Prayers and Meditations — §854
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 854 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “beyond”, “well”, “fear” (48 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “manifold”, “assaults”, “changes” (20 occurrences)
SE rendered ذاتِكَ، (dhátika،), وَعَنْ (waʿan), شُئُوناتِ (shuʾúnát), بُعْدِيْ (buʿdí), وَغَفْلَتِيْ (waghaflatí), نَفَحاتِ (nafaḥát) as “Being, forsaken all that, keepeth me back from Thee, forgetful, fragrances”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “stilled”, “have”, “subside” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “most”, “mighty”, “supreme” (45 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “besought” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “all”, “any”, “except” (66 occurrences)
SE expanded to “set them free”
This form usually rendered as “revelations”, “manifestations”, “revelation” (95 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “king”, “angels”, “lord” (30 occurrences)
SE expanded to “in such wise that”
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (179 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “cleanse”, “purify”, “recovered” (12 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “reality” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “flood” (1 occurrences)
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
SE expanded to “Help in Peril”
SE rendered احْفَظْ (iḥfaẓ), مَحْبُوبِي (maḥbúbí), بِمَحَبَّتِكَ (bimaḥabbatik) as “guard”
7 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered مَحْبُوبِي (maḥbúbí), بِمَحَبَّتِكَ (bimaḥabbatik), إِيَّاهُمْ (ʾíʾáhum) as “”
SE rendered فَدى (fadى), بِكُلِّهِ (bikullih), لِحَضْرَتِكَ (liḥaḍratik) as “Him”
SE rendered بِكُلِّهِ (bikullih), لِحَضْرَتِكَ (liḥaḍratik) as “Him”
This form usually rendered as “thee”, “befitteth”, “unto” (19 occurrences)
SE rendered لِحَضْرَتِكَ (liḥaḍratik), وَأَنْفَقَ (waʾanfaq) as “Him”