Gleanings — §174
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 174 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “in this Day”
SE rendered امروز (imrúz), بر (br), لازم (lázm), واجبست (wájbst), تمسّک (tmssk) as “in this Day, incumbent, hold fast”
This form usually rendered as “cleave”, “clung”, “cling” (82 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “had” (275 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “cause”, “instrument”, “means” (158 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “sublimity”, “exaltation”, “inaccessible” (28 occurrences)
SE rendered سموّ (smúm), علوّ (ʿlúl), دولت (dúlt), عادله (ʿádlh), ملّت (mllt), قلم (qlm), اعلی (iʿlí), هر (hr), یک (yk) as “exalt, just governments, all, Pen, Most High, each, one”
This form usually rendered as “have”, “said”, “made” (19 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “discord”, “differences”, “difference” (34 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “nullified”, “arose” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “exaltation”, “advance”, “have” (10 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “exalt”, “exalted”, “exaltation” (36 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “people”, “peoples”, “dwellers” (284 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (364 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “world”, “primal”, “first” (74 occurrences)
SE rendered ظهور (ẓhúr), اعظم (iʿẓm), از (iz), سماء (smáʾ), مشیّت (mshíht), مالک (málk), قدم (qdm), نازل (názl), از (iz), فرمودهاند (frmúdhánd) as “Revelation, most, heaven, All-Possessing, Ever-Abiding, sent, revealed”
This form usually rendered as “lord”, “king”, “thou” (145 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “have”, “regarded” (16 occurrences)
SE rendered لسان (lsán), عظمت (ʿẓmt), یوم (yúm), ظهور (ẓhúr), فرموده (frmúdh), لَیْسَ (lays), الفَخْرُ (al-fakhr), لِمَنْ (liman), یُحِبُّ (yuḥibb) as “Tongue, Grandeur, day, manifestation, proclaimed, not, boast, loveth”