Prayers and Meditations — §715
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 715 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
ِرُ النَّاسَ بِأَمْواجِ بَحْرِ عَطائِكَ وَإِشْراقاتِ شُمُوسِ سَمآءِ مَواهِبِكَ، إِنَّ السَّعِيدَ مَنْ أَقْبَلَ إِلى كَعْبَةِ لِقائِكَ وَانْقَطَعَ عَنْ سَوائِكَ وَالعَزِيزَ مَنِ اعْتَرَفَ بِعِزِّكَ وَتَوَجَّهَ إِلى شَمْسِ عِنايَتِكَ وَالعَلِيمَ مَنِ اطَّلَعَ بِظُهُورِكَ وَأَقَرَّ بِشُئُوناتِكَ وَآياتِكَ وَبَيِّناتِكَ وَالبَصيرَ مَنْ تَنَوَّرَتْ عَيْناهُ بِنُورِ جَمالِكَ وَعَرَفَكَ إِذِ ارْتَفَعَ نِدائُكَ وَالسَّميعَ مَنْ فازَ بِإِصْغآءِ بَيانِكَ وَتَقَرَّبَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I swear by Thy glory, O Thou the Lord of all being and the Enlightener of all things visible and invisible! Whoso hath quaffed from the hands of Thy bounteousness the living waters of Thy love will never allow the things pertaining to Thy creatures to keep him back from Thee, neither will he be dismayed at the refusal of all the dwellers of Thy realm to acknowledge Thee. Before all who are in heaven and on earth such a man will cry aloud, and announce unto the people the tumult of the Ocean of Thy bounty and the splendors of the Luminaries of the heaven of Thy bestowals.
Translation Notes
سَوائِكَ
literal: level; equal; straight; upon a throne; resting upon; toward; to; direction of; other than; besides; except
عِنايَتِكَ
literal: to concern; to mean; to turn away from; bounty; loving-kindness; grace; divine care; attention; meaning; significance; inner sense
بِشُئُوناتِكَ
literal: affair; concern; matter; aspect; quality; state; affairs; matters; conditions; circumstances; affair, matter, station, rank, dignity; station; rank; importance; matter, affair, concern, dignity, rank
وَبَيِّناتِكَ
literal: to manifest; to make clear; clear, evident; in; among; between; at this moment
