Gleanings — §43
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 43 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE rendered حال (ḥál), امروز (imrúz), مشاهده (msháhdh), نما (nmá), چقدر (chqdr), از (iz), سلاطين (sláṭín), باسم (básm), حضرت (ḥḍrt) as “Consider, today, Behold, how many, are the, Sovereigns, before His name, Him”
23 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “before His name”
SE expanded to “bow the knee”
SE rendered حضرت (ḥḍrt), تعظيم (tʿẓím), مينمايند (mínmáynd), چه (chh), قدر (qdr), از (iz), بلاد (blád), اهل (ihl), ظلّ (ẓll) as “Him, bow the knee, How numerous, of, nations and kingdoms, people, the shelter”
SE expanded to “nations and kingdoms”
SE rendered از (iz), بلاد (blád), اهل (ihl), ظلّ (ẓll), ساکنند (sáknnd), نسبت (nsbt), حضرت (ḥḍrt), افتخار (iftkhár) as “of, nations and kingdoms, people, the shelter, bear allegiance to, His Faith, and pride themselves therein”
SE expanded to “and pride themselves therein”
This form usually rendered as “all-possessing”, “withhold”, “cleave” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered نسبت (nsbt), حضرت (ḥḍrt), افتخار (iftkhár), دارند (dárnd), چنانچه (chnánchh), بر (br), منابر (mnábr), گلدستهها (gldsthhá), اسم (ism) as “bear allegiance to, His Faith, and pride themselves therein, have, From, the pulpit-top, the heights of minarets, His blessed name”
SE rendered حضرت (ḥḍrt), افتخار (iftkhár), دارند (dárnd), چنانچه (chnánchh), بر (br), منابر (mnábr), گلدستهها (gldsthhá), اسم (ism), مبارک (mbárk) as “His Faith, and pride themselves therein, have, From, the pulpit-top, the heights of minarets, His blessed name, God”
This form usually rendered as “utmost”, “greatest”, “perfect” (33 occurrences)
SE expanded to “in utter lowliness”
This form usually rendered as “glorify”, “praise” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “remembrance”, “mention”, “praise” (252 occurrences)
SE rendered ظلّ (ẓll), حضرت (ḥḍrt), داخل (dákhl), نشدهاند (nshdhánd), قميص (qmíṣ), کفر (kfr), تجديد (tjdíd) as “shadow, refused to embrace, the garment of unbelief, to put off”
SE expanded to “garment of unbelief”
SE rendered حضرت (ḥḍrt), داخل (dákhl), نشدهاند (nshdhánd), قميص (qmíṣ), کفر (kfr), تجديد (tjdíd), ننمودهاند (nnmúdhánd), ايشانهم (iyshánhm) as “refused to embrace, the garment of unbelief, to put off, nonetheless confess and acknowledge”
SE expanded to “to put off”
3 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered ببزرگی (bbzrgí), عظمت (ʿẓmt), شمس (shms), عنايت (ʿnáyt), مقرّ (mqrr), معترفند (mʿtrfnd), اينست (iynst), سلطنت (slṭnt) as “the greatness, and overpowering majesty, that Daystar, of loving-kindness, Such is, His earthly sovereignty”
SE rendered عظمت (ʿẓmt), شمس (shms), عنايت (ʿnáyt), مقرّ (mqrr), معترفند (mʿtrfnd), اينست (iynst), سلطنت (slṭnt), ظاهره (ẓáhrh), مشاهده (msháhdh) as “and overpowering majesty, that Daystar, of loving-kindness, Such is, His earthly sovereignty, the evidences”
This form usually rendered as “such” (2 occurrences)
SE expanded to “revealed and established”
This form usually rendered as “behold” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered مشاهده (msháhdh), ميکنی (míkní), لابدّ (lábdd), از (iz), برای (bráy), جميع (jmíʿ), انبياء (inbíáʾ), حيات (ḥíát) as “the evidences, behold, must needs, of, every Manifestation, the lifetime”
SE rendered لابدّ (lábdd), از (iz), برای (bráy), جميع (jmíʿ), انبياء (inbíáʾ), حيات (ḥíát), از (iz) as “must needs, of, every Manifestation, the lifetime”
This form usually rendered as “unto”, “habitation”, “abodes” (5 occurrences)
SE rendered از (iz), عروج (ʿrúj), ايشان (iyshán), بموطن (bmúṭn), حقيقی (ḥqíqí), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “of, ascension, His, unto His true habitation, revealed and established”
SE rendered عروج (ʿrúj), ايشان (iyshán), بموطن (bmúṭn), حقيقی (ḥqíqí), ظاهر (ẓáhr), ثابت (thábt) as “ascension, His, unto His true habitation, revealed and established”