Gleanings — §40
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 40 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE rendered چون (chún), غيب (ghíb), ازلی (izlí), ساذج (sádhj), هويّه (húyyh), شمس (shms), محمّدی (mḥmmdí), از (iz), افق (ifq), علم (ʿlm) as “When, Unseen, Eternal, the Divine Essence, Daystar, Muḥammad, of, horizon, knowledge”
This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “meant”, “significance” (42 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (139 occurrences)
SE rendered افق (ifq), علم (ʿlm), معانی (mʿání), مشرق (mshrq), فرمود (frmúd), از (iz), جمله (jmlh), اعتراضات (iʿtráḍát), علمای (ʿlmáy), يهود (yhúd) as “horizon, knowledge, caused, among, cavils, Jewish divines”
This form usually rendered as “book”, “holy”, “tablet” (168 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “recorded”, “mentioned”, “hath” (129 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “tongue”, “language”, “languages” (91 occurrences)
SE expanded to “wanderers in the vale”
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered اينست (iynst), از (iz), لسان (lsán), ماندگان (mándgán), وادی (wádí), ضلالت (ḍlált), سلطان (slṭán), احديّت (iḥdídt) as “are, of, words, wanderers in the vale, error, King of eternal glory”
SE expanded to “King of eternal glory”
SE expanded to “King of eternal glory”
This form usually rendered as “words”, “saith”, “through” (83 occurrences)
SE rendered يَدَاهُ (yadáh), مَبْسُوطَتَانِ (mabsúṭatán), ترجمه (trjmh), اينست (iynst), گفتند (gftnd), يهودان (yhúdán), دست (dst) as “hands, are, say, Jews, hand”
SE rendered يهودان (yhúdán), دست (dst), خدا (khdá), بسته (bsth), بسته (bsth), باد (bád), دستهای (dstháy), ايشان (iyshán), ملعون (mlʿún), شدند (shdnd) as “Jews, hand, God,’, Chained, be, accursed, was”
SE rendered ايشان (iyshán), ملعون (mlʿún), شدند (shdnd), بانچه (bánchh), افترا (iftrá), بستند (bstnd), بلکه (blkh), دستهای (dstháy), قدرت (qdrt), الهی (al-hí) as “accursed, was, Nay, hand, God”
SE rendered بلکه (blkh), دستهای (dstháy), قدرت (qdrt), الهی (al-hí), هميشه (hmíshh), باز (báz), مهيمن (mhímn), يَدْ (yad), اللّهِ (al-lh) as “Nay, hand, God, outstretched”
SE rendered دستهای (dstháy), قدرت (qdrt), الهی (al-hí), هميشه (hmíshh), باز (báz), مهيمن (mhímn), يَدْ (yad), اللّهِ (al-lh) as “hand, God, outstretched”
SE rendered شرح (shrḥ), نزول (nzúl), آيه (áyh), علمای (ʿlmáy), تفسير (tfsír), مختلف (mkhtlf), ذکر (dhkr), نمودهاند (nmúdhánd), ولکن (wlkn), بر (br) as “circumstances, revelation, verse, commentators of the Qur’án, divers, related, yet, upon”
This form usually rendered as “fix”, “fixed”, “thou” (63 occurrences)
SE expanded to “King in truth”
This form usually rendered as “burning” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “sent”, “raise”, “communicate” (12 occurrences)
SE rendered رسولی (rsúlí), از (iz), موسی (músí), ملتفت (mltft), قول (qúl), بی (bí), معنی (mʿní), شويد (shúyd), چقدر (chqdr), از (iz), شريعه (shríʿh), علم (ʿlm) as “Messenger, from, Moses, Behold, saying, absurdity, been, How, knowledge”
SE rendered شويد (shúyd), چقدر (chqdr), از (iz), شريعه (shríʿh), علم (ʿlm), دانش (dánsh), دور (dúr), اليوم (al-yúm), جميع (jmíʿ), مردم (mrdm) as “been, How, from, knowledge, far, Day, all, people”
SE rendered جميع (jmíʿ), مردم (mrdm), بامثال (bámthál), مزخرفات (mzkhrfát), مشغولند (mshghúlnd), هزار (hzár), سال (sál), بيش (bísh) as “all, people, such, occupied, thousand, years, over a”
SE rendered مشغولند (mshghúlnd), هزار (hzár), سال (sál), بيش (bísh), ميگذرد (mígdhrd), آيه (áyh), تلاوت (tláwt), مينمايند (mínmáynd) as “occupied, thousand, years, over a, verse, reciting”
SE rendered تلاوت (tláwt), مينمايند (mínmáynd), بر (br), يهود (yhúd), حيث (ḥíth), يشعر (yshʿr), اعتراض (iʿtráḍ), مينمايند (mínmáynd), ملتفت (mltft), نشدند (nshdnd) as “reciting, pronouncing, Jews, censure, utterly unaware, have been”
SE rendered ميگويند (mígúynd), آنچه (ánchh), يهود (yhúd), معتقدند (mʿtqdnd), چنانچه (chnánchh), شنيدهايد (shnídháyd), ميگويند (mígúynd) as “that, He, sentiments and belief, as”
SE rendered يهود (yhúd), معتقدند (mʿtqdnd), چنانچه (chnánchh), شنيدهايد (shnídháyd), ميگويند (mígúynd), جميع (jmíʿ), ظهورات (ẓhúrát) as “sentiments and belief, as, that, all, Revelation”
This form usually rendered as “beyond”, “highest”, “immeasurable” (42 occurrences)
SE rendered نميشود (nmíshúd), از (iz), بحر (bḥr), قدم (qdm), صمدانی (ṣmdání), امواجی (imúájí), ظاهر (ẓáhr), نگردد (ngrdd), از (iz), خيام (khíám) as “been, of, Ocean, everlasting, manifest, is forever stilled, Tabernacle”
SE rendered نگردد (ngrdd), از (iz), خيام (khíám), غيب (ghíb), ربّانی (rbbání), هيکلی (híklí), مشهود (mshhúd), نيايد (níáyd), اينست (iynst), ادراک (idrák) as “is forever stilled, of, Tabernacle, Divine, have ceased, hath, understanding”
SE rendered از (iz), خيام (khíám), غيب (ghíb), ربّانی (rbbání), هيکلی (híklí), مشهود (mshhúd), نيايد (níáyd), اينست (iynst), ادراک (idrák), همج (hmj), رعاع (rʿáʿ) as “of, Tabernacle, Divine, have ceased, hath, understanding, small-minded, contemptible”
This form usually rendered as “only”, “should”, “enter” (5 occurrences)
SE expanded to “flow of God’s all-encompassing grace”
SE rendered اينست (iynst), ادراک (idrák), همج (hmj), رعاع (rʿáʿ), فيض (fíḍ), کليّه (klílh), رحمت (rḥmt), منبسطه (mnbsṭh), بهيچ (bhích), عقلی (ʿqlí) as “hath, understanding, small-minded, contemptible, flow of God’s all-encompassing grace, plenteous mercies, mind”
SE rendered فيض (fíḍ), کليّه (klílh), رحمت (rḥmt), منبسطه (mnbsṭh), بهيچ (bhích), عقلی (ʿqlí), ادراکی (idrákí), انقطاع (inqṭáʿ) as “flow of God’s all-encompassing grace, plenteous mercies, mind, understanding, cessation”
SE rendered عقلی (ʿqlí), ادراکی (idrákí), انقطاع (inqṭáʿ), جائز (jáʾz), نيست (níst), جائز (jáʾz), دانسته (dánsth), از (iz), اطراف (iṭráf) as “mind, understanding, cessation, of, side”
SE rendered انقطاع (inqṭáʿ), جائز (jáʾz), نيست (níst), جائز (jáʾz), دانسته (dánsth), از (iz), اطراف (iṭráf), جوانب (júánb), کمر (kmr), ظلم (ẓlm) as “cessation, of, side, thou, loins, tyranny”
This form usually rendered as “various”, “every”, “direction” (15 occurrences)
SE rendered جوانب (júánb), کمر (kmr), ظلم (ẓlm), بسته (bsth), همّت (hmmt), گماشتهاند (gmáshthánd), نار (nár), سدره (sdrh), بماء (bmáʾ), ملح (mlḥ), ظنون (ẓnún) as “thou, loins, tyranny, girded, endeavor, flame, Burning Bush, waters, fancy”
SE rendered نار (nár), سدره (sdrh), بماء (bmáʾ), ملح (mlḥ), ظنون (ẓnún), مخمود (mkhmúd), نمايند (nmáynd), غافل (gháfl), از (iz) as “flame, Burning Bush, waters, fancy, quench, oblivious, of”
SE rendered نار (nár), سدره (sdrh), بماء (bmáʾ), ملح (mlḥ), ظنون (ẓnún), مخمود (mkhmúd), نمايند (nmáynd), غافل (gháfl), از (iz), اينکه (iynkh), زجاج (zjáj) as “flame, Burning Bush, waters, fancy, quench, oblivious, of, globe of power”
SE expanded to “globe of power”
SE rendered حصن (ḥṣn), حفظ (ḥfẓ), محفوظ (mḥfúẓ), ميدارد (mídárd) as “stronghold, protect”