Prayers and Meditations — §711
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 711 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
لَكَ الحَمْدُ يا إِلهِي وَإِلهَ العالَمِينَ وَمَقْصُودِي وَمَقْصُودَ العارِفِينَ وَمَحْبُوبِيْ وَمَحْبُوبَ المُوَحِّدِينَ وَمَعْبُودِيْ وَمَعْبُودَ المُقَرَّبِيْنَ وَمُنايَ وَمُنَى المُخْلِصِيْنَ وَرَجائِي وَرَجاءَ الآمِلِينَ وَمَلاذِي وَمَلاذَ القاصِدِيْنَ وَمَلْجَأيْ وَمَلْجَأَ اللآئِذِينَ وَمَقْصَدِيْ وَمَقْصَدَ المُتَوَجِّهِينَ وَمَنْظَرِيْ وَمَنْظَرَ النَّاظِرِيْنَ وَجَنَّتِي وَجَنَّةَ البالِغِينَ وَكَعْبَتِيْ وَكَعْبَةَ المُشْتاقِينَ وَجَذْبِي وَجَذْبَ العاشِقِينَ وَنُورِيْ وَنُورَ الهائِمِينَ التَّائِبِينَ وَوَلَهِيْ وَوَلَهَ الذَّاكرِينَ وَكَهْفِيْ وَكَهْفَ الهارِبِينَ وَحِصْنِيْ وَحِصْنَ الخائِفِينَ وَرَبِّيْ وَرَبَّ مَنْ فِي السَّمَواتِ وَالأَرَضِيْنَ، بِما جَعَلْتَنِيْ مُنْجَذِبًا بِآياتِكَ وَمُتَوَجِّهًا إِلى أُفُقٍ مِنْهُ أَشْرَقَتْ أَنْوارُ شَمْسِ وِجْهَتِكَ وَمُقْبِلاً إِذْ كانَ مُعْرِضًا أَكثَرُ خَلْقِكَ، أَنْتَ الَّذِيْ يا إِلهِي
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Praise be unto Thee, Who art my God and the God of all men, and my Desire and the Desire of all them that have recognized Thee, and my Beloved and the Beloved of such as have acknowledged Thy unity, and the Object of my adoration and of the adoration of them that have near access to Thee, and my Wish and the Wish of such as are wholly devoted to Thee, and my Hope and the Hope of them that have fixed their hearts upon Thee, and my Refuge and the Refuge of all such as have hastened towards Thee, and my Haven and the Haven of whosoever hath repaired unto Thee, and my Goal and the Goal of all them that have set themselves towards Thee, and my Object and the Object of those who have fixed their gaze upon Thee, and my Paradise and the Paradise of them that have ascended towards Thee, and my Lodestar and the Lodestar of all such as yearn after Thee, and my Joy and the Joy of all them that love Thee, and my Light and the Light of all such as have erred and asked to be forgiven by Thee, and my Exultation and the Exultation of all them that remember Thee, and my Stronghold and the Stronghold of all such as have fled to Thee, and my Sanctuary and the Sanctuary of all that dread Thee, and my Lord and the Lord of all such as dwell in the heavens and on the earth!
Translation Notes
وَمُنايَ
literal: from me; mine; by me; sustenance; benefaction; refuge
وَمَنْظَرِيْ
literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest; to display; to reveal; ظهور here means ‘backs’ (plural of ظهر), different semantic use than manifestation
الهائِمِينَ
literal: the Protector; the Overseer; the Guardian; inspiration; revelation; intuition
بِآياتِكَ
literal: verse; sign; miracle; proof; sign, verse, miracle, token, indication; ayah; he; him; it
