Prayers and Meditations — §781
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 781 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “by Thy Name”
This form usually rendered as “recognize”, “made”, “inasmuch” (8 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “through”, “attracted” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “seat”, “habitation”, “spot” (95 occurrences)
literal: nearness; near; bring near
This form usually rendered as “such”, “nigh”, “who” (59 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Thy favored ones”
SE expanded to “for Thy sake”
This form usually rendered as “make”, “cause”, “aid” (15 occurrences)
SE rendered خالِصِينَ (kháliṣín), لِوَجْهِكَ (liwajhik), دُوْنِ (dún), يَكوْنُوا (yakwnúá) as “sake, of Thee alone, fixed”
SE rendered يَكوْنُوا (yakwnúá), ناظِرِيْنَ (náẓirín), غَيْرِكَ، (ghayrika،), أُوْلئِكَ (ʾúlʾik) as “fixed, These, indeed, are they”
SE rendered يَكوْنُوا (yakwnúá), ناظِرِيْنَ (náẓirín), غَيْرِكَ، (ghayrika،), أُوْلئِكَ (ʾúlʾik), خَمْرُهُمْ (khamruhum) as “fixed, These, indeed, are they, wine”
This form usually rendered as “have”, “gone”, “departeth” (11 occurrences)
SE rendered خَمْرُهُمْ (khamruhum), خَرَجَ (kharaj), فَمِ (fam), مَشِيَّتِكَ (mashíhatik), الأُولى (al-ʾúlى), وَرَحِيقُهُمْ (waraḥíquhum) as “wine, hath, the, mouth, primal, beverage”
This form usually rendered as “will”, “through”, “purpose” (52 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “whose” (1 occurrences)
2 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “Thy love, whose”
This form usually rendered as “end” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “supreme” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “seest”, “beholdest” (89 occurrences)
literal: non-existence; non-existent; nonexistent
This form usually rendered as “confounded” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “what”, “desirest” (30 occurrences)