Gleanings — §417
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 417 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE rendered مقصود (mqṣúd), از (iz), کتابهای (ktábháy), آسمانی (ásmání), آیات (áyát), الهی (al-hí), آنکه (ánkh), مردمان (mrdmán) as “purpose underlying, of, heavenly Book, verse, divinely revealed, is to endue, all men”
This form usually rendered as “manner” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered آیات (áyát), الهی (al-hí), آنکه (ánkh), مردمان (mrdmán), بآدابی (bádábí), تربیت (trbít), شوند (shúnd), سبب (sbb), راحت (ráḥt) as “verse, divinely revealed, is to endue, all men, righteousness and understanding, that, peace and tranquillity”
SE expanded to “peace and tranquillity”
SE rendered سبب (sbb), راحت (ráḥt), سایر (sáyr), بندگان (bndgán), هر (hr), امری (imrí), قلب (qlb) as “that, peace and tranquillity, Whatsoever, revelation, the hearts”
SE rendered سبب (sbb), راحت (ráḥt), سایر (sáyr), بندگان (bndgán), هر (hr), امری (imrí), قلب (qlb), راحت (ráḥt) as “that, instilleth assurance, Whatsoever, revelation, the hearts”
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “nothing”, “command” (72 occurrences)
SE rendered هر (hr), امری (imrí), قلب (qlb), راحت (ráḥt), نماید (nmáyd), بر (br), بزرگی (bzrgí) as “Whatsoever, revelation, the hearts, instilleth assurance, exalteth their station”
SE rendered راحت (ráḥt), نماید (nmáyd), بر (br), بزرگی (bzrgí), انسان (insán), بیفزاید (bífzáyd), ناس (nás), راضی (ráḍí), دارد (dárd), مقبول (mqbúl) as “instilleth assurance, exalteth their station, of men, their contentment, is acceptable”
SE rendered ناس (nás), راضی (ráḍí), دارد (dárd), مقبول (mqbúl), خواهد (khúáhd), مقام (mqám), انسان (insán) as “of men, their contentment, is acceptable, the station, man”
SE rendered ناس (nás), راضی (ráḍí), دارد (dárd), مقبول (mqbúl), خواهد (khúáhd), مقام (mqám), انسان (insán), بلند (blnd) as “of men, their contentment, is acceptable, the station, man, lofty”
SE rendered والّا (wállá), پستتر (psttr), از (iz), جمیع (jmíʿ), مخلوق (mkhlúq), مشاهده (msháhdh), میشود (míshúd) as “To what depths, amongst, the meanest, of creatures, reached, can sink”
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “behold”, “witness”, “perceive” (145 occurrences)
SE rendered از (iz), جمیع (jmíʿ), مخلوق (mkhlúq), مشاهده (msháhdh), میشود (míshúd), بگو (bgú), دوستان (dústán), امروز (imrúz), غنیمت (ghnímt), شمرید (shmríd) as “amongst, the meanest, of creatures, reached, can sink, O friends, this Day, the chance, Seize”
This form usually rendered as “treasure”, “chance”, “precious” (8 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “outpourings”, “manifold”, “grace” (21 occurrences)
SE rendered غنیمت (ghnímt), شمرید (shmríd), از (iz), فیوضات (fíwḍát), بحر (bḥr), معانی (mʿání), محروم (mḥrúm), ننمائید (nnmáʾíd), از (iz), حقّ (ḥqq) as “the chance, Seize, of, liberal effusions, His grace, God”
This form usually rendered as “meaning”, “inner”, “divine” (79 occurrences)
SE rendered از (iz), فیوضات (fíwḍát), بحر (bḥr), معانی (mʿání), محروم (mḥrúm), ننمائید (nnmáʾíd), از (iz), حقّ (ḥqq), میطلبیم (míṭlbím), جمیع (jmíʿ) as “of, liberal effusions, His grace, God, I beseech, every one”
SE expanded to “with the ornament”
SE expanded to “pure and holy deeds”
SE rendered حقّ (ḥqq), میطلبیم (míṭlbím), جمیع (jmíʿ), بطراز (bṭráz), عمل (ʿml), پاک (pák), خالص (khálṣ), یوم (yúm), مبارک (mbárk), مزیّن (mzízn) as “God, I beseech, every one, with the ornament, pure and holy deeds, blessed Day, adorn”
SE rendered میطلبیم (míṭlbím), جمیع (jmíʿ), بطراز (bṭráz), عمل (ʿml), پاک (pák), خالص (khálṣ), یوم (yúm), مبارک (mbárk), مزیّن (mzízn), فرماید (frmáyd) as “I beseech, every one, with the ornament, pure and holy deeds, blessed Day, God, adorn, may graciously enable”
This form usually rendered as “saith”, “hath”, “said” (170 occurrences)
SE expanded to “may graciously enable”
This form usually rendered as “ordaineth”, “governor”, “rule” (26 occurrences)
SE expanded to “He, verily, doeth”
This form usually rendered as “unconstrained”, “unconditioned”, “unrestrained” (21 occurrences)
SE expanded to “whatsoever He willeth”