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Gleanings — §383

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 383 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

در مقامی این تجلّی که در مشرکین ظاهر اثر اشراق موحّدین است لا یعرف ذلک الّا اولو الألباب ولکن موحّدین مظاهر این اسمند در رتبهٴ اوّلیّه و ایشانند که خمر احدیّه را از کأس الوهیّه نوشیدند و بشطر الله توجّه نموده‌اند کجا است نسبت این نفوس مقدّسه با آن نفوس بعیده...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

This sign of the revelation of the Divine Being in them that have joined partners with Him may, in a sense, be regarded as a reflection of the glory with which the faithful are illumined. None, however, can comprehend this truth save men endued with understanding. They that have truly recognized the Unity of God should be regarded as the primary manifestations of this Name. It is they who have quaffed the wine of Divine Unity from the cup which the hand of God hath proffered unto them, and who have turned their faces towards Him. How vast the distance that separateth these sanctified beings from those men that are so far away from God!…

Translation Notes

در
d-r-r → “in”

literal: in; in, at; radiant

مقامی
q-w-m → “in a sense”

literal: rising; standing; uprising; resurrection

این
ʾ-y-n → “this Chapter”

literal: this; these

تجلّی
j-l-w → “of the revelation”

literal: effulgence; manifestation; revelation

که
k-h → “that have joined partners with Him may”

literal: that; who; who, that

مشرکین
sh-r-k

literal: partner; associate; sharer; companion

ظاهر
ẓ-h-r → “Revelation” Distinctive

literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest; to display; to reveal; ظهور here means ‘backs’ (plural of ظهر), different semantic use than manifestation

اثر
ʾ-th-r → “signs” Distinctive

literal: effect; trace; influence; imprint

اشراق
sh-r-q → “Dayspring” Distinctive

literal: radiance; splendor; dawn; illumination

موحّدین
w-ḥ-d → “faithful”

literal: Divine unity; monotheism; belief in the oneness of God

است
b-w-d → “are illumined”

literal: to be; are (third person plural present copula)

لا
l-ʾ → “or”

literal: no; not; negation particle

یعرف
ʿ-r-f → “can comprehend”

literal: to confess; to acknowledge; to recognize

ذلک
dh-l-k → “this truth”

literal: abasement; humiliation; lowliness; to be abased

الّا
ʾ-kh-r → “end”

literal: except; but; if not; lo; now; at this time; save; only; unless

اولو
ʾ-w-l → “first”

literal: guardian; protector; friend; ally; lord; helper; first; primary; original

الألباب
l-b-b → “endued with understanding”

literal: core; essence; intellect; hearts (of understanding)

ولکن
l-k-n → “however”

literal: but; however; yet; nevertheless

اسمند
s-m-y → “names” Distinctive

literal: heaven; sky

رتبهٴ
r-t-b

literal: rank; station; degree; time; instance

ایشانند
h-s-t → “is” Distinctive

literal: familiar; intimate; companionship; to be acquainted with; companion; intimate friend; to be intimate with; to keep company; to console

خمر
kh-m-r → “wine”

literal: to drink; to imbibe

احدیّه
ʾ-ḥ-d → “of Divine Unity” Distinctive

literal: oneness; uniqueness; absolute unity; singularity of God

را
r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

از
ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

کأس
k-ʾ-s → “cup”

literal: cup; chalice; goblet

الوهیّه
ʾ-l-h → “God” Distinctive

literal: to preserve, guard, protect

نوشیدند
n-w-sh → “have quaffed”

literal: drank; quaffed; to drink

بشطر
sh-ṭ-r → “towards”

literal: side, direction; half; to split

الله
ʾ-l-h → “God”

literal: to preserve, guard, protect

توجّه
w-j-h → “have turned”

literal: face; countenance; direction; aspect

نموده‌اند
n-m-w → “have”

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

کجا
k-j-ʾ → “How”

literal: how; in what manner

نسبت
n-s-b → “relationship”

literal: relation; relationship; connection; attribution; proportion

نفوس
n-f-s → “souls”

literal: self; soul; psyche; person; essence

مقدّسه
q-d-s → “sanctified”

literal: holy, sacred, sanctified

با
b-ʾ-ʾ → “from” Distinctive

literal: to; with; by

آن
ʾ-n → “to”

literal: that; those; he; she; it

بعیده...
b-ʿ-d → “far”

literal: after; behind; distance

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