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Gleanings — §554

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 554 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

اشارات محکمه آنست که سالک و طالب باید جز خدا را فنا داند و غیر معبود را معدوم شمرد و این شرایط از صفات عالین و سجیّهٔ روحانیّین است که در شرایط مجاهدین و مشی سالکین در مناهج علم الیقین ذکر یافت و بعد از تحقّق این مقامات برای سالک فارغ و طالب صادق لفظ مجاهد در بارهٔ او صادق میآید و چون بعمل و الّذین جاهدوا فینا

Shoghi Effendi Translation

These are among the attributes of the exalted, and constitute the hallmark of the spiritually minded. They have already been mentioned in connection with the requirements of the wayfarers that tread the path of Positive Knowledge. When the detached wayfarer and sincere seeker hath fulfilled these essential conditions, then and only then can he be called a true seeker. Whensoever he hath fulfilled the conditions implied in the verse: “Whoso maketh efforts for Us,” he shall enjoy the blessings conferred by the words: “In Our Ways shall We assuredly guide him.”

Translation Notes

اشارات
sh-y-r → “allusions”

literal: explanation; commentary; to explain; to open

محکمه
ḥ-k-m

literal: government; rule; governance; wisdom; firm; solid; strengthened

آنست
ʾ-n-s

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

که
k-h

literal: that; who; who, that

سالک
s-l-k → “Deal” Distinctive

literal: conduct; behavior; way; path; spiritual wayfaring

طالب
ṭ-l-b → “seeker”

literal: seeker, one who seeks; those who seek

باید
b-y-d

literal: by hand; with hands; eternal; perpetual; everlasting

جز
j-z

literal: except

خدا
kh-d-ʾ

literal: God; the Divine

را
r-ʾ-ʾ

literal: object marker; object-marker; to

فنا
f-n-y

literal: to annihilate; to disappear; annihilation

داند
d-ʾ-n

literal: to know; to understand; to recognize

غیر
gh-y-r

literal: without; besides; other than; except; other; different

معبود
ʿ-b-d

literal: servant; slave; worshipper

معدوم
ʿ-d-m

literal: nonexistent; void; nullified

شمرد
sh-m-r

literal: to count; to regard; to esteem; to consider

این
ʾ-y-n → “this Chapter”

literal: this; these

شرایط
sh-r-ṭ → “essential conditions”

literal: condition; requirement; clause

از
ʾ-z

literal: from

صفات
w-ṣ-f → “attributes”

literal: attribute; quality; characteristic

عالین
ʿ-l-w → “exalted”

literal: highest; upon; exalted

سجیّهٔ
s-j-y → “true mark”

literal: nature; nature, hallmark

روحانیّین
r-w-ḥ → “spiritually minded”

literal: to go; to depart; to rest; spirit; soul

است
b-w-d

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

در
d-r-r → “in”

literal: in; in, at; radiant

مجاهدین
j-h-d → “Strive” Distinctive

literal: effort; striving; exertion; endeavor

مشی
m-sh-y → “that tread”

literal: way; manner; gait; to walk; to go; to proceed

مناهج
n-h-j → “path”

literal: ways; paths; way

علم
ʿ-l-m → “knowledge”

literal: world; universe; the worlds

الیقین
y-q-n → “certitude”

literal: certainty; certitude; conviction; faith

ذکر
dh-k-r → “mentioned”

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

یافت
y-f-t → “have kept both” Distinctive

literal: to find; to discover; to obtain

بعد
b-ʿ-d → “When” Distinctive

literal: after; behind; distance

تحقّق
ḥ-q-q → “fulfilled”

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

مقامات
q-w-m → “connection” Distinctive

literal: rising; standing; uprising; resurrection

برای
b-r-y

literal: to see; to perceive; to look; to see, to observe, to behold; to view; vision; dream; sight; ل is prefix; verb تری (you see) is from ر-ا-ي

فارغ
f-r-gh → “detached”

literal: free; detached; empty; unoccupied

صادق
ṣ-d-q → “sincere”

literal: to confirm; to verify; to acknowledge; to testify to truth

لفظ
l-f-ẓ → “words” Distinctive

literal: word; utterance; expression

بارهٔ
b-r-h → “proof” Distinctive

literal: outside; out; forth

او
h-w-w → “he” Distinctive

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

میآید
ʾ-y-d

literal: sign; verse; miracle; token; verses; signs; proofs

چون
ch-w-n → “As”

literal: since; when; as

بعمل
ʿ-m-l

literal: to work; to act; to do; to perform

الّذین
l-dh-y → “which” Distinctive

literal: those who; the ones who (relative pronoun)

فینا
f-y → “in” Distinctive

literal: in; in-it; in it

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