Gleanings — §198
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 198 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “of the Bayán”
SE expanded to “have chosen you”
This form usually rendered as “knowledge”, “understanding”, “recognition” (144 occurrences)
SE expanded to “to know and recognize”
SE expanded to “out of the world”
SE usually renders this root as “draw”, “nearness”, “presence”
SE rendered العالمین (al-ʿálmín), وقرّبناكم (wqrrbnákm), شاطئ (sháṭʾ), الأیمن (al-ʾaymn), یمین (ymín), بقعة (bqʿh), الفردوس (al-frdús) as “out of the world, nigh, the right side, the Spot, of Paradise”
SE expanded to “the right side”
SE rendered الأیمن (al-ʾaymn), یمین (ymín), بقعة (bqʿh), الفردوس (al-frdús), مقام (mqám), تنطق (tnṭq), النّار (an-nár) as “the right side, the Spot, of Paradise, crieth, the undying Fire”
SE expanded to “the undying Fire”
This form usually rendered as “most”, “exalted”, “upon” (345 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “beware” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “fail” (2 occurrences)
SE expanded to “above the dayspring”
SE expanded to “of the Will”
SE expanded to “of your Lord”
SE expanded to “and the great”
SE expanded to “that ye may perceive”
SE expanded to “with your own eyes”
SE rendered بعیونكم (bʿíwnkm), تعلّقوا (tʿllqúá), أبصاركم (ʾabṣárkm), بذي (bdhí), بصر (bṣr), الله (al-lh), كلّف (kllf), نفسًا (nfsan) as “with your own eyes, depend not, sight, God, hath never burdened, any soul”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “power” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath it been sent down”
SE rendered وكذلك (wkdhlk), نزل (nzl), الألواح (al-lúáḥ), النّبیّین (an-nbíbín), والمرسلین (wálmrslín) as “Thus, hath it been sent down, the Prophets, and Messengers of old”
SE expanded to “and Messengers of old”