Gleanings — §718
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 718 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “world” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered بگو (bgú), آبشخور (ábshkhúr), طیور، (ṭíwr،), صحرائی (ṣḥráʾí), دیگر (dígr), مقامی (mqámí), دیگر (dígr), یقدر (yqdr) as “Say, springs, birds, of this world, can”
This form usually rendered as “flaming”, “lit”, “shine” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “found” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “strength”, “most”, “omnipotent” (21 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “sedition”, “dissension”, “turmoil” (7 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “chose”, “had” (92 occurrences)
SE rendered المقتدر (al-mqtdr), یشآء (ysháʾ), بقوله (bqúlh), کن (kn), فیکون (fíkún), قل (ql), جبل (jbl), سکون (skún), أصفیائی (ʾaṣfíáʾí) as “Powerful, pleaseth, saith, Be, is, Say, foundation, stability, chosen ones”
SE rendered المقتدر (al-mqtdr), یشآء (ysháʾ), بقوله (bqúlh), کن (kn), فیکون (fíkún), قل (ql), جبل (jbl), سکون (skún), أصفیائی (ʾaṣfíáʾí) as “Powerful, pleaseth, saith, Be, is, Say, foundation, stability, chosen ones”
This form usually rendered as “calm”, “tranquility”, “serenity” (13 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “shake” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “winds”, “gentle”, “breezes” (33 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “whirlwinds”, “tumults” (2 occurrences)
SE rendered الأمم (al-ʾamm), سبحان (sbḥán), الله (állh), قوم (qúm), چه (chh), بر (br), داشت (dásht), اولیای (iwlíáy), حقّ (ḥqq) as “peoples, Gracious, God, people, upon, hath, loved ones, the Eternal Truth?…”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “imprison”, “imprisoned” (8 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “see”, “regard”, “may” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered المخلصون (al-mkhlṣún), شمس (shms), العدل (al-ʿdl), مشرقة (mshrqh), أفق (ʾafq), العلآء (al-ʿláʾ), کذلک (kdhlk), یخبرک (ykhbrk), مولی (múlí), الوری (al-wrí) as “faithful, Daystar, justice, shining, glory, Thus, instructeth, Lord, all being”
This form usually rendered as “may”, “informeth”, “instructeth” (3 occurrences)