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Gleanings — §683

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 683 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

ای بندگان بمبدأ خود رجوع نمائيد و از غفلت نفس و هوی بر آمده قصد سينای روح در اين طور مقدّس از ستر و ظهور نمائيد کلمه مبارکه جامعه اوّليه را تبديل منمائيد و از مقرّ عزّ تقديس و قدس تجريد منحرف مداريد بگو ای عبادِ غافل اگر چه بدايع رحمتم جميع ممالک غيب و شهود را احاطه نموده و ظهورات جود و فضلم بر تمام ذرّات ممکنات سبقت گرفته ولکن سياط عذابم بسی شديد است و ظهور قهرم بغايت عظيم نصايح مشفقه‌ام را بگوش مقدّس از کبر و هوی بشنويد و بچشم سِرّ و سَر در بديع امرم ملاحظه نمائيد …

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Retrace your steps, O My servants, and incline your hearts to Him Who is the Source of your creation. Deliver yourselves from your evil and corrupt affections, and hasten to embrace the light of the undying Fire that gloweth on the Sinai of this mysterious and transcendent Revelation. Corrupt not the holy, the all-embracing, and primal Word of God, and seek not to profane its sanctity or to debase its exalted character. O heedless ones! Though the wonders of My mercy have encompassed all created things, both visible and invisible, and though the revelations of My grace and bounty have permeated every atom of the universe, yet the rod with which I can chastise the wicked is grievous, and the fierceness of Mine anger against them terrible. With ears that are sanctified from vainglory and worldly desires hearken unto the counsels which I, in My merciful kindness, have revealed unto you, and with your inner and outer eyes contemplate the evidences of My marvelous Revelation.…

Translation Notes

بر
br b-r-r

literal: on; on, upon; upon

SE rendered رجوع (rjúʿ)نمائيد (nmáʾíd)از (iz)غفلت (ghflt)نفس (nfs)هوی (húy)بر (br)آمده (ámdh)قصد (qṣd)سينای (sínáy)روح (rúḥ)طور (ṭúr) as “Retrace, from, evil, yourselves, corrupt affections, hasten, Sinai, Fire, mysterious and transcendent”

land 33% upon 11% piety 11% unto 11% pious 6% righteousness 6% beseech 6% good 6% against 6% indignities 6%
آمده
ámdh ʾ-m-d

literal: come; came; not-come

SE rendered از (iz)غفلت (ghflt)نفس (nfs)هوی (húy)بر (br)آمده (ámdh)قصد (qṣd)سينای (sínáy)روح (rúḥ)طور (ṭúr) as “from, evil, yourselves, corrupt affections, hasten, Sinai, Fire, mysterious and transcendent”

come 33% forgiven 33% came 33%
ستر
str s-t-r

literal: hidden; concealed; veil

SE rendered سينای (sínáy)روح (rúḥ)طور (ṭúr)مقدّس (mqdds)از (iz)ستر (str)ظهور (ẓhúr)نمائيد (nmáʾíd)کلمه (klmh)مبارکه (mbárkh)جامعه (jámʿh) as “Sinai, Fire, mysterious and transcendent, Revelation, to embrace, Word, holy, all-embracing”

مقرّ
mqrr q-r-r

literal: abode; place

SE rendered اوّليه (iwwlíh)تبديل (tbdíl)منمائيد (mnmáʾíd)از (iz)مقرّ (mqrr)عزّ (ʿzz)تقديس (tqdís) as “primal, Corrupt, not, exalted character, sanctity”

seat 36% habitation 13% place 10% abide 10% court 8% spot 5% confessed 5% abode 5% retreats 5% acceptance 3%
تجريد
tjríd j-r-d

literal: detached

SE rendered از (iz)مقرّ (mqrr)عزّ (ʿzz)تقديس (tqdís)قدس (qds)تجريد (tjríd)منحرف (mnḥrf)مداريد (mdáríd)بگو (bgú) as “exalted character, sanctity”

منحرف
mnḥrf ḥ-r-f

literal: letter; deviation; word

SE rendered عزّ (ʿzz)تقديس (tqdís)قدس (qds)تجريد (tjríd)منحرف (mnḥrf)مداريد (mdáríd)بگو (bgú)عبادِ (ʿbád)غافل (gháfl) as “exalted character, sanctity, heedless ones”

deflected 33% passed 33% pass 33%
مداريد
mdáríd d-ʾ-r

literal: have; to have; possessor

SE rendered عزّ (ʿzz)تقديس (tqdís)قدس (qds)تجريد (tjríd)منحرف (mnḥrf)مداريد (mdáríd)بگو (bgú)عبادِ (ʿbád)غافل (gháfl) as “exalted character, sanctity, heedless ones”

بگو
bgú g-w-y

literal: say; to say

SE rendered تقديس (tqdís)قدس (qds)تجريد (tjríd)منحرف (mnḥrf)مداريد (mdáríd)بگو (bgú)عبادِ (ʿbád)غافل (gháfl)چه (chh)بدايع (bdáyʿ) as “sanctity, heedless ones, wonders”

say 36% maintain 18% methinks 14% called 7% said 7% regardest 4% did 4% speaketh 4% what 4% declare 4%
عبادِ
ʿbád ʿ-b-d

literal: servants; servant; servant/slave

SE rendered عبادِ (ʿbád)غافل (gháfl)چه (chh)بدايع (bdáyʿ)رحمتم (rḥmtm)جميع (jmíʿ) as “heedless ones, wonders, mercy, all”

servants 34% men 30% people 21% man 3% all 3% peoples 3% unto 2% who 2% serve 2% mankind 2%
چه
chh ch-h

literal: what; what/for; whatsoever, that which

SE rendered عبادِ (ʿbád)غافل (gháfl)چه (chh)بدايع (bdáyʿ)رحمتم (rḥmtm)جميع (jmíʿ)ممالک (mmálk)غيب (ghíb) as “heedless ones, wonders, mercy, all, invisible”

what 50% whatsoever 50%
ممالک
mmálk m-l-k

literal: kingdom; king

SE rendered غافل (gháfl)چه (chh)بدايع (bdáyʿ)رحمتم (rḥmtm)جميع (jmíʿ)ممالک (mmálk)غيب (ghíb)شهود (shhúd)احاطه (iḥáṭh)نموده (nmúdh) as “heedless ones, wonders, mercy, all, invisible, visible, encompassed, have”

فضلم
fḍlm f-ḍ-l

literal: grace; grace/favor; grace, favor

SE rendered احاطه (iḥáṭh)نموده (nmúdh)ظهورات (ẓhúrát)جود (júd)فضلم (fḍlm)بر (br)تمام (tmám)ذرّات (dhrrát)ممکنات (mmknát)سبقت (sbqt) as “encompassed, have, revelations, grace and bounty, atom, created things, permeated”

grace 77% bounty 6% through 4% gracious 3% mercy 3% token 2% better 2% tender 2% great 1% favor 1%
تمام
tmám t-m-m

literal: complete; all; completed

SE rendered نموده (nmúdh)ظهورات (ẓhúrát)جود (júd)فضلم (fḍlm)بر (br)تمام (tmám)ذرّات (dhrrát)ممکنات (mmknát)سبقت (sbqt)گرفته (grfth)ولکن (wlkn) as “have, revelations, grace and bounty, atom, created things, permeated, yet”

گرفته
grfth g-r-f

literal: take; taken; to take

SE rendered ذرّات (dhrrát)ممکنات (mmknát)سبقت (sbqt)گرفته (grfth)ولکن (wlkn)سياط (síáṭ)عذابم (ʿdhábm)بسی (bsí)شديد (shdíd) as “atom, created things, permeated, yet, rod, chastise, grievous”

hath 20% encompassed 20% obscured 20% envelopeth 20% one 20%
ولکن
wlkn l-k-n “yet”

literal: but, however; but/however

SE rendered ذرّات (dhrrát)ممکنات (mmknát)سبقت (sbqt)گرفته (grfth)ولکن (wlkn)سياط (síáṭ)عذابم (ʿdhábm)بسی (bsí)شديد (shdíd) as “atom, created things, permeated, yet, rod, chastise, grievous”

however 67% when 11% pursuance 11% yet 11%
بسی
bsí b-s-y

literal: many; much; very, much

SE rendered سبقت (sbqt)گرفته (grfth)ولکن (wlkn)سياط (síáṭ)عذابم (ʿdhábm)بسی (bsí)شديد (shdíd)ظهور (ẓhúr)قهرم (qhrm)بغايت (bgháyt) as “permeated, yet, rod, chastise, grievous, fierceness, anger, against them”

بغايت
bgháyt gh-y-y “supreme”

literal: end; extremely; extreme

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