Prayers and Meditations — §180
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 180 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
مِنْ نارِ حُبِّكَ وَحَرارَةِ صَوْمِكَ مُشْتَعِلِينَ فِيْ أَمْرِكَ وَمُشْتَغِلِينَ بِذِكْرِكَ وَثَنائِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ لَمَّا زَيَّنْتَهُمْ بِطِرازِ الصَّوْمِ زَيِّنْهُمْ بِطِرازِ القَبُولِ بِفَضْلِكَ وَإِحْسانِكَ لأنَّ الأَعْمالَ كُلَّها مُعَلَّقَةٌ بِقَبُولِكَ وَمَنُوطَةٌ بِأَمْرِكَ، لَوْ تَحْكُمُ لِمَنْ أَفْطَرَ حُكْمَ الصَّوْمِ إِنَّهُ مِمَّنْ صَامَ فِيْ أَزَلِ الآزالِ وَلَوْ تَحْكُمُ لِمَنْ صَامَ حُكْمَ الإِفْطارِ إِنَّهُ مِمَّنْ اغْبَرَّ بِهِ ثَوْبُ الأَمْرِ وَبَعُدَ عَنْ زُلالِ هذا السَّلْسالِ، أَنْتَ ال
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Since Thou hast adorned them, O my Lord, with the ornament of the Fast prescribed by Thee, do Thou adorn them also with the ornament of Thine acceptance, through Thy grace and bountiful favor. For the doings of men are all dependent upon Thy good pleasure, and are conditioned by Thy behest. Shouldst Thou regard him who hath broken the Fast as one who hath observed it, such a man would be reckoned among them who from eternity had been keeping the Fast. And shouldst Thou decree that he who hath observed the Fast hath broken it, that person would be numbered with such as have caused the Robe of Thy Revelation to be stained with dust, and been far removed from the crystal waters of this living Fountain.
Translation Notes
وَحَرارَةِ
literal: to set free; to write down; to compose; حرارة (heat) is from ح-ر-ر but distinct semantic development from ‘free/write’
وَثَنائِكَ،
literal: praise; commendation; eulogy; glorification; praise, commendation, eulogy
زَيَّنْتَهُمْ
literal: to adorn; ornament; beauty; adornment; embellishment; decoration
أَزَلِ
literal: eternity; pre-eternity; without beginning; eternal; everlasting; from eternity
