Prayers and Meditations — §612
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 612 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
َى مَطْلَعِ ذاتِكَ وَمَظْهَرِ إِجْلالِكَ، أَيْ رَبِّ هُمْ قَدْ قامُوا لَدى بابِ فَضْلِكَ أَنِ افْتَحْ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ بِمَفاتِيحِ أَلْطافِكَ إِنَّك أَنْتَ المُقْتَدِرُ عَلَى ما تَشآءُ وَالحاكِمُ عَلَى ما تُرِيدُ، أَيْ رَبِّ هؤلآءِ قَدْ تَوَجَّهُوا إِلَيْكَ وَأَقْبَلُوا إِلى مَقَرِّكَ فَاعْمَل بِهِمْ ما يَنْبَغِي لِرَحْمَتِكَ الَّتِي سَبَقَتِ العالَمِينَ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
They themselves, O my Lord, have waited at the door of Thy grace. Do Thou open it to their faces with the keys of Thy bountiful favors. Potent art Thou to do what Thou willest, and to ordain what Thou pleasest. These are the ones, O my Lord, who have set their faces towards Thee, and turned unto Thy habitation. Do with them, therefore, as becometh Thy mercy, which hath surpassed the worlds.
Translation Notes
وَمَظْهَرِ
literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest; to display; to reveal; ظهور here means ‘backs’ (plural of ظهر), different semantic use than manifestation
تَشآءُ
literal: thing; something; to will; to wish; to desire; to open; to unfold; to reveal
وَالحاكِمُ
literal: government; rule; governance; wisdom; firm; solid; strengthened
يَنْبَغِي
literal: it is proper; it is fitting; it is necessary; it behooves
