Will and Testament — §37
Persian source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 37 of 59.
Source (Persian)
انّک انت المقتدر العزیز المهیمن القیّوم
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Thou art the Powerful, the Gracious, the Help in Peril, the Self-Subsisting!
Translation Notes
almighty 31% powerful 20% potent 16% most 10% all-powerful 9% omnipotent 4% god 4% lord 3% power 2% strength 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §42: Lord of strengthfire-tabletFire §48: OrdainergleaningsGWB §214: worthkitab-i-ahdAhd §12: grantedkitab-i-iqanKIQ §260: would be powerlessprayers-and-meditationsP&M §215: that which Thou didst ordaintablet-of-ahmadAhmad §3: the Powerfultablet-of-carmelCarmel §5: of His might
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (159 occurrences)
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 §118: gloryfire-tabletFire §43: by Thy banishmentgleaningsGWB §471: highkitab-i-iqanKIQ §99: friendprayers-and-meditationsP&M §482: would—I swear by Thy glory—declarethe-hidden-wordsHW §58: splendorwill-and-testamentW&T §4: endearedepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §198: of glory
المهیمن
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 §32: the rulerkitab-i-iqanKIQ §85: these twoprayers-and-meditationsP&M §648: and supremegleaningsGWB §399: Omnipotent Protectorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §27: overpowering majestyprayers-and-meditationsP&M §649: overshadowestgleaningsGWB §531: Sovereign Protector
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §101: arisefire-tabletFire §48: He hath risen upgleaningsGWB §277: determinationkitab-i-ahdAhd §13: your stationkitab-i-iqanKIQ §152: of the “Day of Resurrection,”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §778: pursued steadfastlytablet-of-carmelCarmel §3: most exalted Spottablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §44: she rose
