Gleanings — §668
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 668 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “may”, “self”, “dwelling” (49 occurrences)
SE rendered باشد (báshd), قلب (qlb), عالم (ʿálm), از (iz), کلمهٴ (klmhٴ), الهیّه (al-híhh), مشتعل (mshtʿl), حیف (ḥíf) as “are, heart, world, Word of God, set, afire, how regrettable”
23 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “Word of God”
SE rendered کلمهٴ (klmhٴ), الهیّه (al-híhh), مشتعل (mshtʿl), حیف (ḥíf), باین (báyn), نار (nár), مشتعل (mshtʿl), نشوید (nshúyd), انشآءالله (insháʾállh) as “Word of God, set, enkindled, how regrettable, with its, flame, ye fail to be, Please God”
This form usually rendered as “ordained”, “made”, “agreed” (26 occurrences)
SE rendered مبارکه (mbárkh), لیلة (lílh), الاتّحادیّه (at-tḥádídh), قرار (qrár), دهید (dhíd), یکدیگر (ykdígr), متّحد (mttḥd), شوید (shúyd) as “blessed, night, unity, regard, together, knit your souls, been”
2 occurrences in corpus
SE rendered اخلاق (ikhláq), حسنهٴ (ḥsnhٴ), ممدوحه (mmdúḥh), مزیّن (mzízn), گردید (grdíd), همّتان (hmmtán), باشد (báshd), نفسی (nfsí) as “character, goodly, praiseworthy, adorn, your principal concern, be, the fallen”
This form usually rendered as “principal” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “soul”, “one” (224 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “slough” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered نفسی (nfsí), از (iz), غرقاب (ghrqáb), فنا (fná), بشریعهٴ (bshríʿhٴ), بقا (bqá), هدایت (hdáyt), نمائید (nmáʾíd), میانهٴ (míánhٴ) as “the fallen, the slough, extinction, the ancient Faith, rescue, may, among”
This form usually rendered as “recite”, “remember”, “consider” (58 occurrences)
SE rendered هدایت (hdáyt), نمائید (nmáʾíd), میانهٴ (míánhٴ), عباد (ʿbád), بقسمی (bqsmí), رفتار (rftár), کنید (kníd), آثار (áthár), حقّ (ḥqq), از (iz) as “rescue, may, among, behavior, hath, signs, one true”
This form usually rendered as “deal”, “bearer”, “manner” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “do”, “reflect”, “sanctify” (18 occurrences)
SE rendered آثار (áthár), حقّ (ḥqq), از (iz), ظاهر (ẓáhr), چه (chh), شمائید (shmáʾíd), اوّل (iwwl), وجود (wjúd), اوّل (iwwl), عابدین (ʿábdín) as “signs, one true, manifest, are, first, men to be recreated, adore”
This form usually rendered as “world”, “all”, “creation” (123 occurrences)
SE expanded to “men to be recreated”
SE expanded to “bow the knee”
SE expanded to “caused Me to reveal”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “will”, “purpose” (33 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “better” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered ذکر (dhkr), نزد (nzd), گمان (gmán), مکنید (mkníd), سخن (skhn), وهم (whm), لیت (lít) as “known, to your, Think ye, vain and empty, Would that”
SE rendered نزد (nzd), گمان (gmán), مکنید (mkníd), سخن (skhn), وهم (whm), لیت (lít), ترون (trún) as “to your, Think ye, vain and empty, Would that, had the power to perceive”
SE expanded to “vain and empty”
This form usually rendered as “had”, “will” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “would”, “seeth”, “beholding” (16 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “stations” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “majesty”, “grandeur”, “glory” (35 occurrences)