Gleanings — §109
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 109 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Abraham, the Friend”
This form usually rendered as “days”, “time”, “day” (46 occurrences)
SE rendered خليل (khlíl), زمان (zmán), بفتوای (bftúáy), علمای (ʿlmáy), عصر (ʿṣr), بنار (bnár), انداختند (indákhtnd), کليم (klím), بکذب (bkdhb) as “Abraham, the Friend, age, verdict pronounced, divines, fire, have cast, Moses, He Who held converse, liar”
SE expanded to “Moses, He Who held converse”
This form usually rendered as “falsehood”, “lying”, “lies” (23 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “relationship”, “accused”, “ascribed” (60 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Jesus, the Spirit”
This form usually rendered as “strive”, “thou”, “endeavour” (38 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “utmost”, “perfect”, “plenitude” (69 occurrences)
literal: compassion; compassion, mercy; compassion/tenderness
This form usually rendered as “meekness” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “manifest”, “revealed”, “made” (461 occurrences)
SE rendered بکمال (bkmál), رأفت (rʾaft), شفقت (shfqt), ظاهر (ẓáhr), بشأنی (bshʾaní), بر (br), ضد (ḍd), جوهر (júhr), وجود (wjúd), مالک (málk), غيب (ghíb) as “extreme, meekness, tender-heartedness, treated, opposition, Essence, Being, invisible”
SE rendered ضد (ḍd), جوهر (júhr), وجود (wjúd), مالک (málk), غيب (ghíb), شهود (shhúd), قيام (qíám) as “opposition, Essence, Being, invisible, visible, So”
This form usually rendered as “arise”, “resurrection”, “arose” (82 occurrences)
SE rendered وجود (wjúd), مالک (málk), غيب (ghíb), شهود (shhúd), قيام (qíám), نمودند (nmúdnd), مقرّ (mqrr), سکون (skún) as “Being, invisible, visible, So, nowhere, permanent”
This form usually rendered as “calm”, “stillness”, “stability” (18 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “made”, “brought” (12 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “place”, “anything”, “towards” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “turning”, “turn”, “set” (118 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “said”, “declared” (139 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “certain”, “abode”, “points” (8 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Muḥammad, the Seal”
SE rendered خاتم (khátm), انبياء (inbíáʾ), روح (rúḥ), سواه (súáh), فداه (fdáh), نظر (nẓr), نما (nmá), از (iz), القای (al-qáy) as “Muḥammad, the Seal, Prophets, Ponder, proclamation”
SE rendered خاتم (khátm), انبياء (inbíáʾ), روح (rúḥ), سواه (súáh), فداه (fdáh), نظر (nẓr), نما (nmá), از (iz), القای (al-qáy) as “Muḥammad, the Seal, Prophets, Ponder, proclamation”
This form usually rendered as “observe”, “eye”, “because” (97 occurrences)
literal: life; by my life; by the life
This form usually rendered as “life”, “self”, “bear” (27 occurrences)
SE expanded to “By the righteousness of My Cause! My”
This form usually rendered as “weep”, “sore” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “covenant”, “dispensation”, “days” (64 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “recount” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “fulfilled” (30 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “remain”, “wilt” (70 occurrences)