Gleanings — §340
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 340 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE rendered بسی (bsí), معلوم (mʿlúm), واضح (wáḍḥ) as “clear and evident”
SE expanded to “clear and evident”
SE rendered معلوم (mʿlúm), واضح (wáḍḥ), از (iz), موت (mút) as “clear and evident, physical death”
SE rendered از (iz), موت (mút), مطّلع (mṭṭlʿ), بافعال (báfʿál), اعمال (iʿmál), خواهند (khúáhnd) as “physical death, their deeds, shall”
SE rendered از (iz), موت (mút), مطّلع (mṭṭlʿ), بافعال (báfʿál), اعمال (iʿmál), خواهند (khúáhnd), قسم (qsm), بآفتاب (báftáb), افق (ifq) as “physical death, their deeds, shall, I swear by, the Daystar, horizon of Divine power”
SE expanded to “I swear by”
SE expanded to “horizon of Divine power”
SE rendered خواهند (khúáhnd), قسم (qsm), بآفتاب (báftáb), افق (ifq), اقتدار (iqtdár), اهل (ihl), حقّ (ḥqq), حین (ḥín), فرحی (frḥí) as “shall, I swear by, the Daystar, horizon of Divine power, the one true God, moment, such joy”
SE rendered قسم (qsm), بآفتاب (báftáb), افق (ifq), اقتدار (iqtdár), اهل (ihl), حقّ (ḥqq), حین (ḥín), فرحی (frḥí), دست (dst), دهد (dhd) as “I swear by, the Daystar, horizon of Divine power, the one true God, moment, such joy, experience”
SE expanded to “one true God”
SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), حین (ḥín), فرحی (frḥí), دست (dst), دهد (dhd), ذکر (dhkr), ممکن (mmkn), نه (nh), همچنین (hmchnín) as “the one true God, moment, such joy, experience, be impossible to describe, while”
This form usually rendered as “incline”, “may”, “occurred” (19 occurrences)
SE rendered حین (ḥín), فرحی (frḥí), دست (dst), دهد (dhd), ذکر (dhkr), ممکن (mmkn), نه (nh), همچنین (hmchnín), اصحاب (iṣḥáb) as “moment, such joy, experience, be impossible to describe, while, they that live in error”
This form usually rendered as “can”, “contingent”, “empowered” (9 occurrences)
SE rendered ممکن (mmkn), نه (nh), همچنین (hmchnín), اصحاب (iṣḥáb), ضلال (ḍlál), خوف (khúf), اضطراب (iḍṭráb), وحشتی (wḥshtí), رو (rú) as “be impossible to describe, while, they that live in error, such fear, and trembling, such consternation, be”
This form usually rendered as “face”, “speeding”, “did” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “will”, “may”, “must” (188 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “how”, “can” (3 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Well is it”
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “discriminating”, “ethereal”, “subtile” (23 occurrences)
SE rendered نیکوست (níkúst), حال (ḥál), نفسی (nfsí), رحیق (rḥíq), لطیف (lṭíf), باقی (báqí), ایمان (iymán), از (iz), ید (yd), عنایت (ʿnáyt), الطاف (aṭ-ṭáf) as “Well is it, him, incorruptible wine, choice, of faith, through, gracious favor, manifold bounties”
This form usually rendered as “loving-kindness”, “grace”, “loving” (74 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Him Who is the Lord”
SE expanded to “of all Faiths.…”
SE rendered الطاف (aṭ-ṭáf), مالک (málk), ادیان (idíán), گرفت (grft), آشامید… (áshámíd…) as “manifold bounties, Him Who is the Lord, of all Faiths.…, hath quaffed”