Gleanings — §314

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 314 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

حقّ منع ننمود و ضوضاء علما و سطوة امرا او را محجوب نساخت او از آیات کبری لدی الله مالک الوری محسوب و در کتاب الهی از قلم اعلی مسطور طوبی لمن فاز بها و عرف شأنها و مقامها در مراتب نفس از امّاره و لوّامه و ملهمه و مطمئنّه و راضیه و مرضیّه و امثال آن از قبل ذکر

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Whoso hath, in this Day, refused to allow the doubts and fancies of men to turn him away from Him Who is the Eternal Truth, and hath not suffered the tumult provoked by the ecclesiastical and secular authorities to deter him from recognizing His Message, such a man will be regarded by God, the Lord of all men, as one of His mighty signs, and will be numbered among them whose names have been inscribed by the Pen of the Most High in His Book. Blessed is he that hath recognized the true stature of such a soul, that hath acknowledged its station, and discovered its virtues.

Translation Notes

حقّ

ḥ-q-q → “Truth”

literal: truth; right; that which is true or just

منع

m-n-ʿ → “hinder”

literal: forbidden; prevented; deprived

ننمود

n-m-ʾ → “may” Distinctive

literal: is not; not to be; does not exist; negation, denial, banishment; to negate, deny, banish; contradiction; opposition; contrariety

ضوضاء

ḍ-w-ḍ → “clamor” Distinctive

literal: noise, tumult, clamor

علما

ʿ-l-m → “knowledge”

literal: world; universe; the worlds

سطوة

s-ṭ-w → “dominion”

literal: might; force; severity; oppression; tyranny

امرا

ʾ-m-r → “Cause”

literal: command; cause; matter; affair

او

h-w-w → “is”

literal: he; it (third person pronoun); refuge; shelter; dwelling place; abode; lamentation, cry, woe; melody, song

را

r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

محجوب

ḥ-j-b

literal: to veil oneself, to be veiled

نساخت

s-ʾ-kh

literal: abrogator; repealer; one who abrogates or abrogates the law

از

ʾ-z → “from Him Who is the Eternal”

literal: from

آیات

ʾ-y-y → “signs”

literal: verse; sign; miracle; proof; sign, verse, miracle, token, indication; ayah; he; him; it

کبری

k-b-r → “pride” Distinctive

literal: great; grand; mighty; large; greatness; majesty; sovereignty; arrogance

لدی

l-d-y

literal: with; in the presence of; from; by

الله

ʾ-l-h → “God”

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

مالک

m-l-k → “Lord”

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

الوری

w-r-y → “men”

literal: mankind; people; human beings; behind; after

محسوب

ḥ-s-b → “numbered”

literal: according to; in accordance with; as regards

در

d-r-r → “in”

literal: in; in, at; radiant

کتاب

k-t-b → “Book”

literal: book; scripture; writing

قلم

q-l-m → “Pen”

literal: pen; writing instrument

اعلی

ʿ-l-w → “Most High”

literal: highest; most high; supreme

مسطور

s-ṭ-r → “inscribed”

literal: written; inscribed; recorded

طوبی

ṭ-w-b → “Blessed”

literal: happiness; blessedness; felicity

لمن

m-n → “from”

literal: from; out of; than (preposition and particle)

فاز

f-w-z → “recognized” Distinctive

literal: to attain; to gain; to succeed; to win

بها

b-h-w

literal: by it; by him; with it

عرف

ʿ-r-f → “knowledge” Distinctive

literal: to confess; to acknowledge; to recognize

شأنها

sh-ʾ-n → “in such wise” Distinctive

literal: affair; concern; matter; aspect; quality; state; affairs; matters; conditions; circumstances; affair, matter, station, rank, dignity; station; rank; importance; matter, affair, concern, dignity, rank

مقامها

q-w-m → “station”

literal: rising; standing; uprising; resurrection

مراتب

r-t-b

literal: rank; station; degree; time; instance

نفس

n-f-s → “soul”

literal: self; soul; psyche; person; essence

امّاره

ʾ-m-r

literal: command; cause; matter; affair