Prayers and Meditations — §477
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 477 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
بِلادِكَ، أَسْتَغْفِرُكَ يا إِلهِي عَمَّا ذَكرْتُ لأَنَّكَ أَنْتَ العَلِيمُ وَعِنْدَكَ مِنْ خَفِيَّاتِ الأُمُورِ ما لا عِنْدَ غَيْرِكَ، إِذَا أَتَى الوَعْدُ تُظْهِرُ ما تُرِيْدُ وَتُسَخِّرُ كَيْفَ تُحِبُّ، لَيْسَ لَنا أَنْ نُرِيدَ إِلاَّ ما أَنْتَ أَرَدْتَ لَنا، عِنْدَكَ عِلْمُ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ تَعْلَمُ عاقِبَةَ الأُمُورِ وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ الحَقُّ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Forgive me, O my God, for what I have spoken, for Thou art the One that knoweth all things, and in Thee are wrapped up the secrets that are hid from all else except Thyself. When Thy promise shall come to pass, Thou wilt manifest what Thou wilt, and subdue as Thou pleasest. We should wish only what Thou hast wished for us. In Thee is the knowledge of all things, and with Thee is the issue of all things. Thou art, verily, the Truth, the Knower of things unseen.
Translation Notes
ذَكرْتُ
literal: remembrance; mention; memory; invocation; reminders; commemorations
أَتَى
literal: to come; to arrive; to bring; to go; coming; arrival; the one coming; to give; Revelation; came; gave; brought
أَرَدْتَ
literal: to will, to intend, to wish, to desire; to want; to intend; to desire
