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Gleanings — §153

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 153 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

این بسی واضح است که این عبد خیالی نداشته و ندارد چه که امرش از شئونات ظاهره خارج است چنانچه در سجن اعظم غریب و مظلوم افتاده و از دست اعدا خلاصی نیافته و نخواهد یافت لذا آنچه میگوید لوجه الله بوده که شاید ناس از حجبات نفس و هوی پاک شوند و بعرفان حقّ که اعلی المقام است فائز گردند لا یضرّنی إعراضهم و لا ینفعنی إقبالهم إنّما ندعوهم لوجه الله إنّه لغنیّ عن العالمین

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Who can ever believe that this Servant of God hath at any time cherished in His heart a desire for any earthly honor or benefit? The Cause associated with His Name is far above the transitory things of this world. Behold Him, an exile, a victim of tyranny, in this Most Great Prison. His enemies have assailed Him on every side, and will continue to do so till the end of His life. Whatever, therefore, He saith unto you is wholly for the sake of God, that haply the peoples of the earth may cleanse their hearts from the stain of evil desire, may rend its veil asunder, and attain unto the knowledge of the one true God — the most exalted station to which any man can aspire. Their belief or disbelief in My Cause can neither profit nor harm Me. We summon them wholly for the sake of God. He, verily, can afford to dispense with all creatures.

Translation Notes

بسی
bsí b-s-y → “how” Distinctive

literal: many; many, often; very much

This form usually rendered as “clear”, “astonishingly”, “admittedly” (4 occurrences)

خارج
khárj kh-r-j

literal: go out; outside

SE rendered امرش (imrsh), از (iz), شئونات (shʾúnát), ظاهره (ẓáhrh), خارج (khárj), چنانچه (chnánchh), سجن (sjn), اعظم (iʿẓm), غریب (ghríb) as “Cause associated with His Name, transitory, far, Behold, Most Great Prison, exile”

foreigners 10% foreign 10% describe 10% went 10% far 10% concealed 10% external 10% have 10% departed 10% come 10%
اعظم
iʿẓm ʿ-ẓ-m

literal: greatest; great; greatness

SE rendered ظاهره (ẓáhrh), خارج (khárj), چنانچه (chnánchh), سجن (sjn), اعظم (iʿẓm), غریب (ghríb), مظلوم (mẓlúm) as “far, Behold, Most Great Prison, exile, victim”

افتاده
iftádh iftádn

literal: fall; fallen

SE rendered سجن (sjn), اعظم (iʿẓm), غریب (ghríb), مظلوم (mẓlúm), افتاده (iftádh), از (iz), دست (dst), اعدا (iʿdá), خلاصی (khláṣí), نیافته (níáfth) as “Most Great Prison, exile, victim, enemies, Him, and”

fallen 33% have 33% lay 17% seized 17%
دست
dst dst

literal: hand; hand, grasp

SE rendered غریب (ghríb), مظلوم (mẓlúm), افتاده (iftádh), از (iz), دست (dst), اعدا (iʿdá), خلاصی (khláṣí), نیافته (níáfth), نخواهد (nkhúáhd) as “exile, victim, enemies, Him, and, will”

hand 38% hands 29% slumber 4% clutches 4% within 4% power 4% hath 4% forfeit 4% tyranny 4% grip 4%
إقبالهم
ʾiqbálhm q-b-l

literal: before; acceptance; approach

SE rendered یضرّنی (yḍrrní), إعراضهم (ʾiʿráḍhm), ینفعنی (ynfʿní), إقبالهم (ʾiqbálhm), إنّما (ʾinnmá), ندعوهم (ndʿúhm), لوجه (lújh), الله (al-lh) as “harm, belief, profit, We, God”

whereby 25% belief 25% turning 25% had 25%
ندعوهم
ndʿúhm d-ʿ-w

literal: call; invitation; claim

SE rendered ینفعنی (ynfʿní), إقبالهم (ʾiqbálhm), إنّما (ʾinnmá), ندعوهم (ndʿúhm), لوجه (lújh), الله (al-lh), لغنیّ (lghnín) as “profit, We, God, afford”

summon 21% summoned 20% summoneth 11% calling 7% have 7% thou 7% called 7% call 7% beseech 6% calleth 5%

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