Prayers and Meditations — §385
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 385 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE rendered نُورِكَ (núrik), مالِكَ (málik), المُلُوكِ (al-mulúk), وَبَلَغَ (wabalagh) as “waxed so intense”
SE rendered مالِكَ (málik), المُلُوكِ (al-mulúk), وَبَلَغَ (wabalagh), الأَمْرُ (al-ʾamr) as “waxed so intense, This hostility”
This form usually rendered as “attained”, “caused”, “waxed” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered وَبَلَغَ (wabalagh), الأَمْرُ (al-ʾamr), مَقَامٍ (maqámin), جَعَلوا (jaʿalúá), أَهْلِيْ (ʾahlí), وَأَحِبَّتِيْ (waʾaḥibbatí) as “waxed so intense, This hostility, made captives, my kindred, my loved ones”
This form usually rendered as “carried”, “imprisoned”, “deprived” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “my loved ones”
SE rendered أَهْلِيْ (ʾahlí), وَأَحِبَّتِيْ (waʾaḥibbatí), أُسارَى (ʾusárá), أَرْضِك (ʾarḍik), ومَنَعُوا (wmanaʿúá), أَحِبَّائَكَ (ʾaḥibbáʾak) as “my kindred, my loved ones, Thy land, were hindered, they that are dear”
This form usually rendered as “earth”, “realm”, “heaven” (33 occurrences)
SE rendered التَّوَجُّهِ (at-tawajjuh), وَجْهِكَ (wajhik), وَالإِقْبالِ (wálʾiqbál), شَطْرِ (shaṭr), رَحْمَتِكَ (raḥmatik), وَبِما (wabimá) as “turning, Thy beauty, of Thy mercy, failed to cause”
SE expanded to “of Thy mercy”
This form usually rendered as “things” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered شَطْرِ (shaṭr), رَحْمَتِكَ (raḥmatik), وَبِما (wabimá), فَعَلُوا (faʿalúá), سَكنَتْ (saknat), نارُ (nár), أَنْفُسِهِمْ (ʾanfusihim) as “of Thy mercy, failed to cause, subside, the fire, within them”
This form usually rendered as “stilled”, “have”, “subside” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “own”, “themselves”, “souls” (61 occurrences)
SE rendered جَمَالِكَ (jamálik), وَمُنْزِلَ (wamunzil), آياتِكَ (áyátik), أَسِيرًا (ʾasíran), وَأَدْخَلُوهُ (waʾadkhalúh), حِصْنِ (ḥiṣn) as “Thy beauty, the Revealer, Thy signs, confined Him, the fortress-town of”
literal: praise; praise, commendation
This form usually rendered as “praise”, “celebrate”, “virtues” (71 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “faith” (258 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “speaketh”, “speak”, “proclaimeth” (27 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath lifted up His voice”
SE expanded to “He crieth out, summoning”
SE rendered الأَرْضِ (ar-rḍ), وَالسَّمآءِ، (wálssamáʾi،), وَيَدْعُوهُمْ (wayadʿúhum), سَمآءِ (samáʾ), رَحْمَتِكَ (raḥmatik) as “earth, heaven, the immensity, of Thy mercy”
SE expanded to “of Thy grace”
SE expanded to “of Thy majesty”
SE expanded to “of Thy creatures”
This form usually rendered as “rid”, “detached”, “wholly” (50 occurrences)
SE expanded to “turn unto Thee”
SE expanded to “of Thy riches”
SE expanded to “may haste away”
This form usually rendered as “door”, “perisheth”, “court” (6 occurrences)