Gleanings — §532
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 532 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE rendered فویل (fúyl), لکم (lkm), ملأ (mlʾ), الغافلین (al-gháflín), أظننتم (ʾaẓnntm) as “Believe ye”
SE rendered فویل (fúyl), لکم (lkm), ملأ (mlʾ), الغافلین (al-gháflín), أظننتم (ʾaẓnntm) as “Believe ye”
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered فویل (fúyl), لکم (lkm), ملأ (mlʾ), الغافلین (al-gháflín), أظننتم (ʾaẓnntm), أنفسکم (ʾanfskm), بأنّکم (bʾannkm) as “Believe ye, that ye possess”
SE rendered فویل (fúyl), لکم (lkm), ملأ (mlʾ), الغافلین (al-gháflín), أظننتم (ʾaẓnntm), أنفسکم (ʾanfskm), بأنّکم (bʾannkm), مکسف (mksf) as “Believe ye, that ye possess, extinguish”
This form usually rendered as “believe” (1 occurrences)
SE expanded to “by My life”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “achieve” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered فونفسي (fúnfsí), تقدرنّ (tqdrnn), ولن (wln), تستطیعنّ (tstṭíʿnn), ولو (wlú), یجتمع (yjtmʿ), علیها (ʿlíhá) as “by My life, achieve, and can never, though, ye summon, to your aid”
8 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “to your aid”
SE rendered ولو (wlú), یجتمع (yjtmʿ), علیها (ʿlíhá), دونکم (dúnkm), خلق (khlq), السّموات (as-smúát), والأرضین (wálʾarḍín) as “though, ye summon, to your aid, is in, the heavens, on the earth”
SE rendered یجتمع (yjtmʿ), علیها (ʿlíhá), دونکم (dúnkm), خلق (khlq), السّموات (as-smúát), والأرضین (wálʾarḍín), خافوا (kháfúá) as “ye summon, to your aid, is in, the heavens, on the earth, Walk ye in the”
SE expanded to “on the earth”
SE expanded to “God is My witness”
SE expanded to “your works vain”
SE rendered خافوا (kháfúá), الله (al-lh), تبطلوا (tbṭlúá), أعمالکم (ʾaʿmálkm), اسمعوا (ismʿúá), کلمات (klmát), الله (al-lh) as “Walk ye in the, your works vain, Incline your ears, His words”
SE expanded to “Incline your ears”
SE rendered اسمعوا (ismʿúá), کلمات (klmát), الله (al-lh), تکوننّ (tkúnnn), المحتجبین (al-mḥtjbín), قل (ql), تالله (tállh), إنّي (ʾinní) as “Incline your ears, His words, are shut out, Say, God is My witness, I”
SE expanded to “are shut out”
This form usually rendered as “call” (6 occurrences)
SE expanded to “What I have wished”
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “revelation”, “command” (249 occurrences)
SE expanded to “and the triumph”
This form usually rendered as “verily”, “himself”, “sufficient” (3 occurrences)
SE expanded to “between you and Me”
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “proof”, “evidence”, “testimony” (36 occurrences)
SE expanded to “are a guide”
SE rendered قولي (qúlí), دلیلاً (dlíláan), فعلي (fʿlí), عمت (ʿmt), عیونکم (ʿíwnkm), أَمَا (ʾamá), رأیتم (rʾaytm), قدرة (qdrh) as “My words, are a guide, My deeds, power”
SE rendered قولي (qúlí), دلیلاً (dlíláan), فعلي (fʿlí), عمت (ʿmt), عیونکم (ʿíwnkm), أَمَا (ʾamá), رأیتم (rʾaytm), قدرة (qdrh) as “My words, are a guide, My deeds, power”
SE rendered دلیلاً (dlíláan), فعلي (fʿlí), عمت (ʿmt), عیونکم (ʿíwnkm), أَمَا (ʾamá), رأیتم (rʾaytm), قدرة (qdrh) as “are a guide, My deeds, power”
SE rendered فعلي (fʿlí), عمت (ʿmt), عیونکم (ʿíwnkm), أَمَا (ʾamá), رأیتم (rʾaytm), قدرة (qdrh) as “My deeds, power”
SE rendered قدرة (qdrh), الله (al-lh), وسلطن (wslṭn) as “power”