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Gleanings — §43

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 43 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

حال امروز مشاهده نما که چقدر از سلاطين باسم آن حضرت تعظيم مينمايند و چه قدر از بلاد و اهل آن که در ظلّ او ساکنند و به نسبت بآن حضرت افتخار دارند چنانچه بر منابر و گلدسته‌ها اين اسم مبارک را بکمال تعظيم و تکريم ذکر مينمايند و سلاطينی هم که در ظلّ آن حضرت داخل نشده‌اند و قميص کفر را تجديد ننموده‌اند ايشانهم ببزرگی و عظمت آن شمس عنايت مقرّ و معترفند اينست سلطنت ظاهره که مشاهده ميکنی و اين لابدّ است از برای جميع انبياء که يا در حيات و يا بعد از عروج ايشان بموطن حقيقی ظاهر و ثابت ميشود ...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Consider, how great is the change today! Behold, how many are the Sovereigns who bow the knee before His name! How numerous the nations and kingdoms who have sought the shelter of His shadow, who bear allegiance to His Faith, and pride themselves therein! From the pulpit-top there ascendeth today the words of praise which, in utter lowliness, glorify His blessed name; and from the heights of minarets there resoundeth the call that summoneth the concourse of His people to adore Him. Even those Kings of the earth who have refused to embrace His Faith and to put off the garment of unbelief, nonetheless confess and acknowledge the greatness and overpowering majesty of that Daystar of loving-kindness. Such is His earthly sovereignty, the evidences of which thou dost on every side behold. This sovereignty must needs be revealed and established either in the lifetime of every Manifestation of God or after His ascension unto His true habitation in the realms above.…

Translation Notes

نما
nmá n-m-ʾ

literal: do; show; make

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”

thou 13% meditate 13% behold 13% strive 13% reflect 13% gird 7% uncover 7% mind 7% consider 7% nurtured 7%
قدر
qdr q-d-r

literal: power; powerful

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”

power 23% ordained 18% ordain 17% hath 12% might 8% decreed 6% had 5% do 5% value 4% measure 4%
ساکنند
sáknnd s-k-n

literal: inhabitants

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”

inhabit 50% inmates 50%
چنانچه
chnánchh ch-n-n “from”

literal: likewise; as; just as

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”

even 50% thus 17% thou 8% truth 8% when 8% since 8%
بر
br b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

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”

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%
نشده‌اند
nshdh‌ánd sh-w-d

literal: become; to become; became

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”

have 25% hath 15% made 14% may 10% would 7% become 7% should 7% will 7% can 5% could 3%
کفر
kfr k-f-r

literal: disbelieve; disbelieved; disbeliever

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”

ايشانهم
iyshánhm ʾ-y-sh “prophets”

literal: they; they, them; they/them

3 occurrences in corpus

مقرّ
mqrr q-r-r

literal: abode; place

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”

seat 36% habitation 13% place 10% abide 10% court 8% spot 5% confessed 5% abode 5% retreats 5% acceptance 3%
معترفند
mʿtrfnd ʿ-r-f

literal: knowledge; know; knower

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”

برای
bráy b-r-y

literal: for

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”

wherefore 50% light 50%
انبياء
inbíáʾ n-b-ʾ

literal: prophet; prophets

SE rendered لابدّ (lábdd)از (iz)برای (bráy)جميع (jmíʿ)انبياء (inbíáʾ)حيات (ḥíát)از (iz) as “must needs, of, every Manifestation, the lifetime”

حقيقی
ḥqíqí ḥ-q-q

literal: truth; true

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”

true 34% ideal 24% truth 14% divine 7% truly 3% veritable 3% king 3% great 3% spiritual 3% real 3%
ثابت
thábt th-b-t

literal: established; establish; affirmation

SE rendered عروج (ʿrúj)ايشان (iyshán)بموطن (bmúṭn)حقيقی (ḥqíqí)ظاهر (ẓáhr)ثابت (thábt) as “ascension, His, unto His true habitation, revealed and established”

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