Gleanings — §288
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 288 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE rendered از (iz), اسرار (isrár), تنزیل (tnzíl), کتب (ktb), سماوی (smáwí), بلسان (blsán), جلیل (jlíl), قدرت (qdrt), نازل (názl), فرمودم (frmúdm) as “of, one, My Revelation, heavenly Books, the, the Tongue, of Grandeur, of Power, revealed, I have”
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “sublime”, “distinguished” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “graven”, “demonstrated”, “set” (20 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have”, “"i”, “chose” (24 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “signs”, “evidences”, “writings” (81 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of heavenly knowledge”
SE rendered بلطافت (blṭáft), حکمتیّه (ḥkmtíth), جواهر (júáhr), آثار (áthár), ملکوتیّه (mlkútíth), لوح (lúḥ), منیعهٴ (mníʿhٴ), ابدیّه (ibdídh) as “the subtleties, Divine wisdom, the gems, of heavenly knowledge, Tablet, exalted, incorruptible”
This form usually rendered as “ever-abiding”, “eternal”, “everlasting” (12 occurrences)
SE rendered منیعهٴ (mníʿhٴ), ابدیّه (ibdídh), بخطاب (bkhṭáb), محکمهٴ (mḥkmhٴ), مبرمه (mbrmh), نازل (názl), فرمودم (frmúdm), مشاهده (msháhdh) as “exalted, incorruptible, in clear and weighty language, revealed, I have, perceive”
This form usually rendered as “comprehend”, “understanding”, “apprehend” (142 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “seat”, “habitation”, “spot” (95 occurrences)
SE rendered ادراک (idrák), نمائید (nmáʾíd), از (iz), مقرّ (mqrr), قصوی (qṣúy), سدرهٴ (sdrhٴ), منتهی (mnthí), مکمن (mkmn), عزّ (ʿzz), ابهی (ibhí) as “discover, ye may, from, the All-Highest Throne, from the Tree, from the Habitation, glory, of everlasting might”
SE expanded to “from the Tree”
SE rendered از (iz), مقرّ (mqrr), قصوی (qṣúy), سدرهٴ (sdrhٴ), منتهی (mnthí), مکمن (mkmn), عزّ (ʿzz), ابهی (ibhí), دور (dúr), مگردانید (mgrdáníd) as “from, the All-Highest Throne, from the Tree, from the Habitation, glory, of everlasting might, far, not stray”
SE expanded to “from the Habitation”
1 occurrence in corpus