Prayers and Meditations — §53 Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 53 of 858. Source (Arabic) لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُهَيْمِنُ القَيُّومُ. Shoghi Effendi Translation There is none other God but Thee, the Guardian, the Self-Subsisting. Translation Notes إِلهَ ʾilh ʾ-l-h → “god” literal: god; o god god 88% lord 8% thou 3% there 1% sovereign 1% one 1% epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: “O Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §122: born of the substance of God Himselfkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §149: God”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §821: art Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial المُهَيْمِنُ al-muhaymin h-y-m-n → “help” literal: guardian; guardian/protector; protector 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 §612: the omnipotent Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §131: awful majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: and hast caused to overshadowepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: overshadowethgleaningsGWB §300: Guardianprayers-and-meditationsP&M §371: and set up overepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: the Help in Peril القَيُّومُ al-qayyúm q-w-m → “the self-subsisting” literal: station; people; place 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 §132: placefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §127: entered His holy courtkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §171: to proclaimprayers-and-meditationsP&M §850: sovereigntytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: so steadfasttablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: remaineth motionless