Prayers and Meditations — §733
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 733 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
َرْدانِيَّتِكَ بِيَقِينٍ لا تَعْتَرِيهِ أَوْهامُ المُرِيبِينَ وَلا تَحْجُبُهُ ظُنُونُ الهآئِمِينَ، أَيْ رَبِّ أَنِرْ أَبْصارَ عِبادِكَ وَقُلُوبَهُمْ بِنُورِ عِرْفانِكَ لِيَطَّلِعُوا بِهذا المَقامِ الأَسْنى وَالأُفُقِ الأَبْهى لِئَلا يَمْنَعَهُمُ النُّعاقُ عَنِ النَّظَرِ إِلى إِشْراقِ نُورِ التَّوْحِيدِ وَلا يَصُدَّهُمْ عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلى أُفُقِ التَّجْرِيْدِ، أَيْ رَبِّ هذا يَوْمٌ بَشَّرْتَ الكُلَّ فِيهِ بِظُهُورِكَ وَطُلُوعِكَ وَإِشْراقِكَ وَأَخَذْتَ عَهْدَ مَشْرِقِ وَحْيِكَ فِي كُتُبِكَ وَزُبُرِكَ وَصُحُفِكَ وَأَلواحِكَ وَجَعَلْتَ البَيانَ مُبَشِّرًا لِهذا الظُّهُورِ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I beg of Thee, O my God, by Thy power, and Thy might, and Thy sovereignty, which have embraced all who are in Thy heaven and on Thy earth, to make known unto Thy servants this luminous Way and this straight Path, that they may acknowledge Thy unity and Thy oneness, with a certainty which the vain imaginations of the doubters will not impair, nor the idle fancies of the wayward obscure. Illumine, O my Lord, the eyes of Thy servants, and brighten their hearts with the splendors of the light of Thy knowledge, that they may apprehend the greatness of this most sublime station, and recognize this most luminous Horizon, that haply the clamor of men may fail to deter them from turning their gaze towards the effulgent light of Thy unity, and to hinder them from setting their faces toward the Horizon of detachment.
Translation Notes
الهآئِمِينَ،
literal: the Protector; the Overseer; the Guardian; inspiration; revelation; intuition
لِيَطَّلِعُوا
literal: rising; appearance; countenance; manifestation
الأَبْهى
literal: splendor; glory; magnificence; Bahá (Proper Name in Bahá’í texts)
التَّوَجُّهِ
literal: face; countenance; direction; aspect
