Gleanings — §195
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 195 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE expanded to “Do ye worship”
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious”, “almighty”, “mighty” (241 occurrences)
SE rendered الوهّاب (al-whháb), اتّقوا (ittqúá), الله (al-lh), تكوننّ (tkúnnn), الخاسرین (al-khásrín), قل (ql), ظهر (ẓhr), كتاب (ktáb) as “All-Bountiful, Fear ye, God, be not, those who perish, Say, hath been sent down, Book”
This form usually rendered as “lost”, “who” (3 occurrences)
SE expanded to “hath been sent down”
SE expanded to “excellent of makers”
This form usually rendered as “having” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “sustenance” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “enabled” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “caused” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “perspicuous”, “gird”, “binding” (49 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “sublime”, “lofty”, “loftiest” (9 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “bring”, “works”, “render” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “resplendent”, “radiant”, “illumined” (60 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Judge ye fairly”
This form usually rendered as “god”, “who”, “lord” (3 occurrences)
SE expanded to “been sent down”
This form usually rendered as “seat”, “virtue”, “towards” (10 occurrences)
SE rendered جهة (jhh), العرش (al-ʿrsh), وتفكّروا (wtfkkrúá), بقلوب (bqlúb), طاهر (ṭáhr), سلیم (slím), یظهر (yẓhr), لكم (lkm), الأمر (al-ʾamr), كظهور (kẓhúr) as “Throne, high, meditate, hearts, and, sanctified, unto, you, truth, manifest”
This form usually rendered as “sound”, “sane”, “sanctified” (4 occurrences)