Prayers and Meditations — §827

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 827 of 858.

Source (Arabic)

يَا مَنْ فِي فِرَاقِكَ ذَابَتِ الْقُلُوْبُ وَالْأَكْبَادُ وَبِنَارِ حُبِّكَ اشْتَعَلَ مَنْ فِي الْبِلَادِ، أَسْأَلُكَ بَاسْمِكَ الَّذِي بِهِ سَخَّرْتَ الآفَاقَ بِأَنْ لَا تَمْنَعَنِي عَمَّا عِنْدَكَ يَا مَالِكَ الْرِّقَابِ. أَيْ رَبِّ تَرَى الْغَرِيْبَ سَرُعَ إِلَى وَطَنِهِ الْأَعْلَى ظِلِّ قِبَابِ عَظمَتِكَ وَجِوَارِ رَحْمَتِكَ وَالْعَاصِي قَصَدَ بَحْرَ غُفْرَانِكَ وَالذَّلِيْلَ بِسَاطَ عِزِّكَ وَالْفَقِيرَ أُفُقَ غَنَائِكَ. لَكَ الْأَمْرُ فِيْمَا تَشَاءُ. أَشْهَدُ أَنَّكَ أَنْتَ الْمَحْمُودُ في فِعْلِكَ وَالْمُطَاعُ فِي حُكْمِكَ وَالْمُخْتَارُ في أَمْرِك. يَا إِلَهِي تَرَى رُوْحِي مُهْتَزًّا فِي جَوَارِحِي وَأَرْكَانِي شَوْقًا لِعِبَادَتِكَ وَشَغَفًا لِذِكْرِكَ وَثَنَائِكَ وَيَشْهَدُ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

O Thou in separation from Whom hearts and souls have melted, and by the fire of Whose love the whole world hath been set aflame! I implore Thee by Thy Name through which Thou hast subdued the whole creation, not to withhold from me that which is with Thee, O Thou Who rulest over all men! Thou seest, O my Lord, this stranger hastening to his most exalted home beneath the canopy of Thy majesty and within the precincts of Thy mercy; and this transgressor seeking the ocean of Thy forgiveness; and this lowly one the court of Thy glory; and this poor creature the orient of Thy wealth. Thine is the authority to command whatsoever Thou willest. I bear witness that Thou art to be praised in Thy doings, and to be obeyed in Thy behests, and to remain unconstrained in Thy bidding.

Translation Notes

يَا

y-ʾ → “O”

literal: O; vocative particle; oh (vocative particle)

مَنْ

m-n → “from”

literal: from; out of; than (preposition and particle)

فِي

f-y → “in”

literal: in a day; during a day; one day after another

فِرَاقِكَ

f-r-q → “separation”

literal: faction; sect; group; company

ذَابَتِ

dh-w-b → “from” Distinctive

literal: to melt; to waste away

الْقُلُوْبُ

q-l-b → “hearts”

literal: heart; to turn; to overturn

وَالْأَكْبَادُ

k-b-d → “hearts”

literal: liver; soul; essence

وَبِنَارِ

n-w-r → “hearts”

literal: fire; blaze; flame

حُبِّكَ

ḥ-b-b → “love”

literal: love; affection

اشْتَعَلَ

sh-ʿ-l → “kindled”

literal: to kindle, burn, be inflamed; to blaze

الْبِلَادِ،

b-l-d → “city” Distinctive

literal: city; land; country

أَسْأَلُكَ

s-ʾ-l → “I beseech Thee”

literal: question; problem; issue; matter; asking; petition; request

بَاسْمِكَ

s-m-w → “I implore Thee” Distinctive

literal: to name, to nominate, to designate, to appoint; name; noun; to name, to appoint, to designate

الَّذِي

l-dh-y → “which”

literal: who; which; that which; the one who

بِهِ

b-h → “as”

literal: by it; by him; with it

سَخَّرْتَ

s-kh-r → “subdue”

literal: to subdue, subject, render submissive; to harness

الآفَاقَ

ʾ-f-q → “horizon” Distinctive

literal: horizon, direction, region; horizon; sun

بِأَنْ

ʾ-n-n → “that”

literal: that; those; he; she; it

لَا

l-ʾ → “not”

literal: no; not; negation particle

تَمْنَعَنِي

m-n-ʿ → “to withhold”

literal: prevent; prevented; prevention

عَمَّا

ʿ-n → “from me”

literal: with them; in their company

عِنْدَكَ

ʿ-n-d → “that which is with” Distinctive

literal: obstinacy; opposition; enmity

مَالِكَ

m-l-k → “O”

literal: kingdom; dominion; realm; sovereignty; possessions; property; ownership

الْرِّقَابِ.

r-q-b → “necks”

literal: neck; slaves; those held in bonds

أَيْ

ʾ-y-y → “signs” Distinctive

literal: O; vocative particle; oh (vocative particle)

رَبِّ

r-b-b → “Lord”

literal: Lord; lord; divine

تَرَى

r-ʾ-y → “Thou seest”

literal: to see; to perceive; to look; to see, to observe, to behold; to view; vision; dream; sight; ل is prefix; verb تری (you see) is from ر-ا-ي

الْغَرِيْبَ

gh-r-b → “O”

literal: west; sunset; place of setting

سَرُعَ

s-r-ʿ → “hastened”

literal: speed; swiftness; haste

إِلَى

ʾ-l-y → “towards”

literal: except; but; if not; lo; now; at this time; save; only; unless

وَطَنِهِ

w-ṭ-n → “country” Distinctive

literal: homeland; native country; dwelling place

الْأَعْلَى

ʿ-l-w → “to” Distinctive

literal: highest; most high; supreme

ظِلِّ

ẓ-l-l → “shadow”

literal: to take shelter; to dwell in shadow

قِبَابِ

q-b-b → “beneath the canopy”

literal: canopy; dome; tent; pavilion

عَظمَتِكَ

ʿ-ẓ-m → “of Thy majesty”

literal: greatest; supreme; mightiest

وَجِوَارِ

j-w-r → “and” Distinctive

literal: to neighbor; to adjoin; to dwell near

رَحْمَتِكَ

r-ḥ-m → “mercy”

literal: merciful, compassionate; pertaining to divine mercy

وَالْعَاصِي

ʿ-ṣ-y → “sinner”

literal: disobey; transgress; rebel

قَصَدَ

q-ṣ-d → “purpose” Distinctive

literal: intention; purpose; aim; goal; to seek; to direct oneself

بَحْرَ

b-ḥ-r → “ocean”

literal: sea; ocean

غُفْرَانِكَ

gh-f-r → “Ever-Forgiving” Distinctive

literal: to forgive; forgiveness

وَالذَّلِيْلَ

dh-l-l → “abasement” Distinctive

literal: abasement; humiliation; lowliness; to be abased

بِسَاطَ

b-s-ṭ → “court”

literal: carpet; mat; carpet of realm; expanse; table; surface

عِزِّكَ

ʿ-z-z → “glory”

literal: glory; might; honor; dignity; power; majesty

وَالْفَقِيرَ

f-q-r → “poor”

literal: poor; needy; the poor one; pauper

غَنَائِكَ.

gh-n-y → “wealth”

literal: to be independent of; to be in no need of; to dispense with; rich; wealthy; needless

لَكَ

l → “His is”

literal: for; for you; for him

الْأَمْرُ

ʾ-m-r → “Cause”

literal: mother; to lead; to head; matter; affair

تَشَاءُ.

sh-y-ʾ → “Thine” Distinctive

literal: thing; something; to will; to wish; to desire; to open; to unfold; to reveal

أَشْهَدُ

sh-h-d → “witness”

literal: witnessed; observed; seen; evident; manifest

أَنَّكَ

ʾ-n-n → “that”

literal: that; those; he; she; it

أَنْتَ

ʾ-n-t → “Thou”

literal: you (masculine singular)

الْمَحْمُودُ

ḥ-m-d → “thanks” Distinctive

literal: praise; to praise

فِعْلِكَ

f-ʿ-l → “that” Distinctive

literal: to do, act, make; deed, action

وَالْمُطَاعُ

ṭ-w-ʿ → “obey”

literal: obedient; obedience; to obey

حُكْمِكَ

ḥ-k-m → “wisdom” Distinctive

literal: government; rule; governance; wisdom

وَالْمُخْتَارُ

kh-y-r → “and” Distinctive

literal: west; the western region

إِلَهِي

ʾ-l-h → “God”

literal: God; Allah; deity; Divinity; divine nature; godhood

رُوْحِي

r-w-ḥ → “spirit”

literal: to go; to depart; to rest; spirit; soul

مُهْتَزًّا

h-z-z

literal: shake; shook; trembling

جَوَارِحِي

j-r-ḥ

literal: wounded; injured

وَأَرْكَانِي

r-k-n

literal: pillar; cornerstone; support; fundamental element; limb; member

شَوْقًا

sh-w-q

literal: to encourage; to incite; yearning; enthusiasm

لِعِبَادَتِكَ

ʿ-b-d

literal: servant; slave; worshipper

وَشَغَفًا

sh-gh-f

literal: passion; passionate love

لِذِكْرِكَ

dh-k-r

literal: remembrance; mention; memory; invocation; reminders; commemorations

وَثَنَائِكَ

th-n-y

literal: praise; commendation; eulogy; glorification; praise, commendation, eulogy

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