Prayers and Meditations — §629
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 629 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
عَلَى ما تَشآءُ لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ العَزِيزُ الْكَرِيمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Potent art Thou to do Thy pleasure. No God is there save Thee, the Mighty, the Most Generous.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “pleaseth”, “thou”, “do” (75 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §217: WillgleaningsGWB §257: that willethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §75: Will,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §639: please themtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: willeth
all-glorious 39% almighty 23% mighty 16% gracious 7% glorious 4% all-powerful 2% exalted 2% god 2% hard 2% most 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §196: blestfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §387: His mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §264: dignitariesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §23: By Thy mightthe-hidden-wordsHW §69: of wondrous glorywill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §102: Almighty
most 41% all-bountiful 23% generous 13% bountiful 5% god 5% goodness 3% noble 3% all-powerful 3% bounteousness 3% wisdom 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §5: Thy bountyfire-tabletFire §4: bestowalgleaningsGWB §632: all-gloriouskitab-i-ahdAhd §11: All-Powerfulkitab-i-iqanKIQ §117: praiseprayers-and-meditationsP&M §280: the Most Mercifulwill-and-testamentW&T §50: Graciousepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §8: of Thy favor
