Prayers and Meditations — §590
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 590 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
مُعْرِضٍ إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُهَيْمِنُ بِسُلْطانِكَ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ القَدِيرُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou, truly, art the Help in Peril through the power of Thy sovereignty. No God is there save Thee, the Almighty, the Most Powerful.
Translation Notes
SE rendered مُعْرِضٍ (muʿriḍin), المُهَيْمِنُ (al-muhaymin) as “the Help in Peril”
turned 38% who 13% withdrawn 6% strayed 6% disbelieved 6% cast 6% repudiate 6% rejected 6% repudiated 6% faithful 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §141: they that have turnedgleaningsGWB §83: have castkitab-i-iqanKIQ §9: rebelliousnessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §273: opposedtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: turns awaythe-hidden-wordsHW §22: hast thou turned awaywill-and-testamentW&T §17: oppose and protestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: denial
المُهَيْمِنُ
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
SE expanded to “the Help in Peril”
help 41% omnipotent 16% supreme 13% sovereign 9% ruler 6% transcendent 3% protector 3% transcendeth 3% pervadeth 3% all-subduing 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §2: transcendentgleaningsGWB §706: pervadethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: overpowering majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: and the Sovereign ProtectorgleaningsGWB §61: that transcendethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: these twoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §244: the All-SubduinggleaningsGWB §180: Protector
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: KinggleaningsGWB §592: by virtue of His sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: the Lord of all beingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: holy and transcendent unitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §41: warrantepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §173: the King
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
