Gleanings — §726

Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 726 of 729.

Source (Arabic)

اذن واعیهٴ طاهرهٴ مقدّسه در جمیع احیان از کلّ اشطار کلمهٴ مبارکهٴ: ﴿إِنَّا للّهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَیْهِ رَاجِعُونَ﴾، اصغا می نماید. اسرار موت و رجوع مستور بوده و هست، لعمر الله اگر ظاهر شود بعضی از خوف و حزن هلاک شوند و بعضی بشأنی مسرور گردند که در هر آنی از حقّ جلّ جلاله موت را طلب نمایند.

Shoghi Effendi Translation

Know thou that every hearing ear, if kept pure and undefiled, must, at all times and from every direction, hearken to the voice that uttereth these holy words: “Verily, we are God’s, and to Him shall we return.” The mysteries of man’s physical death and of his return have not been divulged, and still remain unread. By the righteousness of God! Were they to be revealed, they would evoke such fear and sorrow that some would perish, while others would be so filled with gladness as to wish for death, and beseech, with unceasing longing, the one true God — exalted be His glory — to hasten their end.

Translation Notes

اذن

ʾ-dh-n → “ears”

literal: ear; permission; leave; to permit; to allow; to listen

واعیهٴ

w-ʿ-y → “retentive” Distinctive

literal: retentive, listening, mindful; hearing; listening; aware; conscious

طاهرهٴ

ṭ-h-r → “pure”

literal: to purify; to cleanse

مقدّسه

q-d-s → “holy”

literal: holy, sacred, sanctified

در

d-r-r

literal: in; in, at; radiant

جمیع

j-m-ʿ → “all”

literal: to gather; to assemble; group; number

احیان

ḥ-y-n → “times”

literal: greeting; salutation; tribute; to make alive; to revive

از

ʾ-z → “from”

literal: from

کلّ

k-l-l → “every”

literal: for us; to us

اشطار

sh-ṭ-r → “direction”

literal: side, direction; half; to split

کلمهٴ

k-l-m → “words”

literal: word; words; speak

مبارکهٴ:

b-r-k → “holy”

literal: blessed; auspicious; fruitful; blest; blessed word

﴿إِنَّا

ʾ-n → “to”

literal: that; those; he; she; it

للّهِ

ʾ-l-h → “God’s”

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

إِلَیْهِ

ʾ-l-y → “besmirch”

literal: to; to him; besmirch

رَاجِعُونَ﴾،

r-j-ʿ → “return.””

literal: return; reference; place of return; resort

اصغا

ṣ-gh-w → “hearken”

literal: to listen, hear; to give ear

می

m-y-y

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

نماید.

n-m-ʾ

literal: to show, display, exhibit; to grow, develop

اسرار

s-r-r → “mysteries”

literal: throne; couch; seat of authority

موت

m-w-t → “death”

literal: death; dead; to die

مستور

s-t-r → “hidden”

literal: to veil; to conceal; to cover; veil; covering

بوده

b-w-d

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

هست،

h-s-t → “is” Distinctive

literal: to find; to discover; to obtain

لعمر

ʿ-m-r → “By the righteousness”

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

اگر

ʾ-g-r → “were they”

literal: although; even if; though; notwithstanding

ظاهر

ẓ-h-r → “revealed”

literal: manifestation; appearance; to appear; to manifest

شود

sh-w-d

literal: to come; to go; to arrive; came

بعضی

b-ʿ-ḍ → “some”

literal: part; some; portion

خوف

kh-w-f → “fear”

literal: to fear; to be afraid; fear

حزن

ḥ-z-n → “sorrow”

literal: sorrow; grief; sadness; anguish

هلاک

h-l-k → “perish”

literal: to destroy; to ruin; to cause to perish; perishing; destroyer; lost

بشأنی

sh-ʾ-n

literal: affair; concern; matter; aspect; quality; state; affairs; matters; conditions; circumstances; affair, matter, station, rank, dignity; station; rank; importance; matter, affair, concern, dignity, rank

گردند

g-r-d

literal: to become; to happen; to come to pass

که

k-h

literal: that; who; who, that

هر

h-r

literal: whatever; all that; whatever thing

آنی

ʾ-n-n

literal: I, verily; behold I