Prayers and Meditations — §839
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 839 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
literal: glory; glory, praise; glory/praise
SE expanded to “Glorified, immeasurably glorified”
SE expanded to “I swear by Thy glory”
SE expanded to “I recognize this very moment”
SE expanded to “I recognize, moreover”
This form usually rendered as “thou” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “I have supplicated”
SE rendered اللَّيْلَةِ (al-laylah), الْمُبارَكَةِ (al-mubárakah), جَعَلْتَها (jaʿaltahá), حاكِيَةً (ḥákíahan) as “blessed night, as decreed by Thee, calleth to remembrance”
This form usually rendered as “which”, “thou”, “hast” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “as decreed by Thee”
This form usually rendered as “testify”, “declare”, “eloquently” (8 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “companions”, “delight”, “thou” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Who was the Companion”
SE expanded to “of Thy beauty”
This form usually rendered as “united”, “beholder”, “comforter” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of Thy face”
SE rendered وَمُصاحِبِ (wamuṣáḥib), وَجْهِكَ (wajhik), ذِكْرِيْ (dhikrí), يَدَيْكَ (yadayk) as “and the Beholder, of Thy face, called into being”
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “hands”, “presence” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “called into being”
SE expanded to “of Thy holiness”
SE rendered ساحَةِ (sáḥah), قُدْسِكَ، (qudsika،), بِحَيْثُ (biḥayth), جَعَلْتَ (jaʿalt), شَيْءٍ (shayʾin) as “the court, of Thy holiness, Thou hast made, things to”
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “source” (125 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of Thy handiwork”
This form usually rendered as “repository”, “habitation”, “seat” (15 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “treasury”, “treasures”, “repository” (11 occurrences)
SE expanded to “whatsoever hath been created by”
This form usually rendered as “detracting”, “diminish”, “cause” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered يُنْقَصُ (yunqaṣ), قَدْرِ (qadr), خَرْدَلٍ (khardalin), ظُهُوراتِ (ẓuhúrát), صِفاتِكَ (ṣifátik) as “be withheld, the weight, names and”
This form usually rendered as “perfect”, “can”, “fulfilled” (11 occurrences)
SE expanded to “be made incomplete”
SE expanded to “everlasting handiwork would”
SE rendered يَتِمَّ (yatimm), أَرْكانُ (ʾarkán), صُنْعِ (ṣunʿ), صَمَدانِيَّتِكَ (ṣamadánínatik), وَلَنْ (walan), يَكْمُلَ (yakmul), جَواهِرُ (jawáhir) as “be made incomplete, the foundations of, everlasting handiwork would, would become imperfect, the gems of”
SE expanded to “would become imperfect”
SE rendered يَكْمُلَ (yakmul), جَواهِرُ (jawáhir), حِكْمَةِ (ḥikmah), رَبَّانِيَّتِكَ، (rabbánínatika،), حُرُوفاتِ (ḥurúfát) as “would become imperfect, the gems of, Divine wisdom, the letters of”
SE rendered حُرُوفاتِ (ḥurúfát), النَّفْيِ (an-nafy), بُعْدِهِنَّ (buʿdihinn) as “the letters of, how far they”
SE expanded to “how far they”
SE expanded to “holy fragrances of”
SE expanded to “forgetful they may”
SE rendered غَفْلَتِهِنَّ (ghaflatihinn), بَدائِعِ (badáʾiʿ), إِشْراقِ (ʾishráq), فَجْرِ (fajr), جَمالِكَ (jamálik), سَمآءِ (samáʾ) as “forgetful they may, the wondrous splendors, dawning light, of Thy beauty, the heaven”
SE rendered فَجْرِ (fajr), جَمالِكَ (jamálik), سَمآءِ (samáʾ), إِجْلالِكَ (ʾijlálik), لَوْ (law), يَكُنْ (yakun), مُلْكِكَ (mulkik) as “dawning light, of Thy beauty, the heaven, needs exist, Thy realm”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “there”, “can” (50 occurrences)
SE expanded to “may thereby be exalted”
SE rendered مُلْكِكَ (mulkik), كَيْفَ (kayf), يَعْلُو (yaʿlú), كَلِماتُ (kalimát), إِثْباتِكَ، (ʾithbátika،) as “Thy realm, so that the, may thereby be exalted, which affirm Thee”
SE expanded to “which affirm Thee”