Gleanings — §220
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 220 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “martyrdom”, “testify”, “testimony” (49 occurrences)
SE rendered هر (hr), منصفی (mnṣfí), شهادت (shhádt), داده (dádh), میدهد (mídhd), مظلوم (mẓlúm), از (iz), اوّل (iwwl) as “Every, unbiased observer, witness, will readily admit, wronged One, towards, ever since the dawn”
SE expanded to “will readily admit”
23 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “summoned”, “summon”, “have” (31 occurrences)
SE rendered ظهور (ẓhúr), بافق (báfq), اعلی (iʿlí), دعوت (dʿút), نموده (nmúdh), از (iz), شقاوت (shqáwt), بغضا (bghḍá), بغی (bghí) as “Revelation, the, Glory, hath invited, corruption, hatred, oppression”
This form usually rendered as “misery”, “corruption” (4 occurrences)
SE rendered شقاوت (shqáwt), بغضا (bghḍá), بغی (bghí), فحشا (fḥshá), منع (mnʿ), فرموده (frmúdh), معذلک (mʿdhlk), اهل (ihl), اعتساف (iʿtsáf), وارد (wárd) as “corruption, hatred, oppression, wickedness, hath forbidden, the, oppressor, hath wrought”
SE rendered بغضا (bghḍá), بغی (bghí), فحشا (fḥshá), منع (mnʿ), فرموده (frmúdh), معذلک (mʿdhlk), اهل (ihl), اعتساف (iʿtsáf), وارد (wárd) as “hatred, oppression, wickedness, hath forbidden, the, oppressor, hath wrought”
SE rendered بغی (bghí), فحشا (fḥshá), منع (mnʿ), فرموده (frmúdh), معذلک (mʿdhlk), اهل (ihl), اعتساف (iʿtsáf), وارد (wárd) as “oppression, wickedness, hath forbidden, the, oppressor, hath wrought”
This form usually rendered as “inflicted”, “befell”, “have” (92 occurrences)
SE rendered فرموده (frmúdh), معذلک (mʿdhlk), اهل (ihl), اعتساف (iʿtsáf), وارد (wárd), آوردند (áwrdnd), آنچه (ánchh), قلم (qlm), از (iz), ذکرش (dhkrsh) as “hath forbidden, the, oppressor, hath wrought, pen, dare describe his”
SE rendered معذلک (mʿdhlk), اهل (ihl), اعتساف (iʿtsáf), وارد (wárd), آوردند (áwrdnd), آنچه (ánchh), قلم (qlm), از (iz), ذکرش (dhkrsh) as “the, oppressor, hath wrought, pen, dare describe his”
SE expanded to “dare describe his”
SE rendered قلم (qlm), از (iz), ذکرش (dhkrsh), عاجز (ʿájz), قاصر (qáṣr), حقّ (ḥqq), حیات (ḥíát), راحت (ráḥt) as “pen, dare describe his, the Eternal Truth, everlasting life, security and peace”
SE rendered قلم (qlm), از (iz), ذکرش (dhkrsh), عاجز (ʿájz), قاصر (qáṣr), حقّ (ḥqq), حیات (ḥíát), راحت (ráḥt), از (iz), برای (bráy) as “pen, dare describe his, the Eternal Truth, everlasting life, security and peace, upon all men”
This form usually rendered as “ease”, “tranquillity”, “well-being” (14 occurrences)
SE expanded to “security and peace”
This form usually rendered as “wherefore”, “light” (11 occurrences)
SE rendered حیات (ḥíát), راحت (ráḥt), از (iz), برای (bráy), خواسته (khúásth), ولکن (wlkn), عباد (ʿbád), قتل (qtl), احبّا (iḥbbá), سفک (sfk), دم (dm) as “everlasting life, security and peace, upon all men, hath been to confer, yet, they have, shed, His loved ones, the blood”
This form usually rendered as “servants”, “men”, “people” (293 occurrences)
SE expanded to “His loved ones”
SE rendered خواسته (khúásth), ولکن (wlkn), عباد (ʿbád), قتل (qtl), احبّا (iḥbbá), سفک (sfk), دم (dm), مطهّرش (mṭhhrsh), فتوی (ftúy) as “hath been to confer, yet, they have, shed, His loved ones, the blood, have pronounced”
SE rendered عباد (ʿbád), قتل (qtl), احبّا (iḥbbá), سفک (sfk), دم (dm), مطهّرش (mṭhhrsh), فتوی (ftúy) as “they have, shed, His loved ones, the blood, have pronounced”
This form usually rendered as “have”, “sentence” (4 occurrences)