Gleanings — §560
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 560 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “god”, “divine”, “lord” (900 occurrences)
SE expanded to “is none other than”
SE rendered مدینه (mdính), کتب (ktb), الهیّه (al-híhh), هر (hr), عهدی (ʿhdí), مثلاً (mthláan), عهد (ʿhd), موسی (músí), تورات (túrát) as “the Word, of God, is, dispensation, In the days, Moses, the Pentateuch”
This form usually rendered as “covenant”, “age”, “every” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered کتب (ktb), الهیّه (al-híhh), هر (hr), عهدی (ʿhdí), مثلاً (mthláan), عهد (ʿhd), موسی (músí), تورات (túrát) as “of God, is, dispensation, In the days, Moses, the Pentateuch”
SE expanded to “in the days”
This form usually rendered as “utterance”, “words”, “speech” (130 occurrences)
SE expanded to “will make manifest”
This form usually rendered as “return”, ““return””, “returned” (44 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “perceive”, “companion”, “presence” (5 occurrences)
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; protector
This form usually rendered as “help”, “omnipotent”, “overshadoweth” (56 occurrences)
SE expanded to “transcendent and supreme”
