Prayers and Meditations — §331
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 331 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “lauded”, “praised” (181 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I bear witness”
SE rendered خَلْقِ (khalq), الاخْتِراعِ (al-ákhtiráʿ), وَذِكْرِ (wadhikr), الإِبْداعِ (al-ʾibdáʿ), بِأَنّكَ (biʾannk), اللّهُ (al-lh) as “creation, mention, God”
SE expanded to “From eternity Thou”
This form usually rendered as “sublimity”, “exaltation”, “inaccessible” (28 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “wonder”, “perplexity”, “sore” (12 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “ascend”, “ascent”, “death” (20 occurrences)
SE rendered عِرْفانِ (ʿirfán), كُنْهِكَ (kunhik), وَالبُلُوغِ (wálbulúgh), ذُرْوَةِ (dhurwah), عِرفَانِكَ، (ʿirfánika،) as “Thine, comprehension, pinnacle, knowledge”
SE rendered ذُرْوَةِ (dhurwah), عِرفَانِكَ، (ʿirfánika،), ذِي (dhí), قُوَّةٍ (qúqahin), أَقَرَّ (ʾaqarr), بِالعَجْزِ (biálʿajz) as “pinnacle, knowledge, mighty, acknowledged, weakness”
This form usually rendered as “power”, “strength”, “through” (35 occurrences)
SE rendered وَكُلُّ (wakull), ذِي (dhí), عِلْمٍ (ʿilmin), اعْتَرَفَ (iʿtaraf), بِالجَهْلِ، (biáljahli،), وَكُلُّ (wakull), ذِي (dhí), وُجُودٍ (wujúdin), مَعْدُومٌ (maʿdúmun) as “They, ignorance, recognized, nothing”
SE rendered ظُهُورٍ (ẓuhúrin), مَفْقُودٌ (mafqúdun), لَدَى (ladá), شُئُوناتِ (shuʾúnát), عِزِّ (ʿizz), عَظَمَتِكَ، (ʿaẓamatika،), وَكُلُّ (wakull) as “manifestations, sink, oblivion, Thy, glory, The”
This form usually rendered as “light”, “radiance”, “illumine” (185 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “oppressive”, “obscure”, “eclipsed” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “utterance”, “words”, “speech” (130 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “send”, “rain”, “declineth” (26 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “signs”, “verses”, “words” (179 occurrences)
SE rendered تَنَزُّلِ (tanazzul), آياتِ (áyát), قُدْسِ (quds), أَحَديَّتِكَ، (ʾaḥadídatika،), وَكُلُّ (wakull), قائِمٍ (qáʾimin), مُضْطَرِبٌ (muḍṭaribun) as “effusions, utterance, holy, the, foundations, tremble”
This form usually rendered as “qá’im”, “standing”, “have” (47 occurrences)