Prayers and Meditations — §86
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 86 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سَبْحانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ لَمْ تَزَلْ كُنْتَ فِيْ عُلُوِّ القُدْرَةِ وَالجَلالِ وَلا تَزالُ تَكُونُ فِيْ سُمُوِّ القُوَّةِ وَالإِجْلالِ، لا يَمْنَعُكَ عَمَّا أَرَدْتَهُ مَنْ فِيْ مَلَكُوتِ السَّمواتِ وَالأَرْضِ وَلا يُعْجِزُكَ مَنْ فِيْ جَبَروُتِ الأَمْرِ وَالخَلْقِ، تَفْعَلُ ما تَشاءُ بِأَمْرِكَ وَتَحْكُمُ ما تُرِيدُ بِسُلْطانِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ يا فالِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I bear witness that from eternity Thou wert exalted in Thy transcendent majesty and might, and wilt to eternity abide in Thy surpassing power and glory. None in the kingdoms of earth and heaven can frustrate Thy purpose; none throughout the realms of revelation and of creation can prevail against Thee. At Thy command Thou doest what Thou willest, and by the power of Thy sovereignty Thou rulest as Thou pleasest.
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Praised be Thou”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: “Glory to TheegleaningsGWB §122: praisekitab-i-iqanKIQ §175: “veils of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §15: veil of vain imaginingstablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: Glorified be He thatthe-hidden-wordsHW §89: from on highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §203: GlorifiedgleaningsGWB §387: Immeasurably exalted
SE usually renders this root as “god”, “divine”, “god’s”
SE expanded to “I bear witness”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §237: sentence of His deathfire-tabletFire §48: the placegleaningsGWB §328: Regard thoukitab-i-ahdAhd §3: appearethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §30: clear and manifestprayers-and-meditationsP&M §353: may testifytablet-of-ahmadAhmad §12: have We found themthe-hidden-wordsHW §47: a martyr
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §86: pass awaygleaningsGWB §124: continuekitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: shall pass awayprayers-and-meditationsP&M §779: wilt continue unto everlastingthe-hidden-wordsHW §115: passingwill-and-testamentW&T §24: may vanishepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §266: eventidegleaningsGWB §555: be dispelled
This form usually rendered as “loftiness”, “glory”, “sublime” (43 occurrences)
loftiness 27% glory 9% sublime 9% lofty 9% excellence 9% transcendent 9% heights 9% inaccessible 9% all-glorious 5% high-minded 5%
This form usually rendered as “power”, “ordained”, “ordain” (182 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “all-glorious”, “exalted” (62 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: glorified begleaningsGWB §546: grandeurkitab-i-iqanKIQ §205: of glory”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §171: majesty andepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §142: glorygleaningsGWB §656: Thy highnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §281: the All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §234: the tokens of Thy glory
SE rendered وَالجَلالِ (wáljalál), تَزالُ (tazál), تَكُونُ (takún), سُمُوِّ (sumúm), القُوَّةِ (al-qúqah) as “transcendent majesty, wilt to eternity abide, surpassing, power”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §13: all that hath beenfire-tabletFire §35: universegleaningsGWB §472: mayest bekitab-i-iqanKIQ §102: holdethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §132: of Thy creationtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §15: withhold not thyselftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: thou hesitatetablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: whose heart hath
This form usually rendered as “sublimity”, “exaltation”, “transcendent” (28 occurrences)
sublimity 27% exaltation 13% transcendent 13% sublime 7% noble 7% advancement 7% exalt 7% all-highest 7% exalted 7% greatness 7%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §97: the most excellent titlesfire-tabletFire §36: heavenlygleaningsGWB §349: all-highest and transcendentkitab-i-iqanKIQ §26: “Heavenprayers-and-meditationsP&M §682: the heaven oftablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: Names.’tablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §12: my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §9: in thine own
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §122: mightgleaningsGWB §238: His mightkitab-i-iqanKIQ §28: power and strengthprayers-and-meditationsP&M §199: with Thy strengththe-hidden-wordsHW §68: of mightwill-and-testamentW&T §25: forcesepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §210: with strengthgleaningsGWB §597: power to restore the force
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §242: forbadgleaningsGWB §194: withholdeth himselfkitab-i-iqanKIQ §239: withholdethprayers-and-meditationsP&M §545: held backtablet-of-ahmadAhmad §9: arise against theethe-hidden-wordsHW §157: goodlywill-and-testamentW&T §56: hindranceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §215: will not hinder
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “hast”, “have” (27 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §158: hath soughtgleaningsGWB §448: is His Willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §284: intendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §824: desiredtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §46: she did desirethe-hidden-wordsHW §8: seekestepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: wish onlygleaningsGWB §270: decided
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: Thy landgleaningsGWB §123: earthkitab-i-iqanKIQ §88: angelprayers-and-meditationsP&M §315: vassal dependent upontablet-of-carmelCarmel §1: of the Kingdomtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §15: the worldsthe-hidden-wordsHW §7: Our kingdomwill-and-testamentW&T §48: of the
This form usually rendered as “frustrate”, “can”, “prevail” (4 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §137: failedgleaningsGWB §260: can frustratekitab-i-iqanKIQ §189: unableprayers-and-meditationsP&M §706: and feeblenesswill-and-testamentW&T §49: overwhelmedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: powerlessgleaningsGWB §112: confess their helplessnesskitab-i-iqanKIQ §121: wearied
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §224: the Realm of Gloryfire-tabletFire §37: the eternal realmgleaningsGWB §632: the Kingdomkitab-i-iqanKIQ §13: oppressionprayers-and-meditationsP&M §308: Bindtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §16: the realmthe-hidden-wordsHW §1: fromwill-and-testamentW&T §38: of necessity prompteth
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §105: creationfire-tabletFire §40: wert createdgleaningsGWB §352: men’s heartskitab-i-iqanKIQ §14: of His creaturesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §112: of the understanding oftablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §54: created herthe-hidden-wordsHW §14: I created theeepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §4: hath been created
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “doeth”, “wilt” (11 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “pleaseth”, “thou”, “do” (75 occurrences)
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §155: all thingsgleaningsGWB §489: He willkitab-i-iqanKIQ §106: all”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §499: no purposetablet-of-ahmadAhmad §6: desirethtablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: created things.’the-hidden-wordsHW §69: substanceepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §226: the will
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §103: hath enjoinedgleaningsGWB §686: consummate power and wisdomkitab-i-ahdAhd §6: rulershipkitab-i-iqanKIQ §274: ordinancesprayers-and-meditationsP&M §805: Thy ruletablet-of-ahmadAhmad §1: the Wisethe-hidden-wordsHW §13: My commandwill-and-testamentW&T §22: Tribunal
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §159: power of His sovereigntygleaningsGWB §602: monarchkitab-i-iqanKIQ §226: the divine Kingprayers-and-meditationsP&M §237: of Thy Divine sovereigntytablet-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 higher powers
SE rendered تُرِيدُ (turíd), بِسُلْطانِكَ، (bisulṭánika،), أَسْئَلُكَ (ʾasʾaluk) as “pleasest, sovereignty”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §104: askgleaningsGWB §112: I beseechkitab-i-iqanKIQ §285: seekprayers-and-meditationsP&M §116: I imploreepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §150: I implore TheegleaningsGWB §323: to question his Lordprayers-and-meditationsP&M §651: I begepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §227: We pray
