Prayers and Meditations — §543
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 543 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَسْئَلُكَ يا مَحْبُوبَ العالَمِينَ وَمَقْصُودَ العارِفِينَ بِاسْمِكَ الَّذِيْ بِهِ تُقَلِّبُ مَنْ تَشآءُ وَتُقَرِّبُ مَنْ تَشآءُ، بِأَنْ تَفْتَحَ أَبْصارَ أَحِبَّتِكَ لِئَلا يَحْتَجِبُوا كما احْتَجَبَ مَنْ فِي البِلادِ وَيَرَوْا آثارَ قُدْرَتِكَ ظاهِرًا وَما قَدَّرْتَ لَهُمْ فِي مَمالِكَ عِزِّكَ باطِنًا، إِنَّكَ أنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I implore Thee, O Thou Who art the Beloved of the worlds and the Desire of all that have recognized Thee, by Thy name, through which Thou stirrest up whom Thou willest and drawest toward Thee whom Thou pleasest, to open the eyes of all that are dear to Thee, that haply they may not be veiled from Thee as the peoples of the earth are, but may outwardly perceive the signs and tokens of Thy power, and inwardly apprehend the things Thou didst ordain for them in the realms of Thy glory.
Translation Notes
العارِفِينَ
literal: to confess; to acknowledge; to recognize
بِاسْمِكَ
literal: to name, to nominate, to designate, to appoint; name; noun; to name, to appoint, to designate
تَشآءُ
literal: thing; something; to will; to wish; to desire; to open; to unfold; to reveal
