Prayers and Meditations — §750
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 750 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
literal: nearness; near; bring near
This form usually rendered as “nigh”, “favored”, “enjoy” (59 occurrences)
SE expanded to “as have near access”
SE expanded to “Thy chosen ones”
SE expanded to “are wholly devoted”
SE expanded to “Thy trusted ones”
literal: tranquility; confidence; tranquil
This form usually rendered as “assurance”, “confidence”, “peace” (21 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “wherein”, “enter”, “quench” (6 occurrences)
SE expanded to “O Lord my God”
SE expanded to “of their fancies”
This form usually rendered as “light”, “illumine”, “radiance” (186 occurrences)
SE expanded to “into the brightness”
literal: beginning; source, origin; source/beginning
This form usually rendered as “origin” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “begetter” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “glorifier” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered وَمُذِلِّها (wamudhillihá), وَالمُقْتَدِرِ (wálmuqtadir), عَليها (ʿalíhá), وَالمُهَيْمِنِ (wálmuhaymin), مُسَمَّياتِها، (musammayátihá،) as “their Abaser, their Governor, and the Sovereign Protector, of their Bearers”
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
This form usually rendered as “help”, “omnipotent”, “supreme” (43 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and the Sovereign Protector”
SE rendered وَبِهِ (wabih), أَخَذْتَ (ʾakhadht), عَهْدَ (ʿahd), نَفْسِيْ (nafsí) as “Self”
SE rendered أَخَذْتَ (ʾakhadht), عَهْدَ (ʿahd), نَفْسِيْ (nafsí) as “Self”
SE rendered عَهْدَ (ʿahd), نَفْسِيْ (nafsí), خُلِقَ (khuliq) as “Self, Thy creatures”
This form usually rendered as “realm”, “land”, “among” (39 occurrences)
SE rendered خُلِقَ (khuliq), مَمْلَكَتِكَ، (mamlakatika،), وَتَرَى (watará), مَحْبُوبَ (maḥbúb), العالَمِ (al-ʿálam) as “Thy creatures, King, knowledge”
SE rendered مَمْلَكَتِكَ، (mamlakatika،), وَتَرَى (watará), مَحْبُوبَ (maḥbúb), العالَمِ (al-ʿálam), طُغاةَ (ṭugháh) as “King, knowledge, such”
This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (363 occurrences)
SE rendered طُغاةَ (ṭugháh), خَلْقِكَ (khalqik), جَعَلُوهُ (jaʿalúh), حِصْنًا (ḥiṣnan), وَبِهِ (wabih), أَعْرَضُوا (ʾaʿraḍúá) as “such, created”
SE rendered جَمالِكَ (jamálik), وَكَفَروا (wakafarúá), بِآياتِكَ، (biáyátika،), وَأَنْتَ (waʾant) as “Thou”
SE rendered جَمالِكَ (jamálik), وَكَفَروا (wakafarúá), بِآياتِكَ، (biáyátika،), وَأَنْتَ (waʾant) as “Thou”
SE rendered جَمالِكَ (jamálik), وَكَفَروا (wakafarúá), بِآياتِكَ، (biáyátika،), وَأَنْتَ (waʾant) as “Thou”
SE rendered وَأَنْتَ (waʾant), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), وَصَّيْتَهُمْ (waṣṣaytahum) as “Thou”