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Gleanings — §288

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 288 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

اینست از اسرار تنزیل که در کلّ کتب سماوی بلسان جلیل قدرت نازل فرمودم و بقلم اقتدار ثبت نمودم پس حال قدری تفکّر نمائید تا ببصر ظاهر و باطن بلطافت حکمتیّه و جواهر آثار ملکوتیّه که در این لوح منیعهٴ ابدیّه بخطاب محکمهٴ مبرمه نازل فرمودم مشاهده نموده ادراک نمائید و خود را از مقرّ قصوی و سدرهٴ منتهی و مکمن عزّ ابهی دور مگردانید

Shoghi Effendi Translation

This is one of the verities that lie enshrined in My Revelation — a verity which I have revealed in all the heavenly Books, which I have caused the Tongue of Grandeur to utter, and the Pen of Power to inscribe. Ponder awhile thereon, that with both your inner and outer eye, ye may perceive the subtleties of Divine wisdom and discover the gems of heavenly knowledge which, in clear and weighty language, I have revealed in this exalted and incorruptible Tablet, and that ye may not stray far from the All-Highest Throne, from the Tree beyond which there is no passing, from the Habitation of everlasting might and glory.

Translation Notes

اینست
h-s-t → “This is”

literal: is; be; are

از
ʾ-z → “of”

literal: from

اسرار
s-r-r → “mysteries”

literal: throne; couch; seat of authority

تنزیل
n-z-l → “My Revelation”

literal: to descend, to be revealed

که
k-h → “which”

literal: that; who; who, that

در
d-r-r → “in”

literal: in; in, at; radiant

کلّ
k-l-l → “all”

literal: for us; to us

کتب
k-t-b → “heavenly Books”

literal: book; scripture; writing

سماوی
s-m-w → “the”

literal: heaven; sky

بلسان
l-s-n → “Tongue”

literal: tongue; language

جلیل
j-l-l → “glory” Distinctive

literal: majesty; glory; exaltation; magnificence

قدرت
q-d-r → “of Power”

literal: power; might; decree; measure; worth

فرمودم
f-r-m → “I have”

literal: to say; to decree; to ordain; to command

بقلم
q-l-m → “Pen”

literal: line; writing; path; course

ثبت
th-b-t → “established” Distinctive

literal: firm; steadfast; established; fixed

نمودم
n-m-w → “have”

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

پس
p-s

literal: then; then, therefore; therefore

حال
ḥ-w-l → “now”

literal: state; condition; circumstance

تفکّر
f-k-r → “Ponder”

literal: thoughts; ideas; fancies; opinions; to think; to reflect; to contemplate

نمائید
n-m-ʾ → “ye may” Distinctive

literal: to show, to display, to manifest, to exhibit; to manifest; to display; to show

تا
t-y-y → “so that”

literal: so that/until

ببصر
b-ṣ-r → “eye”

literal: sight; insight; discernment; spiritual perception

ظاهر
ẓ-h-r → “outer” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest

باطن
b-ṭ-n → “inner”

literal: inner; hidden; inward; esoteric

بلطافت
l-ṭ-f → “loving-kindness” Distinctive

literal: kindness; grace; gentleness; benevolence

حکمتیّه
ḥ-k-m → “Divine wisdom”

literal: government; rule; governance; wisdom; firm; solid; strengthened

جواهر
j-w-h-r → “gems”

literal: jewel; essence; gem; substance

آثار
ʾ-th-r → “signs”

literal: effect; trace; influence; imprint; sign; mark; vestige

ملکوتیّه
m-l-k

literal: kingdom; dominion; realm; sovereignty

این
ʾ-y-n → “this”

literal: this; these

لوح
l-w-ḥ → “Tablet”

literal: tablet; panel; divine decree; revelation

منیعهٴ
m-n-ʿ → “exalted”

literal: impregnable; inviolable; protected

ابدیّه
ʾ-b-d → “never” Distinctive

literal: eternity; perpetuity; eternal; ابدیّه means ‘eternal’ from root أ-ب-د (eternity), not ب-د-ل (to change/exchange)

بخطاب
kh-ṭ-b → “addressed”

literal: discourse; address; speech; utterance; the divine word

مبرمه
b-r-m

literal: to bind firmly; compelling, irresistible, immovable

مشاهده
sh-h-d → “perceive”

literal: witnessed; observed; seen; evident; manifest

نموده
n-m-ود

literal: do; to do; do/make

ادراک
d-r-k → “discover” Distinctive

literal: to overtake; to catch; to reach; to attain; to perceive; to comprehend

خود
kh-w-d → “their own”

literal: self; himself; herself; itself; own

را
r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

مقرّ
q-r-r → “acknowledged” Distinctive

literal: matter; affair; thing

قصوی
q-ṣ-w

literal: utmost; furthest extent; supreme

سدرهٴ
s-d-r → “from the Tree”

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

منتهی
n-h-y

literal: stinking, foul-smelling; stench

مکمن
k-m-n → “repository”

literal: repository; treasury; hidden place; to hide; to conceal; latency; concealment

عزّ
ʿ-z-z → “glory”

literal: glory; might; honor; dignity; power; majesty

ابهی
b-h-w → “All-Glorious”

literal: splendor; glory; magnificence; Bahá (Proper Name in Bahá’í texts)

دور
d-w-r → “far”

literal: cycle; dispensation; age; turn; round

مگردانید
g-r-d → “become” Distinctive

literal: become; to become; make

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