Prayers and Meditations — §805
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 805 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “testified” (26 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I bear witness”
This form usually rendered as “whosoever”, “above”, “all” (232 occurrences)
SE expanded to “unto Thy presence”
literal: blessedness; blessed; blessedness, happiness
SE expanded to “Great, therefore, is the blessedness”
SE expanded to “in Thy signs”
SE expanded to “before Thy sovereignty”
SE expanded to “hath been honored”
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
literal: wronged; injustice; darkness
This form usually rendered as “cruelty”, “iniquity”, “tyranny” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath transgressed against Thee”
SE expanded to “hath denied Thee”
SE rendered بِسُلْطَانِكَ (bisulṭánik), وَحارَبَ (waḥárab), بِنَفْسِكَ (binafsik), وَاسْتَكبَرَ (wástakbar), لَدى (ladى), وَجْهِكَ (wajhik) as “Thy sovereignty, risen up against Thee, waxed proud, before, Thy face”
This form usually rendered as “swelleth”, “disdained”, “waxed” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “power”, “might”, “omnipotence” (64 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “had”, “past” (166 occurrences)
SE rendered الْمُشْرِكِيْنَ (al-mushrikín), أَلْواحِ (ʾalwáḥ), الْقُدْسِ (al-quds), إِصْبَعِ (ʾiṣbaʿ), الْأَمْرِ (al-ʾamr) as “the infidels, holy Tablets, Thy behest”
SE rendered أَلْواحِ (ʾalwáḥ), الْقُدْسِ (al-quds), إِصْبَعِ (ʾiṣbaʿ), الْأَمْرِ (al-ʾamr), مَكْتُوبًا (maktúban) as “holy Tablets, Thy behest, inscribed”
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “command” (249 occurrences)
SE rendered الْأَمْرِ (al-ʾamr), مَكْتُوبًا (maktúban), فَيا (fayá) as “Thy behest, inscribed”
SE rendered مَكْتُوبًا (maktúban), فَيا (fayá), إِلَهِي (ʾilahí), وَمَحْبُوبي (wamaḥbúbí) as “inscribed”