Prayers and Meditations — §243
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 243 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
كُلِّ فَقيرٍ، سُبْحَانَكَ يا إِلهِي لَمّا عَرَّفْتَنِي هذا أَسْئَلُكَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ ما حَمَلَهُ الأَلْواحُ وَما جَرَى عَلَى قَلْبِ أَحَدٍ وَلِسانِ نَفْسٍ وَلَمْ يَزَلْ كانَ خَفِيًّا بِخَفآءِ ذاتِكَ وَمُتَعالِيًا بِعُلُوِّ نَفْسِكَ بِأَنْ تَرْفَعَ فِي هذِهِ السَّنَةِ أَعْلامَ نَصْرِكَ وَراياتِ انْتِصارِكَ لِيَغْنِيَنَّ كُلٌّ بِغَنائِكَ وَيَسْتَرْفِعُنَّ بِعُلُوِّ سُلْطانِ رِفْعَتِكَ وَيَقُومُنَّ عَلَى أَمْرِكَ وَإِنَّكَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Magnified be Thy name, O my God! Now that Thou hast caused me to apprehend this truth, I beseech Thee by Thy Name which no scroll can bear, which no heart can imagine and no tongue can utter—a Name which will remain concealed so long as Thine own Essence is hidden, and will be glorified so long as Thine own Being is extolled—to unfurl, ere the present year draw to a close, the ensigns of Thine undisputed ascendancy and triumph, that the whole creation may be enriched by Thy wealth, and may be exalted through the ennobling influence of Thy transcendent sovereignty, and that all may arise and promote Thy Cause.
Translation Notes
سُبْحَانَكَ
literal: glorified; the All-Praised; exalted
بِاسْمِكَ
literal: to name, to nominate, to designate, to appoint; name; noun; to name, to appoint, to designate
لِيَغْنِيَنَّ
literal: to be independent of; to be in no need of; to dispense with
