tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155131427639680496.post2414226182591820503..comments2023-05-13T01:29:41.291+12:00Comments on Meditations on Baha'u'llah: Short obligatory prayer - translation and commentaryAlison Marshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00790904580464149790noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155131427639680496.post-41178530691365531212021-02-14T07:24:33.421+13:002021-02-14T07:24:33.421+13:00Here's my take:
I bear witness, O My God,
Tha...Here's my take:<br /><br />I bear witness, O My God,<br />That Thou hast created me,<br />To be grateful (recognize)<br />And worship (obey with love) Thee.<br /><br />I testify, at this moment,<br />To my frailty and Thy Fortitude,<br />To my vice and Thy Virtue,<br />To my craving and Thy Contentment.<br /><br />There is no God, but Thee,<br />The Bastion of Faith,<br />The Resurgent Lord!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11411611343578084865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155131427639680496.post-72212945395528415322017-06-19T21:07:38.036+12:002017-06-19T21:07:38.036+12:00Thanks, Rosie. That's an awfully nice thing to...Thanks, Rosie. That's an awfully nice thing to say. Alison Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790904580464149790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155131427639680496.post-27846816217603802462017-06-17T21:44:48.582+12:002017-06-17T21:44:48.582+12:00Absolutely beautiful Alison and I can only sit in ...Absolutely beautiful Alison and I can only sit in wonder at the mind that has gone down this track. Steve told me once that you live in a beautiful world and proof is here xxx<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14607921808830612542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155131427639680496.post-75382512402332831142017-05-16T20:16:10.883+12:002017-05-16T20:16:10.883+12:00Hi again David. I have checked the Aqdas version a...Hi again David. I have checked the Aqdas version and cannot find "Ilahi! Ilahi!" there, so I think it must be a mistake in the App. I have removed the words from the Arabic and amended the commentary. Thanks very much. Alison Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790904580464149790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155131427639680496.post-26018416600446003802017-05-16T19:54:15.472+12:002017-05-16T19:54:15.472+12:00I got the Arabic text from the App for iPhone call...I got the Arabic text from the App for iPhone called "Baha'i Prayers" (BahaiPrayers.net). I have only just learned to read the prayer in Arabic and am not familiar with any printed versions of it. Alison Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00790904580464149790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5155131427639680496.post-61846156578576004852017-05-16T19:45:29.489+12:002017-05-16T19:45:29.489+12:00Hi Alison. Many thanks for your thoughtful analysi...Hi Alison. Many thanks for your thoughtful analysis and perspective.<br /><br />I just wondered where your original Arabic version of the Short Obligatory Prayer came from that it starts with the "Ilahi! Ilahi!", as I've not see this in any printed Arabic texts before.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15968953321116601193noreply@blogger.com