Gleanings — §205
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 205 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Happy are they”
This form usually rendered as “doubters”, “dependents”, “generations” (13 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “accompanied”, “forsaken”, “abandoned” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered سبیل (sbíl), الله (al-lh), مالک (málk), الیوم (al-yúm), البدیع (al-bdíʿ), طوبی (ṭúbí), از (iz), برای (bráy), نفوسی (nfúsí), بذکر (bdhkr) as “the path, of God, the Lord, wondrous Day, Blessed are they, these men, that remember”
SE rendered الله (al-lh), مالک (málk), الیوم (al-yúm), البدیع (al-bdíʿ), طوبی (ṭúbí), از (iz), برای (bráy), نفوسی (nfúsí), بذکر (bdhkr), ثنای (thnáy), حقّ (ḥqq) as “of God, the Lord, wondrous Day, Blessed are they, these men, that remember, that magnify His Name, the one true God”
23 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered مالک (málk), الیوم (al-yúm), البدیع (al-bdíʿ), طوبی (ṭúbí), از (iz), برای (bráy), نفوسی (nfúsí), بذکر (bdhkr), ثنای (thnáy), حقّ (ḥqq), ناطقند (náṭqnd) as “the Lord, wondrous Day, Blessed are they, these men, that remember, that magnify His Name, the one true God, spoken”
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “mention”, “praise” (252 occurrences)
SE expanded to “that magnify His Name”
SE expanded to “one true God”
SE expanded to “seek diligently to serve”
SE rendered ثنای (thnáy), حقّ (ḥqq), ناطقند (náṭqnd), بخدمت (bkhdmt), امر (imr), مشغول (mshghúl), ایشانند (iyshánnd), نفوسی (nfúsí), کتب (ktb) as “that magnify His Name, the one true God, spoken, seek diligently to serve, His Cause, hath, men, the sacred Books”
SE rendered کتب (ktb), مذکورند (mdhkúrnd), امیرالمؤمنین (imírálmʾmnín), علیه (ʿlíh), بهائی (bháʾí), وصفشان (wṣfshán), فرموده (frmúdh), طوباهم (ṭúbáhm) as “the sacred Books, have referred, Commander of the Faithful, lavished his praise, saying, “The blessedness awaiting them”
SE rendered مذکورند (mdhkúrnd), امیرالمؤمنین (imírálmʾmnín), علیه (ʿlíh), بهائی (bháʾí), وصفشان (wṣfshán), فرموده (frmúdh), طوباهم (ṭúbáhm), افضل (ifḍl) as “have referred, Commander of the Faithful, lavished his praise, saying, “The blessedness awaiting them, excelleth”
SE rendered امیرالمؤمنین (imírálmʾmnín), علیه (ʿlíh), بهائی (bháʾí), وصفشان (wṣfshán), فرموده (frmúdh), طوباهم (ṭúbáhm), افضل (ifḍl), طوبانا (ṭúbáná) as “Commander of the Faithful, lavished his praise, saying, “The blessedness awaiting them, excelleth, the blessedness we now enjoy.””
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (126 occurrences)
SE expanded to “lavished his praise, saying”
This form usually rendered as “now”, “consider”, “present” (178 occurrences)
SE expanded to “glory of their station”
SE rendered اگرچه (igrchh), حال (ḥál), مقامات (mqámát), مستور (mstúr), ولکن (wlkn), ید (yd), قدرت (qdrt), البتّه (al-btth), مانع (mánʿ), بردارد (brdárd) as “however, around, The glory of their station, as yet undisclosed, The Hand, of Divine power, will, assuredly, the veil, lift up”
SE expanded to “of Divine power”
This form usually rendered as “obstacle”, “veil”, “interfere” (14 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “remove”, “lift”, “abolish” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)
SE rendered ظاهر (ẓáhr), فرماید (frmáyd), آنچه (ánchh), سبب (sbb), علّت (ʿllt), روشنی (rúshní), چشم (chshm), عالم (ʿálm) as “expose, He, that which, shall cheer, lighten, the eye, of the world”
SE expanded to “of the world”