Gleanings — §115
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 115 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “immeasurably above the understanding”
SE expanded to “all created things”
This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “immeasurably”, “purify” (20 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “comprehend”, “understanding”, “apprehend” (142 occurrences)
SE rendered منزّه (mnzzh), از (iz), ادراک (idrák), مدرکات (mdrkát), مليک (mlík), عزّ (ʿzz), بی (bí), مثالی (mthálí), سزاست (szást), يزل (yzl) as “exalted, grasp, the minds, King, glory, incomparable, hath ever been”
SE expanded to “hath ever been”
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
SE expanded to “sing adequately His praise”
SE rendered لايزال (láyzál), متعالی (mtʿálí), از (iz), وصف (wṣf), سوی (súy), خواهد (khúáhd), احدی (iḥdí), بسماوات (bsmáwát) as “exalted, describing the, heavens and”
SE rendered متعالی (mtʿálí), از (iz), وصف (wṣf), سوی (súy), خواهد (khúáhd), احدی (iḥdí), بسماوات (bsmáwát) as “exalted, describing the, heavens and”
SE rendered بسماوات (bsmáwát), ذکرش (dhkrsh), کما (kmá), ينبغی (ynbghí), ارتقاء (irtqáʾ), نجسته (njsth), نفسی (nfsí) as “heavens and, heights, man”
This form usually rendered as “exaltation”, “advance”, “have” (10 occurrences)
SE rendered ارتقاء (irtqáʾ), نجسته (njsth), نفسی (nfsí) as “heights, man”
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)
SE rendered ارتقاء (irtqáʾ), نجسته (njsth), نفسی (nfsí), بمعارج (bmʿárj) as “heights, man”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “never”, “failed” (40 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “evident”, “manifest”, “can” (68 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “invincible” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered از (iz), ظهورات (ẓhúrát), عزّ (ʿzz), قدرتش (qdrtsh), انوار (inúár), بدايه (bdáyh), ملحوظ (mlḥúẓ), آمده (ámdh), چه (chh), بلند (blnd), بدايع (bdáyʿ) as “every, invincible, eternal light, have, How, immensely, wondrous”
SE rendered قدرتش (qdrtsh), انوار (inúár), بدايه (bdáyh), ملحوظ (mlḥúẓ), آمده (ámdh), چه (chh), بلند (blnd), بدايع (bdáyʿ), ظهورات (ẓhúrát) as “invincible, eternal light, have, How, immensely, wondrous, testimonies”
This form usually rendered as “came”, “come”, “hath” (44 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “least”, “however”, “abject” (9 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “raised”, “have”, “rising” (46 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “incapable”, “fail”, “impotent” (25 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “dare”, “can”, “would” (10 occurrences)
SE rendered هياکل (híákl), اسماء (ismáʾ), لب (lb), تشنه (tshnh), وادی (wádí), طلب (ṭlb), سرگردان (srgrdán), مظاهر (mẓáhr) as “Embodiments, Names, athirst, wilderness, search, wander, Manifestations”
This form usually rendered as “implore” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered صفات (ṣfát), طور (ṭúr), تقديس (tqdís), ربّ (rbb), ارنی (irní), بر (br), لسان (lsán) as “Attributes, Sinai, Holiness, implore, unravel, to”