Prayers and Meditations — §750
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 750 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “all created things”
This form usually rendered as “imaginations” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “revelations”, “manifestations”, “revelation” (98 occurrences)
SE rendered وَسَتَرْتَ (wasatart), أَسْرارَها (ʾasrárahá), وَجْهِ (wajh), بَرِيَّتِكَ (baríratik), وَخَلْقِكَ، (wakhalqika،) as “hid, secrets, people, creatures”
This form usually rendered as “hinder”, “may”, “kept” (11 occurrences)
literal: nearness; near; bring near
This form usually rendered as “such”, “nigh”, “who” (59 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “assurance”, “confidence”, “peace” (21 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “wherein”, “enter”, “quench” (6 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “light”, “radiance”, “illumine” (185 occurrences)
SE rendered صِراطِكَ (ṣiráṭik), المُسْتَقِيمِ (al-mustaqím), لِئَلاّ (liʾalál), يَمْنَعَهُمُ (yamnaʿahum), الكِتابُ (al-kitáb) as “straight, Path, hinder, Book”
This form usually rendered as “origin” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “glorifier” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “abaser” (1 occurrences)
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector