Prayers and Meditations — §855
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 855 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “keep”, “shield”, “preserve” (17 occurrences)
literal: beloved; love, affection; beloved ones
SE expanded to “through Thy love”
This form usually rendered as “bestow”, “lay”, “hath” (6 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thou hast given him”
SE rendered سَبِيلِ (sabíl), مَحَبَّتِكَ (maḥabbatik), وَمَناهِجِ (wamanáhij), رِضائِكَ (riḍáʾik) as “path, of Thy love, Thy, good pleasure”
This form usually rendered as “abhorreth”, “may”, “abhorrent” (10 occurrences)
SE rendered يَكْرَهُهُ (yakrahuh), نَفْسُكَ، (nafsuka،), يَمْنَعُنِي (yamnaʿuní) as “abhorrest, hinder”
This form usually rendered as “may”, “am”, “find” (13 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “make”, “cause”, “aid” (15 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “deter” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “ponder”, “reflect”, “meditate” (98 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “commune”, “may”, “have” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered وَظُهُورَ (waẓuhúr), أَنْوارِ (ʾanwár), وَجْهِكَ، (wajhika،), وَأَسْتَغْرِقَ (waʾastaghriq), طَماطِمِ (ṭamáṭim), سُلْطانِ (sulṭán) as “revelation, splendors, face, be, billowing, overruling”
This form usually rendered as “surging” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “station”, “connection”, “such” (339 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “reality” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “banish” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “allusions”, “evil”, “whisperings” (35 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “heaven”, “realm”, “dominion” (56 occurrences)