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Gleanings — §287

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 287 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

به اسمم حجبات غلیظ را بردرید و اصنام تقلید را بقوّت توحید بشکنید و بفضای رضوان قدس رحمن وارد شوید نفس را از آلایش ما سوی الله مطهّر نمائید و در موطن امن کبری و مقرّ عصمت عظمی آسایش کنید بحجاب نفس خود را محتجب مسازید چه که هر نفسی را کامل خلق نمودم تا کمال صنعم مشهود آید پس در اینصورت هر نفسی بنفسه قابل ادراک جمال سبحان بوده و خواهد بود چه که اگر قابل اینمقام نباشد تکلیف از او ساقط و در محضر حشر اکبر بین یدی الله اگر از نفسی سؤال شود که چرا بجمالم مؤمن نشده و از نفسم اعراض نموده‌ و او متمسّک شود بجمیع اهل عالم و معروض دارد که چون احدی اقبال ننمود و کلّ را معرض مشاهده نمودم لذا اقتدا بایشان نموده از جمال ابدیّه دور مانده‌ام هرگز این عذر مسموع نیاید و مقبول نگردد چه که ایمان هیچ نفسی بدون او معلّق نبوده و نخواهد بود

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Tear asunder, in My Name, the veils that have grievously blinded your vision, and, through the power born of your belief in the unity of God, scatter the idols of vain imitation. Enter, then, the holy paradise of the good-pleasure of the All-Merciful. Sanctify your souls from whatsoever is not of God, and taste ye the sweetness of rest within the pale of His vast and mighty Revelation, and beneath the shadow of His supreme and infallible authority. Suffer not yourselves to be wrapt in the dense veils of your selfish desires, inasmuch as I have perfected in every one of you My creation, so that the excellence of My handiwork may be fully revealed unto men. It follows, therefore, that every man hath been, and will continue to be, able of himself to appreciate the Beauty of God, the Glorified. Had he not been endowed with such a capacity, how could he be called to account for his failure? If, in the Day when all the peoples of the earth will be gathered together, any man should, whilst standing in the presence of God, be asked: “Wherefore hast thou disbelieved in My Beauty and turned away from My Self,” and if such a man should reply and say: “Inasmuch as all men have erred, and none hath been found willing to turn his face to the Truth, I, too, following their example, have grievously failed to recognize the Beauty of the Eternal,” such a plea will, assuredly, be rejected. For the faith of no man can be conditioned by anyone except himself.

Translation Notes

قدس
qds q-d-s

literal: holiness; holy; sanctified

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”

وارد
wárd w-r-d

literal: entering

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”

inflicted 24% befell 16% have 11% enter 11% hath 9% befallen 9% attain 7% came 4% befalleth 4% entered 4%
از

literal: from

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

آلایش
áláysh ʾ-l-y

literal: corruption; pollution

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

مطهّر
mṭhhr ṭ-h-r

literal: purify; purified

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”

sacred 33% sanctified 17% purified 17% rend 17% profaned 17%
موطن
múṭn w-ṭ-n

literal: homeland; homeland, home; land

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”

unto 25% habitation 25% abodes 25% shelter 25%
امن
imn ʾ-m-n

literal: believe

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”

hath 25% believed 13% security 13% had 13% believeth 13% safety 13% secure 13%
مقرّ
mqrr q-r-r

literal: abode; place

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”

seat 36% habitation 13% place 10% abide 10% court 8% spot 5% confessed 5% abode 5% retreats 5% acceptance 3%
عصمت
ʿṣmt ʿ-ṣ-m

literal: protection; infallibility; protector

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”

مسازید
msázíd s-ʾ-z

literal: make; make/construct; to make

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”

اینصورت
iynṣúrt ṣ-w-r

literal: form; trumpet; conception

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”

اینمقام
iynmqám q-w-m

literal: station; people; place

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”

تکلیف
tklíf k-l-f

literal: obligation, duty; obligated; obligation

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”

ساقط
sáqṭ s-q-ṭ

literal: fall; fallen; fallen, lapsed

SE rendered نباشد (nbáshd)تکلیف (tklíf)از (iz)ساقط (sáqṭ)محضر (mḥḍr)حشر (ḥshr) as “not been, from, the presence, the Day”

fallen 50% have 30% fall 10% hath 10%
اکبر
ikbr k-b-r “pride”

literal: greatest; greater

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”

most 25% greater 20% transcendent 10% surest 10% great 10% mighty 5% lesser 5% excel 5% greet 5% “greater 5%
یدی
ydí y-d-y

literal: hand; hands; by-hand

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”

hand 30% hold 20% hands 20% presence 10% under 10% door 10%
چرا
chrá ch-r-ʾ “why”

literal: why

3 occurrences in corpus

نموده‌
nmúdh‌ n-m-ود

literal: do; to do; do/make

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”

متمسّک
mtmssk m-s-k

literal: clinging; cling

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”

cling 38% cleaving 25% have 13% cleave 6% clung 6% held 6% clinging 6%
دارد
dárd d-ʾ-r

literal: have; to have; possessor

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”

carry 33% dispatch 33% seek 33%
احدی
iḥdí ʾ-ḥ-d “as”

literal: anyone; one; oneness

SE rendered اهل (ihl)عالم (ʿálm)معروض (mʿrúḍ)دارد (dárd)چون (chún)احدی (iḥdí)اقبال (iqbál)ننمود (nnmúd) as “peoples, men, “Inasmuch, as, will”

none 29% divine 14% any 12% god 12% anyone 8% man 6% one 6% all-glorious 4% unity 4% who 4%
بایشان
báyshán ʾ-y-sh “prophets”

literal: they; they, them; they/them

3 occurrences in corpus

مانده‌ام
mándh‌ám m-n-d

literal: remain; remained; to remain

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”

wanderers 25% remained 13% may 13% findeth 13% shielded 13% leaving 13% shall 13%
هرگز
hrgz h-r-g

literal: never; ever; never, ever

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”

never 50% every 17% can 17% ever 17%
عذر
ʿdhr ʿ-dh-r

literal: excuse; excused

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”

excuse 50% evade 50%
مسموع
msmúʿ s-m-ʿ

literal: hear; hearing; heard

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”

heard 20% hearken 18% hear 18% incline 10% hearing 8% ears 7% hearest 7% have 4% give 4% thou 4%
نیاید
níáyd ʾ-m-d

literal: come; came; to come

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”

exist 33% manifest 33% attain 33%
هیچ
hích h-y-ch “any”

literal: any

5 occurrences in corpus

بدون
bdún d-w-n “by”

literal: besides; without

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”

without 31% except 10% others 10% all 10% none 7% else 7% through 7% nothing 7% withheld 7% comprehension 3%

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