Prayers and Meditations — §415

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 415 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

كَعْبَتِي وَجَمالُكَ حَرَمِي وشَطْرُكَ مَطْلَبِي وَذِكْرُكَ رَجائِي وَحُبُّكَ مُؤنِسِيْ وَعِشْقُكَ مُوجِدِيْ وَذِكْرُكَ أَنيسِيْ وَقُرْبُكَ أَمَلِي وَوَصْلُكَ غَايَةُ رَجَائِي وَمُنْتَهى مَطْلَبِيْ، أَسْئَلُكَ أَنْ لا تُخَيِّبَنِي عَمَّا قَدَّرْتَهُ لِخِيرَةِ إِمائِكَ، ثُمَّ ارْزُقنِي خَيْرَ الدُّنْيا وَالآخِرَةِ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O Thou Whose face is the object of my adoration, Whose beauty is my sanctuary, Whose court is my goal, Whose remembrance is my wish, Whose affection is my solace, Whose love is my begetter, Whose praise is my companion, Whose nearness is my hope, Whose presence is my greatest longing and supreme aspiration! Disappoint me not, I entreat Thee, by withholding from me the things Thou didst ordain for the chosen ones among Thy handmaidens, and supply me with the good of this world and of the world to come.

Translation Notes

كَعْبَتِي

literal: Kaaba; cube/Kaaba; Kaaba/lodestar

وَجَمالُكَ

j-m-l → “Whose beauty”

literal: beauty; comeliness

حَرَمِي

ḥ-r-m → “is my sanctuary”

literal: sanctity, inviolability, dignity, honor, respect

وشَطْرُكَ

sh-ṭ-r → “Whose court”

literal: side, direction; half; to split

مَطْلَبِي

ṭ-l-b → “theme” Distinctive

literal: seeker, one who seeks; those who seek

وَذِكْرُكَ

dh-k-r → “Whose remembrance”

literal: remembrance; mention; memory; invocation; reminders; commemorations

رَجائِي

r-j-w → “in the hope” Distinctive

literal: hope; expectation

وَحُبُّكَ

ḥ-b-b → “Whose affection” Distinctive

literal: by, with, through (preposition)

مُؤنِسِيْ

ʾ-n-s → “OF MAN” Distinctive

literal: familiar; intimate; companionship; to be acquainted with; companion; intimate friend; to be intimate with; to keep company; to console

وَعِشْقُكَ

ʿ-sh-q → “Whose love”

literal: love, passion, ardor

مُوجِدِيْ

w-j-d → “being”

literal: to find; to discover; to obtain

وَقُرْبُكَ

q-r-b → “Whose nearness”

literal: place of sacrifice; altar

أَمَلِي

ʾ-m-l → “is my hope”

literal: hope; expectation; aspiration; desire; wish; to hope; to wish

وَوَصْلُكَ

w-ṣ-l → “Whose presence”

literal: reunion; union; meeting; connection

غَايَةُ

gh-w-y → “Desire”

literal: verse; sign; miracle; proof; sign, verse, miracle, token, indication; ayah; he; him; it

وَمُنْتَهى

literal: stinking, foul-smelling; stench

أَسْئَلُكَ

s-ʾ-l → “I entreat” Distinctive

literal: ask; ask/request; ask/beseech

أَنْ

literal: that; those; he; she; it

لا

l-ʾ → “or”

literal: no; not; negation particle

تُخَيِّبَنِي

kh-y-b → “withhold”

literal: to fail, be disappointed; disappointed, frustrated

عَمَّا

ʿ-n → “by withholding from me the”

literal: with them; in their company

قَدَّرْتَهُ

q-d-r → “Thou didst ordain”

literal: power; might; decree; measure; worth

لِخِيرَةِ

kh-y-r → “chosen ones” Distinctive

literal: goodwill; benevolence; kindness; good; goodness; benefit; better; best

إِمائِكَ،

ʾ-m-y → “among Thy handmaidens”

literal: mother; to lead; to head; matter; affair; people; nation; community; female servant; handmaiden; umma

ثُمَّ

th-m-m → “and” Distinctive

literal: then; thereafter; next; moreover

ارْزُقنِي

r-z-q → “supply”

literal: provide; sustenance; provided

الدُّنْيا

d-n-w → “of this world”

literal: this world; earthly life; temporal realm; lowest; base; mean; of little account; to know; to be acquainted with

وَالآخِرَةِ

ʾ-kh-r → “world to come”

literal: the hereafter, the next life, the world to come; last, latter; the next life, the hereafter; delay; postponement

وَإِنَّكَ

literal: that; indeed/verily; indeed

أَنْتَ

ʾ-n-t → “Thou”

literal: you (masculine singular)

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