Prayers and Meditations — §73
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 73 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
عِنايَتِكَ، أَسْئَلُكَ بِنَفْسِكَ وَبِالَّذِيْ جَعَلْتَهُ مَظْهَرَ نَفْسِكَ وَكَلِمَةَ الفَصْلِ بَيْنَ السَّمواتِ وَالأَرْضِ بِأَنْ تَجْمَعَ عِبادَكَ فِيْ ظِلِّ سِدْرَةِ عُطُوفَتِكَ، ثُمَّ ارْزُقْهُمْ مِنْ أَثْمارِها وَأَسْمِعْهُمْ نَغَماتِ أَوْراقِها وَتَغَنِّيَ عَنْدَلِيبِها وَتَغَرُّدَ وَرْقَائِها وَإِنَّكَ أَنْتَ المُهَيْمِنُ المُتَعالِ العَزِيزُ الْكَرِيمُ.
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beseech Thee, by Thine own Self and by Him Whom Thou hast appointed as the Manifestation of Thine own Being and Thy discriminating Word unto all that are in heaven and on earth, to gather together Thy servants beneath the shade of the Tree of Thy gracious providence. Help them, then, to partake of its fruits, to incline their ears to the rustling of its leaves, and to the sweetness of the voice of the Bird that chanteth upon its branches. Thou art, verily, the Help in Peril, the Inaccessible, the Almighty, the Most Bountiful.
Translation Notes
عِنايَتِكَ،
literal: to concern; to mean; to turn away from; bounty; loving-kindness; grace; divine care; attention; meaning; significance; inner sense
جَعَلْتَهُ
literal: to make; to cause; to render; to appoint
الفَصْلِ
literal: detail; distinction; differentiation; to detail; to separate
وَأَسْمِعْهُمْ
literal: heard, hearkened to, acceptable, worthy of attention
