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Gleanings — §34

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 34 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ناظر بايّام قبل شويد که چقدر مردم از اعالی و ادانی که هميشه منتظر ظهورات احديّه در هياکل قدسيّه بوده‌اند بقسمی که در جميع اوقات و اوان مترصّد و منتظر بودند و دعاها و تضرّعها مينمودند که شايد نسيم رحمت الهيّه بوزيدن آيد و جمال موعود از سرادق غيب بعرصه ظهور قدم گذارد و چون ابواب عنايت مفتوح ميگرديد و غمام مکرمت مرتفع و شمس غيب از افق قدرت ظاهر ميشد جميع تکذيب مينمودند و از لقای او که عين لقاء اللّه است احتراز ميجستند ...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Consider the past. How many, both high and low, have, at all times, yearningly awaited the advent of the Manifestations of God in the sanctified persons of His chosen Ones. How often have they expected His coming, how frequently have they prayed that the breeze of Divine mercy might blow, and the promised Beauty step forth from behind the veil of concealment, and be made manifest to all the world. And whensoever the portals of grace did open, and the clouds of divine bounty did rain upon mankind, and the light of the Unseen did shine above the horizon of celestial might, they all denied Him, and turned away from His facethe face of God Himself.…

Translation Notes

شويد
shúyd sh-w-d

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered ناظر (náẓr)بايّام (báyyám)شويد (shúyd)چقدر (chqdr)مردم (mrdm)از (iz)اعالی (iʿálí)ادانی (idání) as “Consider, the past, How many, both, high, low”

gather 20% ye 20% testify 20% heed 20% will 20%
مردم
mrdm m-r-d

literal: people; man

SE rendered ناظر (náẓr)بايّام (báyyám)شويد (shúyd)چقدر (chqdr)مردم (mrdm)از (iz)اعالی (iʿálí)ادانی (idání)هميشه (hmíshh) as “Consider, the past, How many, both, high, low, at all times”

people 57% men 14% peoples 11% man 3% hath 3% found 3% wayward 3% generations 3% leaders 3% have 3%
قدسيّه
qdsísh q-d-s

literal: holiness; holy; sanctified

SE rendered منتظر (mntẓr)ظهورات (ẓhúrát)احديّه (iḥdídh)هياکل (híákl)قدسيّه (qdsísh)بوده‌اند (búdh‌ánd) as “yearningly awaited, advent of the Manifestations, of God, sanctified persons, have”

بقسمی
bqsmí q-s-m

literal: manner; oath; oath, swear

SE rendered هياکل (híákl)قدسيّه (qdsísh)بوده‌اند (búdh‌ánd)بقسمی (bqsmí)جميع (jmíʿ)اوقات (iwqát)اوان (iwán) as “sanctified persons, have, frequently”

such 47% great 18% potent 6% complete 6% like 6% much 6% form 6% know 6%
اوقات
iwqát w-q-t

literal: time

SE rendered بوده‌اند (búdh‌ánd)بقسمی (bqsmí)جميع (jmíʿ)اوقات (iwqát)اوان (iwán)مترصّد (mtrṣṣd)منتظر (mntẓr)بودند (búdnd) as “have, frequently, expected, have they”

age 33% day-time 33% often 33%
اوان

literal: periods; moments/times

2 occurrences in corpus

مترصّد
mtrṣṣd r-ṣ-d

literal: watching; watching/vigilant; to watch, await

SE rendered اوان (iwán)مترصّد (mtrṣṣd)منتظر (mntẓr)بودند (búdnd)دعاها (dʿáhá) as “frequently, expected, have they, prayed”

تضرّعها
tḍrrʿhá ḍ-r-ʿ “shall”

literal: they humble themselves; supplications; supplication

4 occurrences in corpus

شايد
sháyd sh-y-d “that”

literal: perhaps; befits, is fitting; worthy, befitting

SE rendered دعاها (dʿáhá)تضرّعها (tḍrrʿhá)مينمودند (mínmúdnd)شايد (sháyd)نسيم (nsím)رحمت (rḥmt)الهيّه (al-híhh)بوزيدن (búzídn)آيد (áyd) as “prayed, they, have, that, the breeze, mercy, Divine, might blow”

haply 50% perchance 50%
آيد
áyd ʾ-y-d

literal: may aid

SE rendered شايد (sháyd)نسيم (nsím)رحمت (rḥmt)الهيّه (al-híhh)بوزيدن (búzídn)آيد (áyd)جمال (jmál)موعود (múʿúd)از (iz)سرادق (srádq)غيب (ghíb) as “that, the breeze, mercy, Divine, might blow, promised Beauty, from behind, the veil, of concealment”

assist 50% may 17% aid 17% “seal.” 17%
موعود
múʿúd w-ʿ-d

literal: promised; promise; to promise

SE rendered رحمت (rḥmt)الهيّه (al-híhh)بوزيدن (búzídn)آيد (áyd)جمال (jmál)موعود (múʿúd)از (iz)سرادق (srádq)غيب (ghíb)بعرصه (bʿrṣh)ظهور (ẓhúr)قدم (qdm) as “mercy, Divine, might blow, promised Beauty, from behind, the veil, of concealment, made manifest, step forth”

بعرصه
bʿrṣh ʿ-r-ṣ

literal: arena/realm

SE rendered جمال (jmál)موعود (múʿúd)از (iz)سرادق (srádq)غيب (ghíb)بعرصه (bʿrṣh)ظهور (ẓhúr)قدم (qdm)گذارد (gdhárd)چون (chún)ابواب (ibúáb) as “promised Beauty, from behind, the veil, of concealment, made manifest, step forth, whensoever, the portals”

realm 50% dominion 25% called 13% court 13%
گذارد
gdhárd g-dh-r

literal: pass; place; passed

SE rendered از (iz)سرادق (srádq)غيب (ghíb)بعرصه (bʿrṣh)ظهور (ẓhúr)قدم (qdm)گذارد (gdhárd)چون (chún)ابواب (ibúáb)عنايت (ʿnáyt)مفتوح (mftúḥ) as “from behind, the veil, of concealment, made manifest, step forth, whensoever, the portals, of grace, did open”

renounced 23% renounce 17% have 13% abandon 10% pass 10% leave 7% relinquish 7% forsake 7% past 3% before 3%
ميشد
míshd sh-d

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered شمس (shms)غيب (ghíb)از (iz)افق (ifq)قدرت (qdrt)ظاهر (ẓáhr)ميشد (míshd)جميع (jmíʿ)تکذيب (tkdhíb)مينمودند (mínmúdnd)از (iz)لقای (lqáy) as “the light, the Unseen, from, the horizon, celestial might, did shine, they all, denied, turned away, His face”

have 36% hath 14% may 14% made 12% become 5% mayest 5% can 5% will 3% mentioned 3% had 3%
احتراز
iḥtráz ḥ-r-z

literal: avoidance; avoidance, repudiation

SE rendered لقای (lqáy)عين (ʿín)لقاء (lqáʾ)اللّه (al-lh)احتراز (iḥtráz) as “His face, the face, of God”

repudiated 17% shunned 17% avoid 17% shun 17% refrain 8% turn 8% aversion 8% avoidance 8%
ميجستند
míjstnd j-s-t

literal: seek; sought; to seek

SE rendered عين (ʿín)لقاء (lqáʾ)اللّه (al-lh)احتراز (iḥtráz)ميجستند (míjstnd) as “the face, of God”

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