Prayers and Meditations — §656
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 656 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
بِأَمْرِكَ تُبَدَّلُ الذِّلَّةُ بِالعِزَّةِ وَالضَّعْفُ بِالقُوَّةِ وَالعَجْزُ بِالاقْتِدارِ وَالاضْطِرابُ بِالاطْمِئْنانِ وَالرَّيْبُ بِالإِيْقانِ، لا إِلهَ إِلاَّ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou art He Who changeth through His bidding abasement into glory, and weakness into strength, and powerlessness into might, and fear into calm, and doubt into certainty. No God is there but Thee, the Mighty, the Beneficent.
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (179 occurrences)
cause 59% revelation 16% behest 7% bidding 4% decree 4% faith 3% commandment 3% command 1% through 1% affairs 1%
This form usually rendered as “barter”, “alter”, “changed” (7 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: barter awaygleaningsGWB §448: deflectkitab-i-iqanKIQ §79: abrogationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §19: hath been turnedtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: forgotthe-hidden-wordsHW §115: Barter notwill-and-testamentW&T §36: wash awayepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §183: barter
abasement 42% wretchedness 13% abased 13% degradation 8% ashamed 4% abject 4% depth 4% misery 4% shame 4% mortality 4%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §171: abasement ofgleaningsGWB §184: over My abasementkitab-i-iqanKIQ §80: degradationprayers-and-meditationsP&M §852: their abasementthe-hidden-wordsHW §125: of abasementwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lowlyepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §113: disgracegleaningsGWB §481: abject poverty
glory 49% transcendent 20% exalted 10% glorified 4% honor 4% all-glorious 3% mighty 3% most 3% almighty 3% might 2%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: Hath thy pompfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §92: noblekitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: noble form ofprayers-and-meditationsP&M §744: I swear by Thythe-hidden-wordsHW §125: Pride not yourselveswill-and-testamentW&T §10: my prideepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §168: exalted and glorified be He
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §140: faint-heartedgleaningsGWB §309: is considerably reducedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: their limited understandingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §675: wretched creatureepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §30: have failed to weakengleaningsGWB §569: are weakkitab-i-iqanKIQ §155: were brought lowprayers-and-meditationsP&M §490: weariness
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §221: endowed with a potency superiorgleaningsGWB §597: power to restore the forcekitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: potencythe-hidden-wordsHW §1: of powerwill-and-testamentW&T §25: forcesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §111: powergleaningsGWB §404: vitality
powerlessness 38% helplessness 14% none 10% impotence 10% failed 5% futility 5% incapacity 5% impotent 5% pen 5% weakness 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: powerlessgleaningsGWB §449: to frustrate His Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §230: miracleprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: the powerlessnesswill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: failedgleaningsGWB §327: failkitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: unable
power 65% might 11% potency 5% divine 3% sovereignty 3% greatness 3% mighty 3% almighty 3% omnipotence 3% strength 3%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §63: hath struck terror intogleaningsGWB §86: are sore vexedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §267: troubledprayers-and-meditationsP&M §529: unto my perplexitytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: rain blows upon theetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §57: smotethe-hidden-wordsHW §15: dost thou dreadwill-and-testamentW&T §5: heavy blow
assurance 22% confidence 17% peace 11% tranquillity 11% certainty 11% security 6% rest 6% faith 6% consume 6% certitude 6%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §160: be well-assuredgleaningsGWB §621: may rest confidentlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §164: peaceprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: to assurewill-and-testamentW&T §2: rested assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: RelygleaningsGWB §203: symbols of certitudekitab-i-iqanKIQ §247: timorous
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §206: doubtethgleaningsGWB §555: and misgivingskitab-i-iqanKIQ §10: as suspicious.’”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §670: of the doubtersthe-hidden-wordsHW §13: thereofepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: and doubtedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §224: addressethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §609: idle fancies
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §193: assurancefire-tabletFire §24: Thy certitudegleaningsGWB §312: and readilykitab-i-iqanKIQ §11: certaintyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §65: believingtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §14: assuredepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: thou mayest begleaningsGWB §353: thou must, likewise, believe
