Gleanings — §656
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 656 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE rendered عطائک (ʿṭáʾk), نزلت (nzlt), امطار (imṭár), جودک (júdk) as “”
SE rendered نزلت (nzlt), امطار (imṭár), جودک (júdk), حقایق (ḥqáyq), خلقک (khlqk) as “”
SE rendered امطار (imṭár), جودک (júdk), حقایق (ḥqáyq), خلقک (khlqk), ربّ (rbb) as “that hath”
SE rendered جودک (júdk), حقایق (ḥqáyq), خلقک (khlqk), ربّ (rbb) as “that hath”
SE rendered حقایق (ḥqáyq), خلقک (khlqk), ربّ (rbb), اقررت (iqrrt) as “that hath, confessed to Thee”
SE rendered حقایق (ḥqáyq), خلقک (khlqk), ربّ (rbb), اقررت (iqrrt), بکلّ (bkll) as “that hath, confessed to Thee, the multitude”
SE expanded to “confessed to Thee”
literal: disobedience; disobey; disobedient
This form usually rendered as “sin”, “every”, “sins” (11 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of his evil doings”
SE expanded to “I have made haste”
SE expanded to “have sought shelter”
SE expanded to “most gracious favor”
SE expanded to “Grant, I beseech Thee”
This form usually rendered as “ancient”, “eternity”, “step” (104 occurrences)
literal: guardian; guardian/protector; guardian, protector
This form usually rendered as “help”, “omnipotent”, “supreme” (43 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “world”, “earth”, “mankind” (363 occurrences)
SE rendered المهیمن (al-mhímn), العالم (al-ʿálm), تظهر (tẓhr), منّی (mnní), تطیر (tṭír), الأرواح (ar-rúáḥ), هوآء (húáʾ) as “Sovereign Protector, all men, manifest, shall cause, hearts, the limitless immensity”
This form usually rendered as “atmosphere”, “heights”, “heaven” (30 occurrences)
SE rendered هوآء (húáʾ), حبّک (ḥbbk), النّفوس (an-nfús), فضآء (fḍáʾ), انسک (insk), قدّر (qddr), لی (lí), قوّة (qúqh), بسلطانک (bslṭánk) as “the limitless immensity, Thy love, souls, commune, power, sovereignty”
This form usually rendered as “fellowship” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered النّفوس (an-nfús), فضآء (fḍáʾ), انسک (insk), قدّر (qddr), لی (lí), قوّة (qúqh), بسلطانک (bslṭánk), لأقلّب (lʾaqllb) as “souls, commune, power, sovereignty, that I may turn”
SE rendered النّفوس (an-nfús), فضآء (fḍáʾ), انسک (insk), قدّر (qddr), لی (lí), قوّة (qúqh), بسلطانک (bslṭánk), لأقلّب (lʾaqllb), الممکنات (al-mmknát) as “souls, commune, power, sovereignty, that I may turn, all created things”
SE expanded to “that I may turn”
This form usually rendered as “dayspring”, “dawning-place”, “shining” (140 occurrences)
literal: revelation; revelation/inspiration; revelation, inspiration
SE expanded to “of Thy Revelation”
This form usually rendered as “make”, “cause”, “aid” (15 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “transient”, “die”, “mortal” (30 occurrences)
literal: pleasure; pleasure/satisfaction; pleasure, satisfaction
This form usually rendered as “pleasure”, “good”, “good-pleasure” (55 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “standing”, “standeth”, “have” (33 occurrences)
SE rendered رضائک (rḍáʾk), قائماً (qáʾmáan), خدمتک (khdmtk), لأنّی (lʾanní), احبّ (iḥbb), الحیوة (al-ḥíwh), لأطوف (lʾaṭúf), حول (ḥúl), سرادق (srádq) as “Thy Will, to arise, serve Thee, for, I cherish, this earthly life, compass, the, Tabernacle”
SE expanded to “this earthly life”
SE rendered خدمتک (khdmtk), لأنّی (lʾanní), احبّ (iḥbb), الحیوة (al-ḥíwh), لأطوف (lʾaṭúf), حول (ḥúl), سرادق (srádq), امرک (imrk), خیام (khíám), عظمتک (ʿẓmtk), ترانی (trání) as “serve Thee, for, I cherish, this earthly life, compass, the, Tabernacle, of Thy Revelation, the Seat, of Thy Glory, Thou seest me”
SE expanded to “of Thy Revelation”
SE expanded to “of Thy Glory”
SE expanded to “Thou seest me”
This form usually rendered as “unto” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “submissive”, “lowly”, “meekness” (11 occurrences)
SE expanded to “Deal with me”
SE rendered منقطعاً (mnqṭʿáan), الیک (al-yk), خاضعاً (kháḍʿáan), لدیک (ldík), فافعل (fáfʿl), بی (bí), اهله (ihlh), ینبغی (ynbghí), لجلالک (ljlálk) as “detached from, all else but Thee, humble and subservient, to Thy Will, Deal with me, men, as it befitteth, Thy highness”
5 occurrences in corpus
SE expanded to “as it befitteth”