Gleanings — §382
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 382 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
literal: likewise; likewise, similarly; similarly, likewise
SE expanded to “Consider, in like manner”
This form usually rendered as “one”, “any”, “man” (144 occurrences)
SE rendered همچنین (hmchnín), تجلّی (tjllí), شمس (shms), اسم (ism), احد (iḥd), ملاحظه (mláḥẓh), کن (kn), بر (br), اشراق (ishráq), فرموده (frmúdh) as “Consider, in like manner, revelation, light, Name, Incomparable, Behold, enveloped, hath”
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “\‘be”, “have” (55 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “shining”, “shed”, “brightness” (70 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “god”, “truth”, “one” (436 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Him Who is the”
This form usually rendered as “hath”, “surpassed”, “preceded” (35 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “souls”, “men”, “people” (107 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “thou”, “infidel”, “infidels” (11 occurrences)
SE expanded to “have joined partners”
SE rendered قرب (qrb), لقا (lqá), محروم (mḥrúm), چنانچه (chnánchh), مشاهده (msháhdh), میشود (míshúd), جمیع (jmíʿ), ملل (mll), مختلفه (mkhtlfh), بوحدانیّت (búḥdánínt) as “near, united with, deprived, Witness, divers, peoples, unity”
This form usually rendered as “all”, “every”, “whole” (445 occurrences)
SE rendered مشاهده (msháhdh), میشود (míshúd), جمیع (jmíʿ), ملل (mll), مختلفه (mkhtlfh), بوحدانیّت (búḥdánínt), مقرّ (mqrr), بفردانیّت (bfrdánínt) as “Witness, divers, peoples, unity, bear, oneness”
This form usually rendered as “seat”, “habitation”, “spot” (95 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “acknowledging”, “acknowledge”, “acknowledgment” (9 occurrences)
SE rendered آیهٴ (áyhٴ), توحید (túḥíd), الهی (al-hí), نفوس (nfús), نمیبود (nmíbúd), هرگز (hrgz), مقرّ (mqrr), باین (báyn), کلمهٴ (klmhٴ), مبارکهٔ (mbárkh) as “sign, Unity, God, them, never, acknowledged, words, truth”
SE rendered مبارکهٔ (mbárkh), اله (al-h), نبودند (nbúdnd), معذلک (mʿdhlk), غافل (gháfl), بعیدند (bʿídnd) as “truth, God, And, consider, strayed”
This form usually rendered as “strayed” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered معذلک (mʿdhlk), غافل (gháfl), بعیدند (bʿídnd), عندالله (ʿndállh), از (iz), موحّدین (múḥḥdín), محسوب (mḥsúb) as “And, consider, strayed, believers, reckoned”
This form usually rendered as “accounted”, “numbered”, “reckoned” (12 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “reflecteth”, “reflected”, “wellspring” (5 occurrences)