Prayers and Meditations — §616
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 616 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
وَسُلْطانُهُمْ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou art, truly, the Lord and King of all men, and art potent over all things.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Lord and King of”
sovereignty 49% king 22% sháh 7% sovereign 6% power 4% kings 3% lord 3% through 2% rulers 2% sovereigns 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §108: authoritygleaningsGWB §632: all sovereigntykitab-i-iqanKIQ §25: of its ancient sovereigntyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §750: their Kingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: is the Kingthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: celestialwill-and-testamentW&T §8: unto a just kingepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §145: the powers
SE rendered وَسُلْطانُهُمْ (wasulṭánuhum), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), شَيْءٍ (shayʾin) as “Lord and King of, all things”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: pleasethgleaningsGWB §669: Through His world-pervading Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: sameprayers-and-meditationsP&M §114: resplendenttablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: all created things
This form usually rendered as “almighty”, “most”, “strength” (70 occurrences)
almighty 38% most 29% strength 6% all-powerful 6% might 6% power 4% potent 4% art 2% god 2% all-subduing 2%
