Prayers and Meditations — §754
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 754 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
مِنْ ذِي بَصَرٍ يَنْظُرُ بِعَيْنِكَ؟ وَهَلْ مِنْ ذِي سَمْعٍ يَسْمَعُ بِأُذُنِكَ وَهَلْ مِنْ ذِيْ لِسانٍ يَنْطِقُ بِالحَقِّ فِي أَيَّامِكَ؟ وَعِزَّتِكَ يا أَيُّهَا النَّاظِرُ مِنْ أُفُقِكَ الأَبْهى وَالسَّامِعُ ما تَنْطِقُ بِهِ سِدْرَةُ المُنْتَهى لَوْ أَحَدٌ يَنْظُرُ إلى كُتُبِكَ الَّتِي سَمَّيْتَها بِالبَيانِ وَيَتَفَكَّرُ فِيما نُزِّلَ فِيها لَيَجِدُ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Should any one incline his inner ear, he would hear the cry and the wailing of all created things over what hath befallen Him Whom the world hath wronged, at the hands of them with whom Thou hast covenanted in the Day of Separation. Where is that fair-minded soul, O my God, who will judge equitably Thy Cause, and where is the man of insight to be found who will behold Thee with Thine own eyes? Is there any man of hearing who will hear Thee with Thine ears, or one endued with eloquence who will speak the truth in Thy days?
Translation Notes
بِعَيْنِكَ؟
literal: eye; fountain; spring; essence; to appoint; to designate; to specify; to determine
بِأُذُنِكَ
literal: ear; permission; leave; to permit; to allow; to listen
