Gleanings — §300
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 300 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “now”, “thou”, “mother” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “true”, “power”, “mouthpiece” (13 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have been created”
This form usually rendered as “own”, “self”, “soul” (324 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “command” (249 occurrences)
SE expanded to “by His behest”
This form usually rendered as “glory”, “transcendent”, “exalted” (190 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “may”, “shall”, “show” (76 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “own” (1 occurrences)
3 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered أعمالکم (ʾaʿmálkm), تشهدون (tshhdún), مثلاً (mthláan), فانظر (fánẓr), فیما (fímá), حرّم (ḥrrm), العباد (al-ʿbád), الکتاب (al-ktáb) as “acts, testify, Consider, that which, hath been forbidden, men, Book”
This form usually rendered as “days” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath been forbidden”
This form usually rendered as “wisheth”, “willing”, “pleased” (25 occurrences)
SE rendered البیان (al-bíán), تنظرون (tnẓrún), بحیث (bḥíth), أحلّ (ʾaḥll), الله (al-lh), أراد (ʾarád), بأمره (bʾamrh), وحرّم (wḥrrm) as “Bayán, decreed as lawful, God, hath pleased, by His behest, forbid”
This form usually rendered as “allowed” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “king”, “sovereignty”, “sháh” (213 occurrences)
SE rendered أراد (ʾarád), بأمره (bʾamrh), وحرّم (wḥrrm), شآء (sháʾ), بسلطانه (bslṭánh), قل (ql), الکتاب (al-ktáb), أفلا (ʾaflá), تشهدون (tshhdún) as “hath pleased, by His behest, forbid, He elected, sovereign might, Book, Will ye not bear”
SE rendered بسلطانه (bslṭánh), قل (ql), الکتاب (al-ktáb), أفلا (ʾaflá), تشهدون (tshhdún), ولکنّ (wlknn), النّاس (an-nás) as “sovereign might, Book, Will ye not bear, however, Men”
SE rendered النّاس (an-nás), علمهم (ʿlmhm), نهوا (nhúá), عنه (ʿnh), یرتکبون (yrtkbún), هل (hl), ینسب (ynsb) as “Men, forbidden, have wittingly broken, attributed”
SE expanded to “have wittingly broken”
SE rendered نهوا (nhúá), عنه (ʿnh), یرتکبون (yrtkbún), هل (hl), ینسب (ynsb), الله (al-lh), أنفسهم (ʾanfshm) as “forbidden, have wittingly broken, attributed, God, their proper selves”
SE expanded to “Will ye not comprehend”
SE expanded to “hath been revealed”
SE rendered الألواح (al-lúáḥ), تعلمون (tʿlmún), بلی (blí), عالم (ʿálm), بأعمالکم (bʾaʿmálkm), ظهورها (ẓhúrhá) as “Scriptures, clear, ye, accomplished”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “none”, “never” (44 occurrences)