Prayers and Meditations — §494
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 494 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
َتِكَ لِيَجِدَنَّ كُلٌّ رائِحَةَ قَمِيصِ أَمْرِكَ، إِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تُرِيدُ، فَوَعِزَّتِكَ يا إِلهِي مَن شَرِبَ مِن كَأْسِ الَّتِيْ تَدُورُ بِهَا يَدُ رَحْمَتِكَ يَنْقَطِعُ عَنْ دُونِكَ وَيَنْجَذِبُ بِكَلِمَةٍ مِنْهُ عِبادُكَ الَّذِينَ رَقَدُوا فِي مِهَادِ الغَفْلَةِ وَالنِّسْيَانِ، وَيَتَوَجَّهُونَ إِلى شَطْرِ آيَتِكَ الكُبْرَى وَلا يُرِيدُونَ مِنكَ إِلاَّ أَنْتَ وَلا يَطْلُبُونَ إِلاَّ ما قَدَّرْتَ لَهُمْ مِنْ قَلَمِ قَضَائِكَ فِي لَوحِ تَقْدِيرِكَ إِذًا يا إِلهِي
Shoghi Effendi Translation
The power of Thy might beareth me witness! Whoso hath drunk of the cup which the hand of Thy mercy hath borne round will strip himself of all things except Thee, and will be able, through a word of his mouth, to enrapture the souls of such of Thy servants as have slumbered on the bed of forgetfulness and negligence, and to cause them to turn their faces toward Thy most Great Sign, and seek from Thee naught else except Thyself, and ask of Thee only what Thou hast determined for them by the pen of Thy judgment and hast prescribed in the Tablet of Thy decree.
Translation Notes
بِكَلِمَةٍ
literal: words; utterances; locutions; word; utterance; speech; sayings; verses
