Gleanings — §499
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 499 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “now”, “present”, “therefore” (178 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “enterprise” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered حال (ḥál), شغل (shghl), اعظم (iʿẓm), لایق (láyq), آنست (ánst), جمیع (jmíʿ), احبّا (iḥbbá), کمر (kmr), خدمت (khdmt), محکم (mḥkm), کنند (knnd) as “Considering, most mighty enterprise, beseemeth, them, that love, gird up the loins”
This form usually rendered as “worthy”, “unworthy”, “best” (25 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “perceive”, “companion”, “presence” (5 occurrences)
SE expanded to “gird up the loins”
SE expanded to “gird up the loins”
This form usually rendered as “would”, “appreciate”, “witnessed” (39 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and to fix their thoughts”
This form usually rendered as “things”, “affairs”, “such” (103 occurrences)
SE expanded to “cause of God”
SE rendered کمر (kmr), خدمت (khdmt), محکم (mḥkm), کنند (knnd), بنصرت (bnṣrt), امر (imr), الله (al-lh), توجّه (tújjh), نمایند (nmáynd), نه (nh), آنکه (ánkh), بارتکاب (bártkáb), امور (imúr), شنیعه (shníʿh) as “gird up the loins, and to fix their thoughts, cause of God, rather, commit, contemptible”
This form usually rendered as “vile”, “wretched” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered آنکه (ánkh), بارتکاب (bártkáb), امور (imúr), شنیعه (shníʿh), مشغول (mshghúl), شوند (shúnd), قدری (qdrí), افعال (ifʿál) as “rather, commit, contemptible, while, the, outward works”
SE rendered قدری (qdrí), افعال (ifʿál), اعمال (iʿmál), ظاهرهٴ (ẓáhrhٴ), حقّ (ḥqq), مشاهده (msháhdh), نمائی (nmáʾí), لتخرّ (ltkhrr) as “while, the, outward works, the Eternal Truth, wouldst fall down upon”
SE rendered قدری (qdrí), افعال (ifʿál), اعمال (iʿmál), ظاهرهٴ (ẓáhrhٴ), حقّ (ḥqq), مشاهده (msháhdh), نمائی (nmáʾí), لتخرّ (ltkhrr), بوجهک (bújhk) as “while, the, outward works, the Eternal Truth, wouldst fall down upon, the ground”
SE rendered لتخرّ (ltkhrr), بوجهک (bújhk), التّراب (at-tráb), تقول (tqúl), ربّ (rbb), الأرباب (ar-rbáb), اشهد (ishhd) as “wouldst fall down upon, the ground, exclaim, of Lords, I testify”
SE expanded to “Lord of all creation”
SE rendered الأرباب (ar-rbáb), اشهد (ishhd), مولی (múlí), الوجود (al-wjúd), مربّی (mrbbí), الغیب (al-ghíb) as “of Lords, I testify, Lord of all creation, the Educator of all beings, visible and invisible”
SE expanded to “Educator of all beings”
SE expanded to “visible and invisible”
SE expanded to “encompassed the entire universe”
SE rendered اشهد (ishhd), قدرتک (qdrtk), احاطت (iḥáṭt), الکائنات (al-káʾnát), تخوّفک (tkhúhfk), جنود (jnúd) as “I bear witness, Thy power hath, encompassed the entire universe, dismay, the hosts of the earth”
SE expanded to “hosts of the earth”
SE rendered تخوّفک (tkhúhfk), جنود (jnúd), الأرض (ar-rḍ), تمنعک (tmnʿk), سطوة (sṭúh), علیها (ʿlíhá) as “dismay, the hosts of the earth, deter, the dominion, all peoples and nations”
This form usually rendered as “ascendancy”, “powers”, “awful” (19 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “have”, “hast” (27 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “life”, “may”, “world's” (12 occurrences)
SE expanded to “the whole world”