Prayers and Meditations — §308
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 308 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
SE expanded to “by Thy Name”
This form usually rendered as “all-sufficing”, “can”, “name” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “beyond”, “well”, “fear” (48 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of Thine adversaries”
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “in Thy testimony”
SE expanded to “Thy Previous Manifestation”
SE rendered مَظْهَرِ (maẓhar), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), الأُولى (al-ʾúlى), ظَهَرَ (ẓahar), بِاسْمِكَ (biásmik) as “Thy Previous Manifestation, appeared, with Thy”
SE expanded to “title, the All-Glorious”
This form usually rendered as “have” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “derided”, “god”, “scorn” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “signs”, “verses”, “clear” (33 occurrences)
SE expanded to “at Thy most mighty utterances”
SE rendered وَيَلْعَبوُنَ (wayalʿabwun), بِالآياتِ (biáláyát), الكُبْرى (al-kubrى), وَمُنِعُوا (wamuniʿúá), المَقامِ (al-maqám) as “have jested, at Thy most mighty utterances, and were hindered, most exalted station”
SE expanded to “and were hindered”
SE expanded to “most exalted station”
SE rendered وَمُنِعُوا (wamuniʿúá), المَقامِ (al-maqám), الأَسْنی، (as-sní،), وَبِاسْمِكَ (wabiásmik), الغَالِبِ (al-ghálib) as “and were hindered, most exalted station, by Thy, Name, the Victorious”
This form usually rendered as “all-subduing”, “all-compelling”, “triumphing” (19 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thy loved ones”
This form usually rendered as “name” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “sanctity”, “holiness”, “name” (7 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have”, “dishonoreth”, “undermined” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “tyrant”, “name”, “all-compelling” (3 occurrences)
SE expanded to “in their affairs”
SE rendered وَتُصْلِحَ (watuṣliḥ), أُموُرَهُمْ (ʾumwurahum), بِعِنايَتِكَ، (biʿináyatika،), وَبِاسْمِكَ (wabiásmik), العَلاَّمِ (al-ʿalálam) as “graciously bless, in their affairs, by Thy, Name, the All-Knowing”
SE expanded to “Name, the All-Knowing”
SE expanded to “in the ways”
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
SE expanded to “of Thy pleasure”
This form usually rendered as “corrupt”, “lusts”, “acted” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Name, the Preserver”
SE expanded to “of Thy might”
SE rendered قُدْرَتِكَ (qudratik), وَاقْتِدارِكَ (wáqtidárik), لِئَلا (liʾalá), يَرِدَ (yarid), عَلَيْهِمْ (ʿalayhim), سِهَامُ (sihám), الإِشَاراتِ (ash-shárát) as “of Thy might, and power, that haply, the darts, of doubt”
SE rendered وَاقْتِدارِكَ (wáqtidárik), لِئَلا (liʾalá), يَرِدَ (yarid), عَلَيْهِمْ (ʿalayhim), سِهَامُ (sihám), الإِشَاراتِ (ash-shárát) as “and power, that haply, the darts, of doubt”
SE expanded to “such as have rebelled”
literal: special; particular; specific
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “whom” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thine irrevocable Tablet”
This form usually rendered as “divine”, “irrevocable” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of Thy realm”
SE expanded to “that all may turn”