The most Gracious, He has assumed all Authority

Khalifa: The Most Gracious; He has assumed all authority.
Yusuf Ali: (God) Most Gracious is firmly established on the throne (of authority).
Pickthal: The Beneficent One, Who is established on the Throne.
Shakir: The Beneficent God is firm in power.
Sher Ali: HE is the Gracious God Who has settled Himself firmly on the throne.
"Progressive Muslims": The Almighty, on the throne He settled.

( remember the parenthesis are the inference of the translator)

Surah 20:5

I was listening to this surah yesterday and it caught me dead
why, well because the word - i have heard before..
it takes me back to childhood, it takes me back to family life when i was young and when life was much muchmuch more easy, when even though there was a split in the family, we were still living together, we were still talking to each other, we were still a family ( this word not used sparingly - we were a family as we knew how to be a family)
it made me have memories about my dad on his prayer mat, nightly prayers, long duas... the smell of incense, the prayer mat that my dad uses.. the bowl filled with sand where you chook the incense to.. the fish tank,
the cream yellow colour of the living room, the brown curtains... the bad sofas and manky carpets, the standing fana nd the non existent air conditioner...

the simplicity of life and all it carries, the innocence of childhood - well in my case, not that innocent..

Arahman.. Most Gracious
al Arshii -istawa - firmly established on the throne of authourity..

Arahman alal arshiiistawa..

what a powerful statement..
My God is a powerful God..
My God is the Most Gracious and The Most Gracious IS FIRMLY ESTABLISHED on the THRONE OF AUTHOURITY..

Yes.. adetutu...God is good..