Prayers and Meditations — §854
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 854 of 858.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE rendered فَها (fahá), ذا (dhá), إِلهِي (ʾilhí), هَرَبْتُ (harabt), نَفْسِيْ (nafsí) as “Behold me, my God, fled, myself”
This form usually rendered as “entire”, “may”, “complete” (15 occurrences)
SE expanded to “my own being”
SE rendered أَنْوارِ (ʾanwár), ذاتِكَ، (dhátika،), وَعَنْ (waʿan), شُئُوناتِ (shuʾúnát) as “light, Thy Being”
SE rendered ذاتِكَ، (dhátika،), وَعَنْ (waʿan), شُئُوناتِ (shuʾúnát), بُعْدِيْ (buʿdí), وَغَفْلَتِيْ (waghaflatí), نَفَحاتِ (nafaḥát) as “Thy Being, fragrances”
SE rendered وَغَفْلَتِيْ (waghaflatí), نَفَحاتِ (nafaḥát), قُرْبِكَ (qurbik) as “fragrances, presence”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “stilled”, “have”, “subside” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “besought” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “most”, “ethereal” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “will”, “shall”, “best” (8 occurrences)
SE expanded to “set them free”
This form usually rendered as “revelations”, “manifestations”, “revelation” (98 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “king”, “angels”, “lord” (34 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “behest” (244 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)
This form usually rendered as “through”, “guard” (2 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Help in Peril”