Prayers and Meditations — §220
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 220 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “have”, “set”, “hath” (17 occurrences)
SE expanded to “my face turned towards”
This form usually rendered as “have”, “hath”, “clinging” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “cleaving steadfastly to”
literal: compassionate; kindness/compassion; kindness
SE expanded to “Thy gracious providence”
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bounteousness”, “favor” (63 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “favors”, “loving-kindness”, “gifts” (65 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thy tender mercies”
literal: disappoint; disappoint, frustrate; disappointed
This form usually rendered as “power”, “thou”, “might” (157 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have turned towards”
This form usually rendered as “sanctuary”, “tabernacle”, “forbidden” (27 occurrences)
SE rendered حَرَمِ (ḥaram), وَصْلِكَ (waṣlik), وَكَعْبَةِ (wakaʿbah), لِقائِكَ (liqáʾik), وَصامُوْا (waṣámúá), حُبِّكَ، (ḥubbika،) as “precincts of Thy court, Thy presence, sanctuary of, have observed the Fast, love of Thee”
SE expanded to “have observed the Fast”
SE expanded to “love of Thee”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “confessed”, “recognized” (26 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (75 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “there”, “can” (50 occurrences)
literal: presence; present; presence/holiness
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “highness”, “station” (19 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “having” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered الأَشْياءِ (ash-shyáʾ), بِأَسْمائِكَ (biʾasmáʾik), الْحُسْنى (al-ḥusnى), الظُّهُورِ (aẓ-ẓuhúr) as “created things, most excellent titles, Revelation”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “conduct” (17 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “rid”, “who”, “have” (11 occurrences)
SE rendered وَأَنْقَطِعَ (waʾanqaṭiʿ), سِواكَ (siwák), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), أَرَى (ʾará), الدُّنْيا (ad-dunyá) as “so detached, but Thee, that, appear, world”
This form usually rendered as “discover”, “may”, “behold” (17 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “fleeting” (1 occurrences)