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Gleanings — §130

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 130 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

در جمیع مظاهر قبل این مطلب وضوح یافته...اینست که مشرکین در هر ظهور بدیع و تجلّی منیع چون آن جمال لایزال و طلعت بیمثال را در لباس ظاهر ملکیّه مثل سایر ناس مشاهده مینمودند بدینجهت محتجب گشتند و غفلت نموده بآن سدرهٴ قرب تقرّب نمیجستند بلکه در صدد دفع و قلع و قمع مقبلین الی الله برآمده چنانچه در این کور

Shoghi Effendi Translation

This principle hath operated in each of the previous Dispensations and been abundantly demonstrated.… It is for this reason that, in every age, when a new Manifestation hath appeared and a fresh revelation of God’s transcendent power was vouchsafed unto men, they that misbelieved in Him, deluded by the appearance of the peerless and everlasting Beauty in the garb of mortal men, have failed to recognize Him. They have erred from His path and eschewed His company — the company of Him Who is the Symbol of nearness to God. They have even arisen to decimate the ranks of the faithful and to exterminate such as believed in Him.

Translation Notes

در
d-r-r

literal: in; in, at; radiant

جمیع
j-m-ʿ → “each” Distinctive

literal: to gather; to assemble; group; number

مظاهر
ẓ-h-r → “Dispensations” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest

قبل
q-b-l → “previous” Distinctive

literal: group; company; tribe; sort; kind

این
ʾ-y-n

literal: this; these

مطلب
ṭ-l-b → “theme”

literal: seeker, one who seeks; those who seek

وضوح
w-ḍ-ḥ → “evident” Distinctive

literal: clear; evident; manifest; obvious

یافته...اینست
y-f-t

literal: find; found; to find, to attain

که
k-h

literal: that; who; who, that

مشرکین
sh-r-k → “infidels”

literal: partner; associate; sharer; companion

هر
h-r → “every”

literal: whatever; all that; whatever thing

بدیع
b-d-ʿ → “new”

literal: to create; most wondrous; excel

تجلّی
j-l-w → “revelation”

literal: effulgence; manifestation; revelation

منیع
m-n-ʿ → “transcendent power”

literal: forbidden; prevented; deprived

چون
ch-w-n

literal: since; when; as

آن
ʾ-n

literal: that; those; he; she; it

جمال
j-m-l → “Beauty”

literal: beauty; comeliness

لایزال
z-w-l → “everlasting”

literal: to pass away; to vanish; to disappear; to cease

طلعت
ṭ-l-ʿ → “Dayspring” Distinctive

literal: rising; appearance; countenance; manifestation

بیمثال
m-th-l

literal: like; example; parable; similitude

را
r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

لباس
l-b-s → “garb”

literal: garment; clothing; raiment; vesture

ملکیّه
m-l-k → “Kingdom” Distinctive

literal: kingdom; dominion; realm; sovereignty; possessions; property; ownership

سایر
s-y-r

literal: captive; prisoner; captivity; to journey; to move; course

ناس
n-ʾ-s → “men”

literal: companionship; fellowship; familiarity; to keep company

مشاهده
sh-h-d → “have failed to recognize” Distinctive

literal: witnessed; observed; seen; evident; manifest

مینمودند
n-m-w → “have”

literal: to appear; to show; to display; to exhibit

بدینجهت
j-h-t → “side” Distinctive

literal: by hand; with hands; eternal; perpetual; everlasting

محتجب
ḥ-j-b

literal: to veil oneself, to be veiled

گشتند
g-sh-t

literal: to become; to turn; to be

غفلت
gh-f-l

literal: heedlessness; negligence; inattention

نموده
n-m-ود → “hath”

literal: to show, display, exhibit; to grow, develop

بآن
ʾ-n-n → “that”

literal: that; those; he; she; it

سدرهٴ
s-d-r → “Tree”

literal: lote-tree; tree; lote tree, bush

قرب
q-r-b → “nearness”

literal: place of sacrifice; altar

نمیجستند
j-s-t → “have clung” Distinctive

literal: to seek; to cling; to grasp; to strive

بلکه
b-l-k → “Nay”

literal: nay; but rather; on the contrary; but

صدد
ṣ-d-d → “arisen to”

literal: intention; purpose; direction; to intend; to aim at

دفع
d-f-ʿ → “repel”

literal: to push; to repel; to ward off; to avert; to impel

قلع
q-l-ʿ

literal: fortress, stronghold, castle, citadel

قمع
q-m-ʿ → “exterminate”

literal: suppression

الی
ʾ-l-y

literal: except; but; if not; lo; now; at this time; save; only; unless

الله
ʾ-l-h → “God”

literal: God; Allah; deity; Divinity; divine nature; godhood

برآمده
b-r-ʾ

literal: to raise/emerge; arise; bring-forth

چنانچه
ch-n-n

literal: thus; in such manner; as

کور
k-w-r

literal: blind; darkness

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