Prayers and Meditations — §814
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 814 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
أَيْ رَبِّ وَجَّهْتُ وَجْهِيْ إِلَيْكَ نَوِّرْهُ بِأَنْوَارِ وَجْهِكَ ثُمَّ احْفَظْهُ عَنِ التَّوَجُّهِ إِلَى غَيْرِكَ. شَهِدَ اللهُ أَنَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ
Shoghi Effendi Translation
I have turned my face unto Thee, O my Lord! Illumine it with the light of Thy countenance. Protect it, then, from turning to anyone but Thee.
God testifieth that there is none other God but Him.
Translation Notes
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §157: your LordgleaningsGWB §152: heavenlykitab-i-iqanKIQ §84: The All-Gloriousprayers-and-meditationsP&M §492: Thy sovereigntytablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §23: be my Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §25: of thy Godwill-and-testamentW&T §36: Lord, Most Highepistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §247: the Lordship of God
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §7: my facefire-tabletFire §30: This FacegleaningsGWB §539: the light of His countenancekitab-i-ahdAhd §10: turn your faceskitab-i-iqanKIQ §271: characterprayers-and-meditationsP&M §84: directing their eyes towardstablet-of-carmelCarmel §2: hast directed towards me Thy stepsthe-hidden-wordsHW §41: before Our Face
light 79% radiance 4% illumine 4% brightness 3% splendor 3% illuminate 1% luminary 1% into 1% glimmer 1% glory 1%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §130: the Day-Starfire-tabletFire §9: the brightnessgleaningsGWB §443: effulgencekitab-i-iqanKIQ §40: light.”prayers-and-meditationsP&M §634: the splendors of which have encompassedtablet-of-carmelCarmel §4: splendourthe-hidden-wordsHW §109: the flamewill-and-testamentW&T §13: radiantly
This form usually rendered as “keep”, “shield”, “preserve” (17 occurrences)
SE expanded to “anyone but Thee”
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §164: all elsefire-tabletFire §27: of Thine avenging wrathgleaningsGWB §370: the defilementkitab-i-ahdAhd §2: changethkitab-i-iqanKIQ §61: contraryprayers-and-meditationsP&M §241: with any one exceptthe-hidden-wordsHW §103: with others than Myselfwill-and-testamentW&T §38: is not
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “testified” (26 occurrences)
hath 32% have 18% testified 9% borne 9% testifieth 9% witnesseth 5% pronounced 5% detected 5% sweetness 5% pleasant 5%
epistle-to-the-son-of-the-wolfESW §15: “O Godfire-tabletFire §41: after GodgleaningsGWB §186: the Faith of Godkitab-i-ahdAhd §10: the divine Testatorkitab-i-iqanKIQ §145: All these thingsprayers-and-meditationsP&M §718: Thou my Godtablet-of-the-holy-marinerMariner §31: “By the Lordthe-hidden-wordsHW §147: celestial
