بِأَنَّكَ قَدَّرْتَ لَهُمْ ما لا يُعادِلُ بِهِ ما فِي سَمائِكَ وَأَرْضِكَ وَلكِنْ أُحِبُّ بِأَنْ تَراهُمْ فِي العِزَّةِ وَالاقْتِدارِ فِي أَيَّامِكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى خَلْقِكَ كُلٌّ فِي قَبْضَتِكَ وَفِي كَفِّ اقْتِدارِكَ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ العَلِيمُ الحَكِيمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Aware as I am, O my God, that Thou hast decreed for them that which excelleth whatsoever is in Thy heaven and on Thy earth, I still cherish the desire that Thou mayest behold them in Thy days exalted and honored by Thy creatures. Supreme art Thou over Thy creation. All are held within Thy grasp, and lie prisoned in the hollow of Thy hand. No God is there but Thee, the All-Powerful, the All-Knowing, the All-Wise.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §125: I adjure theefire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §506: itskitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §89: holy and divineprayers-and-meditationsP&M §837: of Thy Divinitytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
all-knowing 73% omniscient 9% all-wise 5% knower 4% god 3% knowing 2% knoweth 2% aware 1% understanding 1% who 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: did ye but know itfire-tabletFire §13: ensignsgleaningsGWB §540: educationkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: recognizedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §16: knowledge.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §146: of Thy knowledgetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §17: of all the worldstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §13: which we have taught
power 62% might 10% divine 5% mighty 5% dominion 5% potency 5% potentialities 2% hands 2% all-subduing 2% soul 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §117: of justicegleaningsGWB §507: equitablykitab-i-ahdAhd §1: pricelessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §337: would be more heinous thanthe-hidden-wordsHW §29: be justwill-and-testamentW&T §8: to be justepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §184: fairnessgleaningsGWB §33: Divine justice
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §34: so noblefire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §59: His most excellent nameskitab-i-iqanKIQ §15: sacredprayers-and-meditationsP&M §725: Thine incomparable glorytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §11: My saketablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: divine attributes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §189: Holy Landfire-tabletFire §3: sandsgleaningsGWB §75: on the earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §184: the earth itselfprayers-and-meditationsP&M §267: Thy earthtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §43: the landsthe-hidden-wordsHW §95: within itepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §151: on earth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §84: of My lovefire-tabletFire §7: of Thy lovegleaningsGWB §513: who lovethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §279: faithfulprayers-and-meditationsP&M §442: through their lovetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §40: the Beloved Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §20: My loverwill-and-testamentW&T §6: their
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “every” (3 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: perceivedfire-tabletFire §26: seestgleaningsGWB §163: of the visionkitab-i-iqanKIQ §51: seenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: that Thou mayest behold himthe-hidden-wordsHW §62: thou mayest obtainwill-and-testamentW&T §35: saw meepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: have I perceived
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 §7: the power of Thy mightgleaningsGWB §115: invinciblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §227: He is the Mightyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: exalttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §4: Incomparablethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §3: preciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Almighty
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: in the daytimegleaningsGWB §724: Our lifekitab-i-iqanKIQ §130: the day of His Revelationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §467: throughout my lifetablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: a Daythe-hidden-wordsHW §115: a passing daywill-and-testamentW&T §54: days’ timeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §235: day of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §166: His creaturesfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §487: Who hath created Me and themkitab-i-iqanKIQ §86: thoseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §298: that hath been createdtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §23: thou wast createdepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §54: a virtuous character
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: this afflictiongleaningsGWB §303: yield upkitab-i-iqanKIQ §69: swayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §360: the daysepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §180: were held firmlygleaningsGWB §657: the mighty graspkitab-i-iqanKIQ §101: to extinguishprayers-and-meditationsP&M §339: in the grasp of
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §14: through the power of wisdomgleaningsGWB §98: as the Exponents ofkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §186: ancient Wisdomprayers-and-meditationsP&M §216: Lordtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §5: the Wise Onethe-hidden-wordsHW §117: the onewill-and-testamentW&T §56: Caution and prudence
