Gleanings — §682
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 682 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
This form usually rendered as “glorified”, “gracious”, “all-glorious” (104 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “idle”, “vain”, “fancy” (46 occurrences)
SE rendered حضرت (ḥḍrt), سبحان (sbḥán), بنقر (bnqr), وهم (whm), ظنون (ẓnún), منهدم (mnhdm), مکنيد (mkníd), چه (chh), ظنّ (ẓnn), يزل (yzl), مغنی (mghní) as “All-Glorious, God, sap, idle, fancies, Let, imaginings, been, unprofitable”
This form usually rendered as “let” (3 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “time”, “all”, “hath” (31 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “unprofitable” (1 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “myself”, “one”, “soul” (224 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “failed”, “did”, “hath” (7 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “power”, “thou”, “might” (157 occurrences)
SE rendered هادی (hádí), نگشته (ngshth), عباد (ʿbád), يد (yd), قدرت (qdrt), مبسوطه (mbsúṭh), ممدودهٔٔ (mmdúdh), مرتفعه (mrtfʿh), سلطنتم (slṭntm) as “Path, direct, servants, Hand, all-encompassing, that, overshadowing, transcendent, sovereignty”
This form usually rendered as “extended”, “shadoweth”, “overshadowing” (5 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “raised”, “have”, “rising” (46 occurrences)
2 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “revealer”, “revealed”, “who” (51 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “surpassing”, “preceded”, “encompassed” (5 occurrences)
SE rendered گرفتهايد (grftháyd), رحمت (rḥmt), مُنزله (munzlh), مسبوقه (msbúqh), غير (ghír), مقطوعهام (mqṭúʿhám), مقطوع (mqṭúʿ), داشتهايد (dáshtháyd) as “up, mercy, Mine, ancient, My, ceaseless, checked, is”
This form usually rendered as “all-pervasive” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered مقطوع (mqṭúʿ), داشتهايد (dáshtháyd), سحاب (sḥáb), مرتفعه (mrtfʿh), متعاليه (mtʿálíh), جود (júd), کرمم (krmm), ممنوع (mmnúʿ), غير (ghír) as “checked, is, clouds, sublime, My, favors, and, have, to”
This form usually rendered as “bounty”, “bountiful”, “grace” (35 occurrences)
SE rendered سحاب (sḥáb), مرتفعه (mrtfʿh), متعاليه (mtʿálíh), جود (júd), کرمم (krmm), ممنوع (mmnúʿ), غير (ghír), مهطول (mhṭúl), فرض (frḍ), نمودهايد (nmúdháyd) as “clouds, sublime, My, favors, and, have, to, rain, their, gifts”
This form usually rendered as “strayed”, “withhold”, “forbidden” (38 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “purpose” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered از (iz), عالميان (ʿálmíán), ممنوع (mmnúʿ), گشته (gshth), نه (nh), چنين (chnín), دانستهايد (dánstháyd), چرا (chrá), جمال (jmál), عزّ (ʿzz), قدس (qds) as “from, mankind, destinies, of, not, so, be, wherefore, Beauty, sacred, and”
SE rendered ممنوع (mmnúʿ), گشته (gshth), نه (nh), چنين (chnín), دانستهايد (dánstháyd), چرا (chrá), جمال (jmál), عزّ (ʿzz), قدس (qds), احديّتم (iḥdídtm) as “destinies, of, not, so, be, wherefore, Beauty, sacred, and, gracious”
4 occurrences in corpus
This form usually rendered as “revelation”, “manifestation”, “dispensation” (397 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “all-glorious” (1 occurrences)
SE rendered ابها (ibhá), از (iz), ظهور (ẓhúr), سمآء (smáʾ), قدس (qds), ابقاء (ibqáʾ), ممنوع (mmnúʿ), داشتهايد (dáshtháyd), چشم (chshm), انصاف (inṣáf) as “Being, from, shedding, radiance, Revelation, His, upon, the, ye, fair”
This form usually rendered as “realities”, “reality”, “essence” (23 occurrences)
SE expanded to “of all created”
SE rendered حقايق (ḥqáyq), ممکنات (mmknát), از (iz), باده (bádh), جديده (jdídh), بديعه (bdíʿh), سرمست (srmst), بينيد (bíníd), جميع (jmíʿ) as “of, things, are, the, this, wondrous, new, Revelation, all”
This form usually rendered as “would”, “ye”, “behold” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “shining”, “shed”, “brightness” (70 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “illumined”, “illuminated”, “shed” (26 occurrences)
SE rendered انوارش (inúársh), مشرق (mshrq), منوّر (mnúnr), خواهيد (khúáhíd), يافت (yáft), فبئس (fbʾs), ظننتم (ẓnntm), ساء (sáʾ) as “its, illuminated, glory, Vain, and, wretched, have”
SE rendered خواهيد (khúáhíd), يافت (yáft), فبئس (fbʾs), ظننتم (ẓnntm), ساء (sáʾ) as “Vain, and, wretched, have”