Gleanings — §416
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 416 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Proclaim unto men”
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “thou”, “hast” (26 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath bidden thee observe”
SE rendered بلّغ (bllgh), امرت (imrt), لدن (ldn), صادق (ṣádq), امین (imín), انّما (innmá) as “Proclaim unto men, hath bidden thee observe, Bearer of the Trust of, My glory be with thee”
SE rendered بلّغ (bllgh), امرت (imrt), لدن (ldn), صادق (ṣádq), امین (imín), انّما (innmá), البهآء (al-bháʾ), علیک (ʿlík) as “Proclaim unto men, hath bidden thee observe, Bearer of the Trust of, My glory be with thee”
This form usually rendered as “faithful”, “worthy”, “trustees” (15 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Bearer of the Trust of”
SE rendered لدن (ldn), صادق (ṣádq), امین (imín), انّما (innmá), البهآء (al-bháʾ), علیک (ʿlík), الذّاکر (adh-dhákr), باسمی (básmí) as “Bearer of the Trust of, My glory be with thee, that callest upon, My name”
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “engaged”, “holiest” (7 occurrences)
SE expanded to “that callest upon”
SE rendered الذّاکر (adh-dhákr), باسمی (básmí), النّاظر (an-náẓr), شطری (shṭrí), النّاطق (an-náṭq), بثنآء (bthnáʾ) as “that callest upon, My name, My court, whose tongue uttereth, the praise of thy”
This form usually rendered as “place”, “anything”, “towards” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “uttering”, “speak”, “uttered” (53 occurrences)
SE expanded to “whose tongue uttereth”
SE expanded to “praise of thy”
SE rendered شطری (shṭrí), النّاطق (an-náṭq), بثنآء (bthnáʾ), ربّک (rbbk), الجمیل (al-jmíl) as “My court, whose tongue uttereth, the praise of thy, the Beneficent”
