Gleanings — §135
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 135 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “consider”, “gaze”, “look” (34 occurrences)
SE rendered فانظر (fánẓr), بطرف (bṭrf), البدء (al-bdʾ), فیما (fímá), نظرت (nẓrt), آدم (ádm) as “Contemplate, with, thine inward eye, Adam”
SE rendered فانظر (fánẓr), بطرف (bṭrf), البدء (al-bdʾ), فیما (fímá), نظرت (nẓrt), آدم (ádm) as “Contemplate, with, thine inward eye, Adam”
SE rendered بطرف (bṭrf), البدء (al-bdʾ), فیما (fímá), نظرت (nẓrt), آدم (ádm), الأولی (al-ʾawlí), بعده (bʿdh), یصل (yṣl), الأمر (al-ʾamr) as “with, thine inward eye, Adam, the chain of successive Revelations”
SE rendered آدم (ádm), الأولی (al-ʾawlí), بعده (bʿdh), یصل (yṣl), الأمر (al-ʾamr) as “Adam, the chain of successive Revelations”
SE rendered آدم (ádm), الأولی (al-ʾawlí), بعده (bʿdh), یصل (yṣl), الأمر (al-ʾamr), نبیل (nbíl), قل (ql) as “Adam, the chain of successive Revelations, the Báb, I testify”
SE expanded to “the chain of successive Revelations”
This form usually rendered as “sent” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered قل (ql), تالله (tállh), کلّهم (kllhm), جاؤوا (jáʾúá), مشرق (mshrq), الأمر (al-ʾamr), بکتاب (bktáb), وصحیفة (wṣḥífh), ولوح (wlúḥ), عظیم (ʿẓím) as “I testify, before God, all, sent down, Cause, with a divinely revealed Book, Tablet, mighty”
SE expanded to “with a divinely revealed Book”
SE rendered جاؤوا (jáʾúá), مشرق (mshrq), الأمر (al-ʾamr), بکتاب (bktáb), وصحیفة (wṣḥífh), ولوح (wlúḥ), عظیم (ʿẓím), واوتوا (wáwtúá), واحد (wáḥd) as “sent down, Cause, with a divinely revealed Book, Tablet, mighty, entrusted, of”
This form usually rendered as “great”, “most”, “grievous” (128 occurrences)
SE rendered ولوح (wlúḥ), عظیم (ʿẓím), واوتوا (wáwtúá), واحد (wáḥd), منهم (mnhm), قدّر (qddr), وهذا (whdhá) as “Tablet, mighty, entrusted, of, them, had been definitely foreordained, This, verily, is a token”
This form usually rendered as “others”, “some” (10 occurrences)
SE expanded to “had been definitely foreordained”
literal: knowledge; know; knower
SE expanded to “that comprehend this truth.…”
This form usually rendered as “proclaim”, “culminated”, “attained” (14 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (159 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “sanctified”, “exalted”, “holy” (158 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “luminous”, “radiant” (61 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “chose” (4 occurrences)
SE expanded to “His own Self”
This form usually rendered as “would”, “abaseth”, “showered” (9 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the signs and tokens”
SE rendered ینزل (ynzl), علیه (ʿlíh), الآیات (al-áyát), الجهات (al-jhát), أحصاها (ʾaḥṣáhá), أحد (ʾaḥd), الله (al-lh), ربّک (rbbk) as “were being showered, upon Him, the signs and tokens, reckon, none, God, Lord”
SE expanded to “We sent forth”
SE expanded to “whilst still wrapt within”
SE expanded to “of the Youth”
SE rendered وجه (wjh), الغلام (al-ghlám), أقلّ (ʾaqll), سَمِّ (samm), الإبرة (al-ʾibrh), انصعقت (inṣʿqt), أهل (ʾahl), ملأ (mlʾ) as “enveloping the Face, of the Youth, infinitesimal, seized with violent commotion, men, company”
SE rendered وجه (wjh), الغلام (al-ghlám), أقلّ (ʾaqll), سَمِّ (samm), الإبرة (al-ʾibrh), انصعقت (inṣʿqt), أهل (ʾahl), ملأ (mlʾ), العالین (al-ʿálín) as “enveloping the Face, of the Youth, infinitesimal, seized with violent commotion, men, company, dwellers of the Realms above”
literal: thunderstruck; swooned; to be thunderstruck, seized with commotion
This form usually rendered as “every”, “caused” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (130 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “adoreth” (2 occurrences)
SE expanded to “favored of God”
SE rendered المقرّبین (al-mqrrbín), وظهر (wẓhr), بشأن (bshʾan), ظهر (ẓhr), مثله (mthlh), الإبداع (al-ʾibdáʿ), بحیث (bḥíth), قام (qám), بنفسه (bnfsh) as “favored of God, He hath, verily, manifested, a glory, none, hath witnessed,, inasmuch as, He hath arisen to proclaim, in person”
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “entire”, “created” (35 occurrences)
SE expanded to “He hath arisen to proclaim”