Prayers and Meditations — §841
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 841 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “hast” (27 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “grace”, “bountiful”, “gracious” (24 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “winds”, “gentle”, “breezes” (33 occurrences)
SE rendered وَتَنْظُرَ (watanẓur), شَيْءٍ (shayʾin), بِلَحَظاتِ (bilaḥaẓát), أَعْيُنِ (ʾaʿyun), جُودِكَ (júdik), وَوَحْدانِيَّتِكَ، (wawaḥdánínatika،) as “look upon, things, the, eyes, bounty, oneness”
This form usually rendered as “holiness”, “holy”, “most” (158 occurrences)
literal: eternal; eternal, absolute; eternal, everlasting
literal: longing; yearning; longing, yearning
This form usually rendered as “long”, “all”, “who” (25 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “most”, “high”, “glory” (291 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “stainless”, “immeasurably” (6 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “all”, “except”, “any” (65 occurrences)
SE expanded to “from aught else save Thyself”
This form usually rendered as “handmaidens” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “every” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (284 occurrences)
SE rendered وَسَمائِكَ (wasamáʾik), وَمُقَدَّسًا (wamuqaddasan), عِرْفانِ (ʿirfán), بَرِيَّتِكَ، (baríratika،), افْتَحْ (iftaḥ) as “heaven, comprehended, people, Unlock”
This form usually rendered as “am” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered أَحَدٍ (ʾaḥadin), بَرِيَّتِكَ (baríratik), التَّلَبُّسُ (at-talabbus), بِأَثْوابِ (biʾathwáb), صَفْوَتِكَ (ṣafwatik) as “none, people, in, guise, chosen”
SE rendered وَالتَّظَهُّرُ (wálttaẓahhur), بِظُهُوراتِ (biẓuhúrát), أَحِبَّتِكَ، (ʾaḥibbatika،), وَلِئَلا (waliʾalá), يَشْتَبِهَ (yashtabih), أَحَدُ (ʾaḥad) as “appearing, loved, that, discern, may”
This form usually rendered as “led”, “fail” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “enemies” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “such” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “what”, “desirest” (30 occurrences)