Gleanings — §441
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 441 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “for many a long year”
SE rendered سالها (sálhá), نه (nh), ارض (irḍ), ساکن (sákn), نه (nh), اهل (ihl), گاهی (gáhí) as “for many a long year, the earth, its peoples, either”
SE rendered سالها (sálhá), نه (nh), ارض (irḍ), ساکن (sákn), نه (nh), اهل (ihl), گاهی (gáhí), بحرب (bḥrb), مشغول (mshghúl) as “for many a long year, the earth, its peoples, either, ravaged by war”
SE expanded to “ravaged by war”
SE rendered نه (nh), اهل (ihl), گاهی (gáhí), بحرب (bḥrb), مشغول (mshghúl), هنگامی (hngámí), ببلاهای (bbláháy), ناگهانی (nághání), معذّب (mʿdhdhb), بأساء (bʾasáʾ) as “its peoples, either, ravaged by war, or, tormented by, sudden and unforeseen, misery”
This form usually rendered as “tormented” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “unforeseen” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered هنگامی (hngámí), ببلاهای (bbláháy), ناگهانی (nághání), معذّب (mʿdhdhb), بأساء (bʾasáʾ), ضرّاء (ḍrráʾ), ارض (irḍ), احاطه (iḥáṭh), نموده (nmúdh) as “or, tormented by, sudden and unforeseen, misery, distress, the world, encompassed”
This form usually rendered as “misery” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hardships”, “distress”, “tribulation” (10 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “had”, “laid” (77 occurrences)
SE rendered ضرّاء (ḍrráʾ), ارض (irḍ), احاطه (iḥáṭh), نموده (nmúdh), معذلک (mʿdhlk), احدی (iḥdí), آگاه (ágáh), نه (nh), سبب (sbb), چیست (chíst) as “distress, the world, encompassed, yet, no man, hath paused to reflect, the cause, may be”
This form usually rendered as “none”, “divine”, “any” (95 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “caused”, “motive” (59 occurrences)
SE rendered سبب (sbb), چیست (chíst), علّت (ʿllt), چه (chh), ناصح (náṣḥ), حقیقی (ḥqíqí), کلمهئی (klmhʾí), فرمود (frmúd) as “the cause, may be, source, the True Counselor, a word, uttered”
SE rendered چیست (chíst), علّت (ʿllt), چه (chh), ناصح (náṣḥ), حقیقی (ḥqíqí), کلمهئی (klmhʾí), فرمود (frmúd), بر (br), فساد (fsád) as “may be, source, the True Counselor, a word, uttered, as a mover, of mischief”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (126 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “land”, “upon”, “piety” (59 occurrences)
SE rendered بر (br), فساد (fsád), حمل (ḥml), نمودهاند (nmúdhánd), از (iz), نپذیرفتهاند (npdhírfthánd), انسان (insán), متحیّر (mtḥíḥr) as “as a mover, of mischief, denounced, rejected His claim, No two men, bewildering”
23 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “No two men”
SE rendered انسان (insán), متحیّر (mtḥíḥr), چه (chh), گوید (gúyd), چه (chh), عرض (ʿrḍ), نماید (nmáyd), دو (dú), نفس (nfs), دیده (dídh), نمیشود (nmíshúd) as “No two men, bewildering, said, may, can be found”
This form usually rendered as “will”, “deprive”, “succeed” (95 occurrences)
SE rendered متحیّر (mtḥíḥr), چه (chh), گوید (gúyd), چه (chh), عرض (ʿrḍ), نماید (nmáyd), دو (dú), نفس (nfs), دیده (dídh), نمیشود (nmíshúd) as “bewildering, said, may, can be found”
SE rendered گوید (gúyd), چه (chh), عرض (ʿrḍ), نماید (nmáyd), دو (dú), نفس (nfs), دیده (dídh), نمیشود (nmíshúd) as “said, may, can be found”
SE expanded to “can be found”
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “appeared” (458 occurrences)
SE rendered ظاهر (ẓáhr), باطن (báṭn), متّحد (mttḥd), باشند (báshnd), آثار (áthár), نفاق (nfáq), آفاق (áfáq), موجود (mújúd) as “outwardly, inwardly, united, be, The evidences, of discord, everywhere, are apparent”
This form usually rendered as “sedition”, “malice”, “maliciously” (22 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “world”, “whole”, “everywhere” (23 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “exist”, “extant”, “found” (50 occurrences)
SE rendered آثار (áthár), نفاق (nfáq), آفاق (áfáq), موجود (mújúd), مشهود (mshhúd), آنکه (ánkh), از (iz), برای (bráy), اتّحاد (ittḥád) as “The evidences, of discord, everywhere, are apparent, for, harmony”
SE rendered نفاق (nfáq), آفاق (áfáq), موجود (mújúd), مشهود (mshhúd), آنکه (ánkh), از (iz), برای (bráy), اتّحاد (ittḥád), اتّفاق (ittfáq) as “of discord, everywhere, are apparent, for, harmony, union”
SE rendered موجود (mújúd), مشهود (mshhúd), آنکه (ánkh), از (iz), برای (bráy), اتّحاد (ittḥád), اتّفاق (ittfáq), خلق (khlq), شدهاند (shdhánd) as “are apparent, for, harmony, union, were made”
This form usually rendered as “unity”, “concord”, “fellowship” (28 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “creation”, “creatures”, “hath” (213 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “become”, “had”, “proceeded” (24 occurrences)