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Gleanings — §548

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 548 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

و این مرآت اگرچه بمجاهدات نفسانی و توجّهات روحانی از کدورات ظلمانی و توهّمات شیطانی بحدایق قدس رحمانی و حظایر انس ربّانی تقرّب جوید و واصل گردد ولکن نظر بآنکه هر امری را وقتی مقدّر است و هر ثمری را فصلی معیّن لهذا ظهور این عنایت و ربیع این مکرمت فی ایّام الله بوده اگرچه جمیع ایّام را از بدایع فضلش نصیبی علی ما هی علیه عنایت فرموده ولکن ایّام ظهور را مقامی فوق ادراک مدرکین مقرّر داشته چنانچه اگر جمیع قلوب من فی السّموات و الأرض در آن ایّام خوش صمدانی بآن شمس عزّ ربّانی مقابل شوند و توجّه نمایند جمیع خود را مقدّس و منیر و صافی مشاهده نمایند فتعالی من هذا الفضل الّذی ما سبقه من فضل فتعالی من هذه العنایة الّتی لم یکن له شبه فی الابداع و لا له نظیر فی الاختراع فتعالی عمّا هم یصفون او یذکرون اینست که در آن ایّام احدی محتاج

Shoghi Effendi Translation

There can be no doubt whatever that, in consequence of the efforts which every man may consciously exert and as a result of the exertion of his own spiritual faculties, this mirror can be so cleansed from the dross of earthly defilements and purged from satanic fancies as to be able to draw nigh unto the meads of eternal holiness and attain the courts of everlasting fellowship. In pursuance, however, of the principle that for every thing a time hath been fixed, and for every fruit a season hath been ordained, the latent energies of such a bounty can best be released, and the vernal glory of such a gift can only be manifested, in the Days of God. Invested though each day may be with its preordained share of God’s wondrous grace, the Days immediately associated with the Manifestation of God possess a unique distinction and occupy a station which no mind can ever comprehend. Such is the virtue infused into them that if the hearts of all that dwell in the heavens and the earth were, in those days of everlasting delight, to be brought face to face with that Daystar of unfading glory and attuned to His Will, each would find itself exalted above all earthly things, radiant with His light, and sanctified through His grace. All hail to this grace which no blessing, however great, can excel, and all honor to such a loving-kindness the like of which the eye of creation hath not seen! Exalted is He above that which they attribute unto Him or recount about Him!

Translation Notes

از
iz ʾ-z “, the” Distinctive

literal: from

This form usually rendered as “amongst” (23 occurrences)

23 occurrences in corpus

ظلمانی
ẓlmání ẓ-l-m

literal: darkness

SE rendered توجّهات (tújjhát)روحانی (rúḥání)از (iz)کدورات (kdúrát)ظلمانی (ẓlmání)توهّمات (túhhmát)شیطانی (shíṭání)بحدایق (bḥdáyq)قدس (qds) as “the exertion, spiritual faculties, from, dross of earthly defilements, fancies, satanic, unto the, holiness”

جوید
júyd j-w-y

literal: seek; to seek; place

SE rendered رحمانی (rḥmání)حظایر (ḥẓáyr)انس (ins)ربّانی (rbbání)تقرّب (tqrrb)جوید (júyd)واصل (wáṣl)گردد (grdd)ولکن (wlkn)نظر (nẓr)بآنکه (bánkh)هر (hr) as “eternal, the courts, fellowship, everlasting, draw nigh, attain, were, In pursuance, however, He, every”

seek 43% take 14% have 14% passage 14% findeth 14%
نظر
nẓr n-ẓ-r

literal: look; looking; view

SE rendered تقرّب (tqrrb)جوید (júyd)واصل (wáṣl)گردد (grdd)ولکن (wlkn)نظر (nẓr)بآنکه (bánkh)هر (hr)امری (imrí)وقتی (wqtí)مقدّر (mqddr) as “draw nigh, attain, were, In pursuance, however, He, every, thing, time, hath been fixed”

observe 15% beholding 15% because 11% sight 11% owing 11% consider 7% ponder 7% considering 7% eye 7% reason 7%
ثمری
thmrí th-m-r

literal: fruit; fruits; bore fruit

SE rendered امری (imrí)وقتی (wqtí)مقدّر (mqddr)هر (hr)ثمری (thmrí)فصلی (fṣlí)معیّن (mʿíʿn) as “thing, time, hath been fixed, fruit, distinction, hath been ordained”

fruit 60% glory 20% fruits 20%
لهذا
lhdhá l-dh-ʾ

literal: therefore

SE rendered هر (hr)ثمری (thmrí)فصلی (fṣlí)معیّن (mʿíʿn)لهذا (lhdhá)ظهور (ẓhúr)عنایت (ʿnáyt)ربیع (rbíʿ) as “fruit, distinction, hath been ordained, bounty, vernal glory”

therefore 79% reason 14% hence 7%
نصیبی
nṣíbí n-ṣ-b

literal: portion; share; share, portion

SE rendered جمیع (jmíʿ)ایّام (iyyám)از (iz)بدایع (bdáyʿ)فضلش (fḍlsh)نصیبی (nṣíbí)علیه (ʿlíh)عنایت (ʿnáyt) as “each day, Days, , the, wondrous grace, share of, grace”

portion 25% share 25% raised 10% partake 10% failed 5% upon 5% have 5% hoisted 5% set 5% shall 5%
علیه
ʿlíh ʿ-l-y

literal: upon; on; exalted

SE rendered از (iz)بدایع (bdáyʿ)فضلش (fḍlsh)نصیبی (nṣíbí)علیه (ʿlíh)عنایت (ʿnáyt)فرموده (frmúdh)ولکن (wlkn)ایّام (iyyám)ظهور (ẓhúr) as “, the, wondrous grace, share of, grace, however, Manifestation”

upon 40% against 18% hands 8% - 8% unto 8% over 8% above 5% hath 3% overshadoweth 3% body 3%
فرموده
frmúdh f-r-m

literal: say; command; says

SE rendered علیه (ʿlíh)عنایت (ʿnáyt)فرموده (frmúdh)ولکن (wlkn)ایّام (iyyám)ظهور (ẓhúr)مقامی (mqámí) as “grace, however, Manifestation, station”

hath 34% said 18% declared 16% caused 8% saith 5% revealed 5% answered 5% delivered 3% did 3% protected 3%
مقرّر
mqrrr q-r-r

literal: established

SE rendered مقامی (mqámí)ادراک (idrák)مدرکین (mdrkín)مقرّر (mqrrr)داشته (dáshth)چنانچه (chnánchh)جمیع (jmíʿ)قلوب (qlúb) as “station, comprehend, all, hearts”

داشته
dáshth d-sh-t

literal: have; to have; had

SE rendered مقامی (mqámí)ادراک (idrák)مدرکین (mdrkín)مقرّر (mqrrr)داشته (dáshth)چنانچه (chnánchh)جمیع (jmíʿ)قلوب (qlúb) as “station, comprehend, all, hearts”

hath 18% without 9% absent 9% having 9% neither 9% do 9% cherish 9% pride 9% have 9% withheld 9%
چنانچه
chnánchh ch-n-n

literal: likewise; as; just as

SE rendered ادراک (idrák)مدرکین (mdrkín)مقرّر (mqrrr)داشته (dáshth)چنانچه (chnánchh)جمیع (jmíʿ)قلوب (qlúb)السّموات (as-smúát) as “comprehend, all, hearts, heavens”

even 50% thus 17% thou 8% truth 8% when 8% since 8%
خوش
khúsh kh-w-sh

literal: pleasant; pleasant, sweet

SE rendered السّموات (as-smúát)الأرض (ar-rḍ)ایّام (iyyám)خوش (khúsh)صمدانی (ṣmdání)شمس (shms)عزّ (ʿzz)ربّانی (rbbání)مقابل (mqábl) as “heavens, earth, days, everlasting, Daystar, glory, unfading, face to face”

sweet 43% blessed 14% blissful 14% well 14% pleasant 14%
شوند
shúnd sh-w-d

literal: become; to become; became

SE rendered صمدانی (ṣmdání)شمس (shms)عزّ (ʿzz)ربّانی (rbbání)مقابل (mqábl)شوند (shúnd)توجّه (tújjh)نمایند (nmáynd)جمیع (jmíʿ) as “everlasting, Daystar, glory, unfading, face to face, attuned to, may, each would find itself”

again 14% would 14% feed 14% unraveling 14% will 14% therein 14% intervening 14%
صافی
ṣáfí ṣ-f-w

literal: chosen ones; chosen-ones; purity

SE rendered جمیع (jmíʿ)مقدّس (mqdds)منیر (mnír)صافی (ṣáfí)مشاهده (msháhdh)نمایند (nmáynd)فتعالی (ftʿálí) as “each would find itself, sanctified, radiant, may, All hail”

crystal 40% stainless 20% pure 20% immaculate 20%
مشاهده
msháhdh sh-h-d

literal: witness; observation; witnessed

SE rendered مقدّس (mqdds)منیر (mnír)صافی (ṣáfí)مشاهده (msháhdh)نمایند (nmáynd)فتعالی (ftʿálí)الفضل (al-fḍl) as “sanctified, radiant, may, All hail, grace”

یکن
ykn k-w-n

literal: be; was; to be

SE rendered فتعالی (ftʿálí)العنایة (al-ʿnáyh)یکن (ykn)شبه (shbh)الابداع (al-ábdáʿ) as “and all honor, loving-kindness, like, creation”

hath 17% none 17% never 8% regarded 8% inherent 8% can 8% reside 8% held 8% there 8% whose 8%
الاختراع
al-ákhtráʿ kh-r-ʿ

literal: invention/creation; creation, invention

SE rendered الابداع (al-ábdáʿ)نظیر (nẓír)الاختراع (al-ákhtráʿ)فتعالی (ftʿálí)یصفون (yṣfún) as “creation, Exalted, attribute”

creation 33% universe 17% devised 8% all 8% world 8% created 8% whole 8% realm 8%

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