Gleanings — §359
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 359 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “among”, “while”, “one” (45 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “demonstrate”, “affirmation”, “may” (25 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “corrupt”, “desire”, “desires” (105 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “temple”, “form”, “embodiment” (39 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “same” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “known”, “what”, “well-known” (31 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “attachments”, “entanglements” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “absent”, “detached”, “invested” (3 occurrences)
SE rendered بضیاء (bḍíáʾ), شمس (shms), نبوّت (nbúbt), مستضیء (mstḍíʾ), بانوار (bánúár), قمر (qmr), هدایت (hdáyt), مهتدی (mhtdí), میشدند (míshdnd) as “illumination, Sun, Prophethood, Moon, Divine guidance”
This form usually rendered as “god”, “god’s”, “lord” (1314 occurrences)
SE rendered بلقآء (blqáʾ), الله (al-lh), فائز (fáʾz), میگشتند (mígshtnd), لهذا (lhdhá), علمای (ʿlmáy), عصر (ʿṣr) as “the Divine Presence, unto, attain, For this reason, divines, of the age”
SE expanded to “those possessed of wealth”
This form usually rendered as “derision”, “deride”, “derisively” (12 occurrences)
SE rendered عصر (ʿṣr), اغنیای (ighníáy), عهد (ʿhd), استهزاء (isthzáʾ), مینمودند (mínmúdnd), چنانچه (chnánchh), از (iz), لسان (lsán), گمراهان (gmráhán) as “of the age, those possessed of wealth, , would, scorn and scoff, Even as, amongst, that erred”
SE rendered استهزاء (isthzáʾ), مینمودند (mínmúdnd), چنانچه (chnánchh), از (iz), لسان (lsán), گمراهان (gmráhán), میفرماید (mífrmáyd), ﴿فَقَالَ (﴿faqál) as “scorn and scoff, Even as, amongst, that erred, hath revealed, said”
This form usually rendered as “concourse”, “people”, “ye” (88 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have”, “disbelieved”, “who” (59 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “grace”, “bounty”, “token” (82 occurrences)
SE rendered عَلَیْنَا (ʿalayná), فَضْلٍ (faḍlin), نَظُنَّکُمْ (naẓunnakum), کَاذِبِینَ﴾، (kádhibína﴾،), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ) as “above ourselves, excellence, liars.’”, caviled”
This form usually rendered as “protest”, “denial”, “objections” (40 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “act”, “grieve”, “moment” (11 occurrences)
SE rendered نکرده (nkrdh), مگر (mgr), اراذل (irádhl), اعتنائی (iʿtnáʾí), بشأن (bshʾan), آنها (ánhá), نیست (níst), مقصودشان (mqṣúdshán) as “you, except, abject, attention, are, aim”
This form usually rendered as “faith”, “belief”, “true” (55 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “believed” (1 occurrences)