Gleanings — §587

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 587 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

عمّا خلق و‌يخلق إنّ أنتم من العارفين قل قد جائت كرّة الأخرى و‌بسطنا يد الإقتدار علی كلّ من في السّموات و‌الأرض وأظهرنا من سرّنا الأعظم علی الحقّ الخالص سرّا أقلّ عمّا يحصى إذا ماتت الطّوريّون عند مطلع هذا النّور الحمراء علی بقعة السّيناء و‌كذلك جاء جمال الرّحمن علی ظلل البرهان و‌قضي الأمر من لدى اللّه العزيز الحكيم

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Say: The Revelation sent down by God hath most surely been repeated, and the outstretched Hand of Our power hath overshadowed all that are in the heavens and all that are on the earth. We have, through the power of truth, the very truth, manifested an infinitesimal glimmer of Our impenetrable Mystery, and lo, they that have recognized the radiance of the Sinaitic splendor expired, as they caught a lightening glimpse of this Crimson Light enveloping the Sinai of Our Revelation. Thus hath He Who is the Beauty of the All-Merciful come down in the clouds of His testimony, and the decree been accomplished by virtue of the Will of God, the All-Glorious, the All-Wise.

Translation Notes

عمّا

ʿ-n → “of” Distinctive

literal: with them; in their company

خلق

kh-l-q

literal: character; moral traits; disposition; conduct

إنّ

ʾ-n

literal: that; those; he; she; it

أنتم

n-t-m

literal: you

من

m-n → “from”

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

العارفين

ʿ-r-f

literal: to confess; to acknowledge; to recognize

قل

q-w-l → “Say”

literal: heart; to turn; to overturn

قد

q-d → “We have been”

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

جائت

j-y-ʾ → “come”

literal: to come; to arrive; to happen

كرّة

k-r-r

literal: to dislike; to hate; sphere; ball

الأخرى

ʾ-kh-r

literal: the hereafter, the next life, the world to come; last, latter; the next life, the hereafter; delay; postponement

و‌بسطنا

b-s-ṭ → “court” Distinctive

literal: carpet; mat; carpet of realm; expanse; table; surface

يد

y-d-y

literal: hand; power; strength; (plural) hands; agents; helpers; to assist, to support, to aid, to strengthen

الإقتدار

q-d-r → “Our power”

literal: power; might; decree; measure; worth

علی

ʿ-l-w → “hath overshadowed” Distinctive

literal: highest; most high; supreme

كلّ

k-l-l → “all that”

literal: for us; to us

في

f-y → “in”

literal: in; in-it; in it

السّموات

s-m-w → “the heavens”

literal: heaven; sky

و‌الأرض

ʾ-r-ḍ → “earth”

literal: earth; land; ground; country

وأظهرنا

ẓ-h-r → “manifested” Distinctive

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

سرّنا

s-r-r → “Our impenetrable Mystery”

literal: throne; couch; seat of authority

الأعظم

ʿ-ẓ-m

literal: greatest; supreme; mightiest

الحقّ

ḥ-q-q → “truth, the very truth”

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

الخالص

kh-l-ṣ

literal: sincere; devoted; pure one