Prayers and Meditations — §779
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 779 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE rendered بِعَيْنِ (biʿayn), الْيَقِينِ (al-yaqín), رَأَيْتُ (raʾayt), وَبِعِلْمِ (wabiʿilm), اليَقِيْنِ (al-yaqín) as “clearly, persuaded, perceived”
This form usually rendered as “everlasting”, “thou”, “eternity” (40 occurrences)
SE expanded to “at all times”
SE expanded to “of all beings”
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “wilt”, “art” (63 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “description”, “praise”, “describing” (33 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “all”, “entire”, “created” (58 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of Thy creatures”
SE rendered المُمْكِناتِ، (al-mumkináti،), يَنْبَغِيْ (yanbaghí), لَكَ (lak), ذِكْرُ (dhikr), أَحَدٍ (ʾaḥadin), ذِكْرُكَ (dhikruk) as “of Thy creatures, can befittingly, praise, none, Thine own Self”
5 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “thou” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered مِثْلِكَ (mithlik), وَإِنَّكَ (waʾinnak), وَلَمْ (walam), تَزَلْ (tazal), تَزالُ (tazál), مُقَدَّسًا (muqaddasan) as “like, Thou, wilt everlastingly continue to remain, immensely exalted”
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “like”, “peer”, “such” (19 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “graven”, “set”, “laid” (20 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “own”, “essence”, “self” (43 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thee as One”
SE rendered ذاتِكَ (dhátik), الْمِثْلِيَّةِ (al-mithlílah), وَتَنْزِيْهُ (watanzíh), نَفْسِكَ (nafsik) as “Thee as One, incomparable, Whose nature”
This form usually rendered as “thyself”, “own”, “self” (222 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “alone”, “god”, “one” (11 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “adequately” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered يَرْتَقِيْ (yartaqí), سُلْطانِ (sulṭán), عِزِّ (ʿizz), أَحَدِيَّتِكَ (ʾaḥadídatik), وَمَقَرِّ (wamaqarr), قُدْسِ (quds) as “adequately describe, Thy sovereignty, holiness”
SE rendered سُلْطانِ (sulṭán), عِزِّ (ʿizz), أَحَدِيَّتِكَ (ʾaḥadídatik), وَمَقَرِّ (wamaqarr), قُدْسِ (quds), عَظَمَتِكَ، (ʿaẓamatika،) as “Thy sovereignty, holiness, majesty”
SE rendered ذاتَكَ (dhátak), وَوَصْفَكَ (wawaṣfak), نَفْسَكَ، (nafsaka،), أَشْهَدُ (ʾashhad), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), بِاَنَّكَ (biáannak) as “Thine own Self, description, Thine own Being, Thee”
SE rendered وَوَصْفَكَ (wawaṣfak), نَفْسَكَ، (nafsaka،), أَشْهَدُ (ʾashhad), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), بِاَنَّكَ (biáannak) as “description, Thine own Being, Thee”
SE rendered بِاَنَّكَ (biáannak), تَزالُ (tazál), نَزَّلْتَ (nazzalt) as “Thee”