Gleanings — §46

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 46 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

(من الواح عيد الرضوان) بسمه المجلّي على من في الإمكان يا قلم الأعلى قد أتى ربيع البيان بما تقرّب عيد الرحمن بِسْمِهِ الْمُجَلِّي عَلَى مَنْ فِي الإِمْكَانِ يَا قَلَمَ الأَعْلَى قَدْ أَتَى رَبِيعُ الْبَيَانِ بِمَا تَقَرَّبَ عِيدُ الرَّحْمنِ قُمْ بَيْنَ مَلإِ الإِنْشَاءِ بِالذِّكْرِ وَالثَّنَاءِ عَلَى شَأْنٍ يُجَدَّدُ بِهِ قَمِيصُ الإِمْكَانِ وَلا تَكُنْ مِنَ الصَّامِتِينَ، قَدْ طَلَعَ نَيِّرُ الابْتِهَاجِ مِنْ أُفُقِ سَمَآءِ اسْمِنَا الْبَهَّاجِ بِمَا تزَيَّنَ

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The Divine Springtime is come, O Most Exalted Pen, for the Festival of the All-Merciful is fast approaching. Bestir thyself, and magnify, before the entire creation, the name of God, and celebrate His praise, in such wise that all created things may be regenerated and made new. Speak, and hold not thy peace. The daystar of blissfulness shineth above the horizon of Our name, the Blissful, inasmuch as the kingdom of the name of God hath been adorned with the ornament of the name of thy Lord, the Creator of the heavens. Arise before the nations of the earth, and arm thyself with the power of this Most Great Name, and be not of those who tarry.

Translation Notes

(من

m-n

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

الواح

l-w-ḥ

literal: tablet; panel; divine decree; revelation

عيد

ʿ-y-d → “Festival of the All-Merciful”

literal: festival; feast; holiday

الرضوان)

r-ḍ-w

literal: good-pleasure, consent, satisfaction; satisfaction; pleasure; approval; contentment

بسمه

s-m-w → “heavens” Distinctive

literal: heaven; sky

المجلّي

j-l-w

literal: effulgence; manifestation; revelation; manifestation, revelation, appearance

في

f-y

literal: in; in-it; in it

الإِمْكَانِ

m-k-n → “all created things”

literal: establishment; confirmation; empowerment; firm settlement; place; possibility; being (negated as ‘non-being’)

يا

y-ʾ → “O”

literal: O; or

قلم

q-l-m → “Pen”

literal: pen; writing instrument

الأعلى

ʿ-l-w → “Most Exalted”

literal: highest; most high; supreme

قد

q-d → “is”

literal: verily; indeed; certainly (particle of emphasis)

أتى

ʾ-t-y → “come”

literal: to come; to arrive; to bring; to go; coming; arrival; the one coming; to give; Revelation; came; gave; brought

ربيع

r-b-ʿ → “Divine Springtime”

literal: four; quarter; group of four

البيان

b-y-n → “before” Distinctive

literal: to manifest; to make clear; clear, evident; in; among; between; at this moment

بِمَا

m-ʾ → “that” Distinctive

literal: what; which; that which; relative pronoun; interrogative

تقرّب

q-r-b → “approaching”

literal: place of sacrifice; altar

الرحمن

r-ḥ-m → “Festival of the All-Merciful”

literal: merciful, compassionate; pertaining to divine mercy

قُمْ

q-w-m → “people” Distinctive

literal: station; rank; standing place

مَلإِ

m-l-ʾ → “Concourse”

literal: assembly; multitude; chiefs; to fill; people of rank; fullness, assembly

الإِنْشَاءِ

n-sh-ʾ

literal: creation; bringing into existence; establishment; God willing; if God wishes; please God

بِالذِّكْرِ

dh-k-r

literal: remembrance; mention; memory; invocation; reminders; commemorations

وَالثَّنَاءِ

th-n-y → “celebrate His praise”

literal: praise; commendation; eulogy; glorification; praise, commendation, eulogy

شَأْنٍ

sh-ʾ-n → “in such wise”

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

يُجَدَّدُ

j-d-d → “regenerated and made new”

literal: new; renewal; renew

بِهِ

b-h

literal: by it; by him; with it

قَمِيصُ

q-m-ṣ → “robe”

literal: garment; shirt; tunic

وَلا

w-l-y → “Lord” Distinctive

literal: no; not; negation particle