Gleanings — §287
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 287 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “tear” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “through the power”
This form usually rendered as “holy” (1 occurrences)
literal: paradise; pleasure; paradise, divine pleasure
This form usually rendered as “paradise”, “ridván”, “garden” (37 occurrences)
SE rendered توحید (túḥíd), بشکنید (bshkníd), بفضای (bfḍáy), رضوان (rḍúán), قدس (qds), رحمن (rḥmn), وارد (wárd), شوید (shúyd), نفس (nfs), از (iz) as “the unity, scatter, the holy paradise, the good-pleasure, the All-Merciful, been, your souls, from”
SE rendered بشکنید (bshkníd), بفضای (bfḍáy), رضوان (rḍúán), قدس (qds), رحمن (rḥmn), وارد (wárd), شوید (shúyd), نفس (nfs), از (iz), آلایش (áláysh), سوی (súy) as “scatter, the holy paradise, the good-pleasure, the All-Merciful, been, your souls, from, God”
This form usually rendered as “gather”, “ye”, “testify” (18 occurrences)
SE rendered رضوان (rḍúán), قدس (qds), رحمن (rḥmn), وارد (wárd), شوید (shúyd), نفس (nfs), از (iz), آلایش (áláysh), سوی (súy), الله (al-lh), مطهّر (mṭhhr), نمائید (nmáʾíd) as “the good-pleasure, the All-Merciful, been, your souls, from, God, Sanctify, may”
23 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered رحمن (rḥmn), وارد (wárd), شوید (shúyd), نفس (nfs), از (iz), آلایش (áláysh), سوی (súy), الله (al-lh), مطهّر (mṭhhr), نمائید (nmáʾíd) as “the All-Merciful, been, your souls, from, God, Sanctify, may”
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “else”, “remembrance”, “aught” (10 occurrences)
SE rendered نفس (nfs), از (iz), آلایش (áláysh), سوی (súy), الله (al-lh), مطهّر (mṭhhr), نمائید (nmáʾíd), موطن (múṭn), امن (imn), کبری (kbrí) as “your souls, from, God, Sanctify, may, supreme and infallible authority”
This form usually rendered as “recite”, “remember”, “consider” (58 occurrences)
SE rendered سوی (súy), الله (al-lh), مطهّر (mṭhhr), نمائید (nmáʾíd), موطن (múṭn), امن (imn), کبری (kbrí), مقرّ (mqrr), عصمت (ʿṣmt), عظمی (ʿẓmí) as “God, Sanctify, may, supreme and infallible authority, vast and mighty”
SE rendered الله (al-lh), مطهّر (mṭhhr), نمائید (nmáʾíd), موطن (múṭn), امن (imn), کبری (kbrí), مقرّ (mqrr), عصمت (ʿṣmt), عظمی (ʿẓmí), آسایش (ásáysh) as “Sanctify, may, supreme and infallible authority, vast and mighty, the sweetness of rest”
This form usually rendered as “most”, “embassy”, “abasement” (15 occurrences)
SE expanded to “supreme and infallible authority”
SE rendered نمائید (nmáʾíd), موطن (múṭn), امن (imn), کبری (kbrí), مقرّ (mqrr), عصمت (ʿṣmt), عظمی (ʿẓmí), آسایش (ásáysh), کنید (kníd), بحجاب (bḥjáb) as “may, supreme and infallible authority, vast and mighty, the sweetness of rest, hath, the dense veils”
SE rendered موطن (múṭn), امن (imn), کبری (kbrí), مقرّ (mqrr), عصمت (ʿṣmt), عظمی (ʿẓmí), آسایش (ásáysh), کنید (kníd), بحجاب (bḥjáb), نفس (nfs) as “supreme and infallible authority, vast and mighty, the sweetness of rest, hath, the dense veils, your selfish desires”
SE expanded to “vast and mighty”
This form usually rendered as “do”, “reflect”, “sanctify” (18 occurrences)
SE rendered کنید (kníd), بحجاب (bḥjáb), نفس (nfs), محتجب (mḥtjb), مسازید (msázíd), چه (chh), هر (hr), نفسی (nfsí), کامل (káml), خلق (khlq) as “hath, the dense veils, your selfish desires, wrapt in, inasmuch, every, one of, perfected, My creation”
This form usually rendered as “utmost”, “absolute”, “great” (37 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “evident”, “visible” (68 occurrences)
SE rendered کمال (kmál), صنعم (ṣnʿm), مشهود (mshhúd), آید (áyd), پس (ps), اینصورت (iynṣúrt), هر (hr), نفسی (nfsí), بنفسه (bnfsh), قابل (qábl), ادراک (idrák), جمال (jmál) as “the excellence, My handiwork, fully revealed, unto men., It, every, man, of himself, able, appreciate, the Beauty”
This form usually rendered as “worthy”, “unworthy”, “such” (21 occurrences)
SE expanded to “will continue to be”
SE rendered خواهد (khúáhd), چه (chh), قابل (qábl), اینمقام (iynmqám), نباشد (nbáshd), تکلیف (tklíf), از (iz), ساقط (sáqṭ) as “will continue to be, Had, such a capacity, not been, from”
This form usually rendered as “bereft”, “unknown” (5 occurrences)
SE rendered چه (chh), قابل (qábl), اینمقام (iynmqám), نباشد (nbáshd), تکلیف (tklíf), از (iz), ساقط (sáqṭ), محضر (mḥḍr), حشر (ḥshr) as “Had, such a capacity, not been, from, the presence, the Day”
SE rendered نباشد (nbáshd), تکلیف (tklíf), از (iz), ساقط (sáqṭ), محضر (mḥḍr), حشر (ḥshr) as “not been, from, the presence, the Day”
SE rendered از (iz), ساقط (sáqṭ), محضر (mḥḍr), حشر (ḥshr), اکبر (ikbr), یدی (ydí), الله (al-lh), از (iz), نفسی (nfsí), سؤال (sʾál) as “from, the presence, the Day, God, any man, asked”
SE rendered محضر (mḥḍr), حشر (ḥshr), اکبر (ikbr), یدی (ydí), الله (al-lh), از (iz), نفسی (nfsí), سؤال (sʾál) as “the presence, the Day, God, any man, asked”
This form usually rendered as “questioned”, “question”, “sought” (23 occurrences)
3 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “occurred”, “never”, “did” (22 occurrences)
SE rendered مؤمن (mʾmn), نشده (nshdh), از (iz), نفسم (nfsm), اعراض (iʿráḍ), نموده (nmúdh), متمسّک (mtmssk), بجمیع (bjmíʿ), اهل (ihl) as “disbelieved, hast thou, My Self,”, turned away, all, peoples”
SE rendered از (iz), نفسم (nfsm), اعراض (iʿráḍ), نموده (nmúdh), متمسّک (mtmssk), بجمیع (bjmíʿ), اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm) as “My Self,”, turned away, all, peoples, men”
This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (363 occurrences)
SE rendered بجمیع (bjmíʿ), اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), معروض (mʿrúḍ), دارد (dárd), چون (chún), احدی (iḥdí), اقبال (iqbál), ننمود (nnmúd) as “all, peoples, men, “Inasmuch, as, will”
SE rendered اهل (ihl), عالم (ʿálm), معروض (mʿrúḍ), دارد (dárd), چون (chún), احدی (iḥdí), اقبال (iqbál), ننمود (nnmúd) as “peoples, men, “Inasmuch, as, will”
This form usually rendered as “therefore” (7 occurrences)
3 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered جمال (jmál), ابدیّه (ibdídh), دور (dúr), ماندهام (mándhám), هرگز (hrgz), عذر (ʿdhr), مسموع (msmúʿ), نیاید (níáyd) as “the Beauty, the Eternal,”, have grievously failed to”
SE rendered جمال (jmál), ابدیّه (ibdídh), دور (dúr), ماندهام (mándhám), هرگز (hrgz), عذر (ʿdhr), مسموع (msmúʿ), نیاید (níáyd) as “the Beauty, the Eternal,”, have grievously failed to”
SE rendered ابدیّه (ibdídh), دور (dúr), ماندهام (mándhám), هرگز (hrgz), عذر (ʿdhr), مسموع (msmúʿ), نیاید (níáyd), مقبول (mqbúl), نگردد (ngrdd), چه (chh) as “the Eternal,”, have grievously failed to, be rejected, For”
SE rendered دور (dúr), ماندهام (mándhám), هرگز (hrgz), عذر (ʿdhr), مسموع (msmúʿ), نیاید (níáyd), مقبول (mqbúl), نگردد (ngrdd), چه (chh) as “have grievously failed to, be rejected, For”
SE rendered عذر (ʿdhr), مسموع (msmúʿ), نیاید (níáyd), مقبول (mqbúl), نگردد (ngrdd), چه (chh), ایمان (iymán), هیچ (hích) as “be rejected, For, the faith, no man”
5 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered نگردد (ngrdd), چه (chh), ایمان (iymán), هیچ (hích), نفسی (nfsí), بدون (bdún), معلّق (mʿllq), نبوده (nbúdh), نخواهد (nkhúáhd) as “be rejected, For, the faith, no man, yourselves, by, conditioned, can be, will”