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Gleanings — §698

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 698 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

إنّ الّذین هاجروا من أوطانهم لتبلیغ الأمر یؤیّدهم الرّوح الأمین ویخرج معهم قبیل من الملائکة من لدن عزیز علیم طوبی لمن فاز بخدمة الله لعمري لا یقابله عمل من الأعمال إلّا ما شآء ربّک المقتدر القدیر إنّه لسیّد الأعمال وطرازها کذلک قدّر من لدن منزل قدیم من أراد التّبلیغ ینبغي له أن ینق

Shoghi Effendi Translation

They that have forsaken their country for the purpose of teaching Our Cause — these shall the Faithful Spirit strengthen through its power. A company of Our chosen angels shall go forth with them, as bidden by Him Who is the Almighty, the All-Wise. How great the blessedness that awaiteth him that hath attained the honor of serving the Almighty! By My life! No act, however great, can compare with it, except such deeds as have been ordained by God, the All-Powerful, the Most Mighty. Such a service is, indeed, the prince of all goodly deeds, and the ornament of every goodly act. Thus hath it been ordained by Him Who is the Sovereign Revealer, the Ancient of Days.

Translation Notes

إنّ
ʾ-n → “They”

literal: that; those; he; she; it

الّذین
l-dh-y → “that have”

literal: those who; the ones who (relative pronoun)

هاجروا
h-j-r → “remoteness” Distinctive

literal: to emigrate, migrate, forsake; migration, emigration

من
m-n → “their” Distinctive

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

أوطانهم
w-ṭ-n → “country”

literal: homeland; native country; dwelling place

لتبلیغ
b-l-gh → “for the purpose of teaching”

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

الأمر
ʾ-m-r → “Our Cause”

literal: mother; to lead; to head; matter; affair; people; nation; community; female servant; handmaiden; umma

یؤیّدهم
ʾ-y-d → “inspired” Distinctive

literal: to support, assist, strengthen, confirm; to support; to assist; to strengthen; to aid; confirmation; support; strengthening

الرّوح
r-w-ḥ → “Faithful Spirit”

literal: to go; to depart; to rest; spirit; soul

الأمین
ʾ-m-n

literal: to believe; to have faith; to be secure; trust; trustworthiness; covenant; deposit; believer, faithful

ویخرج
kh-r-j → “go forth” Distinctive

literal: bringing out, taking out, expulsion, extraction

معهم
m-ʿ → “notwithstanding” Distinctive

literal: with them; in their company

قبیل
q-b-l → “company”

literal: group; company; tribe; sort; kind

الملائکة
m-l-k → “angels”

literal: kingdom; dominion; realm; sovereignty; possessions; property; ownership

لدن
l-d-n → “by”

literal: from; on the part of; from before; near

عزیز
ʿ-z-z → “Almighty”

literal: glory; might; honor; dignity; power; majesty

علیم
ʿ-l-m → “knowledge” Distinctive

literal: world; universe; the worlds

طوبی
ṭ-w-b → “How great the blessedness”

literal: happiness; blessedness; felicity

فاز
f-w-z → “attained”

literal: to attain; to gain; to succeed; to win

بخدمة
kh-d-m → “serve”

literal: service; servitude; to serve

الله
ʾ-l-h → “God”

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

لعمري
ʿ-m-r → “By My life”

literal: life; age; duration; by the life of (oath)

لا
l-ʾ → “No”

literal: no; not; negation particle

عمل
ʿ-m-l → “act”

literal: to work; to act; to do; to perform

إلّا
ʾ-kh-r → “end”

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

ما
m-ʾ → “that”

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

شآء
sh-y-ʾ → “things” Distinctive

literal: thing; something; to will; to wish; to desire; to open; to unfold; to reveal

ربّک
r-b-b → “God” Distinctive

literal: by, with, through (preposition)

المقتدر
q-d-r → “All-Powerful”

literal: power; might; decree; measure; worth

إنّه
ʾ-n-n → “that”

literal: I, verily; behold I

لسیّد
s-w-d → “prince”

literal: master; lord; chief; my master

وطرازها
ṭ-r-z → “ornament”

literal: ornament; adornment; embroidery; stripe

کذلک
dh-l-k → “Thus”

literal: thus; likewise; also

منزل
n-z-l → “Revealer”

literal: to descend, to be revealed

قدیم
q-d-m → “Ancient”

literal: ancientness; antiquity; foot; to come forward

أراد
r-y-d

literal: to will, to intend, to wish, to desire; to want; to intend; to desire

ینبغي
n-b-gh

literal: it is proper; it is fitting; it is necessary; it behooves

له
h-w

literal: for them both; to both of them (dual pronoun)

ینق
n-q-y

literal: purify/cleanse

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