Prayers and Meditations — §227
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 227 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “arrogance”, “pride”, “glorified” (20 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “lord”, “god”, “god”” (108 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the Primal Point”
SE rendered إِلهِي (ʾilhí), النُّقْطَةِ (an-nuqṭah), الأَوَّلِيَّةِ (al-ʾawwalílah), وَالسِّرِّ (wálssirr) as “Lord my God, the Primal Point, the Divine Mystery”
SE rendered وَالسِّرِّ (wálssirr), الأَحَدِيَّةِ (al-ʾaḥadídah), وَالْغَيْبِ (wálghayb), الْهُوِيَّةِ (al-húíhah) as “the Divine Mystery, the Unseen Essence”
1 occurrence in corpus
SE expanded to “and the Manifestation of Thy”
SE rendered وَمَظْهَرِ (wamaẓhar), الرُّبُوْبِيَّةِ (ar-rubúbíbah), فَصَّلْتَ (faṣṣalt) as “and the Manifestation of Thy, made plain”
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “unfolded” (6 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “wisdom”, “through” (51 occurrences)
SE rendered وَظَهَرَتْ (waẓaharat), لالِئُ (láliʾ), عِلْمِكَ (ʿilmik), الْمَكْنُوْنِ (al-maknún), وَسِرُّ (wasirr), اسْمِكَ (ismik), الْمَخْزُوْنِ (al-makhzún) as “were uncovered, the pearls of, Thy hidden, and the mystery, Thy treasured name”
SE expanded to “Thy treasured name”
SE expanded to “Thy treasured name”
SE expanded to “Whom Thou hast appointed”
This form usually rendered as “forerunner”, “herald”, “bringest” (18 occurrences)
SE expanded to “as the Announcer of”
SE rendered وَجَعَلْتَهُ (wajaʿaltah), مُبَشِّرًا (mubashshiran), لِلَّذِيْ (lilladhí), بِاسْمِهِ (biásmih), أُلِّفَ (ʾullif), الْكافُ (al-káf), بِرُكْنِها (biruknihá) as “Whom Thou hast appointed, as the Announcer of, Whose name, been joined and united, letter B”
This form usually rendered as “self-sufficing” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “been sent down”
SE rendered وَفُصِّلَتْ (wafuṣṣilat), أَحْكامُكَ (ʾaḥkámuk), وَنُشِرَتْ (wanushirat), آثارُكَ (átháruk), وَحُقِّقَتْ (waḥuqqiqat) as “set forth, Thy laws, spread abroad, Thy Word established”
SE expanded to “Thy Word established”
SE rendered وَحُقِّقَتْ (waḥuqqiqat), كَلِمَتُكَ (kalimatuk), وَبُعِثَتْ (wabuʿithat), قُلُوْبُ (qulúb) as “Thy Word established, were laid bare, hearts of”
This form usually rendered as “laid” (2 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thy chosen ones”
literal: gather; gathered; gathering
This form usually rendered as “resurrection”, “judgment”, “will” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “were gathered together”
SE expanded to “kingdom of Thy names”
SE expanded to “Spirit of Spirits”
SE expanded to “of Thine irrevocable decree”
SE expanded to “Whom Thou hast invested with”
SE rendered وَأَقَمْتَهُ (waʾaqamtah), مَقامَ (maqám), نَفْسِك (nafsik), وَرَجَعَتْ (warajaʿat), الأَسْماءِ (as-smáʾ), اسْمِهِ (ismih) as “Whom Thou hast invested with, Thine own, all other names, Whose name”
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (244 occurrences)
SE expanded to “at Thy bidding”
This form usually rendered as “have”, “until”, “attain” (7 occurrences)
SE rendered انْتَهَتْ (intahat), أَسْماؤُكَ (ʾasmáʾuk), وَصِفاتُكَ (waṣifátuk), وَلَهُ (walah), أَسْماءٌ (ʾasmáʾun) as “attain their final consummation, all Thine attributes, such names as”
SE rendered انْتَهَتْ (intahat), أَسْماؤُكَ (ʾasmáʾuk), وَصِفاتُكَ (waṣifátuk), وَلَهُ (walah), أَسْماءٌ (ʾasmáʾun), سُرادِقِ (surádiq), عِفَّتِكَ (ʿiffatik) as “attain their final consummation, all Thine attributes, such names as, Thy stainless”
SE rendered أَسْماءٌ (ʾasmáʾun), سُرادِقِ (surádiq), عِفَّتِكَ (ʿiffatik), وَفِي (wafí), عَوالِمِ (ʿawálim), غَيْبِكَ (ghaybik) as “such names as, Thy stainless, Thine invisible world”
This form usually rendered as “stainless” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thy sanctified cities”
SE rendered عَوالِمِ (ʿawálim), غَيْبِكَ (ghaybik), وَمَدائِنِ (wamadáʾin), تَقَدِيْسِكَ، (taqadísika،) as “Thine invisible world, Thy sanctified cities”