Prayers and Meditations — §308
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 308 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
SE expanded to “I beseech Thee”
SE expanded to “by Thy Name”
This form usually rendered as “have”, “oppressed”, “who” (7 occurrences)
SE rendered مَظْهَرِ (maẓhar), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik), الأُولى (al-ʾúlى), ظَهَرَ (ẓahar) as “Previous Manifestation, title, appeared”
This form usually rendered as “arrested”, “hath”, “seek” (81 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “derided”, “scoffed”, “scorn” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “signs”, “verses”, “words” (179 occurrences)
SE rendered وَيَلْعَبوُنَ (wayalʿabwun), بِالآياتِ (biáláyát), الكُبْرى (al-kubrى), وَمُنِعُوا (wamuniʿúá), المَقامِ (al-maqám) as “jested, utterances, hindered, station”
This form usually rendered as “cleaver” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “sanctity”, “thee”, “holiness” (7 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “tarnished”, “dishonoreth”, “undermined” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “all-compelling”, “tyrant”, “who” (7 occurrences)
SE rendered تُعَلِّمَهُمْ (tuʿallimahum), بَدائِعِ (badáʾiʿ), عِلْمِكَ (ʿilmik), لِيَسْتَقِيْمُنَّ (líastaqímunn) as “Teach, wisdom, cleave”
This form usually rendered as “walk”, “acted”, “own” (9 occurrences)
SE rendered تَحْفَظَهُمْ (taḥfaẓahum), حِصْنِ (ḥiṣn), قُدْرَتِكَ (qudratik), وَاقْتِدارِكَ (wáqtidárik) as “Shield, might, power”
SE rendered قُدْرَتِكَ (qudratik), وَاقْتِدارِكَ (wáqtidárik), لِئَلا (liʾalá), يَرِدَ (yarid), عَلَيْهِمْ (ʿalayhim), سِهَامُ (sihám) as “might, power, hurled, such, darts”
This form usually rendered as “must”, “hurt”, “exposed” (9 occurrences)
SE rendered سِهَامُ (sihám), الإِشَاراتِ (ash-shárát), عُصَاةِ (ʿuṣáh), بَرِيَّتِكَ، (baríratika،), وَبِاسْمِكَ (wabiásmik) as “darts, that, Thee, by Thy Name”
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “whom” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “all”, “"and” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “search”, “eagerness”, “seeking” (53 occurrences)