Prayers and Meditations — §535
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 535 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Lord my God”
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “hast” (27 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have”, “hast”, “turned” (7 occurrences)
SE rendered شَطْرِ (shaṭr), إِفْضالِكَ (ʾifḍálik), وَقَدْ (waqad), جِئْتُكَ (jiʾtuk), مُنْقَطِعًا (munqaṭiʿan) as “towards, gracious favors, forsaken”
This form usually rendered as “rid”, “detached”, “wholly” (50 occurrences)
SE rendered مُنْقَطِعًا (munqaṭiʿan), سِواكَ (siwák), وَلائِذًا (waláʾidhan), بِحَضْرَتِكَ (biḥaḍratik), وَمُقْبِلاً (wamuqbiláan) as “forsaken, fled, Thee, set”
This form usually rendered as “seek”, “who” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “who”, “recognize” (6 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “loving-kindness”, “bounty”, “grace” (66 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “sincere” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “shed”, “shineth” (48 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “risen”, “uncovered” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “be numbered with them that have”
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bountiful”, “through” (21 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “all”, “creation”, “earth” (22 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “drunk”, “carried” (8 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “manifold” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered مَعارِفِكَ (maʿárifik), شَأْنٍ (shaʾanin), سَرُعُوا (saruʿúá), مَشْهَدِ (mashhad), الفِدآءِ (al-fidáʾ) as “wisdom, hastened, field, sacrifice”
This form usually rendered as “place”, “scene”, “field” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “celebrate”, “enable” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “all” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “cleansed”, “sacred”, “sanctified” (12 occurrences)