Gleanings — §43
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 43 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “now”, “present”, “therefore” (178 occurrences)
SE rendered حال (ḥál), امروز (imrúz), مشاهده (msháhdh), نما (nmá), چقدر (chqdr), از (iz), سلاطين (sláṭín), باسم (básm), حضرت (ḥḍrt) as “Consider, today, Behold, how many, are the, Sovereigns, before His name, Him”
SE expanded to “before His name”
SE expanded to “bow the knee”
SE rendered از (iz), سلاطين (sláṭín), باسم (básm), حضرت (ḥḍrt), تعظيم (tʿẓím), مينمايند (mínmáynd), چه (chh), قدر (qdr), از (iz), بلاد (blád), اهل (ihl) as “of, Sovereigns, before His name, Him, bow the knee, How numerous, nations and kingdoms, people”
SE rendered حضرت (ḥḍrt), تعظيم (tʿẓím), مينمايند (mínmáynd), چه (chh), قدر (qdr), از (iz), بلاد (blád), اهل (ihl), ظلّ (ẓll) as “Him, bow the knee, How numerous, of, nations and kingdoms, people, the shelter”
This form usually rendered as “cities”, “world”, “all” (17 occurrences)
SE expanded to “nations and kingdoms”
SE rendered از (iz), بلاد (blád), اهل (ihl), ظلّ (ẓll), ساکنند (sáknnd), نسبت (nsbt), حضرت (ḥḍrt), افتخار (iftkhár) as “of, nations and kingdoms, people, the shelter, bear allegiance to, His Faith, and pride themselves therein”
This form usually rendered as “relationship”, “accused”, “ascribed” (60 occurrences)
SE expanded to “bear allegiance to”
SE expanded to “and pride themselves therein”
This form usually rendered as “withhold”, “therein”, “cleave” (11 occurrences)
1 occurrence in corpus
This form usually rendered as “utmost”, “perfect”, “plenitude” (69 occurrences)
SE expanded to “in utter lowliness”
This form usually rendered as “glorify”, “praise” (2 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “mention”, “remembrance”, “mentioned” (404 occurrences)
SE expanded to “refused to embrace”
SE rendered ظلّ (ẓll), حضرت (ḥḍrt), داخل (dákhl), نشدهاند (nshdhánd), قميص (qmíṣ), کفر (kfr), تجديد (tjdíd) as “shadow, refused to embrace, the garment of unbelief, to put off”
SE expanded to “garment of unbelief”
SE rendered حضرت (ḥḍrt), داخل (dákhl), نشدهاند (nshdhánd), قميص (qmíṣ), کفر (kfr), تجديد (tjdíd), ننمودهاند (nnmúdhánd), ايشانهم (iyshánhm) as “refused to embrace, the garment of unbelief, to put off, nonetheless confess and acknowledge”
SE expanded to “to put off”
1 occurrence in corpus
SE rendered ببزرگی (bbzrgí), عظمت (ʿẓmt), شمس (shms), عنايت (ʿnáyt), مقرّ (mqrr), معترفند (mʿtrfnd), اينست (iynst), سلطنت (slṭnt) as “the greatness, and overpowering majesty, that Daystar, of loving-kindness, Such is, His earthly sovereignty”
SE rendered عظمت (ʿẓmt), شمس (shms), عنايت (ʿnáyt), مقرّ (mqrr), معترفند (mʿtrfnd), اينست (iynst), سلطنت (slṭnt), ظاهره (ẓáhrh), مشاهده (msháhdh) as “and overpowering majesty, that Daystar, of loving-kindness, Such is, His earthly sovereignty, the evidences”
SE expanded to “revealed and established”
This form usually rendered as “thou” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered لابدّ (lábdd), از (iz), برای (bráy), جميع (jmíʿ), انبياء (inbíáʾ), حيات (ḥíát), از (iz) as “must needs, of, every Manifestation, the lifetime”
This form usually rendered as “unto”, “habitation”, “abodes” (5 occurrences)
SE rendered از (iz), عروج (ʿrúj), ايشان (iyshán), بموطن (bmúṭn), حقيقی (ḥqíqí), ظاهر (ẓáhr) as “of, ascension, His, unto His true habitation, revealed and established”
SE rendered عروج (ʿrúj), ايشان (iyshán), بموطن (bmúṭn), حقيقی (ḥqíqí), ظاهر (ẓáhr), ثابت (thábt) as “ascension, His, unto His true habitation, revealed and established”