Prayers and Meditations — §116
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 116 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ يا إِلهِي أَسْئَلُكَ بِجَمالِ القِدَمِ وَاسْمِكَ الأَعْظَمِ الَّذِيْ فَدَيْتَهُ لِحَياةِ مَنْ فِيْ أَرْضِكَ وَسَمائِكَ وَحَبَسْتَهُ لِعَتْقِ الأَعْناقِ مِنْ سَلاسِلِ النَّفْسِ وَالهَوى بِجُودِكَ وَسَلْطَنَتِكَ بِأَنْ تَجْعَلَنِي مِنَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَنْشَقُوا رائِحَةَ رَحْمَتِك وسَرُعُوا إِلى كَوْثَرِ فَضْلِكَ عَلَى شَأْنٍ ما مَنَعَتْهُمُ السِّهامُ عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلى شَطْرِكَ وَلا الرِّماحُ عَنِ الإِقْبالِ إِلى أُفُقِ وَحْيِكَ،
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praised be Thou, O Lord my God! I implore Thee by Thine Ancient Beauty and Most Great Name, Whom Thou hast sacrificed that all the dwellers of Thine earth and heaven may be born anew, and Whom Thou hast cast into prison that mankind may, as a token of Thy bounty and of Thy sovereign might, be released from the bondage of evil passions and corrupt desires, to number me with those who have so deeply inhaled the fragrance of Thy mercy, and hastened with such speed unto the living waters of Thy grace, that no dart could hinder them from turning unto Thee, nor any spear from setting their faces towards the orient of Thy Revelation.
Translation Notes
فَدَيْتَهُ
literal: to sacrifice; to ransom; to redeem; to sacrifice oneself for
وَسَلْطَنَتِكَ
literal: dominion; authority; power; sovereignty; control
شَأْنٍ
literal: affair; concern; matter; aspect; quality; state; affairs; matters; conditions; circumstances; affair, matter, station, rank, dignity; station; rank; importance; matter, affair, concern, dignity, rank
