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Gleanings — §607

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 607 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

اعمال و افعال حقّ مشهود و ظاهر چنانچه در جمیع کتب سماویّه نازل و مسطور است مثل امانت و راستی و پاکی قلب در ذکر حقّ و بردباری و رضای بما قضی الله له و القناعة بما قدّر له و الصّبر فی البلایا بل الشّکر فیها و التّوکّل علیه فی کلّ الأحوال این امور از اعظم اعمال و اسبق آن عند حقّ مذکور و دیگر مابقی احکام فروعیّه در ظلّ آنچه مذکور شد بوده و خواهد بود...

Shoghi Effendi Translation

The virtues and attributes pertaining unto God are all evident and manifest, and have been mentioned and described in all the heavenly Books. Among them are trustworthiness, truthfulness, purity of heart while communing with God, forbearance, resignation to whatever the Almighty hath decreed, contentment with the things His Will hath provided, patience, nay, thankfulness in the midst of tribulation, and complete reliance, in all circumstances, upon Him. These rank, according to the estimate of God, among the highest and most laudable of all acts. All other acts are, and will ever remain, secondary and subordinate unto them.…

Translation Notes

افعال
ifʿál f-ʿ-l

literal: do; deed

SE rendered اعمال (iʿmál)افعال (ifʿál)حقّ (ḥqq)مشهود (mshhúd)ظاهر (ẓáhr)چنانچه (chnánchh) as “virtues and attributes, pertaining unto God, evident, manifest, and have been”

deeds 42% acts 13% works 13% doings 8% activities 4% activity 4% outward 4% mighty 4% conduct 4% motive 4%
مسطور
msṭúr s-ṭ-r

literal: written; written/recorded

SE rendered جمیع (jmíʿ)کتب (ktb)سماویّه (smáwíwh)نازل (názl)مسطور (msṭúr)مثل (mthl)امانت (imánt)راستی (rástí)پاکی (pákí) as “all, Books, heavenly, mentioned and described, Among them are, trustworthiness, truthfulness, purity”

ذکر
dhkr dh-k-r

literal: mention; remembrance; mentioned

SE rendered امانت (imánt)راستی (rástí)پاکی (pákí)قلب (qlb)ذکر (dhkr)حقّ (ḥqq)بردباری (brdbárí)رضای (rḍáy)قضی (qḍí) as “trustworthiness, truthfulness, purity, heart, God, forbearance, resignation, hath decreed”

مذکور
mdhkúr dh-k-r

literal: mention; mentioned

SE rendered اعظم (iʿẓm)اعمال (iʿmál)اسبق (isbq)حقّ (ḥqq)مذکور (mdhkúr)دیگر (dígr)مابقی (mábqí)احکام (iḥkám)فروعیّه (frúʿíʿh) as “highest, most laudable, God, other, acts, secondary and subordinate”

مابقی
mábqí b-q-y

literal: remaining; permanence; remain

SE rendered اسبق (isbq)حقّ (ḥqq)مذکور (mdhkúr)دیگر (dígr)مابقی (mábqí)احکام (iḥkám)فروعیّه (frúʿíʿh)ظلّ (ẓll) as “most laudable, God, other, acts, secondary and subordinate, unto them.…”

آنچه
ánchh ʾ-n

literal: that; indeed; that, to

SE rendered احکام (iḥkám)فروعیّه (frúʿíʿh)ظلّ (ẓll)آنچه (ánchh)مذکور (mdhkúr)خواهد (khúáhd) as “acts, secondary and subordinate, unto them.…, will ever”

have 10% behold 10% will 10% such 10% either 10% \‘verily 10% verily 10% truth 10% \‘they 10% although 10%

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