Gleanings — §74
Arabic source with Shoghi Effendi’s authorized English translation. Paragraph 74 of 729.
Source (Arabic)
Shoghi Effendi Translation
Translation Notes
SE rendered هر (hr), روز (rúz), ارض (irḍ), بلای (bláy), جديدی (jdídí), مشاهده (msháhdh), ميشود (míshúd) as “calamity every, day, world, fresh, being afflicted”
This form usually rendered as “behold”, “witness”, “perceive” (145 occurrences)
SE rendered روز (rúz), ارض (irḍ), بلای (bláy), جديدی (jdídí), مشاهده (msháhdh), ميشود (míshúd), فآناً (fánáan), تزايد (tzáyd) as “day, world, fresh, being afflicted”
SE rendered جديدی (jdídí), مشاهده (msháhdh), ميشود (míshúd), فآناً (fánáan), تزايد (tzáyd), از (iz), حين (ḥín), نزول (nzúl), سوره (súrh) as “fresh, being afflicted, moment, revealed until, Súriy-i-Ra’ís”
SE rendered مشاهده (msháhdh), ميشود (míshúd), فآناً (fánáan), تزايد (tzáyd), از (iz), حين (ḥín), نزول (nzúl), سوره (súrh), رئيس (rʾís) as “being afflicted, moment, revealed until, Súriy-i-Ra’ís, Ra’ís)”
This form usually rendered as “surih”, “súrah”, “words” (6 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “chief”, “ra'is”, “leadership” (4 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “calm”, “stillness”, “stability” (18 occurrences)
SE rendered رئيس (rʾís), يوم (yúm), نه (nh), ارض (irḍ), بسکون (bskún), فائز (fáʾz), نه (nh), عباد (ʿbád), باطمينان (báṭmínán), مزيّن (mzízn) as “Ra’ís), day, world, been tranquillized, peoples, at rest, have the”
This form usually rendered as “assurance”, “confidence”, “peace” (21 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “adorn”, “adorned”, “adorner” (26 occurrences)
SE expanded to “At one time”
SE expanded to “contentions and disputes”
This form usually rendered as “conflicts”, “war”, “conflict” (10 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “ills”, “grave”, “divers” (7 occurrences)
SE rendered مجادله (mjádlh), گاهی (gáhí), محاربه (mḥárbh), گاهی (gáhí), امراض (imráḍ), مزمنه (mzmnh), مرض (mrḍ), عالم (ʿálm), بمقامی (bmqámí), رسيده (rsídh) as “contentions and disputes, at another, convulsed, inveterate diseases, sickness, Its, stage, is”
SE rendered محاربه (mḥárbh), گاهی (gáhí), امراض (imráḍ), مزمنه (mzmnh), مرض (mrḍ), عالم (ʿálm), بمقامی (bmqámí), رسيده (rsídh), نزديک (nzdík), بيأس (bíʾas) as “convulsed, inveterate diseases, sickness, Its, stage, is, approaching, utter hopelessness”
SE rendered امراض (imráḍ), مزمنه (mzmnh), مرض (mrḍ), عالم (ʿálm), بمقامی (bmqámí), رسيده (rsídh), نزديک (nzdík), بيأس (bíʾas), چه (chh), طبيب (ṭbíb) as “inveterate diseases, sickness, Its, stage, is, approaching, utter hopelessness, the true Physician”
This form usually rendered as “strayed”, “withhold”, “forbidden” (38 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “acceptable”, “rejected”, “regarded” (19 occurrences)
SE rendered مقبول (mqbúl), مشغول (mshghúl), غبار (ghbár), نفاق (nfáq), قلوب (qlúb), اخذ (ikhdh), نموده (nmúdh), ابصار (ibṣár) as “regarded, accorded, The dust, sedition, hath clouded, blinded their eyes”
SE rendered غبار (ghbár), نفاق (nfáq), قلوب (qlúb), اخذ (ikhdh), نموده (nmúdh), ابصار (ibṣár) as “The dust, sedition, hath clouded, blinded their eyes”
SE expanded to “blinded their eyes”
SE rendered اخذ (ikhdh), نموده (nmúdh), ابصار (ibṣár), احاطه (iḥáṭh), کرده (krdh), سوف (súf), يرون (yrún), عملوا (ʿmlúá) as “hath clouded, blinded their eyes, perceive, wrought”
SE rendered اخذ (ikhdh), نموده (nmúdh), ابصار (ibṣár), احاطه (iḥáṭh), کرده (krdh), سوف (súf), يرون (yrún), عملوا (ʿmlúá), ايّام (iyyám) as “hath clouded, blinded their eyes, perceive, wrought, Day”
This form usually rendered as “behold”, “see”, “recognize” (10 occurrences)
This form usually rendered as “have”, “committed”, “hands” (6 occurrences)
SE rendered عملوا (ʿmlúá), ايّام (iyyám), اللّه (al-lh), کذلک (kdhlk), ينبّئک (ynbbʾk), الخبير (al-khbír), لدن (ldn), مقتدر (mqtdr), قدير (qdír) as “wrought, Day, God, Thus, All-Informed, bidden, Most Powerful, the Almighty”
SE expanded to “Most Powerful, the Almighty”