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Gleanings — §634

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 634 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

لک بما سافرت من الله إلی الله ودخلت بقعة البقآء مقرّ الّذي کان عن ذکر العالمین منزوها واهتزّک أریاح القدس في حبّ مولاک وطهّرک مآء العرفان عن دنس کلّ مشرک مردودًا وبلغت إلی رضوان الذّکر في هذا الذّکر الّذي کان علی هیکل الإنسان مشهودًا إِذًا فاشکر الله

Shoghi Effendi Translation

His glory be with thee, inasmuch as thou hast journeyed from God unto God, and entered within the borders of the Court of unfading splendor — the Spot which mortal man can never describe. Therein hath the breeze of holiness, laden with the love of thy Lord, stirred thy spirit within thee, and the waters of understanding have washed from thee the stains of remoteness and ungodliness. Thou hast gained admittance into the Paradise of God’s Remembrance, through thy recognition of Him Who is the Embodiment of that Remembrance amongst men.

Translation Notes

لک
l → “His is”

literal: for us; to us

بما
m-ʾ → “that” Distinctive

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

سافرت
s-f-r → “Embassy” Distinctive

literal: embassy, envoy, intercession

من
m-n → “from”

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

الله
ʾ-l-h → “God”

literal: God; Allah; deity; Divinity; divine nature; godhood

إلی
ʾ-l-y → “towards”

literal: except; but; if not; lo; now; at this time; save; only; unless

ودخلت
d-kh-l → “and entered”

literal: to enter; to admit; to bring in

بقعة
b-q-ʿ → “Spot”

literal: place; spot; ground; locality

البقآء
b-q-y

literal: remaining; everlasting; eternal; immortal

مقرّ
q-r-r

literal: matter; affair; thing

الّذي
l-dh-y → “which”

literal: who; which; that which; the one who

کان
k-w-n → “can never” Distinctive

literal: to do; to make; to perform; to be; was

عن
ʿ-n → “from thee”

literal: from; about; concerning; away from

العالمین
ʿ-l-m

literal: world; universe; the worlds

منزوها
n-z-h → “sanctified” Distinctive

literal: to withdraw, to be remote, to be separated

واهتزّک
h-z-z → “transports” Distinctive

literal: to tremble; to vibrate; to shake

أریاح
r-w-ḥ → “spirit” Distinctive

literal: rest; ease; comfort; tranquility

القدس
q-d-s → “of holiness”

literal: holy, sacred, sanctified

في
f-y

literal: in; in-it; in it

حبّ
ḥ-b-b → “love”

literal: by, with, through (preposition)

مولاک
w-l-y → “of thy Lord”

literal: guardian; protector; friend; ally; lord; helper; first; primary; original

وطهّرک
ṭ-h-r → “pure” Distinctive

literal: to purify; to cleanse

مآء
m-w-h

literal: water; shelter; refuge; dwelling; abode; essence

العرفان
ʿ-r-f → “of understanding”

literal: to confess; to acknowledge; to recognize

دنس
d-n-s → “imagine that” Distinctive

literal: to know; to consider; to suppose; known

کلّ
k-l-l

literal: for us; to us

مشرک
sh-r-k → “infidels”

literal: partner; associate; sharer; companion

مردودًا
r-d-d

literal: rejected; repudiated

وبلغت
b-l-gh → “teach” Distinctive

literal: to reach; to attain; to deliver; to proclaim

رضوان
r-ḍ-w → “Paradise”

literal: good-pleasure, consent, satisfaction

الذّکر
dh-k-r → “of God’s Remembrance” Distinctive

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

هذا
h-dh-ʾ

literal: this; that

علی
ʿ-l-w → “exalted”

literal: highest; most high; supreme

هیکل
h-y-k-l

literal: temple; structure; form; body

الإنسان
ʾ-n-s

literal: familiar; intimate; companionship; to be acquainted with; companion; intimate friend; to be intimate with; to keep company; to console

مشهودًا
sh-h-d

literal: witnessed; observed; seen; evident; manifest

إِذًا
ʾ-dh-n

literal: when; if; whenever; then suddenly

فاشکر
sh-k-r → “Render thanks”

literal: thankfulness, gratitude; to give thanks, be grateful; manifest; evident; apparent; clear

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